Universidad Católica de Cuenca
In research, Universidad Católica de Cuenca stands highest in Social Sciences (#673 of 9,585 worldwide), Law (#50 of 445 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#776 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Occupational Therapy, Law and Orthodontics (Occupational Therapy is 17.2× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,223 of 22,385 · #2,718 all time
- Rank in Ecuador
- #1 of 71
- Research works
- 6.6k ▲ 109% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 9.9k 1.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.76× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 92% world 40%
- International
- 7% world 18%
What is Universidad Católica de Cuenca known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #673 of 9,585 | 10.0% | 1,872 | #1213 | |
| LawSubfield | #50 of 445 | 12.6% | 295 | #144 | |
| Social SciencesField | #776 of 5,988 | 11.9% | 961 | #1345 | |
| Economics and EconometricsSubfield | #177 of 1,307 | 9.2% | 325 | #458 | |
| Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField | #293 of 1,798 | 9.2% | 327 | #700 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,640 of 9,902 | 3.2% | 1,497 | #4497 | |
| Occupational TherapySubfield | #12 of 69 | 14.2% | 118 | #74 | |
| MedicineField | #1,696 of 8,541 | 1.6% | 828 | #4390 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,252 of 10,670 | 6.4% | 513 | #4192 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #424 of 1,895 | 6.9% | 483 | #1126 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Cuenca 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,213 #673
- Law#144 #50
- Social Sciences#1,345 #776
- Economics and Econometrics#458 #177
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance#700 #293
- Health Sciences#4,497 #1,640
- Occupational Therapy#74 #12
- Medicine#4,390 #1,696
- Physical Sciences#4,192 #2,252
- Health Professions#1,126 #424
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad Católica de Cuenca work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at Universidad Católica de Cuenca is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (20%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2,02745.7%
- Social Sciences1,05623.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3397.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting3107.0%
- Psychology2305.2%
- Arts and Humanities821.8%
- Decision Sciences110.2%
- Health Sciences1,57935.6%
- Medicine87019.6%
- Health Professions51011.5%
- Dentistry1623.7%
- Veterinary220.5%
- Nursing150.3%
- Physical Sciences55812.6%
- Computer Science2335.2%
- Environmental Science1874.2%
- Engineering932.1%
- Energy270.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences100.2%
- Chemistry30.1%
- Materials Science30.1%
- Mathematics20.0%
- Physics and Astronomy10.0%
- Chemical Engineering10.0%
- Life Sciences2756.2%
What does Universidad Católica de Cuenca specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Occupational Therapy takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Occupational TherapySubfield · 128.1 works17×
- LawSubfield · 313.3 works12×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 40.5 works8.1×
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 67.4 works7.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry7.54×162 works
- Health Professions4.36×510 works
- Veterinary3.73×22 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.57×339 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.16×310 works
- Social Sciences1.88×1,056 works
- Psychology1.70×230 works
- Medicine1.02×870 works
- Environmental Science0.85×187 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.68×30 works
- Computer Science0.67×233 works
- Nursing0.67×14 works
- Energy0.65×27 works
- Arts and Humanities0.64×82 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×117 works
- Neuroscience0.43×31 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×93 works
- Decision Sciences0.25×11 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×10 works
- Engineering0.14×93 works
- Chemistry0.05×3 works
- Chemical Engineering0.04×1 works
- Mathematics0.03×2 works
- Materials Science0.02×3 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.01×1 works
- Dentistry 7.5×
- Health Professions 4.4×
- Veterinary 3.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.2×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Psychology 1.7×
- Medicine 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Energy 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Decision Sciences 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.0×
- Mathematics 0.0×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Cuenca?
Ranked on the quality score, Andrés Alexis Ramírez‐Coronel, Andrés Delgado-Gaete and Daniel Icaza lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Cuenca.
