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Universidad de Los Andes

In research, Universidad de Los Andes stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,623 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,894 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,147 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences and Law — General Social Sciences is 16.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,275
of 28,054 · #11,677 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#2
of 25
Research works
10k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
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 #3,623 of 10,521 9.3%823 #3023
Social SciencesField #2,894 of 6,365 9.3%524 #2389
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,147 of 1,998 10.7%127 #1363
Health SciencesDomain #7,344 of 11,982 3.0%201 #9916
MedicineField #6,413 of 10,443 3.1%131 #11096
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,949 of 2,578 9.4%110 #1721
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #988 of 1,201 8.6%97 #1114
EducationSubfield #1,571 of 1,892 13.5%72 #1603
Physical SciencesDomain #11,353 of 12,888 5.2%205 #9456
Life SciencesDomain #7,199 of 7,800 6.1%91 #10508

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#3,023 #3,623
  2. Social Sciences#2,389 #2,894
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,363 #1,147
  4. Health Sciences#9,916 #7,344
  5. Medicine#11,096 #6,413
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,721 #1,949
  7. Political Science and International Relations#1,114 #988
  8. Education#1,603 #1,571
  9. Physical Sciences#9,456 #11,353
  10. Life Sciences#10,508 #7,199
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 Los Andes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 16.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.5 works16×
  2. LawSubfield · 62.5 works8.1×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.13× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 131 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 127 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 524 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Los Andes?

Ranked on the composite score, Alejandro Gaviría, Arlene B. Tickner and María Consuelo Alonso García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Los Andes.

  1. 1 Alejandro Gaviría Bolivia · #227,238 worldwide 72 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Arlene B. Tickner Bolivia · #317,875 worldwide 26 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 María Consuelo Alonso García Bolivia · #410,515 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 José Pascual Mora García Bolivia · #463,901 worldwide 1 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Rodolfo Arango Bolivia · #488,459 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Óscar Alberto Morales Bolivia · #490,832 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Rocco Mangieri Bolivia · #522,138 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Lorenzo Bolivia · #541,776 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ayala Gustavo Bolivia · #562,358 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Sergio Clavijo Bolivia · #620,176 worldwide 15 citations · 27 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: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Ethics, History, Innovation and Society.

▲ 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. Education146▲ 6.4×63 topics
  2. Globalization132▲ 5.1×65 topics
  3. Human Rights88▲ 6.5×39 topics
  4. Latin America87▲ 35×19 topics
  5. Sustainability65▲ 2.0×61 topics
  6. Innovation63▲ 4.6×33 topics
  7. History60▲ 6.5×33 topics
  8. Sustainable Development60▲ 2.9×37 topics
  9. Ethics56▲ 8.8×34 topics
  10. Public Health49▲ 2.6×38 topics
  11. Society41▲ 16×11 topics
  12. Social Movements38▲ 9.7×21 topics
  13. Violence37▲ 19×9 topics
  14. Identity37▲ 3.8×31 topics
  15. Colombia36▲ 154×2 topics
  16. International Law36▲ 8.8×14 topics
  17. Gender34▲ 4.8×28 topics
  18. Technology34▲ 4.9×14 topics
  19. Colonialism34▲ 5.4×29 topics
  20. Agriculture34▲ 6.4×8 topics
  21. Public Policy33▲ 5.1×20 topics
  22. Criminal Justice33▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Health Promotion33▲ 7.8×13 topics
  24. Inequality33▲ 11×13 topics
  25. Politics31▲ 8.7×13 topics
  26. Cultural Identity31▲ 4.6×16 topics
  27. Digital Marketing30▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Constitutionalism30▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Inclusive Education30▲ 6.4×12 topics
  30. Pedagogy30▲ 4.6×15 topics
  31. Philosophy30▲ 5.1×19 topics
  32. Communication28▲ 6.9×12 topics
  33. Democracy27▲ 5.7×16 topics
  34. Economy25▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Social Responsibility25▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Social Rights24▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility24▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Judicial Review23▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Human Dignity23▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Competitiveness22▲ 21×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Comparative International Legal Studies.

History and Politics in …22History and Politics in Latin America: 22 fractional worksComparative constitution…18Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 18 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 18 fractional worksComparative Internationa…18Comparative International Legal Studies: 18 fractional worksEducational Innovations …18Educational Innovations and Technology: 18 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 14 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…14Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 14 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 14 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 14 fractional works
DemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsLawInformation Systems4 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  3. 3 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 18 works
  4. 4 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 18 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 14 works
  8. 8 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 14 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 14 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

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.

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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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