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Universidad de Los Andes

In research, Universidad de Los Andes stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,205 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#905 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,329 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,221
of 28,054 · #3,041 all time
Rank in Colombia
#3
of 173
Research works
12k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
132k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Los Andes 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 #1,205 of 10,521 23.8%765 #1236
Social SciencesField #905 of 6,365 25.3%406 #1051
Physical SciencesDomain #2,329 of 12,888 17.4%734 #3234
Health SciencesDomain #2,338 of 11,982 14.1%339 #3847
MedicineField #2,373 of 10,443 12.5%279 #3769
Life SciencesDomain #2,779 of 7,800 22.8%233 #3097
EngineeringField #2,381 of 6,636 16.8%245 #2760
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,007 of 2,578 24.3%113 #978
Computer ScienceField #1,914 of 4,667 21.2%133 #1832
PsychologyField #909 of 2,181 22.6%86 #1956

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Los Andes 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#1,236 #1,205
  2. Social Sciences#1,051 #905
  3. Physical Sciences#3,234 #2,329
  4. Health Sciences#3,847 #2,338
  5. Medicine#3,769 #2,373
  6. Life Sciences#3,097 #2,779
  7. Engineering#2,760 #2,381
  8. Sociology and Political Science#978 #1,007
  9. Computer Science#1,832 #1,914
  10. Psychology#1,956 #909
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: 1.07× its world share, 105 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 83 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.60× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 133 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 245 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.73× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 279 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 90 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 406 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Los Andes?

Ranked on the composite score, Pablo Arbeláez, Andrés L. Medaglia and A. V. Kozelov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Los Andes.

  1. 1 Pablo Arbeláez Colombia · #9,726 worldwide 1.7k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Andrés L. Medaglia Colombia · #57,814 worldwide 437 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 A. V. Kozelov Colombia · #59,902 worldwide 886 citations · 94 works
  4. 4 M. Fortner Colombia · #61,591 worldwide 898 citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Ana María Ibáñez Colombia · #61,938 worldwide 166 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Mario Linares‐Vásquez Colombia · #66,089 worldwide 284 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 S. Blessing Colombia · #71,757 worldwide 916 citations · 106 works
  8. 8 S. J. Wimpenny Colombia · #78,202 worldwide 664 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 A. Boehnlein Colombia · #82,338 worldwide 865 citations · 104 works
  10. 10 A. K. A. Maciel Colombia · #82,632 worldwide 781 citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Los Andes

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Los Andes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Sustainability, Violence, Climate Change, Colombia, Education and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Globalization108▲ 2.7×76 topics
  2. Sustainability87▲ 1.73×77 topics
  3. Climate Change83▲ 1.49×81 topics
  4. Epidemiology78◆ 0.95×118 topics
  5. Education66▲ 1.86×54 topics
  6. Machine Learning60◆ 0.88×64 topics
  7. Latin America50▲ 12×20 topics
  8. Human Rights49▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Public Health48▲ 1.60×53 topics
  10. Mental Health45▲ 1.47×34 topics
  11. Violence40▲ 13×10 topics
  12. Environmental Impact37◆ 1.05×42 topics
  13. Innovation36▲ 1.68×33 topics
  14. History35▲ 2.4×24 topics
  15. Agriculture35▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Economic Growth34▲ 1.95×21 topics
  17. Colombia33▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Identity30▲ 2.0×34 topics
  19. Neoliberalism30▲ 4.1×18 topics
  20. Politics28▲ 5.0×13 topics
  21. Biodiversity26▲ 1.68×23 topics
  22. Society26▲ 6.5×9 topics
  23. Social Movements26▲ 4.1×17 topics
  24. Conflict25▲ 7.3×6 topics
  25. Democracy25▲ 3.3×15 topics
  26. Social Justice23▲ 1.93×24 topics
  27. Economy23▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Gender22▲ 2.0×27 topics
  29. land22▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Inequality22▲ 4.6×12 topics
  31. Ethics22▲ 2.2×27 topics
  32. Urbanization22▲ 2.5×11 topics
  33. Community Participation20▲ 2.7×11 topics
  34. Social Inequality20▲ 3.7×11 topics
  35. Transitional Justice17▲ 9.9×4 topics
  36. Political Violence15▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Resistance13▲ 6.1×6 topics
  38. Paramilitarism12▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Peace Process12▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Drug Trafficking12▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Los Andes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Latin American Urban Studies.

History and Politics in …22History and Politics in Latin America: 22 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 11 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…11Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 11 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…9Latin American Urban Studies: 9 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksPolitics and Society in …6Politics and Society in Latin America: 6 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 6 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 6 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 6 fractional works
DemographyTransportationSociology and Political ScienceUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 22 works
  2. 2 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 11 works
  3. 3 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 9 works
  5. 5 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  8. 8 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 6 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Los Andes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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