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Universidad de la Cordillera

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Research works
29
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
195
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
Universidad de la Cordillera

Not ranked overall: Universidad de la Cordillera is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Universidad de la Cordillera work in?

In all years, 49% of research at Universidad de la Cordillera is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (16%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 14 fractional works · 49.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad de laCordillera29fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences829.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities27.9%
    3. Psychology25.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.9%
    1. Environmental Science310.1%
    2. Engineering14.7%
    3. Computer Science13.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
    5. Energy01.2%
    1. Medicine516.3%
    2. Health Professions15.1%
    3. Nursing01.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.5%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Health Professions: 4.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.76× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.99× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.80×1 works
  2. Psychology3.95×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.76×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.38×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.99×1 works
  6. Social Sciences2.70×2 works
  7. Neuroscience0.74×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.52×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×0 works
  10. Medicine0.33×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Universidad de la Cordillera?

The most cited paper from Universidad de la Cordillera is "The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people" (Sandra M. Díaz et al., 2014), with 2,619 citations. Next come "Working with Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people" (390) and "Natural history and mortality of chronic epilepsy in an untreated population of rural Bolivia: A follow‐up after 10 years" (84).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people Sandra M. Díaz et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ReviewOpen access 19 Dec 2014 2,619
2 Working with Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge in assessments of nature and nature’s linkages with people Rosemary Hill et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability ReviewOpen access 14 Jan 2020 390
3 Natural history and mortality of chronic epilepsy in an untreated population of rural Bolivia: A follow‐up after 10 years Alessandra Nicoletti, Vito Sofia, Giuseppina Vitale et al. · Epilepsia Open access 26 Jun 2009 84
4 Epilepsy and Neurocysticercosis in Rural Bolivia: A Population‐based Survey Alessandra Nicoletti, Alessandro Bartoloni, Vito Sofia et al. · Epilepsia 30 Jun 2005 82
5 PALEOEPIDEMIOLOGY OF INTESTINAL PARASITES AND LICE IN PRE-COLUMBIAN SOUTH AMERICA Adauto José Gonçalves de Araújo, Karl Jan Reinhard, Daniela Leles et al. · Chungara Open access Dec 2011 36
All 44 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de la Cordillera?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gender, Education, Sustainable Development, Occupational Health, Teacher Training, Community Engagement and Indigenous Knowledge.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.7×17 topics
  2. Education2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  4. Sustainable Development2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  5. Gender2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  6. Sustainability2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  7. Community Engagement1▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Indigenous Knowledge1▲ 62×3 topics
  9. Innovation1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  10. Occupational Health1▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Teacher Training1▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Health Promotion1▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Public Policy1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  14. Quality of Life1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  15. Workplace Safety1▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Biocultural Conservation1▲ 244×1 topic
  17. Consent1▲ 171×1 topic
  18. Digitalization1▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Earth Stewardship1▲ 244×1 topic
  20. Environmental Education1▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Patient Autonomy1▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Risk Assessment1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  23. Social Change1▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Social Responsibility1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de la Cordillera publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces, Stress and Burnout Research, Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies and Educational and Organizational Development.

Occupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 1 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…0Stress and Burnout Research: 0 fractional worksEmployment, Labor, and G…0Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies: 0 fractional worksEducational and Organiza…0Educational and Organizational Development: 0 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 0 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 0 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …0Indigenous Cultures and History: 0 fractional workslinguistics and terminology studies: 0 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 0 fractional worksTechnology in Education …0Technology in Education and Healthcare: 0 fractional works
Occupational TherapySocial PsychologySafety ResearchOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 1 works
  2. 2 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 0 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 0 works
  8. 8 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  9. 9 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Technology in Education and Healthcare Education 0 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 available76.5%not open23.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.3%domestic only43.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de la Cordillera's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 la Cordillera as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%Universidad de la Cordillera0.0000071% in 20251990200020102020

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

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