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Universidad Católica San Pablo

In research, Universidad Católica San Pablo stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,216 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,593 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,291 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,546
of 28,054 · #30,672 all time
Rank in Peru
#53
of 100
Research works
999
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica San Pablo 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 #5,216 of 10,521 7.8%187 #7573
Social SciencesField #5,593 of 6,365 8.7%103 #8006
Physical SciencesDomain #12,291 of 12,888 8.2%92 #20209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica San Pablo 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#7,573 #5,216
  2. Social Sciences#8,006 #5,593
  3. Physical Sciences#20,209 #12,291
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 San Pablo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 22.0 works7.3×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 28 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.18× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.94× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica San Pablo?

Ranked on the composite score, Dennis Barrios-Aranibar, Walter L. Arias Gallegos and Enrique Medina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica San Pablo.

  1. 1 Dennis Barrios-Aranibar Peru · #693,587 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Walter L. Arias Gallegos Peru · #800,839 worldwide 18 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Enrique Medina Peru · #811,681 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Marcio Soto‐Añari Peru · #1,237,148 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica San Pablo

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica San Pablo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Coping Strategies, Occupational Health, Resilience, Ethics, Psychological Well-being, Job Satisfaction and Burnout.

▲ 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. Education36▲ 6.1×33 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 3.0×26 topics
  3. Mental Health19▲ 3.8×18 topics
  4. Coping Strategies19▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Occupational Health19▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Resilience18▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Human Rights16▲ 4.6×15 topics
  8. Ethics16▲ 9.4×14 topics
  9. Psychological Well-being16▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction15▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Burnout15▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Health Professionals15▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Work Stress15▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Latin America14▲ 21×14 topics
  15. Innovation12▲ 3.4×14 topics
  16. Health Promotion12▲ 11×5 topics
  17. University Students12▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Communication11▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises11▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Pedagogy11▲ 6.5×7 topics
  21. Social Responsibility10▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Urban Development10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  23. Teacher Training9▲ 4.3×5 topics
  24. Digital Marketing9▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Organizational Culture9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  26. Competitiveness9▲ 33×5 topics
  27. Inclusive Education9▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. Nutrition8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Educational Interventions8▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Psychopharmacology Education8▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Tourism Management8▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Informed Consent7▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Patient Autonomy7▲ 60×2 topics
  35. End-of-Life Care7▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Welfare State7▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Chronic Diseases7▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Consent7▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Ethical Principles7▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Elderly Care7▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica San Pablo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stress and Burnout Research, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Ethics and bioethics in healthcare and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Stress and Burnout Resea…15Stress and Burnout Research: 15 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …7Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 7 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…7Health and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 5 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 5 fractional worksSocial Skills and Educat…5Social Skills and Education: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…5Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations …5Educational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…4Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 4 fractional works
Social PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 15 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  3. 3 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  5. 5 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 5 works
  6. 6 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Social Skills and Education Education 5 works
  8. 8 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 4 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 available70.4%not open29.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica San Pablo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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