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Universidad de Antioquia

In research, Universidad de Antioquia stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,268 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,225 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,582 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Linguistics and Language and Parasitology — General Social Sciences is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,626
of 28,054 · #2,246 all time
Rank in Colombia
#1
of 173
Research works
32k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
204k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Antioquia 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,268 of 11,982 9.5%1,371 #1440
MedicineField #1,225 of 10,443 9.4%1,063 #2049
Physical SciencesDomain #1,582 of 12,888 11.8%1,398 #2306
Social SciencesDomain #1,366 of 10,521 11.5%1,505 #1414
Social SciencesField #947 of 6,365 10.6%891 #960
Life SciencesDomain #1,239 of 7,800 12.2%715 #1659
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #745 of 3,409 11.6%326 #654
Arts and HumanitiesField #645 of 1,998 12.6%237 #906
EngineeringField #2,324 of 6,636 12.7%405 #2794
Environmental ScienceField #1,446 of 3,551 10.2%314 #1606

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 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. Health Sciences#1,440 #1,268
  2. Medicine#2,049 #1,225
  3. Physical Sciences#2,306 #1,582
  4. Social Sciences#1,414 #1,366
  5. Social Sciences#960 #947
  6. Life Sciences#1,659 #1,239
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#654 #745
  8. Arts and Humanities#906 #645
  9. Engineering#2,794 #2,324
  10. Environmental Science#1,606 #1,446
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 de Antioquia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 37.7 works6.9×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 22.4 works3.9×
  3. ParasitologySubfield · 20.2 works3.8×
← 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: 1.37× its world share, 326 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 226 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.32× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 55 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 406 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 314 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 102 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.32× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 210 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 1,063 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.62× its world share, 18 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 237 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 97 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 187 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 891 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Antioquia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jefferson Antonio Buendía, Carlos López‐Jaramillo and Sándor Ferenczi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Antioquia.

  1. 1 Jefferson Antonio Buendía Colombia · #18,757 worldwide 776 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Carlos López‐Jaramillo Colombia · #37,787 worldwide 404 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Sándor Ferenczi Colombia · #43,480 worldwide 193 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Iván Darío Vélez Colombia · #87,011 worldwide 123 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 José Luis Franco Colombia · #153,789 worldwide 133 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Mónica María Colombia · #169,833 worldwide 93 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Mauricio Rojas Colombia · #180,307 worldwide 92 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Benigno Mantilla Pineda Colombia · #182,218 worldwide 9 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Juan S. Escobar Colombia · #233,671 worldwide 161 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Olga Gómez Zuluaga Colombia · #240,291 worldwide 4 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Antioquia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Antioquia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Globalization, Latin America, Public Health, Colombia and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Epidemiology376▲ 1.91×131 topics
  2. Education284▲ 3.3×76 topics
  3. Globalization233▲ 2.4×83 topics
  4. Public Health190▲ 2.6×62 topics
  5. Climate Change172▲ 1.28×90 topics
  6. Sustainability162▲ 1.33×75 topics
  7. Health Promotion137▲ 8.7×15 topics
  8. Human Rights136▲ 2.6×40 topics
  9. Quality of Life134▲ 1.86×56 topics
  10. Latin America128▲ 13×23 topics
  11. Mental Health123▲ 1.68×42 topics
  12. Innovation117▲ 2.2×39 topics
  13. Environmental Impact117▲ 1.38×49 topics
  14. Educational Technology109▲ 1.84×27 topics
  15. Treatment101▲ 1.66×51 topics
  16. History96▲ 2.7×31 topics
  17. Diagnosis90▲ 1.95×39 topics
  18. Nutrition88▲ 3.9×16 topics
  19. Social Movements84▲ 5.7×20 topics
  20. Communication84▲ 5.4×15 topics
  21. Colombia80▲ 91×2 topics
  22. Gender80▲ 3.0×24 topics
  23. Violence78▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Knowledge Management76▲ 2.8×22 topics
  25. Agriculture73▲ 3.7×10 topics
  26. Society73▲ 7.6×13 topics
  27. Pedagogy72▲ 3.0×15 topics
  28. Cultural Studies72▲ 3.8×23 topics
  29. Community Participation65▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Inclusive Education63▲ 3.6×13 topics
  31. Vaccine Development62▲ 4.9×11 topics
  32. Political Violence60▲ 46×3 topics
  33. Social Inequality57▲ 4.3×15 topics
  34. Global Health53▲ 7.0×9 topics
  35. Competitiveness53▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Social Sciences49▲ 7.0×15 topics
  37. Informal Learning46▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Economy46▲ 12×3 topics
  39. University Students44▲ 15×2 topics
  40. land44▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Antioquia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia.

History and Politics in …44History and Politics in Latin America: 44 fractional worksEducational Innovations …39Educational Innovations and Technology: 39 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 37 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…36Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 36 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…32Business, Innovation, and Economy: 32 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 29 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 27 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…26Health and Medical Education: 26 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 25 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 24 fractional works
DemographyInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 44 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 39 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 37 works
  4. 4 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 29 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 27 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 26 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 25 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 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 available70.5%not open29.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Antioquia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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