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Universidad de La Sabana

In research, Universidad de La Sabana stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,819 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,749 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,938 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and Communication (Computer Science Applications is 6.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,384
of 22,385 · #3,013 all time
Rank in Colombia
#4
of 169
Research works
5.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Universidad de La Sabana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,819 of 9,902 6.4%493 #2980
MedicineField #1,749 of 8,541 6.3%415 #2796
Social SciencesDomain #2,938 of 9,585 15.0%382 #2263
Life SciencesDomain #2,240 of 6,403 10.3%113 #4501
Physical SciencesDomain #4,026 of 10,670 11.7%199 #3835
Social SciencesField #2,704 of 5,988 15.7%233 #2153
EducationSubfield #1,025 of 1,930 20.3%70 #902
Computer ScienceField #2,753 of 4,417 20.7%62 #2714
Health ProfessionsField #1,339 of 1,895 8.2%61 #1635
EngineeringField #4,285 of 5,901 7.6%79 #5126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de La Sabana 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.

  1. Health Sciences#2,980 #1,819
  2. Medicine#2,796 #1,749
  3. Social Sciences#2,263 #2,938
  4. Life Sciences#4,501 #2,240
  5. Physical Sciences#3,835 #4,026
  6. Social Sciences#2,153 #2,704
  7. Education#902 #1,025
  8. Computer Science#2,714 #2,753
  9. Health Professions#1,635 #1,339
  10. Engineering#5,126 #4,285
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 La Sabana work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Universidad de La Sabana is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 563 fractional works · 40.9% of its workMedicine: 474 fractional works · 34.5% of its workSurgery: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 54 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 49 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 71 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 449 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 273 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEducation: 81 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 40 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 55 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 229 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEngineering: 89 fractional works · 6.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 74 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 134 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 46 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad de LaSabana1,374fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences33%

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
    1. Medicine47434.5%
    2. Health Professions715.1%
    3. Nursing161.2%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences27319.8%
    2. Psychology664.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting554.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities282.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.4%
    6. Decision Sciences80.6%
    1. Engineering896.5%
    2. Computer Science745.4%
    3. Environmental Science322.3%
    4. Energy100.8%
    5. Materials Science100.7%
    6. Mathematics40.3%
    7. Chemistry40.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering40.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology493.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences463.3%
    3. Neuroscience241.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad de La Sabana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 22.0 works6.5×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 23.8 works6.3×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 89 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 71 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 474 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 273 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.35×16 works
  2. Health Professions1.95×71 works
  3. Medicine1.79×474 works
  4. Psychology1.57×66 works
  5. Social Sciences1.57×273 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×55 works
  7. Neuroscience1.09×24 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×12 works
  9. Energy0.83×10 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.76×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×46 works
  12. Computer Science0.69×74 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.69×28 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×49 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×19 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.63×8 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×3 works
  18. Veterinary0.53×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.46×32 works
  20. Engineering0.43×89 works
  21. Mathematics0.26×4 works
  22. Materials Science0.21×10 works
  23. Dentistry0.20×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.19×4 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×2 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de La Sabana?

Ranked on the quality score, Luis Felipe Reyes, Eder Leonardo Cáceres and Andrés Muñoz‐Villamizar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de La Sabana.

  1. 1 Luis Felipe Reyes Colombia · #26,576 worldwide 33k citations · 298 works
  2. 2 Eder Leonardo Cáceres Colombia · #304,666 worldwide 1.5k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Andrés Muñoz‐Villamizar Colombia · #313,607 worldwide 2k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Cristian C. Serrano-Mayorga Colombia · #402,408 worldwide 579 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Ingrid Gisell Bustos Colombia · #457,276 worldwide 1.5k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Jairo R. Montoya‐Torres Colombia · #599,881 worldwide 4.6k citations · 278 works
  7. 7 Ana Dolores Vargas Sánchez Colombia · #791,904 worldwide 242 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Andrés Chiappe Colombia · #809,261 worldwide 1k citations · 122 works
  9. 9 Luz Elba Torres‐Guevara Colombia · #916,331 worldwide 685 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Marta León Colombia · #943,869 worldwide 1.3k citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de La Sabana

What are the most cited papers from Universidad de La Sabana?

The most cited paper from Universidad de La Sabana is "Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci" (Adrián Cortés et al., 2013), with 890 citations. Next come "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762) and "Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~20% of COVID-19 deaths" (643).

All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de La Sabana?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Education, Latin America, Health Promotion, Educational Technology, Communication, E-Learning and Innovation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology108▲ 1.97×115 topics
  2. Education69▲ 2.9×54 topics
  3. Sustainability47▲ 1.40×63 topics
  4. Educational Technology41▲ 2.5×29 topics
  5. Quality of Life39▲ 1.96×45 topics
  6. Public Health36▲ 1.81×46 topics
  7. Innovation36▲ 2.5×29 topics
  8. Mental Health36▲ 1.84×29 topics
  9. E-Learning36▲ 2.7×13 topics
  10. Globalization35▲ 1.30×52 topics
  11. COVID-1935▲ 1.95×21 topics
  12. Human Rights35▲ 2.5×30 topics
  13. Diagnosis34▲ 2.7×35 topics
  14. Management33▲ 3.0×26 topics
  15. Latin America32▲ 12×17 topics
  16. Health Promotion30▲ 7.0×14 topics
  17. Treatment30▲ 1.81×44 topics
  18. Risk Factors27▲ 1.80×28 topics
  19. Knowledge Management26▲ 3.5×19 topics
  20. Pedagogy26▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Communication25▲ 5.7×12 topics
  22. Digital Divide22▲ 6.1×9 topics
  23. Medical Education22▲ 5.9×13 topics
  24. Technology21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  25. Nutrition20▲ 3.2×10 topics
  26. Digital Marketing18▲ 3.4×2 topics
  27. Inclusive Education18▲ 3.7×14 topics
  28. Distance Learning17▲ 3.6×7 topics
  29. Social Networks17▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Critical Care16▲ 4.9×8 topics
  31. Informal Learning16▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. University Students15▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Online Education14▲ 5.4×4 topics
  34. Educational Interventions14▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Constitutionalism13▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Digital Competence13▲ 11×2 topics
  37. ICT13▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Virtual Teaching13▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Colombia12▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Educational Projects12▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de La Sabana publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 13 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  8. 8 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 8 works
  9. 9 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 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 available76.2%not open23.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de La Sabana's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Sabana as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0054% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Universidad de La Sabana0.0058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad de La Sabana 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%Universidad de La Sabana11.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2017.

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