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Universidad de las Artes

In research, Universidad de las Artes stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,081 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,976 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

World rank, 2022–2025
#26,839
of 28,054 · #40,731 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#69
of 71
Research works
439
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
286
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Universidad de las Artes 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 #9,081 of 10,521 6.0%137 #13843
Social SciencesField #5,976 of 6,365 6.6%72 #8943

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de las Artes 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).

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: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.10× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.62× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de las Artes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Identity, History, Literature, Cultural Heritage and Communication.

▲ 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. Education29▲ 10×31 topics
  2. Globalization24▲ 7.3×24 topics
  3. Latin America20▲ 64×14 topics
  4. Identity16▲ 13×18 topics
  5. History15▲ 13×17 topics
  6. Literature14▲ 15×15 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage13▲ 15×17 topics
  8. Communication13▲ 26×7 topics
  9. Culture11▲ 13×13 topics
  10. Innovation11▲ 6.4×10 topics
  11. Qualitative Research11▲ 7.5×10 topics
  12. Gender10▲ 12×16 topics
  13. Society10▲ 32×8 topics
  14. Cultural Studies10▲ 16×13 topics
  15. Cultural Identity10▲ 12×11 topics
  16. Poetry9▲ 158×3 topics
  17. Media8▲ 32×3 topics
  18. Colonialism8▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Social Inequality8▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Social Sciences8▲ 35×6 topics
  21. Philosophy8▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Social Movements8▲ 16×13 topics
  23. Memory8▲ 18×6 topics
  24. Pedagogy7▲ 8.8×11 topics
  25. Narrative7▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Art7▲ 47×4 topics
  27. Ethics6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  28. Violence6▲ 26×5 topics
  29. Leadership6▲ 8.0×2 topics
  30. Social Networks6▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Technology6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  32. Digital Media6▲ 20×6 topics
  33. Discourse Analysis6▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Urbanization6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Community5▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Rhetoric5▲ 30×4 topics
  37. Community Engagement5▲ 9.7×9 topics
  38. Executive Functions5▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Social Change5▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Spanish-Speaking5▲ 459×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de las Artes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Modern Theater Studies, Latin American Urban Studies, Literary and Cultural Studies and Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America.

  1. 1 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 5 works
  3. 3 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  5. 5 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  7. 7 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  8. 8 Cinema History and Criticism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  9. 9 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Youth Culture and Social Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available89.4%not open10.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de las Artes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% 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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