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Universidad Católica de Costa Rica

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Research works
107
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
191
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Universidad Católica de Costa Rica is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Costa Rica?

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

▲ 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. Education6▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Latin America4▲ 71×5 topics
  3. Religion4▲ 27×4 topics
  4. Sociology3▲ 79×2 topics
  5. Catholicism3▲ 272×2 topics
  6. Ethics3▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Theology3▲ 108×2 topics
  8. Liberation3▲ 564×1 topic
  9. Social Dynamics3▲ 151×1 topic
  10. Innovation2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship2▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Organizational Culture2▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Knowledge Management2▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Distance Learning2▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Globalization2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  16. Curriculum Development2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  17. Inclusive Education2▲ 16×3 topics
  18. E-Learning2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  19. Human Resource Practices2▲ 901×1 topic
  20. Impact2▲ 224×1 topic
  21. Innovation Ecosystems2▲ 48×2 topics
  22. COVID-191▲ 3.5×2 topics
  23. Digital Divide1▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Educational Technology1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  25. Consent1▲ 252×1 topic
  26. Digital Marketing1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Digital Transformation1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  28. Online Learning1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  29. Patient Autonomy1▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Social Impact1▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Teacher Training1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Health Promotion1▲ 11×3 topics
  33. ICT1▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Social Sciences1▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Social Support1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  36. Virtual Teaching1▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Aging Population1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Competitiveness1▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Education Research1▲ 264×1 topic
  40. Mixed Method Designs1▲ 395×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Costa Rica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Law, Ethics, and AI Impact, Ethics and bioethics in healthcare and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Religious and Theologica…3Religious and Theological Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …1Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1Educational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 1 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…1Business, Innovation, and Economy: 1 fractional worksInclusive Education and Diversity: 1 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 1 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Inclusive Education and Diversity Education 1 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  10. 10 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de Costa Rica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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