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Universidad Católica de Cuenca

In research, Universidad Católica de Cuenca stands highest in Law (#51 of 431 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,514 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#941 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Occupational Therapy, Law and Orthodontics — Occupational Therapy is 17.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,189
of 28,054 · #17,137 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#15
of 71
Research works
6.6k
▲ 1575% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de Cuenca 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
LawSubfield #51 of 431 16.2%295 #286
Social SciencesDomain #1,514 of 10,521 11.3%1,872 #3689
Social SciencesField #941 of 6,365 13.8%961 #2172
Health SciencesDomain #2,071 of 11,982 1.9%1,497 #6748
Health ProfessionsField #432 of 1,928 2.4%483 #1881
Business, Management and AccountingField #653 of 2,578 6.0%295 #1847
Occupational TherapySubfield #21 of 63 3.3%118 #96
EducationSubfield #786 of 1,892 14.4%252 #1484
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #814 of 1,775 11.5%327 #1777
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #589 of 1,272 11.5%325 #1435

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 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. Law#286 #51
  2. Social Sciences#3,689 #1,514
  3. Social Sciences#2,172 #941
  4. Health Sciences#6,748 #2,071
  5. Health Professions#1,881 #432
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,847 #653
  7. Occupational Therapy#96 #21
  8. Education#1,484 #786
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,777 #814
  10. Economics and Econometrics#1,435 #589
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 de Cuenca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Occupational Therapy takes 17.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Occupational TherapySubfield · 117.9 works17×
  2. LawSubfield · 294.8 works12×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 38.0 works8.2×
  4. PharmacySubfield · 29.2 works7.9×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 109 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 212 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 172 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.52× its world share, 151 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.43× its world share, 483 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 828 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.69× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.22× its world share, 295 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.69× its world share, 327 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 205 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 961 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Cuenca?

Ranked on the composite score, Cecilia Ivonne Narváez-Zurita, Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez and Ebingen Villavicencio Caparó lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

  1. 1 Cecilia Ivonne Narváez-Zurita Ecuador · #141,484 worldwide 36 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez Ecuador · #167,367 worldwide 66 citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Ebingen Villavicencio Caparó Ecuador · #443,465 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Darwin Gabriel García-Herrera Ecuador · #474,190 worldwide 23 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Jorge Edwin Ormaza Andrade Ecuador · #606,829 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Carlos Marcelo Ávila-Mediavilla Ecuador · #610,482 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Pedro Carlos Martínez-Suárez Ecuador · #622,502 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Diego Cordero Ecuador · #680,597 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Andrés Alexis Ramírez‐Coronel Ecuador · #740,213 worldwide 52 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Juan Bautista Solís Muñoz Ecuador · #806,727 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de Cuenca

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Cuenca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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.

▲ 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. Education478▲ 6.7×44 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises372▲ 51×5 topics
  3. Social Responsibility357▲ 37×5 topics
  4. Competitiveness345▲ 105×6 topics
  5. Digital Marketing336▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Epidemiology325▲ 1.99×115 topics
  7. Health Promotion316▲ 24×16 topics
  8. Innovation Ecosystems309▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Globalization308▲ 3.8×31 topics
  10. Urban Development307▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Economic Impact307▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Globalization Effects303▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Psychopharmacology Education302▲ 110×1 topic
  14. Tourism Management302▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Public Health274▲ 4.6×45 topics
  16. Innovation268▲ 6.2×25 topics
  17. Quality of Life231▲ 3.9×44 topics
  18. Human Rights218▲ 5.1×22 topics
  19. Occupational Health217▲ 45×8 topics
  20. Risk Assessment208▲ 7.4×12 topics
  21. Knowledge Management188▲ 8.2×13 topics
  22. Risk Factors186▲ 4.1×29 topics
  23. Nutrition184▲ 9.9×13 topics
  24. Inclusive Education174▲ 12×11 topics
  25. Organizational Culture165▲ 10×11 topics
  26. Physical Activity154▲ 7.6×11 topics
  27. Social Impact152▲ 9.3×9 topics
  28. Social Justice149▲ 6.1×10 topics
  29. Criminal Justice144▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Ethics138▲ 6.9×10 topics
  31. Workplace Safety134▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Criminal Law132▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Drug Policy132▲ 111×2 topics
  34. Youth Offenders132▲ 71×2 topics
  35. Legal Reform132▲ 100×1 topic
  36. University Students128▲ 54×2 topics
  37. Educational Interventions125▲ 32×3 topics
  38. Ergonomics125▲ 28×4 topics
  39. Musculoskeletal Disorders125▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Research122▲ 24×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces.

Business, Innovation, an…302Business, Innovation, and Economy: 302 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 132 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 117 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 112 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 92 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 90 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…89Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 89 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 86 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 80 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 69 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsLawGeneral Health ProfessionsOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 302 works
  2. 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 132 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 117 works
  4. 4 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 112 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 92 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 90 works
  7. 7 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 89 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 86 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 80 works
  10. 10 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 69 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 available92.5%not open7.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1575% 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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