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Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)

In research, Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,613 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,750 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,844 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,436
of 28,054 · #11,773 all time
Rank in Cuba
#3
of 35
Research works
6.4k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) 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 SciencesField #1,613 of 6,365 7.9%167 #2565
Social SciencesDomain #2,750 of 10,521 6.8%275 #4354
MedicineField #6,844 of 10,443 6.9%74 #10863
Health SciencesDomain #8,196 of 11,982 6.0%115 #10741
Physical SciencesDomain #10,727 of 12,888 6.4%163 #9100
Life SciencesDomain #7,372 of 7,800 11.7%66 #9803
EducationSubfield #1,859 of 1,892 4.7%60 #2639

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) 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#2,565 #1,613
  2. Social Sciences#4,354 #2,750
  3. Medicine#10,863 #6,844
  4. Health Sciences#10,741 #8,196
  5. Physical Sciences#9,100 #10,727
  6. Life Sciences#9,803 #7,372
  7. Education#2,639 #1,859
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: 1.58× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 167 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)?

Ranked on the composite score, Boris Martin, Raúl Barbón and Maritza Reyes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV).

  1. 1 Boris Martin Cuba · #147,343 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Raúl Barbón Cuba · #224,257 worldwide 54 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Maritza Reyes Cuba · #224,988 worldwide 16 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Pablo Guadarrama González Cuba · #269,348 worldwide 9 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Elvis López Bravo Cuba · #295,302 worldwide 59 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Evelyn Fernández Castillo Cuba · #320,442 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Ramiro Ramos Ramírez Cuba · #336,627 worldwide 9 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Yunier Broche‐Pérez Cuba · #378,666 worldwide 55 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Elena Rosa Domínguez Cuba · #422,677 worldwide 40 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 José Luís Aparicio Suárez Cuba · #456,336 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Competitiveness, Innovation, Sustainability, Knowledge Management, Digital Marketing, Health Promotion and Communication.

▲ 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. Education60▲ 5.6×26 topics
  2. Sustainability44▲ 2.9×42 topics
  3. Innovation36▲ 5.6×15 topics
  4. Competitiveness33▲ 66×6 topics
  5. Climate Change30▲ 1.80×44 topics
  6. Globalization29▲ 2.4×27 topics
  7. Public Health26▲ 2.9×27 topics
  8. Educational Technology26▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. Knowledge Management25▲ 7.4×13 topics
  10. Sustainable Development24▲ 2.5×19 topics
  11. Digital Marketing24▲ 9.3×3 topics
  12. Environmental Impact24▲ 2.3×24 topics
  13. Risk Assessment24▲ 5.7×9 topics
  14. Health Promotion23▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Communication23▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Teacher Training22▲ 5.8×15 topics
  17. Social Responsibility20▲ 14×3 topics
  18. E-Learning19▲ 3.1×7 topics
  19. Decision Making19▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises19▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Social Impact19▲ 7.6×10 topics
  22. Inclusive Education18▲ 8.2×9 topics
  23. Gender18▲ 5.2×11 topics
  24. Technology18▲ 5.4×7 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems17▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Organizational Performance17▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Economic Impact Evaluation17▲ 153×1 topic
  28. Financial Analysis17▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Productivity Indicators17▲ 153×1 topic
  30. Pedagogy16▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Physical Activity16▲ 5.1×8 topics
  32. Community Participation15▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Latin America14▲ 12×13 topics
  34. Urban Development14▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Rural Development14▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education13▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management13▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Environmental Education13▲ 14×7 topics
  39. Informal Learning13▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Research13▲ 17×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Business, Innovation, and Economy, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 17 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 13 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…9E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…9Education and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…7Health and Medical Education: 7 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Studies: 6 fractional worksOccupational Health and …6Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 6 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsComputer Science ApplicationsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 17 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 9 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 7 works
  8. 8 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  9. 9 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 6 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de las Villas (UCLV)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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