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Universidad de Oriente

In research, Universidad de Oriente stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,306 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,336 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,547 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,576
of 28,054 · #15,167 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#12
of 30
Research works
4k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Oriente 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 #8,306 of 10,521 8.9%130 #6881
Social SciencesField #5,336 of 6,365 9.5%89 #4968
Physical SciencesDomain #12,547 of 12,888 5.1%87 #9854

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Oriente 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#6,881 #8,306
  2. Social Sciences#4,968 #5,336
  3. Physical Sciences#9,854 #12,547
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: 1.88× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Oriente?

Ranked on the composite score, Mansoor Níaz, Gonzalo Hernández and Steve Ellner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Oriente.

  1. 1 Mansoor Níaz Venezuela · #110,416 worldwide 330 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Gonzalo Hernández Venezuela · #189,796 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Steve Ellner Venezuela · #198,272 worldwide 44 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Justino Fernández Venezuela · #222,831 worldwide 4 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Víctor Pérez Escolano Venezuela · #309,486 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 William Senior Venezuela · #388,331 worldwide 23 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Otoniel Corzo Venezuela · #498,467 worldwide 108 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Rodolfo Devera Venezuela · #537,041 worldwide 23 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Julio E. Pérez Venezuela · #565,805 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jorge Montoya Rivera Venezuela · #612,531 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Oriente

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Oriente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Communication, Teacher Training, Latin America, Pedagogy, University Students and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Education36▲ 6.4×31 topics
  2. Globalization29▲ 4.5×27 topics
  3. Communication19▲ 19×11 topics
  4. Teacher Training19▲ 9.3×12 topics
  5. Sustainability19▲ 2.4×16 topics
  6. Epidemiology18▲ 1.43×55 topics
  7. Latin America17▲ 27×11 topics
  8. Pedagogy16▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Public Health16▲ 3.5×24 topics
  10. University Students14▲ 78×2 topics
  11. Adolescents14▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.7×18 topics
  13. Climate Change14▲ 1.58×31 topics
  14. Epistemology13▲ 133×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.3×15 topics
  16. Social Movements12▲ 13×9 topics
  17. Soft Skills12▲ 81×2 topics
  18. Emotional Intelligence12▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Social Skills12▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Innovation10▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Social Responsibility10▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Qualitative Research9▲ 3.2×11 topics
  23. Nutrition9▲ 6.1×7 topics
  24. Biodiversity9▲ 3.7×13 topics
  25. Coloniality9▲ 263×1 topic
  26. Decolonization9▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Food Security9▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Economic Impact8▲ 4.2×3 topics
  29. Health Promotion8▲ 7.4×9 topics
  30. Urban Development8▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Environmental Education7▲ 15×6 topics
  32. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Community Engagement7▲ 6.5×10 topics
  34. Competitiveness6▲ 25×6 topics
  35. Aquaculture6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Social Sciences6▲ 14×7 topics
  37. Psychopharmacology Education6▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Tourism Management6▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Sociology6▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Marine Environment6▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Oriente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Skills and Education, Latin American Cultural Politics, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational theories and practices.

Social Skills and Educat…12Social Skills and Education: 12 fractional worksLatin American Cultural Politics: 9 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 6 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental and sustainability education: 4 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional works
EducationAnthropologyEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Social Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Skills and Education Education 12 works
  2. 2 Latin American Cultural Politics Anthropology 9 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  4. 4 Educational theories and practices Education 4 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Environmental and sustainability education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  8. 8 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Oriente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower 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.

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.