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Universidad de Medellín

In research, Universidad de Medellín stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,664 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,068 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,677 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Political Science and International Relations — Law is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,611
of 28,054 · #13,333 all time
Rank in Colombia
#18
of 173
Research works
3.1k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Medellín 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 #3,664 of 10,521 18.3%290 #5681
Physical SciencesDomain #5,068 of 12,888 14.9%205 #8425
Social SciencesField #2,677 of 6,365 14.7%181 #4238
Health SciencesDomain #10,763 of 11,982 7.3%87 #14179
MedicineField #10,000 of 10,443 7.3%67 #16537

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 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#5,681 #3,664
  2. Physical Sciences#8,425 #5,068
  3. Social Sciences#4,238 #2,677
  4. Health Sciences#14,179 #10,763
  5. Medicine#16,537 #10,000
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 Medellín specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 27.2 works7.4×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 39.5 works4.2×
← 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: 0.85× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.86× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 60 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 182 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Medellín?

Ranked on the composite score, Ernesto Moreno, César Núñez and José Alejandro Cano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Medellín.

  1. 1 Ernesto Moreno Colombia · #136,230 worldwide 458 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 César Núñez Colombia · #349,771 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 José Alejandro Cano Colombia · #350,880 worldwide 39 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Carlos Mario Molina Betancur Colombia · #369,889 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jahír Alexánder Gutiérrez Ossa Colombia · #372,858 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Jairo Alberto Colombia · #462,084 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Carlos Lopera Colombia · #507,763 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Manuela Escobar-Sierra Colombia · #586,127 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Gloria Piedad Gasca‐Hurtado Colombia · #621,917 worldwide 47 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Mario Luna-delRisco Colombia · #697,048 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Medellín

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Medellín?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Latin America, Education, Communication, Corporate Social Responsibility, Globalization, Competitiveness and Criminal Justice.

▲ 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. Human Rights46▲ 7.1×28 topics
  2. Education35▲ 3.2×36 topics
  3. Latin America34▲ 28×15 topics
  4. Globalization32▲ 2.6×41 topics
  5. Sustainable Development28▲ 2.9×35 topics
  6. Climate Change27▲ 1.60×48 topics
  7. Sustainability27▲ 1.76×48 topics
  8. Innovation20▲ 3.1×23 topics
  9. Communication20▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Corporate Social Responsibility20▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Competitiveness18▲ 36×6 topics
  12. Criminal Justice18▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Knowledge Management18▲ 5.1×13 topics
  14. Constitutionalism16▲ 27×4 topics
  15. Judicial Review16▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Colombia15▲ 137×2 topics
  17. Violence15▲ 16×9 topics
  18. Social Responsibility15▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Digital Marketing15▲ 5.6×4 topics
  20. Social Rights14▲ 71×2 topics
  21. Technology14▲ 4.3×11 topics
  22. International Law14▲ 7.3×8 topics
  23. Legal Philosophy14▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Legal Theory14▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Constitutional Rights13▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Inter-American Court13▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Public Policy13▲ 4.2×13 topics
  28. Social Networks13▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. Political Violence12▲ 74×3 topics
  30. Environmental Management12▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Digital Media12▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Environmental Regulation12▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Research11▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Judicial System10▲ 44×3 topics
  35. Small and Medium Enterprises10▲ 9.3×3 topics
  36. Transitional Justice10▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Consumer Rights10▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Contractual Law10▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Responsibility10▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Society9▲ 7.7×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Medellín publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Comparative International Legal Studies, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Comparative constitution…13Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 13 fractional worksComparative Internationa…10Comparative International Legal Studies: 10 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 9 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…9Legal processes and jurisprudence: 9 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…9Criminal Justice and Penology: 9 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …6History and Politics in Latin America: 6 fractional worksAdvertising and Communication Studies: 6 fractional worksAccounting and Financial Management: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLawEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  2. 2 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 9 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 9 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  8. 8 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 6 works
  9. 9 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 6 works
  10. 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.

openly available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Medellín's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.