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Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta

In research, Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,336 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,843
of 28,054 · #35,470 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#28
of 30
Research works
493
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
992
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta 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 #10,336 of 10,521 2.2%86 #14657

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta 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).

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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.26× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.05× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Religion, Catholicism, Brazil, Latin America, Qualitative Research, Public Policy and Globalization.

▲ 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. Education15▲ 7.9×34 topics
  2. Religion11▲ 21×7 topics
  3. Catholicism10▲ 234×4 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 4.4×35 topics
  5. Brazil9▲ 81×5 topics
  6. Latin America8▲ 39×16 topics
  7. Qualitative Research8▲ 8.0×8 topics
  8. Public Policy8▲ 14×13 topics
  9. Philosophy7▲ 15×12 topics
  10. Ethics7▲ 13×13 topics
  11. Human Rights7▲ 6.2×16 topics
  12. Pentecostalism7▲ 242×2 topics
  13. Teacher Training7▲ 9.3×8 topics
  14. Politics6▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Pluralism6▲ 127×2 topics
  16. Public Sphere6▲ 95×2 topics
  17. Conservatism6▲ 297×1 topic
  18. Secularization6▲ 333×1 topic
  19. Educational Technology6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Discourse Analysis6▲ 20×6 topics
  21. Social Movements6▲ 17×14 topics
  22. History6▲ 7.0×13 topics
  23. Online Learning5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  24. Identity5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  25. Social Justice5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  26. Sociology5▲ 32×5 topics
  27. Communication5▲ 14×10 topics
  28. Democracy5▲ 12×11 topics
  29. Rhetoric4▲ 36×4 topics
  30. Social Dynamics4▲ 63×4 topics
  31. Social Determinants4▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Theology4▲ 40×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Access4▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Legal Theory4▲ 51×3 topics
  35. Legal Philosophy4▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Constitutional Law4▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Liberation4▲ 202×1 topic
  38. Anthropology4▲ 34×7 topics
  39. Environmental Law4▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Public Administration4▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society in Latin America, Religious and Theological Studies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Linguistics and Education Research.

Religion and Society in …6Religion and Society in Latin America: 6 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues4Brazilian Legal Issues: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Educatio…3Linguistics and Education Research: 3 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 3 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksBusiness and Management …2Business and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawLiterature and Literary TheoryClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 4 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Education Research Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  10. 10 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 1 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.4%domestic only41.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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