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Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

In research, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,358 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,862 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,838 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, History and Demography — General Social Sciences is 24.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,567
of 28,054 · #26,752 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#9
of 30
Research works
2.4k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica Andrés Bello 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 #5,358 of 10,521 3.8%614 #6930
Social SciencesField #3,862 of 6,365 4.0%385 #5665
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,838 of 1,998 1.9%153 #2932
Physical SciencesDomain #12,028 of 12,888 8.5%73 #20773
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,126 of 1,201 5.8%73 #2214
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,527 of 2,578 2.7%79 #4010

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica Andrés Bello 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#6,930 #5,358
  2. Social Sciences#5,665 #3,862
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,932 #1,838
  4. Physical Sciences#20,773 #12,028
  5. Political Science and International Relations#2,214 #1,126
  6. Sociology and Political Science#4,010 #2,527
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.

What does Universidad Católica Andrés Bello specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 24.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 20.1 works24×
  2. HistorySubfield · 30.0 works12×
  3. DemographySubfield · 49.2 works9.6×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 27.2 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.71× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.05× its world share, 153 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 385 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello?

Ranked on the composite score, Pedro Trigo, Luis Carlos Ugalde and Tomáš Straka lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.

  1. 1 Pedro Trigo Venezuela · #280,860 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Luis Carlos Ugalde Venezuela · #378,660 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Tomáš Straka Venezuela · #386,877 worldwide 1 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Rafael Luciani Venezuela · #403,905 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Andrés Cañizález Venezuela · #421,220 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Guillermo Guzmán Mirabal Venezuela · #564,044 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 María Belén Trigo García Venezuela · #778,823 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Humberto Valdivieso Venezuela · #790,531 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Angelina Pollak‐Eltz Venezuela · #866,083 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Johanna Pérez Daza Venezuela · #889,726 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica Andrés Bello?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Social Movements, History, Globalization, Ethics, Identity and Gender.

▲ 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. Education112▲ 8.6×46 topics
  2. Latin America86▲ 59×19 topics
  3. Globalization74▲ 5.0×47 topics
  4. Social Movements66▲ 29×16 topics
  5. History63▲ 12×22 topics
  6. Ethics53▲ 15×20 topics
  7. Identity48▲ 8.8×18 topics
  8. Gender48▲ 12×16 topics
  9. Constitutionalism47▲ 65×3 topics
  10. Cultural Identity47▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Human Rights44▲ 5.7×22 topics
  12. Political Power44▲ 117×4 topics
  13. Philosophy42▲ 13×12 topics
  14. Literature40▲ 9.7×17 topics
  15. Historiography39▲ 41×10 topics
  16. Communication38▲ 16×9 topics
  17. Society37▲ 26×9 topics
  18. Sustainable Development37▲ 3.1×21 topics
  19. Religion34▲ 9.5×8 topics
  20. Innovation33▲ 4.2×17 topics
  21. Agriculture33▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Revolution31▲ 191×2 topics
  23. Sociology30▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Discourse Analysis30▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Culture30▲ 7.4×12 topics
  26. Catholicism29▲ 102×4 topics
  27. Power29▲ 55×4 topics
  28. Hispanic World29▲ 282×1 topic
  29. Independence29▲ 282×1 topic
  30. Politics27▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Theology26▲ 36×4 topics
  32. Cultural Studies26▲ 8.9×12 topics
  33. Public Policy25▲ 6.7×13 topics
  34. Violence25▲ 23×7 topics
  35. Social Dynamics25▲ 53×3 topics
  36. Democracy24▲ 9.0×11 topics
  37. Economy24▲ 40×3 topics
  38. Liberation24▲ 189×2 topics
  39. Spain23▲ 80×5 topics
  40. Media22▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica Andrés Bello publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies in Latin America, Religious and Theological Studies, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and History and Politics in Latin America.

Historical Studies in Latin America: 29 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 23 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …18Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 18 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …16History and Politics in Latin America: 16 fractional worksCultural and political discourse analysis: 16 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 14 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural St…13Literary and Cultural Studies: 13 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 12 fractional worksComparative Internationa…12Comparative International Legal Studies: 12 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsLinguistics and Language3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 29 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 23 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 18 works
  4. 4 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 16 works
  5. 5 Cultural and political discourse analysis Linguistics and Language 16 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  7. 7 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies on Spain History 12 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 12 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica Andrés Bello's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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