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Universidad de Guantánamo

In research, Universidad de Guantánamo stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,252 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,339 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,474 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,101
of 28,054 · #23,610 all time
Rank in Cuba
#6
of 35
Research works
1.7k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
1.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Guantánamo 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 #5,252 of 10,521 5.2%128 #7921
Social SciencesField #3,339 of 6,365 5.6%87 #4854
Health SciencesDomain #11,474 of 11,982 3.0%63 #15923

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Guantánamo 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#7,921 #5,252
  2. Social Sciences#4,854 #3,339
  3. Health Sciences#15,923 #11,474
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.

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: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Guantánamo?

Ranked on the composite score, Reinaldo Elías Sierra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Guantánamo.

  1. 1 Reinaldo Elías Sierra Cuba · #895,663 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Guantánamo

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Guantánamo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Pedagogy, Innovation, Teacher Training, Health Promotion, E-Learning and Competitiveness.

▲ 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. Education36▲ 8.3×26 topics
  2. Public Health24▲ 6.6×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology17▲ 1.71×30 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 2.4×23 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 2.9×27 topics
  6. Innovation14▲ 5.5×13 topics
  7. Pedagogy14▲ 12×10 topics
  8. E-Learning13▲ 5.1×8 topics
  9. Quality of Life12▲ 3.5×22 topics
  10. Educational Technology12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  11. Teacher Training12▲ 7.8×11 topics
  12. Health Promotion12▲ 15×8 topics
  13. COVID-1911▲ 3.3×9 topics
  14. Competitiveness10▲ 52×6 topics
  15. Research10▲ 33×5 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health10▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Health Policy10▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Healthcare10▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Human Rights10▲ 3.8×16 topics
  20. Distance Learning10▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Medical Education9▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Inclusive Education9▲ 10.0×8 topics
  23. Communication9▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Online Education8▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Social Impact8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  26. Digital Competence8▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Knowledge Management8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Digital Divide8▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Global Health8▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Small and Medium Enterprises8▲ 18×4 topics
  31. ICT8▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching8▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Quality8▲ 29×4 topics
  34. Community Health7▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Access7▲ 10×7 topics
  36. Healthcare Systems7▲ 59×2 topics
  37. Social Responsibility7▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Rural Development7▲ 7.7×6 topics
  39. Innovation Ecosystems6▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Medical Ethics6▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Guantánamo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Medical Education, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Education and Teacher Training.

Educational Innovations …8Educational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…7Health and Medical Education: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…5Business, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…5Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 4 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…4Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…4Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 4 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…3Higher Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…3Public Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  5. 5 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Social Skills and Education Education 4 works
  7. 7 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 4 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 4 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 3 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Guantánamo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.