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Universidad de Panamá

In research, Universidad de Panamá stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,735 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,318 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#533 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Accounting — General Social Sciences is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,556
of 28,054 · #12,552 all time
Rank in Panama
#2
of 19
Research works
4.7k
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Panamá 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 #1,735 of 10,521 7.3%1,272 #4007
Social SciencesField #1,318 of 6,365 8.0%707 #3221
EducationSubfield #533 of 1,892 13.6%237 #1453
Health SciencesDomain #6,212 of 11,982 5.3%224 #13350
PsychologyField #1,137 of 2,181 7.8%80 #2108
Information SystemsSubfield #727 of 1,291 12.0%111 #1749
Physical SciencesDomain #7,720 of 12,888 6.8%478 #10953
Computer ScienceField #3,149 of 4,667 9.7%195 #5417
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,863 of 2,578 7.3%100 #3515
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,035 of 2,578 3.8%237 #3259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Panamá 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#4,007 #1,735
  2. Social Sciences#3,221 #1,318
  3. Education#1,453 #533
  4. Health Sciences#13,350 #6,212
  5. Psychology#2,108 #1,137
  6. Information Systems#1,749 #727
  7. Physical Sciences#10,953 #7,720
  8. Computer Science#5,417 #3,149
  9. Sociology and Political Science#3,515 #1,863
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#3,259 #2,035
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 Panamá specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.9 works11×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 56.6 works10×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 121.7 works9.0×
  4. CommunicationSubfield · 51.2 works8.5×
← 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: 1.77× its world share, 186 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 195 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 160 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 65 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 237 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.73× its world share, 177 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 707 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Panamá?

Ranked on the composite score, José María Nin de Cardona, Emilio José and Marco A. Gandásegui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Panamá.

  1. 1 José María Nin de Cardona Panama · #293,263 worldwide 9 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Emilio José Panama · #369,577 worldwide 7 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Marco A. Gandásegui Panama · #389,736 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Mahabir P. Gupta Panama · #470,649 worldwide 125 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Carmen A. Miró Panama · #599,286 worldwide 21 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Abdiel Rodrí­guez Reyes Panama · #655,888 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Enrique Jesús Rodríguez Baltanás Panama · #668,393 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Roberto A. Cambra Panama · #814,659 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Edwin Pilé Panama · #963,815 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Antonio José de Sucre Panama · #1,035,813 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Panamá

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Panamá?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Competitiveness, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation, Urban Development and Economic Impact.

▲ 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. Education311▲ 8.2×46 topics
  2. Competitiveness216▲ 122×6 topics
  3. Small and Medium Enterprises194▲ 50×4 topics
  4. Digital Marketing192▲ 21×4 topics
  5. Social Responsibility187▲ 36×6 topics
  6. Innovation181▲ 7.8×31 topics
  7. Urban Development154▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Economic Impact153▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Sustainability153▲ 2.8×52 topics
  10. Innovation Ecosystems152▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Psychopharmacology Education148▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Tourism Management148▲ 90×1 topic
  13. E-Learning144▲ 6.5×10 topics
  14. Globalization141▲ 3.2×41 topics
  15. Educational Technology127▲ 4.8×23 topics
  16. COVID-19122▲ 4.0×21 topics
  17. Sustainable Development119▲ 3.4×36 topics
  18. Pedagogy117▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Knowledge Management110▲ 8.9×13 topics
  20. Organizational Culture107▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Risk Assessment99▲ 6.6×10 topics
  22. Teacher Training99▲ 7.2×12 topics
  23. Distance Learning97▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Latin America88▲ 21×19 topics
  25. Decision Making87▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Digital Competence84▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Digital Divide84▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Online Education83▲ 20×2 topics
  29. ICT83▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Virtual Teaching82▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Communication82▲ 12×10 topics
  32. Social Impact81▲ 9.2×11 topics
  33. Organizational Performance80▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Public Policy80▲ 7.3×14 topics
  35. Financial Reporting79▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Technology79▲ 6.7×14 topics
  37. Financial Analysis78▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Productivity Indicators78▲ 199×1 topic
  39. Inclusive Education78▲ 9.9×11 topics
  40. Health Promotion73▲ 10×13 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Panamá publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Business, Education, Mathematics Research and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, an…148Business, Innovation, and Economy: 148 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 82 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 78 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 58 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 44 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…37Diverse Applied Research Studies: 37 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 33 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Innovation: 33 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 29 fractional worksAccounting and Financial Management: 29 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAccountingEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 148 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 82 works
  3. 3 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 78 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 58 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 44 works
  6. 6 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 37 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 33 works
  8. 8 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 33 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 29 works
  10. 10 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 29 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Panamá's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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