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Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

In research, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,524 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,688 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,193 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,585
of 28,054 · #23,974 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#33
of 71
Research works
1.9k
▲ 139% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil 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 #4,524 of 10,521 16.4%210 #9093
Health SciencesDomain #5,688 of 11,982 4.3%333 #11796
MedicineField #5,193 of 10,443 4.6%257 #10792
Social SciencesField #4,344 of 6,365 17.6%103 #7205
Health ProfessionsField #1,796 of 1,928 1.4%62 #3559

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil 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#9,093 #4,524
  2. Health Sciences#11,796 #5,688
  3. Medicine#10,792 #5,193
  4. Social Sciences#7,205 #4,344
  5. Health Professions#3,559 #1,796
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: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.24× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.67× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 257 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Chedraui, Carlos Peñaherrera and Evelyn Frías-Toral lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

  1. 1 Peter Chedraui Ecuador · #324,231 worldwide 117 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Carlos Peñaherrera Ecuador · #859,328 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Evelyn Frías-Toral Ecuador · #990,134 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Public Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Risk Factors, Digital Marketing and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Epidemiology68▲ 2.7×111 topics
  2. Public Health45▲ 4.8×35 topics
  3. Mental Health42▲ 4.5×23 topics
  4. Health Promotion40▲ 19×13 topics
  5. Risk Factors36▲ 5.1×28 topics
  6. Education34▲ 3.1×33 topics
  7. Nutrition32▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Quality of Life31▲ 3.3×42 topics
  9. Obesity29▲ 5.9×18 topics
  10. Digital Marketing28▲ 10×2 topics
  11. Small and Medium Enterprises27▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Globalization26▲ 2.1×25 topics
  13. Social Responsibility26▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Globalization Effects25▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Economic Impact25▲ 6.6×4 topics
  16. Urban Development24▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Innovation Ecosystems24▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Psychopharmacology Education24▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Tourism Management24▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Physical Activity24▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases23▲ 14×6 topics
  22. University Students23▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Educational Interventions21▲ 35×3 topics
  24. Healthy Lifestyles21▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Human Rights19▲ 2.8×13 topics
  26. Diagnosis18▲ 3.0×32 topics
  27. Occupational Health18▲ 23×6 topics
  28. Inclusive Education16▲ 7.0×7 topics
  29. Competitiveness14▲ 28×6 topics
  30. Healthcare Access13▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Latin America13▲ 10×11 topics
  32. Aging Population12▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Coping Strategies11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Musculoskeletal Disorders11▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Policy10▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Youth Offenders10▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Chronic Disease Control10▲ 83×1 topic
  38. Community-based Resource Management10▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Psychological Well-being10▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Criminal Law10▲ 9.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, an…24Business, Innovation, and Economy: 24 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 21 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 10 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional worksMedical research and tre…8Medical research and treatments: 8 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 8 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 7 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 21 works
  3. 3 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 10 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Medical research and treatments Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 6 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 139% 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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