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Universidad de Las Américas

In research, Universidad de Las Américas stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,494 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,561 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,588 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Law and Infectious Diseases — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,658
of 28,054 · #8,117 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#3
of 71
Research works
1.9k
▲ 351% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Las Américas 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 #2,494 of 11,982 19.3%285 #6476
MedicineField #2,561 of 10,443 18.5%223 #6513
Social SciencesDomain #2,588 of 10,521 22.3%283 #3715
Life SciencesDomain #2,205 of 7,800 26.9%142 #4862
Social SciencesField #1,876 of 6,365 16.6%155 #2104
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,378 of 3,409 23.0%63 #2931
Computer ScienceField #2,316 of 4,667 48.8%74 #4053
Physical SciencesDomain #6,549 of 12,888 30.0%239 #11986
Environmental ScienceField #2,667 of 3,551 18.9%64 #4515

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Las Américas 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#6,476 #2,494
  2. Medicine#6,513 #2,561
  3. Social Sciences#3,715 #2,588
  4. Life Sciences#4,862 #2,205
  5. Social Sciences#2,104 #1,876
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,931 #1,378
  7. Computer Science#4,053 #2,316
  8. Physical Sciences#11,986 #6,549
  9. Environmental Science#4,515 #2,667
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 Las Américas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.2 works4.5×
  2. LawSubfield · 22.8 works4.1×
  3. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 22.8 works3.5×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.31× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 223 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 155 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Las Américas?

Ranked on the composite score, Esteban Ortiz‐Prado, José Francisco López‐Gil and Mario González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Las Américas.

  1. 1 Esteban Ortiz‐Prado Ecuador · #31,439 worldwide 574 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 José Francisco López‐Gil Ecuador · #69,123 worldwide 284 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Mario González Ecuador · #471,785 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 William Villegas-Ch Ecuador · #539,111 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Patricia Acosta-Vargas Ecuador · #753,039 worldwide 40 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Martha Fors Ecuador · #873,160 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Wilson Vásquez C. Ecuador · #876,922 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Yves Rybarczyk Ecuador · #993,166 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Germán Burgos Ecuador · #1,096,450 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Tejera Ecuador · #1,113,395 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Las Américas

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Las Américas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Latin America, COVID-19, Public Health, Climate Change, Human Rights and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology74▲ 1.98×119 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 2.2×51 topics
  3. Climate Change41▲ 1.59×64 topics
  4. Machine Learning34◆ 1.10×53 topics
  5. Public Health34▲ 2.4×50 topics
  6. COVID-1933▲ 2.5×24 topics
  7. Deep Learning32◆ 0.99×51 topics
  8. Education32▲ 1.96×41 topics
  9. Mental Health28▲ 1.98×30 topics
  10. Human Rights27▲ 2.7×26 topics
  11. Sustainability24◆ 1.05×53 topics
  12. Quality of Life24▲ 1.72×45 topics
  13. Latin America22▲ 12×15 topics
  14. Obesity22▲ 3.0×18 topics
  15. Biodiversity21▲ 2.9×22 topics
  16. Pandemic20▲ 2.0×11 topics
  17. Innovation19▲ 1.92×21 topics
  18. Physical Activity19▲ 4.1×9 topics
  19. Risk Factors18▲ 1.72×29 topics
  20. Health Effects16▲ 2.8×14 topics
  21. Invasive Species16▲ 3.9×16 topics
  22. Knowledge Management14▲ 2.8×14 topics
  23. Adolescents14▲ 4.0×10 topics
  24. Social Justice14▲ 2.5×16 topics
  25. Health Promotion14▲ 4.6×13 topics
  26. Prevalence13▲ 3.2×13 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  28. Vaccine12▲ 3.2×10 topics
  29. Biogeography12▲ 4.8×19 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-212▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. Criminal Justice12▲ 5.6×4 topics
  32. Inclusive Education12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  33. Social Rights11▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Constitutionalism11▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Judicial Review10▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Legal Philosophy10▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Legal Theory10▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Constitutional Rights9▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Inter-American Court9▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Childhood8▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Las Américas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Plant and animal studies and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Comparative constitution…9Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 9 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…8Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 8 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 7 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 6 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…5Criminal Justice and Penology: 5 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 6 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 6 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 5 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.7%domestic only47.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Las Américas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 351% 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.

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