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Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

In research, Universidad Autónoma de Occidente stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,724 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,500 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,731 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,359
of 28,054 · #20,627 all time
Rank in Colombia
#43
of 173
Research works
1.6k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidad Autónoma de Occidente 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,724 of 10,521 12.6%195 #8293
Social SciencesField #2,500 of 6,365 13.3%120 #5361
Health SciencesDomain #8,731 of 11,982 10.0%69 #13233
Physical SciencesDomain #10,964 of 12,888 8.4%168 #16311

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Autónoma de Occidente 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. Social Sciences#8,293 #3,724
  2. Social Sciences#5,361 #2,500
  3. Health Sciences#13,233 #8,731
  4. Physical Sciences#16,311 #10,964
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: 1.40× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Benítez, Santiago Laı́n and Carlos Fernando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Autónoma de Occidente.

  1. 1 Luis Benítez Colombia · #365,574 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Santiago Laı́n Colombia · #386,490 worldwide 135 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Carlos Fernando Colombia · #522,878 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ana Judith Paredes Chacín Colombia · #526,101 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Enrique C. Quispe Colombia · #622,573 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Autónoma de Occidente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Sustainability, Digital Marketing, Knowledge Management, Community Participation, Small and Medium Enterprises and Urban Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability43▲ 3.7×39 topics
  2. Education41▲ 5.0×27 topics
  3. Innovation34▲ 6.8×22 topics
  4. Digital Marketing27▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Knowledge Management26▲ 9.8×9 topics
  6. Sustainable Development24▲ 3.2×20 topics
  7. E-Learning24▲ 4.9×10 topics
  8. Community Participation23▲ 13×8 topics
  9. Globalization23▲ 2.4×31 topics
  10. Small and Medium Enterprises22▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Climate Change22▲ 1.70×38 topics
  12. Social Responsibility21▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Urban Development21▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Innovation Ecosystems19▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Economic Impact19▲ 6.8×5 topics
  16. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.7×21 topics
  17. Psychopharmacology Education18▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Tourism Management18▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Educational Technology17▲ 3.0×20 topics
  20. Public Policy16▲ 6.9×9 topics
  21. Latin America16▲ 18×10 topics
  22. Competitiveness15▲ 40×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy15▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Rural Development15▲ 8.9×6 topics
  25. Technology14▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Teacher Training14▲ 4.6×11 topics
  27. Organizational Culture14▲ 7.2×7 topics
  28. Distance Learning13▲ 7.9×6 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  30. Social Impact11▲ 5.9×9 topics
  31. Informal Learning10▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Online Education10▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Digital Divide10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Health Promotion10▲ 6.7×7 topics
  35. Digital Competence10▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Educational Projects10▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Globalization Impact10▲ 113×2 topics
  38. Remote Learning10▲ 45×1 topic
  39. ICT10▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Virtual Teaching10▲ 37×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology and Regional Development and Innovation.

Business, Innovation, an…18Business, Innovation, and Economy: 18 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations …10Educational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksRegional Development and…8Regional Development and Innovation: 8 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…7Water Resource Management and Quality: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…6Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 6 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…4Higher Education and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsDevelopment5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Innovation Development 8 works
  5. 5 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 7 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 4 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 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 available62.9%not open37.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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.

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