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Universidad Católica de Oriente

In research, Universidad Católica de Oriente stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,786 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,249
of 22,385 · #12,480 all time
Rank in Colombia
#111
of 169
Research works
554
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Universidad Católica de Oriente

What is Universidad Católica de Oriente known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,786 of 9,585 9.6%71 #6288

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Oriente 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 fields of science does Universidad Católica de Oriente work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Universidad Católica de Oriente is in Social Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 83 fractional works · 51.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 20.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 17.4% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHorticulture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadCatólica de…162fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences51%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5634.7%
    2. Psychology116.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities106.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2817.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
    1. Environmental Science117.0%
    2. Computer Science106.4%
    3. Engineering10.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine137.8%
    2. Health Professions95.3%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.67× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.67×28 works
  2. Social Sciences2.74×56 works
  3. Psychology2.22×11 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.19×10 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.14×1 works
  6. Veterinary2.12×0 works
  7. Health Professions2.02×9 works
  8. Environmental Science1.40×11 works
  9. Computer Science0.82×10 works
  10. Nursing0.75×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×3 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  14. Medicine0.40×13 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.22×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×2 works
  20. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works
  24. Engineering0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Oriente?

Ranked on the quality score, Juan Garzón, Mario Alberto Quijano‐Abril and Juan Carlos Franco Montoya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Oriente.

  1. 1 Juan Garzón Colombia · #112,197 worldwide 2.7k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Mario Alberto Quijano‐Abril Colombia · #2,858,347 worldwide 416 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Franco Montoya Colombia · #3,200,049 worldwide 114 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Claudia Elena Lukau Quintero Colombia · #3,408,862 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Silvia Liliana Ceballos Ramírez Colombia · #3,476,425 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Valencia Rodríguez Colombia · #3,537,355 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Deivis Robinson Mosquera Albornoz Colombia · #3,542,388 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Wilmar Evelio Gil Valencia Colombia · #3,631,327 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Carolina Rincón Zapata Colombia · #3,648,632 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Blanca Nelly Gallardo-Cerón Colombia · #3,676,356 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de Oriente

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Católica de Oriente?

The most cited paper from Universidad Católica de Oriente is "Systematic review and meta-analysis of augmented reality in educational settings" (Juan Garzón, Juán Pavón, Silvia Baldiris, 2019), with 566 citations. Next come "Meta-analysis of the impact of Augmented Reality on students’ learning gains" (480) and "A Review on the Challenges for Increased Production of Castor" (310).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Systematic review and meta-analysis of augmented reality in educational settings Juan Garzón, Juán Pavón, Silvia Baldiris · Virtual Reality Review 14 Feb 2019 566
2 Meta-analysis of the impact of Augmented Reality on students’ learning gains Juan Garzón, Juan Acevedo · Educational Research Review Review 22 Apr 2019 480
3 A Review on the Challenges for Increased Production of Castor L. S. Severino et al. · Agronomy Journal Open access 29 Jun 2012 310
4 How do pedagogical approaches affect the impact of augmented reality on education? A meta-analysis and research synthesis Juan Garzón, Kinshuk Kinshuk, Silvia Baldiris et al. · Educational Research Review Review 27 May 2020 289
5 An Overview of Twenty-Five Years of Augmented Reality in Education Juan Garzón · Multimodal Technologies and Interaction Open access 8 Jul 2021 271
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Oriente?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Ethics, Nutrition, Latin America, Biodiversity, Health Promotion, Philosophy and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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-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
  1. Education26▲ 9.4×36 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 3.1×21 topics
  3. Ethics9▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Mental Health9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  5. Biodiversity9▲ 7.3×7 topics
  6. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.2×9 topics
  7. Latin America9▲ 29×10 topics
  8. Nutrition9▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Health Promotion8▲ 16×10 topics
  10. Human Rights8▲ 4.9×10 topics
  11. Public Health8▲ 3.4×14 topics
  12. History8▲ 6.8×8 topics
  13. Philosophy7▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Educational Technology7▲ 3.6×15 topics
  16. Agroecology6▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Religion6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  18. Food Security6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  19. Catholicism6▲ 100×3 topics
  20. Organic Farming6▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Soil Management6▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Inclusive Education6▲ 9.4×8 topics
  23. Public Policy5▲ 7.0×10 topics
  24. Qualitative Research5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Social Sciences5▲ 23×8 topics
  26. Obesity5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Communication5▲ 9.4×7 topics
  28. Society5▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Sociology5▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Teacher Training5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Violence4▲ 19×5 topics
  32. Agriculture4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Pedagogy4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  34. Physical Activity4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  35. University Students4▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Educational Interventions4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Adolescents4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Theology4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Colombia4▲ 128×2 topics
  40. Community Health4▲ 13×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and soil sciences, Religious and Theological Studies, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Social Sciences and Policies.

Plant and soil sciences6Plant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 3 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…2Social Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 2 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …2History and Politics in Latin America: 2 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…2Education and Teacher Training: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …2Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and…2Educational Outcomes and Influences: 2 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Social Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 2 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Oriente as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Universidad Católica de Oriente0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Católica de Oriente 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad Católica de Oriente5.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2015.

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