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Universidad Católica Luis Amigó

In research, Universidad Católica Luis Amigó stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,271 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,537 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,121 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting — Accounting is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,001
of 28,054 · #23,920 all time
Rank in Colombia
#55
of 173
Research works
1.9k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.5k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica Luis Amigó 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 #3,271 of 10,521 14.8%428 #4937
Social SciencesField #2,537 of 6,365 15.1%262 #3259
PsychologyField #1,121 of 2,181 10.5%66 #2398
EducationSubfield #1,393 of 1,892 14.9%87 #1784
Physical SciencesDomain #11,488 of 12,888 11.6%86 #18636

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica Luis Amigó 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#4,937 #3,271
  2. Social Sciences#3,259 #2,537
  3. Psychology#2,398 #1,121
  4. Education#1,784 #1,393
  5. Physical Sciences#18,636 #11,488
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 Luis Amigó specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 21.3 works6.0×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.28× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.11× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.70× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 262 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó?

Ranked on the composite score, Édison Francisco Viveros Chavarría and Guillermo Alonso Castaño Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica Luis Amigó.

  1. 1 Édison Francisco Viveros Chavarría Colombia · #1,007,968 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Guillermo Alonso Castaño Pérez Colombia · #1,509,365 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Competitiveness, Innovation, Human Rights, Communication, Teacher Training, Latin America and Ethics.

▲ 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. Education97▲ 9.7×42 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 3.6×32 topics
  3. Mental Health38▲ 4.4×27 topics
  4. Innovation37▲ 6.0×17 topics
  5. Human Rights36▲ 6.0×20 topics
  6. Competitiveness34▲ 72×6 topics
  7. Educational Technology31▲ 4.5×12 topics
  8. Communication30▲ 17×9 topics
  9. Teacher Training30▲ 8.3×12 topics
  10. Latin America30▲ 26×16 topics
  11. Ethics30▲ 10×23 topics
  12. Social Responsibility29▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Pedagogy28▲ 9.7×5 topics
  14. Inclusive Education24▲ 12×9 topics
  15. E-Learning24▲ 4.1×5 topics
  16. Health Promotion23▲ 12×11 topics
  17. Qualitative Research23▲ 4.5×15 topics
  18. Digital Marketing22▲ 8.8×3 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises21▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Adolescents20▲ 9.0×7 topics
  21. Gender20▲ 6.2×10 topics
  22. University Students19▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Knowledge Management19▲ 5.8×10 topics
  24. Technology18▲ 6.0×11 topics
  25. Social Impact18▲ 7.9×8 topics
  26. Social Inequality18▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Social Justice18▲ 5.3×9 topics
  28. Corporate Social Responsibility17▲ 19×6 topics
  29. Distance Learning17▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Philosophy17▲ 6.7×16 topics
  31. Feminism16▲ 9.6×6 topics
  32. Ethical Challenges16▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Online Education16▲ 14×3 topics
  34. ICT15▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Urban Development15▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Digital Divide15▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Virtual Teaching15▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Welfare State15▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Innovation Ecosystems15▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Economic Crisis15▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica Luis Amigó publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Sciences and Policies and Education and Teacher Training.

Educational Innovations …15Educational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…14Business, Innovation, and Economy: 14 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 14 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…13Education and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksAccounting and Financial…12Accounting and Financial Management: 12 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 11 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 11 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…10Stress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 9 fractional worksGender and Feminist Studies: 8 fractional works
Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Social SciencesEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 14 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  5. 5 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 12 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 11 works
  7. 7 Social Skills and Education Education 11 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  10. 10 Gender and Feminist Studies Gender Studies 8 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 available89.4%not open10.6%

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 Luis Amigó's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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