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Universidad de Oriente

In research, Universidad de Oriente stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,353 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,000 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,736 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,169
of 28,054 · #17,586 all time
Rank in Cuba
#10
of 35
Research works
3.5k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,353 of 12,888 8.0%100 #11923
Social SciencesDomain #9,000 of 10,521 3.6%155 #6710
Social SciencesField #5,736 of 6,365 3.1%103 #3936
Health SciencesDomain #11,567 of 11,982 3.1%66 #16053

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. Physical Sciences#11,923 #10,353
  2. Social Sciences#6,710 #9,000
  3. Social Sciences#3,936 #5,736
  4. Health Sciences#16,053 #11,567
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: 1.98× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Oriente?

Ranked on the composite score, Yaritza Tardo Fernández, Isabel Alonso Berenguer and Alexander Gorina Sánchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Oriente.

  1. 1 Yaritza Tardo Fernández Cuba · #397,037 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Isabel Alonso Berenguer Cuba · #586,332 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Alexander Gorina Sánchez Cuba · #591,655 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 María Elena Pardo Gómez Cuba · #750,909 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Viviana Muñíz Zúñiga Cuba · #823,042 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Larisa Zamora Matamoros Cuba · #851,689 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Luis Enrique Bergues Cabrales Cuba · #882,144 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Yaroddys Rodríguez Castañeda Cuba · #985,071 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Humberto J. Morris Cuba · #1,042,879 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Rolando Teruel Cuba · #1,083,963 worldwide 52 citations · 63 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, Sustainability, Gender, Innovation, Competitiveness, Rural Development, Globalization and Identity.

▲ 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. Education38▲ 5.9×25 topics
  2. Sustainability29▲ 3.2×30 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 3.2×27 topics
  4. Innovation21▲ 5.3×13 topics
  5. Climate Change19▲ 1.84×29 topics
  6. Public Health19▲ 3.4×18 topics
  7. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.1×20 topics
  8. Gender18▲ 9.0×10 topics
  9. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Competitiveness17▲ 56×6 topics
  11. Identity17▲ 6.2×12 topics
  12. Rural Development16▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Pedagogy15▲ 8.1×9 topics
  14. Food Security15▲ 7.1×6 topics
  15. Biodiversity14▲ 5.1×17 topics
  16. Healthcare14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  17. E-Learning13▲ 3.5×8 topics
  18. Nutrition13▲ 7.9×5 topics
  19. Teacher Training13▲ 5.6×13 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture12▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Knowledge Management12▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Communication12▲ 10×9 topics
  23. Health Promotion12▲ 9.7×8 topics
  24. Culture11▲ 5.8×7 topics
  25. Digital Marketing11▲ 7.1×2 topics
  26. Politics11▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Race11▲ 26×4 topics
  28. Economy11▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Migration11▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Revolution10▲ 129×2 topics
  31. Social Responsibility10▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Cuba10▲ 322×1 topic
  33. Distance Learning10▲ 7.8×6 topics
  34. Financial Reporting9▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Decision Making9▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Economic Impact Evaluation9▲ 137×1 topic
  38. Financial Analysis9▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Productivity Indicators9▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Agroecology9▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Oriente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cuban History and Society, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Plant and soil sciences and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Cuban History and Society10Cuban History and Society: 10 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…9Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 9 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…7Business, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksEducational Innovations …7Educational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 6 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…6Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 5 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 9 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  7. 7 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 6 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 5 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Oriente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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