Question 1

What is Universidad Científica del Sur known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Universidad Científica del Sur stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,257 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,350 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,104 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics, Dentistry and Oral Surgery (Orthodontics is 21.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Universidad Científica del Sur rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Universidad Científica del Sur ranks #2,910 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,898 all time), and #13 of 99 in Peru.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Científica del Sur?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jorge Luis Bonilla-Aldana, Denisse Lisette Manrique Millones and Emilio Alfredo Cafferata lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Científica del Sur.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Científica del Sur?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Universidad Científica del Sur is "Clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (Alfonso Javier Rodriguez-Morales et al., 2020), with 2,502 citations. Next come "Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system: An emerging area of research" (807) and "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Científica del Sur?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Universidad Científica del Sur work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Universidad Científica del Sur is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Universidad Científica del Sur's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 89% higher than in 2018-2021.