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Universidad Católica de Córdoba

In research, Universidad Católica de Córdoba stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,045 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,505 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,416 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,456
of 28,054 · #23,069 all time
Rank in Argentina
#97
of 188
Research works
1.7k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de Córdoba 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 #7,045 of 10,521 9.3%161 #9299
Health SciencesDomain #8,505 of 11,982 4.4%125 #9952
Social SciencesField #5,416 of 6,365 8.6%103 #7543
MedicineField #9,213 of 10,443 4.2%95 #8656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Córdoba 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#9,299 #7,045
  2. Health Sciences#9,952 #8,505
  3. Social Sciences#7,543 #5,416
  4. Medicine#8,656 #9,213
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: 1.10× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.78× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.57× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Córdoba?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos E. Baena‐Cagnani, Luis María Miranda Serrano and Daniela Gargantini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Córdoba.

  1. 1 Carlos E. Baena‐Cagnani Argentina · #165,532 worldwide 152 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Luis María Miranda Serrano Argentina · #383,121 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Daniela Gargantini Argentina · #408,442 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Mario Zernotti Argentina · #417,421 worldwide 63 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Michel Victor Hubert Hick Argentina · #479,188 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Alberto León Muñoz Argentina · #538,796 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Horacio Ademar Ferreyra Argentina · #616,700 worldwide 2 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 De Sp Argentina · #709,724 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Alejandro Lozano Argentina · #753,970 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Hugo D. Luján Argentina · #785,800 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de Córdoba

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Córdoba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Ethics, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Epidemiology and Catholicism.

▲ 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. Education37▲ 6.0×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology31▲ 2.2×81 topics
  3. Latin America26▲ 38×13 topics
  4. Ethics24▲ 14×16 topics
  5. Globalization23▲ 3.3×39 topics
  6. Philosophy23▲ 15×12 topics
  7. Religion19▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Sociology17▲ 34×6 topics
  9. Catholicism16▲ 116×2 topics
  10. Theology15▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Social Dynamics15▲ 68×3 topics
  12. Liberation14▲ 242×1 topic
  13. Public Health13▲ 2.5×27 topics
  14. History11▲ 4.2×9 topics
  15. Risk Factors10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  16. Mental Health10▲ 1.90×14 topics
  17. Human Rights10▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Health Promotion9▲ 8.2×10 topics
  19. Inclusive Education9▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. Teacher Training8▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Nutrition7▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Public Policy7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  23. Society7▲ 9.8×4 topics
  24. Democracy7▲ 5.3×9 topics
  25. Human Dignity7▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Consent6▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Ethical Principles6▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Informed Consent6▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Medical Ethics6▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Entrepreneurship6▲ 4.4×5 topics
  31. Politics6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. University Students6▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Feminism6▲ 5.7×6 topics
  34. Social Movements6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  35. Violence6▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Inequality5▲ 6.6×5 topics
  37. Competitiveness5▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Social Sciences5▲ 9.7×6 topics
  39. Community Health5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  40. Corporate Social Responsibility5▲ 8.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Córdoba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Education and Teacher Training and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Religious and Theologica…14Religious and Theological Studies: 14 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …6Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…4Education and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 3 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducationGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de Córdoba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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