Universidad de Antioquia
In research, Universidad de Antioquia stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,810 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,836 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,059 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Pharmacy and Parasitology (General Social Sciences is 7.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,669 of 22,385 · #1,386 all time
- Rank in Colombia
- #1 of 169
- Research works
- 32k ▼ 15% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 204k 6.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.94× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 70% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Universidad de Antioquia known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,810 of 9,902 | 6.3% | 1,371 | #1858 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,836 of 9,585 | 10.9% | 1,505 | #1273 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,059 of 10,670 | 7.0% | 1,398 | #1624 | |
| MedicineField | #1,843 of 8,541 | 5.5% | 1,063 | #1921 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,687 of 5,988 | 11.0% | 891 | #1230 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,397 of 6,403 | 5.6% | 715 | #2170 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,900 of 5,901 | 6.4% | 405 | #2201 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,635 of 3,157 | 5.9% | 326 | #1308 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,193 of 2,121 | 9.2% | 187 | #1345 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,982 of 3,334 | 6.7% | 314 | #1935 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Antioquia 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#1,858 #1,810
- Social Sciences#1,273 #1,836
- Physical Sciences#1,624 #2,059
- Medicine#1,921 #1,843
- Social Sciences#1,230 #1,687
- Life Sciences#2,170 #2,397
- Engineering#2,201 #2,900
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,308 #1,635
- Psychology#1,345 #1,193
- Environmental Science#1,935 #1,982
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad de Antioquia work in?
In 2022-now, 30% of research at Universidad de Antioquia is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (8%).
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences1,64129.7%
- Social Sciences97117.6%
- Arts and Humanities2544.6%
- Psychology2073.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting1071.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance701.3%
- Decision Sciences320.6%
- Physical Sciences1,55628.1%
- Engineering4558.2%
- Environmental Science3486.3%
- Computer Science2344.2%
- Materials Science1422.6%
- Physics and Astronomy1122.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences631.1%
- Energy601.1%
- Chemistry591.1%
- Mathematics571.0%
- Chemical Engineering260.5%
- Health Sciences1,52027.5%
- Medicine1,17721.3%
- Health Professions2314.2%
- Dentistry641.2%
- Nursing270.5%
- Veterinary210.4%
- Life Sciences81014.7%
What does Universidad de Antioquia specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 42.2 works7.0×
- PharmacySubfield · 22.8 works4.7×
- ParasitologySubfield · 23.8 works4.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary2.82×21 works
- Dentistry2.38×64 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.81×101 works
- Health Professions1.59×231 works
- Arts and Humanities1.59×254 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.41×369 works
- Social Sciences1.39×971 works
- Chemical Engineering1.33×26 works
- Environmental Science1.27×348 works
- Psychology1.23×207 works
- Energy1.19×60 works
- Medicine1.11×1,177 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×19 works
- Nursing0.99×27 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.91×112 works
- Mathematics0.88×57 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×257 works
- Materials Science0.73×142 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×63 works
- Neuroscience0.71×64 works
- Chemistry0.68×59 works
- Decision Sciences0.61×32 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.60×107 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×70 works
- Computer Science0.55×234 works
- Engineering0.55×455 works
- Veterinary 2.8×
- Dentistry 2.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Social Sciences 1.4×
- Chemical Engineering 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.3×
- Psychology 1.2×
- Energy 1.2×
- Medicine 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.0×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Mathematics 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.9×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Antioquia?
Ranked on the quality score, Andrés Augusto Arias, José Luis Franco and Iván D. Flórez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Antioquia.
- 1
Andrés Augusto Arias
Colombia · #75,314 worldwide 25k citations · 79 works
- 2
José Luis Franco
Colombia · #121,089 worldwide 22k citations · 223 works
- 3
Iván D. Flórez
Colombia · #162,265 worldwide 8.8k citations · 246 works
- 4
Paola A. Arias
Colombia · #244,531 worldwide 3.8k citations · 119 works
- 5
Francisco Javier Lopera
Colombia · #270,528 worldwide 18k citations · 518 works
- 6
Ricardo Antonio Torres-Palma
Colombia · #295,841 worldwide 9.4k citations · 234 works
- 7
Carlos López‐Jaramillo
Colombia · #306,368 worldwide 13k citations · 254 works
- 8
Juan Camilo Chacón-Duque
Colombia · #345,671 worldwide 1.3k citations · 34 works
- 9
Sergio Andrés Vallejo-Peña
Colombia · #389,649 worldwide 715 citations · 51 works
- 10
Valeria Villegas
Colombia · #393,905 worldwide 1.3k citations · 32 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Antioquia?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Latin America, Globalization, Public Health, Human Rights and Colombia.
- land
- Economy
- Competitiveness
- Social Inequality
- Political Violence
- Colonialism
- Agriculture
- Cultural Studies
- Violence
- Gender
- Communication
- Nutrition
- History
- Educational Technology
- Environmental Impact
- Latin America
- Health Promotion
- Sustainability
- Public Health
- Education
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Human Rights
- Quality of Life
- Mental Health
- Innovation
- Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Social Movements
- Colombia
- Teacher Training
- Knowledge Management
- Society
- Pedagogy
- Community Participation
- Vaccine Development
- Global Health
- Social Sciences
- University Students
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
- Epidemiology410▲ 1.86×131 topics
- Education308▲ 3.2×77 topics
- Globalization249▲ 2.3×85 topics
- Public Health206▲ 2.5×62 topics
- Climate Change190▲ 1.26×93 topics
- Sustainability184▲ 1.36×77 topics
- Human Rights152▲ 2.7×40 topics
- Health Promotion150▲ 8.6×15 topics
- Quality of Life147▲ 1.84×57 topics
- Latin America139▲ 13×23 topics
- Mental Health131▲ 1.66×42 topics
- Environmental Impact130▲ 1.38×49 topics
- Innovation128▲ 2.2×40 topics
- Educational Technology117▲ 1.79×28 topics
- Treatment109▲ 1.63×51 topics
- History105▲ 2.7×32 topics
- Diagnosis101▲ 1.97×39 topics
- Nutrition95▲ 3.9×16 topics
- Social Movements91▲ 5.6×21 topics
- Communication88▲ 5.0×15 topics
- Colombia88▲ 94×2 topics
- Gender86▲ 2.9×24 topics
- Teacher Training85▲ 2.5×15 topics
- Violence84▲ 10×10 topics
- Knowledge Management82▲ 2.7×24 topics
- Cultural Studies81▲ 4.0×24 topics
- Society80▲ 7.5×13 topics
- Agriculture78▲ 3.7×10 topics
- Pedagogy78▲ 2.8×16 topics
- Colonialism76▲ 2.9×24 topics
- Community Participation73▲ 3.7×10 topics
- Political Violence68▲ 48×3 topics
- Vaccine Development68▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Social Inequality63▲ 4.3×15 topics
- Global Health57▲ 6.7×9 topics
- Competitiveness56▲ 13×6 topics
- Social Sciences55▲ 6.9×15 topics
- Economy49▲ 12×3 topics
- University Students49▲ 16×2 topics
- land47▲ 96×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidad de Antioquia publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: History and Politics in Latin America, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Educational Innovations and Technology and Health and Lifestyle Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 47 works
- 2 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 41 works
- 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 40 works
- 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 39 works
- 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
- 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 29 works
- 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 28 works
- 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 27 works
- 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 26 works
- 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 25 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad de Antioquia's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Antioquia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.023% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad de Antioquia 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.1% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Medellín
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Universidad EAFIT
- Universidad de Medellín
- Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
- Clínica CES
- Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
- Institución Universitaria Esumer
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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