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Universidad Continental

In research, Universidad Continental stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,736 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,899 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,125 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Building and Construction and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering — Computer Science Applications is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,239
of 28,054 · #19,802 all time
Rank in Peru
#11
of 100
Research works
1.8k
▲ 320% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidad Continental 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 #3,736 of 10,521 13.2%391 #7683
Health SciencesDomain #6,899 of 11,982 8.9%162 #14821
Physical SciencesDomain #8,125 of 12,888 4.8%427 #17233
Social SciencesField #4,198 of 6,365 11.0%179 #7225
EngineeringField #4,442 of 6,636 3.5%178 #10042
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,878 of 2,578 12.1%71 #3126
Life SciencesDomain #5,757 of 7,800 7.5%102 #11837
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,328 of 1,775 18.3%69 #2917
MedicineField #8,410 of 10,443 9.4%114 #16132
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,792 of 3,409 5.9%70 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Continental 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#7,683 #3,736
  2. Health Sciences#14,821 #6,899
  3. Physical Sciences#17,233 #8,125
  4. Social Sciences#7,225 #4,198
  5. Engineering#10,042 #4,442
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#3,126 #1,878
  7. Life Sciences#11,837 #5,757
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,917 #1,328
  9. Medicine#16,132 #8,410
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 Continental specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 24.3 works9.1×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 33.8 works5.0×
  3. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 22.4 works4.0×
← 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: 1.36× its world share, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 103 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.03× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.97× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Continental?

Ranked on the composite score, Dennis Arias-Chávez, Rosario Mireya Romero‐Parra and Klinge Orlando Villalba‐Condori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Continental.

  1. 1 Dennis Arias-Chávez Peru · #450,172 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Rosario Mireya Romero‐Parra Peru · #707,762 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Klinge Orlando Villalba‐Condori Peru · #831,732 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Deyby Huamanchahua Peru · #946,625 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Edward Flores Peru · #1,008,367 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Christian R. Mejía Peru · #1,052,028 worldwide 44 citations · 103 works
  7. 7 Wilver Auccahuasi Peru · #1,300,048 worldwide 14 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Mario J. Valladares-Garrido Peru · #1,334,753 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 J. Antonio Grández-Urbina Peru · #1,470,662 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Continental

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Continental?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Education, Social Responsibility, Sustainability, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems and Innovation.

▲ 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. Sustainability82▲ 3.1×66 topics
  2. Education78▲ 4.2×47 topics
  3. Digital Marketing65▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Small and Medium Enterprises63▲ 33×5 topics
  5. Innovation61▲ 5.4×27 topics
  6. Social Responsibility55▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Climate Change55▲ 1.88×47 topics
  8. Urban Development52▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Innovation Ecosystems52▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Economic Impact51▲ 8.1×3 topics
  11. Globalization Effects51▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education50▲ 70×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management50▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning44▲ 1.25×48 topics
  15. Sustainable Development44▲ 2.5×32 topics
  16. COVID-1944▲ 3.0×20 topics
  17. Competitiveness43▲ 49×6 topics
  18. Knowledge Management40▲ 6.7×22 topics
  19. Public Health40▲ 2.5×42 topics
  20. E-Learning39▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Environmental Impact38▲ 2.1×38 topics
  22. Renewable Energy36▲ 2.3×30 topics
  23. Educational Technology31▲ 2.4×25 topics
  24. Technology30▲ 5.3×13 topics
  25. Teacher Training28▲ 4.1×12 topics
  26. Organizational Culture27▲ 6.4×8 topics
  27. Social Impact27▲ 6.2×10 topics
  28. Pedagogy26▲ 4.9×9 topics
  29. Environmental Monitoring26▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Distance Learning23▲ 6.4×8 topics
  31. Water Quality23▲ 5.2×9 topics
  32. Health Promotion22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  33. Latin America20▲ 9.8×11 topics
  34. Digital Divide20▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Access20▲ 6.4×7 topics
  36. Online Education19▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Digital Competence19▲ 20×3 topics
  38. ICT19▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Virtual Teaching18▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Occupational Health17▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Continental publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Business, Innovation, an…50Business, Innovation, and Economy: 50 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 18 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 14 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 14 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 13 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 11 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 10 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 10 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 9 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 50 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 18 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 14 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 13 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 11 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 10 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 10 works
  10. 10 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Continental's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 320% 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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