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Technological University of Choco

In research, Technological University of Choco stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,296 of 9,330 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,543 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,513 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,655
of 22,385 · #13,410 all time
Rank in Colombia
#120
of 169
Research works
475
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Technological University of Choco

What is Technological University of Choco known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #5,296 of 9,330 12.2%134
Social SciencesDomain #8,543 of 14,833 10.9%169
Physical SciencesDomain #10,513 of 17,446 7.2%168
Life SciencesDomain #7,050 of 11,023 7.3%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Technological University of Choco sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Technological University of Choco work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Technological University of Choco is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (41%), Environmental Science (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 82 fractional works · 46.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 40.8% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 8.7% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 33.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 17.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 13.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTechnologicalUniversity of…176fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7240.8%
    2. Psychology32.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting31.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Environmental Science3117.5%
    2. Computer Science74.1%
    3. Engineering63.6%
    4. Energy63.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.0%
    6. Materials Science31.9%
    7. Chemistry10.7%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2313.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Medicine42.1%
    2. Health Professions42.0%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.79× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.52× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.22× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.79×6 works
  2. Environmental Science3.52×31 works
  3. Social Sciences3.22×72 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.80×23 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.14×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×4 works
  7. Health Professions0.77×4 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×3 works
  9. Veterinary0.70×0 works
  10. Psychology0.65×4 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×3 works
  13. Computer Science0.53×7 works
  14. Materials Science0.53×3 works
  15. Chemistry0.42×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  17. Nursing0.32×0 works
  18. Engineering0.24×6 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×2 works
  20. Medicine0.11×4 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Technological University of Choco?

Ranked on the quality score, Leonomir Córdoba-Tovar, Deiner Mena Waldo and Lucy Marisol Rentería Mosquera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Technological University of Choco.

  1. 1 Leonomir Córdoba-Tovar Colombia · #1,618,393 worldwide 240 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Deiner Mena Waldo Colombia · #3,088,794 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Lucy Marisol Rentería Mosquera Colombia · #3,127,860 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 José Faustín Mena Palacios Colombia · #3,159,719 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jeferson Asprilla-Perea Colombia · #3,253,273 worldwide 117 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jhon Jerley Torres Torres Colombia · #3,826,593 worldwide 86 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Emiro Ledesma Copete Colombia · #3,945,585 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Hamleth Valois‐Cuesta Colombia · #3,952,152 worldwide 155 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Harley Quinto Mosquera Colombia · #3,952,190 worldwide 164 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Manuel Haminton Salas-Moreno Colombia · #4,211,859 worldwide 330 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Technological University of Choco

What are the most cited papers from Technological University of Choco?

The most cited paper from Technological University of Choco is "The influence of particle size and structure on the sorption and oxidation behavior of birnessite: I. Adsorption of As(V) and oxidation of As(III)" (Mario Villalobos, Ingrid Nayeli Escobar-Quiroz, Carlos Salazar-Camacho, 2013), with 137 citations. Next come "Critical water activity and critical water content of freeze-dried strawberry powder as affected by maltodextrin and arabic gum" (132) and "Mercury pollution by gold mining in a global biodiversity hotspot, the Choco biogeographic region, Colombia" (123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The influence of particle size and structure on the sorption and oxidation behavior of birnessite: I. Adsorption of As(V) and oxidation of As(III) Mario Villalobos, Ingrid Nayeli Escobar-Quiroz, Carlos Salazar-Camacho · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 4 Nov 2013 137
2 Critical water activity and critical water content of freeze-dried strawberry powder as affected by maltodextrin and arabic gum L.H. Mosquera, Gemma Moraga, Nuria Martínez‐Navarrete · Food Research International Open access 5 Jun 2011 132
3 Mercury pollution by gold mining in a global biodiversity hotspot, the Choco biogeographic region, Colombia Yuber Palacios-Torres, Karina Caballero-Gallardo, Jesús Olivero‐Verbel · Chemosphere Open access 30 Oct 2017 123
4 Drivers of biomagnification of Hg, As and Se in aquatic food webs: A review Leonomir Córdoba-Tovar, José Marrugo‐Negrete, Pablo Ramos Barón et al. · Environmental Research Open access 28 Oct 2021 119
5 Optimization of spray drying conditions for lulo (Solanum quitoense L.) pulp Marta Igual, Simone Ramires, L.H. Mosquera et al. · Powder Technology Open access 7 Feb 2014 98
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Technological University of Choco?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Human Rights, Innovation, Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainable Development, Latin America and Teacher Training.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Education28▲ 9.4×16 topics
  2. Human Rights24▲ 13×14 topics
  3. Climate Change19▲ 3.9×27 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 4.6×18 topics
  5. Innovation15▲ 8.1×9 topics
  6. Sustainable Development14▲ 5.2×13 topics
  7. Sustainability13▲ 2.9×18 topics
  8. Latin America12▲ 35×9 topics
  9. Public Health11▲ 4.3×11 topics
  10. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.3×17 topics
  11. Teacher Training10▲ 9.0×9 topics
  12. Knowledge Management9▲ 9.3×6 topics
  13. Colombia9▲ 297×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity9▲ 6.4×12 topics
  15. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  16. Inclusive Education8▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Social Impact8▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Competitiveness8▲ 55×5 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Research7▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Transitional Justice7▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Pedagogy7▲ 7.7×4 topics
  23. Public Policy7▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Social Justice7▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Armed Conflict6▲ 158×1 topic
  26. Peace Process6▲ 179×1 topic
  27. Ethics6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  28. Food Security6▲ 6.3×2 topics
  29. International Law6▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Environmental Impact Assessment6▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Technology6▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Ecosystem Approach6▲ 298×1 topic
  33. Energy Policy Analysis6▲ 298×1 topic
  34. Community Participation5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Inequality5▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Soil Management5▲ 75×2 topics
  37. Water Quality5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  38. Criminal Law5▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Legal Reform5▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Social Movements5▲ 9.2×9 topics

Which research topics does Technological University of Choco publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Environmental and Ecological Studies, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America and Plant and soil sciences.

Conflict, Peace, and Vio…6Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…6Environmental and Ecological Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…5Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences5Plant and soil sciences: 5 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Global Justice: 3 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 3 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentLawGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  5. 5 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 4 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Global Justice Health 3 works
  9. 9 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available81.0%not open19.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Technological University of Choco's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Technological University of Choco as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Technological University of Choco0.00080% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Technological University of Choco over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Technological University of Choco10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2017.

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