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University · León · Nicaragua

Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,169
of 28,054 · #31,328 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#4
of 11
Research works
199
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.21× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.25× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Treatment, Inappropriate Medication Use, Polypharmacy, Cultural Heritage, Immunity, Epidemiology and Community Resilience.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.78×24 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.2×22 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 1.90×12 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  5. Cancer3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.70×4 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  8. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Polypharmacy3▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Immunity2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  11. Community Resilience2▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Conservation2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  13. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  14. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  15. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 552×1 topic
  16. Water Sustainability2▲ 552×1 topic
  17. Diagnosis2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  18. Public Policy2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  19. Environmental Movement2▲ 289×1 topic
  20. Industrial Agriculture2▲ 289×1 topic
  21. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. Sediment Transport2▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Autoimmunity1▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Paleoclimatology1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Clinical Management1▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Community Engagement1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Groundwater1▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Neoliberalism1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  33. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 4.6×5 topics
  34. Water Quality1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  35. Breast Cancer1▲ 6.8×1 topic
  36. CDK4/6 Inhibitors1▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Gene Therapy1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  38. Hydrogeology1▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Innate Immunity1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  40. Sediment Analysis1▲ 618×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Archaeology and Natural History, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and American Environmental and Regional History.

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…2American Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Resources Studies: 1 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, a…1Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Zones and Regional Development: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyAnthropologyImmunologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Resources Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  9. 9 Economic Zones and Regional Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.0%domestic only51.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Cristiana Autónoma de Nicaragua's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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