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Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

In research, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,839 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#6,591 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,661 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,649
of 28,054 · #23,406 all time
Rank in Colombia
#46
of 173
Research works
2k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,839 of 11,982 4.2%224 #10658
MedicineField #6,591 of 10,443 4.0%198 #10264
Social SciencesDomain #6,661 of 10,521 15.4%153 #9982
Social SciencesField #5,006 of 6,365 14.5%99 #7022
Physical SciencesDomain #12,336 of 12,888 8.7%92 #18889

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#10,658 #5,839
  2. Medicine#10,264 #6,591
  3. Social Sciences#9,982 #6,661
  4. Social Sciences#7,022 #5,006
  5. Physical Sciences#18,889 #12,336
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.00× its world share, 198 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Carlos Villar, Alfonso Goméz Gómez and Paul Anthony Camacho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga.

  1. 1 Juan Carlos Villar Colombia · #396,671 worldwide 28 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Alfonso Goméz Gómez Colombia · #521,085 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Paul Anthony Camacho Colombia · #535,512 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Doris Lamus Canavate Colombia · #707,465 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Luis Alfonso Díaz‐Martínez Colombia · #709,267 worldwide 61 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Norma C. Serrano Colombia · #800,853 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Manuel Rosales Colombia · #879,079 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Víctor Herrera Colombia · #1,030,910 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Hernando González Colombia · #1,186,355 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Luis Dulcey Colombia · #1,463,001 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Innovation, Public Health, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing and Sustainability.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology43▲ 2.1×91 topics
  2. Education41▲ 4.7×30 topics
  3. Sustainability23▲ 1.82×33 topics
  4. Public Health20▲ 2.7×30 topics
  5. Globalization19▲ 1.91×25 topics
  6. Innovation19▲ 3.5×16 topics
  7. Risk Factors16▲ 2.8×22 topics
  8. Sustainable Development16▲ 1.89×15 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Health Promotion15▲ 9.3×9 topics
  11. COVID-1914▲ 1.96×17 topics
  12. Human Rights13▲ 2.5×12 topics
  13. E-Learning13▲ 2.5×5 topics
  14. Diagnosis13▲ 2.7×28 topics
  15. Obesity13▲ 3.2×11 topics
  16. Digital Marketing13▲ 5.8×2 topics
  17. Educational Technology12▲ 2.0×11 topics
  18. Teacher Training12▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Pedagogy12▲ 4.6×4 topics
  20. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises11▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Social Impact11▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Latin America10▲ 10×13 topics
  24. Distance Learning10▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Nutrition10▲ 4.4×8 topics
  26. Social Responsibility10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  27. Urban Development9▲ 4.8×2 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystems9▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Technology9▲ 3.3×8 topics
  30. Digital Divide9▲ 6.6×5 topics
  31. Psychopharmacology Education9▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Tourism Management9▲ 23×1 topic
  33. ICT8▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Virtual Teaching8▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Violence7▲ 9.6×6 topics
  36. Colombia7▲ 79×2 topics
  37. University Students7▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Society6▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Constitutionalism6▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Competitiveness6▲ 15×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, History and Politics in Latin America and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…4E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…4Public Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksEducational Research and…3Educational Research and Science Teaching: 3 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …3Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsDemographyEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  3. 3 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 5 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Other research institutions in Bucaramanga

All research institutions in Bucaramanga

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.