- 1
Andrés Alexis Ramírez‐Coronel
Ecuador · #1,661,999 worldwide 2.4k citations · 219 works
- 2
Andrés Delgado-Gaete
Ecuador · #2,034,500 worldwide 294 citations · 21 works
- 3
Daniel Icaza
Ecuador · #2,111,364 worldwide 1.2k citations · 123 works
- 4
Geovanny Genaro Reiván Ortiz
Ecuador · #2,188,196 worldwide 485 citations · 88 works
- 5
Jorge Julio Molina Cusme
Ecuador · #2,309,123 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
- 6
Marcelo Alejandro Guerra-Coronel
Ecuador · #2,519,492 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
- 7
Juan Diego Ochoa Crespo
Ecuador · #2,528,523 worldwide 157 citations · 34 works
- 8
Juanita Catalina Argudo-Serrano
Ecuador · #2,618,453 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
- 9
Priscilla Medina-Sotomayor
Ecuador · #2,835,136 worldwide 329 citations · 31 works
- 10
Johanna Rosalí Reyes Reinoso
Ecuador · #2,837,005 worldwide 167 citations · 49 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Cuenca?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Responsibility, Competitiveness, Digital Marketing, Health Promotion, Innovation Ecosystems and Urban Development.
- Research
- University Students
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Drug Policy
- Youth Offenders
- Ethics
- Physical Activity
- Social Impact
- Nutrition
- Inclusive Education
- Risk Assessment
- Human Rights
- Innovation
- Tourism Management
- Globalization Effects
- Urban Development
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Competitiveness
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Education
- Social Responsibility
- Digital Marketing
- Health Promotion
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Economic Impact
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Public Health
- Quality of Life
- Occupational Health
- Knowledge Management
- Risk Factors
- Organizational Culture
- Social Justice
- Criminal Justice
- Workplace Safety
- Criminal Law
- Legal Reform
- Ergonomics
- Educational Interventions
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education519▲ 6.8×50 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises385▲ 49×5 topics
- Social Responsibility371▲ 36×5 topics
- Competitiveness358▲ 102×6 topics
- Digital Marketing350▲ 20×3 topics
- Epidemiology344▲ 1.94×116 topics
- Health Promotion332▲ 24×16 topics
- Globalization324▲ 3.7×34 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems322▲ 71×2 topics
- Urban Development319▲ 20×7 topics
- Economic Impact318▲ 13×4 topics
- Globalization Effects315▲ 103×2 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education314▲ 114×1 topic
- Tourism Management314▲ 102×1 topic
- Public Health293▲ 4.5×46 topics
- Innovation282▲ 6.2×26 topics
- Quality of Life246▲ 3.8×44 topics
- Human Rights242▲ 5.3×22 topics
- Occupational Health237▲ 47×8 topics
- Risk Assessment221▲ 7.5×13 topics
- Knowledge Management205▲ 8.3×14 topics
- Inclusive Education197▲ 12×12 topics
- Risk Factors194▲ 4.0×30 topics
- Nutrition190▲ 9.7×13 topics
- Organizational Culture169▲ 9.9×11 topics
- Social Impact168▲ 9.7×10 topics
- Social Justice163▲ 6.1×11 topics
- Physical Activity158▲ 7.3×11 topics
- Criminal Justice152▲ 15×5 topics
- Ethics149▲ 6.6×11 topics
- Workplace Safety144▲ 24×3 topics
- Youth Offenders143▲ 71×3 topics
- Criminal Law142▲ 20×3 topics
- Drug Policy142▲ 114×2 topics
- Legal Reform142▲ 106×1 topic
- Musculoskeletal Disorders136▲ 31×3 topics
- Ergonomics136▲ 30×4 topics
- University Students134▲ 54×2 topics
- Educational Interventions134▲ 33×3 topics
- Research130▲ 23×5 topics
Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Cuenca publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Health and Lifestyle Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 314 works
- 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 142 works
- 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 121 works
- 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 120 works
- 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 100 works
- 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 95 works
- 7 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 93 works
- 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 93 works
- 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 89 works
- 10 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 73 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Católica de Cuenca's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 109% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Católica de Cuenca as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.018% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Católica de Cuenca over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2019.
Other research institutions in Cuenca
- University of Cuenca
- Politecnica Salesiana University
- Universidad del Azuay
- Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga
- Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso
- Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de la Investigación y la Academia
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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