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Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado

In research, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,549 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,915 of 6,365 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,741 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,184
of 28,054 · #24,548 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#17
of 30
Research works
2.4k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado 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 #9,549 of 10,521 7.2%108 #12916
Social SciencesField #5,915 of 6,365 9.6%66 #8525
Life SciencesDomain #7,741 of 7,800 1.4%63 #11882
Health SciencesDomain #11,911 of 11,982 1.5%76 #17899

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado 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#12,916 #9,549
  2. Social Sciences#8,525 #5,915
  3. Life Sciences#11,882 #7,741
  4. Health Sciences#17,899 #11,911
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: 3.09× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.48× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinaldo Pire, José Morales Sánchez and Luis Eduardo Traviezo Valles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado.

  1. 1 Reinaldo Pire Venezuela · #558,879 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 José Morales Sánchez Venezuela · #683,090 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Luis Eduardo Traviezo Valles Venezuela · #803,150 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Maritza Torres-Samuel Venezuela · #811,685 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 P. Romero Venezuela · #902,788 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Carlos Vásquez Venezuela · #1,259,596 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Juan Carlos Vielma Venezuela · #1,333,898 worldwide 19 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Alexander Hernández Venezuela · #1,481,823 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Juan Carlos Sánchez Venezuela · #1,487,348 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 María Pérez de Camacaro Venezuela · #1,540,111 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems and Globalization Effects.

▲ 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. Education29▲ 5.7×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology26▲ 2.3×53 topics
  3. Public Health22▲ 5.2×13 topics
  4. Health Promotion20▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Globalization18▲ 3.0×11 topics
  6. Climate Change17▲ 2.2×25 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises16▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Digital Marketing16▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Social Responsibility16▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Sustainability16▲ 2.2×16 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems15▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Globalization Effects15▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Urban Development15▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Economic Impact14▲ 8.5×2 topics
  15. Competitiveness14▲ 61×6 topics
  16. Psychopharmacology Education14▲ 73×1 topic
  17. Tourism Management14▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Nutrition14▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Innovation13▲ 4.3×13 topics
  20. Human Rights12▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.5×9 topics
  22. Social Justice10▲ 6.1×7 topics
  23. Knowledge Management10▲ 6.3×6 topics
  24. Medical Education10▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Global Health10▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Community Health9▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Inclusive Education8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  28. Organizational Culture8▲ 7.2×6 topics
  29. Teacher Training8▲ 4.5×6 topics
  30. Rural Development8▲ 7.7×4 topics
  31. Health Policy8▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Systems8▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Latin America8▲ 14×7 topics
  35. University Students8▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Public Policy7▲ 5.1×6 topics
  37. Distance Learning7▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases7▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Educational Interventions6▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Healthy Lifestyles6▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, an…14Business, Innovation, and Economy: 14 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 4 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…4Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 4 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsLawAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  5. 5 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 4 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 3 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower 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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