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Universidad de América

In research, Universidad de América stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,475 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,171 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,629
of 22,385 · #13,905 all time
Rank in Colombia
#126
of 169
Research works
473
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Universidad de América

What is Universidad de América known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,475 of 14,833 7.3%208
Physical SciencesDomain #10,171 of 17,446 3.5%197

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de América 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Universidad de América work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Universidad de América is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 46.1% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 15.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 11.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFiltration and Separation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 36.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 11.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad deAmérica121fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1815.0%
    2. Environmental Science1411.5%
    3. Energy65.0%
    4. Materials Science54.3%
    5. Chemistry43.6%
    6. Computer Science43.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1512.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1411.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance86.8%
    4. Psychology32.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities22.0%
    6. Decision Sciences21.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences86.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    1. Medicine54.4%
    2. Health Professions43.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.43× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.56× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.18× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy5.43×6 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.56×14 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.18×8 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.01×1 works
  5. Chemistry2.32×4 works
  6. Environmental Science2.32×14 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.16×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.73×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.40×8 works
  10. Health Professions1.25×4 works
  11. Materials Science1.22×5 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.01×2 works
  13. Engineering1.00×18 works
  14. Social Sciences0.95×15 works
  15. Psychology0.82×3 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.69×2 works
  17. Nursing0.65×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.39×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  21. Medicine0.23×5 works
  22. Mathematics0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de América?

Ranked on the quality score, Felipe Correa-Mahecha, R. L. Lynn and Desiderio López Niño lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de América.

  1. 1 Felipe Correa-Mahecha Colombia · #2,540,184 worldwide 315 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 R. L. Lynn Colombia · #4,050,077 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Desiderio López Niño Colombia · #4,325,874 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Juan Sandoval Herrera Colombia · #4,668,011 worldwide 205 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 John Fredy Ramírez Ríos Colombia · #4,710,591 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jaime Eduardo Arturo Calvache Colombia · #4,716,606 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Angélica María Alzate Ibáñez Colombia · #4,793,577 worldwide 46 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ernesto Villegas Rodríguez Colombia · #4,810,629 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Luis Fernando Molina Prieto Colombia · #4,878,442 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Luis Fernando Molina-Prieto Colombia · #4,920,495 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de América

What are the most cited papers from Universidad de América?

The most cited paper from Universidad de América is "2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy" (Michael Glikson et al., 2021), with 1,987 citations. Next come "Nuclear envelope dystrophies show a transcriptional fingerprint suggesting disruption of Rb–MyoD pathways in muscle regeneration" (335) and "The Search for Chiral Asymmetry as a Potential Biosignature in our Solar System" (296).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy Michael Glikson et al. · European Heart Journal Open access105 authors 29 Aug 2021 1,987
2 Nuclear envelope dystrophies show a transcriptional fingerprint suggesting disruption of Rb–MyoD pathways in muscle regeneration Marina A. Bakay et al. · Brain Open access 14 Feb 2006 335
3 The Search for Chiral Asymmetry as a Potential Biosignature in our Solar System Daniel P. GLAVIN, Aaron S. Burton, Jamie E. Elsila et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 19 Nov 2019 296
4 Thinking without language: psychological implications of deafness New York · Journal of Communication Disorders Dec 1967 259
5 Recent Desalination Technologies by Hybridization and Integration with Reverse Osmosis: A Review Jhon Jairo Feria-Díaz, Felipe Correa-Mahecha, María Cristina López-Méndez et al. · Water Open access 14 May 2021 168
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de América?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Sustainability, Urban Development, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Economic Impact and Psychopharmacology Education.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability12▲ 3.9×23 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 42×4 topics
  3. Competitiveness8▲ 88×5 topics
  4. Digital Marketing8▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Urban Development8▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Renewable Energy8▲ 4.5×17 topics
  7. Social Responsibility8▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Economic Impact8▲ 12×1 topic
  9. Psychopharmacology Education8▲ 99×1 topic
  10. Climate Change7▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Organizational Culture6▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  13. Leadership6▲ 9.7×8 topics
  14. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Latin America5▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Community Participation5▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Public Policy5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  18. Risk Assessment5▲ 6.4×3 topics
  19. Quality Management4▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Environmental Management4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  21. Innovation4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  22. Resource Management4▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Human Rights4▲ 3.3×4 topics
  24. Management4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. Water Quality4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Knowledge Management4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Marketing Strategies4▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Environmental Health4▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Research Methodology4▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Conservation4▲ 320×1 topic
  31. Human Resources4▲ 122×1 topic
  32. Strategic Administration4▲ 346×1 topic
  33. Water Governance4▲ 320×1 topic
  34. Optimization3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Legislation3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Organizational Performance3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Decision Making3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Health Promotion3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Financial Analysis3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Occupational Health3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de América publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Water Resource Management and Quality, Organizational Management and Innovation and Business, Education, Mathematics Research.

Business, Innovation, an…8Business, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 4 fractional worksOrganizational Managemen…4Organizational Management and Innovation: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…3Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 2 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…2Public Health and Environmental Issues: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 2 fractional worksCrystallization and Solubility Studies: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsWater Science and TechnologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  4. 4 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 2 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  9. 9 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Crystallization and Solubility Studies Materials Chemistry 2 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 available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de América's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad de América as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Universidad de América0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad de América over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad de América2.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2024.

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