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Universidad Científica del Sur

In research, Universidad Científica del Sur stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,000 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,087 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,275 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery — Orthodontics is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,446
of 28,054 · #12,535 all time
Rank in Peru
#7
of 100
Research works
2.6k
▲ 313% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Universidad Científica del Sur 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,000 of 11,982 8.7%593 #3932
MedicineField #4,087 of 10,443 10.2%365 #8081
Social SciencesDomain #4,275 of 10,521 15.5%356 #8777
DentistryField #188 of 367 6.1%108 #294
Life SciencesDomain #4,097 of 7,800 8.4%184 #8014
Social SciencesField #3,408 of 6,365 15.9%174 #6367
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,893 of 3,409 7.9%87 #4162
Health ProfessionsField #1,235 of 1,928 6.5%108 #2425
PsychologyField #1,681 of 2,181 12.9%80 #3334
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #758 of 916 5.9%70 #1786

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Científica del Sur 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. Health Sciences#3,932 #2,000
  2. Medicine#8,081 #4,087
  3. Social Sciences#8,777 #4,275
  4. Dentistry#294 #188
  5. Life Sciences#8,014 #4,097
  6. Social Sciences#6,367 #3,408
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,162 #1,893
  8. Health Professions#2,425 #1,235
  9. Psychology#3,334 #1,681
  10. General Health Professions#1,786 #758
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 Científica del Sur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 34.0 works22×
  2. DentistryField · 107.8 works16×
  3. Oral SurgerySubfield · 40.6 works16×
  4. PeriodonticsSubfield · 21.8 works12×
← 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: 1.35× its world share, 87 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 16.40× its world share, 108 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.04× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 365 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.86× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 174 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 16.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Científica del Sur?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Alonso, Guido Bendezú-Quispe and Raúl Castro Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Científica del Sur.

  1. 1 Juan Alonso Peru · #359,360 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Guido Bendezú-Quispe Peru · #794,312 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Raúl Castro Pérez Peru · #859,525 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Héctor Aponte Peru · #1,043,631 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Bernabé Moreno Peru · #1,178,923 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Marcio José Concepción‐Zavaleta Peru · #1,256,847 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Luis Ernesto Arriola‐Guillén Peru · #1,322,619 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Fernando M. Runzer‐Colmenares Peru · #1,344,695 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Gabriel De la Cruz Ku Peru · #1,398,450 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 María J. Pons Peru · #1,451,885 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Científica del Sur

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Científica del Sur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Nutrition and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology141▲ 2.6×124 topics
  2. Public Health77▲ 3.9×55 topics
  3. Quality of Life75▲ 3.8×52 topics
  4. Mental Health73▲ 3.7×36 topics
  5. Climate Change66▲ 1.79×62 topics
  6. Risk Factors63▲ 4.2×32 topics
  7. COVID-1961▲ 3.3×27 topics
  8. Education60▲ 2.6×44 topics
  9. Health Promotion55▲ 13×13 topics
  10. Sustainability51▲ 1.55×52 topics
  11. Obesity47▲ 4.6×21 topics
  12. Nutrition44▲ 7.2×11 topics
  13. Innovation34▲ 2.4×24 topics
  14. Pandemic34▲ 2.3×13 topics
  15. Physical Activity32▲ 4.7×10 topics
  16. University Students30▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Chronic Diseases29▲ 8.4×7 topics
  18. Educational Interventions28▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises27▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Digital Marketing27▲ 4.7×3 topics
  21. Healthy Lifestyles25▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Communication24▲ 5.8×12 topics
  23. Social Responsibility24▲ 7.5×4 topics
  24. Coping Strategies23▲ 6.8×7 topics
  25. Global Health23▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Occupational Health22▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Social Determinants22▲ 7.7×7 topics
  29. Medical Education22▲ 6.3×11 topics
  30. Psychopharmacology Education21▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Tourism Management21▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Latin America20▲ 7.9×16 topics
  33. Community Health20▲ 9.0×6 topics
  34. Dental Caries20▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Competitiveness19▲ 18×6 topics
  36. Health Policy18▲ 8.6×5 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality18▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Healthcare Systems18▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts17▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Revascularization17▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Científica del Sur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Medical Education and Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…25Health and Lifestyle Studies: 25 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…21Business, Innovation, and Economy: 21 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 16 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 15 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 15 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 13 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…12Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 12 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…11Dental Research and COVID-19: 11 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsOrthodonticsSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 25 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 16 works
  4. 4 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 15 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 15 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 13 works
  7. 7 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 12 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  10. 10 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 11 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 available82.9%not open17.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Científica del Sur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 313% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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