Universidad de Medellín
In research, Universidad de Medellín stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,049 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,196 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,561 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Political Science and International Relations (Law is 7.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,403 of 22,385 · #6,246 all time
- Rank in Colombia
- #51 of 169
- Research works
- 3.1k ▼ 11% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 16k 5.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.95× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 66% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Universidad de Medellín known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,049 of 9,585 | 12.7% | 290 | #2390 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,196 of 5,988 | 12.1% | 181 | #3008 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,561 of 10,670 | 9.9% | 205 | #6372 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,687 of 9,902 | 5.5% | 87 | #11991 | |
| MedicineField | #6,686 of 8,541 | 5.6% | 67 | #10793 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Medellín 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.
- Social Sciences#2,390 #3,049
- Social Sciences#3,008 #3,196
- Physical Sciences#6,372 #7,561
- Health Sciences#11,991 #7,687
- Medicine#10,793 #6,686
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 Medellín work in?
In 2022-now, 44% of research at Universidad de Medellín is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences30744.1%
- Social Sciences19227.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting497.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance273.9%
- Psychology213.0%
- Arts and Humanities121.7%
- Decision Sciences60.9%
- Physical Sciences23333.5%
- Engineering689.8%
- Environmental Science588.4%
- Computer Science395.6%
- Materials Science202.9%
- Energy121.7%
- Physics and Astronomy101.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences91.3%
- Chemistry81.2%
- Mathematics60.9%
- Chemical Engineering20.3%
- Health Sciences10114.5%
- Medicine7811.2%
- Health Professions162.3%
- Dentistry40.5%
- Nursing30.4%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences557.9%
What does Universidad de Medellín specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- LawSubfield · 28.5 works7.0×
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 40.3 works3.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Business, Management and Accounting2.18×49 works
- Social Sciences2.18×192 works
- Energy1.84×12 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.81×27 works
- Environmental Science1.69×58 works
- Dentistry1.11×4 works
- Psychology1.00×21 works
- Decision Sciences0.92×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×28 works
- Health Professions0.86×16 works
- Materials Science0.83×20 works
- Chemical Engineering0.82×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×9 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.79×6 works
- Nursing0.79×3 works
- Chemistry0.78×8 works
- Mathematics0.74×6 works
- Computer Science0.71×39 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.68×10 works
- Engineering0.65×68 works
- Arts and Humanities0.60×12 works
- Medicine0.58×78 works
- Veterinary0.54×0 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×16 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×1 works
- Neuroscience0.32×4 works
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.2×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Energy 1.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.7×
- Dentistry 1.1×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Materials Science 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Medellín?
Ranked on the quality score, Sabrina Tabares, Nini Johana Marín‐Rodríguez and Abraham Allec Londoño Pineda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Medellín.
- 1
Sabrina Tabares
Colombia · #657,056 worldwide 599 citations · 29 works
- 2
Nini Johana Marín‐Rodríguez
Colombia · #1,005,739 worldwide 397 citations · 49 works
- 3
Abraham Allec Londoño Pineda
Colombia · #1,212,926 worldwide 595 citations · 57 works
- 4
Gloria Isabel Carvajal Peláez
Colombia · #1,354,080 worldwide 2.8k citations · 62 works
- 5
Mario Sergio Valdés Tresanco
Colombia · #1,558,824 worldwide 4.1k citations · 22 works
- 6
Francisco Núñez‐Zarur
Colombia · #1,687,624 worldwide 2.2k citations · 45 works
- 7
Nancy Y. Acelas
Colombia · #1,793,360 worldwide 1.9k citations · 77 works
- 8
Sebastián Palomino‐Ángel
Colombia · #1,872,999 worldwide 461 citations · 27 works
- 9
Manuela Escobar-Sierra
Colombia · #2,231,486 worldwide 429 citations · 75 works
- 10
Margarita Hincapié
Colombia · #2,290,607 worldwide 603 citations · 30 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Medellín?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Latin America, Education, Globalization, Corporate Social Responsibility, Communication, Competitiveness and Criminal Justice.
- Responsibility
- Peace Process
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Transitional Justice
- Environmental Regulation
- Environmental Management
- Public Policy
- Inter-American Court
- Legal Theory
- International Law
- Digital Marketing
- Social Responsibility
- Judicial Review
- Colombia
- Criminal Justice
- Communication
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Latin America
- Education
- Human Rights
- Globalization
- Sustainable Development
- Climate Change
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Competitiveness
- Knowledge Management
- Constitutionalism
- Violence
- Technology
- Social Rights
- Legal Philosophy
- Constitutional Rights
- Political Violence
- Social Networks
- Digital Media
- Research
- Judicial System
- Armed Conflict
- Society
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
- Human Rights48▲ 6.8×28 topics
- Education37▲ 3.1×37 topics
- Globalization36▲ 2.6×44 topics
- Latin America35▲ 26×16 topics
- Sustainable Development30▲ 2.7×36 topics
- Sustainability30▲ 1.74×52 topics
- Climate Change29▲ 1.55×55 topics
- Innovation22▲ 3.0×26 topics
- Corporate Social Responsibility20▲ 17×7 topics
- Communication20▲ 9.1×10 topics
- Competitiveness19▲ 34×6 topics
- Criminal Justice18▲ 12×3 topics
- Knowledge Management18▲ 4.8×15 topics
- Colombia16▲ 141×2 topics
- Constitutionalism16▲ 27×4 topics
- Judicial Review16▲ 27×3 topics
- Violence16▲ 15×9 topics
- Social Responsibility15▲ 9.5×7 topics
- Technology15▲ 4.1×13 topics
- Digital Marketing15▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Social Rights15▲ 71×2 topics
- International Law14▲ 6.6×8 topics
- Legal Philosophy14▲ 33×2 topics
- Legal Theory14▲ 30×2 topics
- Constitutional Rights13▲ 109×1 topic
- Inter-American Court13▲ 109×1 topic
- Political Violence13▲ 76×3 topics
- Public Policy13▲ 4.0×13 topics
- Social Networks13▲ 7.0×7 topics
- Environmental Management12▲ 4.4×9 topics
- Digital Media12▲ 9.1×3 topics
- Environmental Regulation12▲ 11×2 topics
- Research11▲ 12×5 topics
- Transitional Justice11▲ 19×3 topics
- Judicial System10▲ 42×3 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises10▲ 8.5×3 topics
- Armed Conflict10▲ 64×1 topic
- Peace Process10▲ 73×1 topic
- Society10▲ 7.5×8 topics
- Responsibility10▲ 32×2 topics
Which research topics does Universidad de Medellín publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Comparative International Legal Studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
- 2 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 10 works
- 3 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
- 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 9 works
- 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 9 works
- 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
- 7 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 7 works
- 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
- 9 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 6 works
- 10 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad de Medellín's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Medellín as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad de Medellín 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2018.
Other research institutions in Medellín
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Universidad EAFIT
- Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
- Universidad Católica Luis Amigó
- Clínica CES
- Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe
- Institución Universitaria Esumer
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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