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Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

In research, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,540 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,078 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,289 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Law and Education — Computer Science Applications is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,974
of 28,054 · #17,793 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#1
of 12
Research works
3.8k
▲ 156% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 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 #3,540 of 10,521 5.6%683 #5442
Social SciencesField #3,078 of 6,365 6.7%469 #5019
PsychologyField #1,289 of 2,181 2.2%97 #1894
EducationSubfield #1,187 of 1,892 7.4%224 #2153
Information SystemsSubfield #948 of 1,291 7.2%127 #2143
MedicineField #7,816 of 10,443 1.1%316 #14192
Health SciencesDomain #8,983 of 11,982 1.0%424 #14227
Computer ScienceField #3,511 of 4,667 6.4%204 #6202
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,574 of 3,409 7.9%85 #3889
Physical SciencesDomain #10,427 of 12,888 5.0%347 #15665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala 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#5,442 #3,540
  2. Social Sciences#5,019 #3,078
  3. Psychology#1,894 #1,289
  4. Education#2,153 #1,187
  5. Information Systems#2,143 #948
  6. Medicine#14,192 #7,816
  7. Health Sciences#14,227 #8,983
  8. Computer Science#6,202 #3,511
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,889 #2,574
  10. Physical Sciences#15,665 #10,427
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 San Carlos de Guatemala specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 65.7 works17×
  2. LawSubfield · 60.1 works6.5×
  3. EducationSubfield · 224.4 works4.6×
  4. Information SystemsSubfield · 127.4 works4.5×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 85 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 204 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 86 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 93 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 316 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 469 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 San Carlos de Guatemala?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Mário Garcia Laguardia, Armando Cáceres and Jorge Luján Muñóz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala.

  1. 1 Jorge Mário Garcia Laguardia Guatemala · #490,852 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Armando Cáceres Guatemala · #834,000 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jorge Luján Muñóz Guatemala · #841,905 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Yuichiro TABARU Guatemala · #873,880 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Carlota Monroy Guatemala · #901,868 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mario Arturo Ruiz Estrada Guatemala · #949,991 worldwide 93 citations · 186 works
  7. 7 Antonieta Rodas Guatemala · #1,029,787 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Innovation, Educational Technology, Distance Learning, COVID-19 and Digital Divide.

▲ 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. Education242▲ 8.8×37 topics
  2. E-Learning156▲ 9.7×6 topics
  3. Pedagogy134▲ 17×7 topics
  4. Innovation126▲ 7.5×23 topics
  5. Educational Technology126▲ 6.7×19 topics
  6. COVID-19116▲ 5.3×18 topics
  7. Distance Learning108▲ 20×7 topics
  8. Globalization104▲ 3.3×44 topics
  9. Epidemiology100▲ 1.59×95 topics
  10. Mental Health98▲ 4.2×27 topics
  11. Digital Divide92▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Knowledge Management92▲ 10×11 topics
  13. Online Education92▲ 30×3 topics
  14. ICT91▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Digital Competence91▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Virtual Teaching91▲ 105×1 topic
  17. Sustainability87▲ 2.2×40 topics
  18. Public Health80▲ 3.5×38 topics
  19. Digital Marketing78▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Teacher Training75▲ 7.5×12 topics
  21. Technology72▲ 8.6×10 topics
  22. Inclusive Education70▲ 13×10 topics
  23. Health Promotion70▲ 14×11 topics
  24. Quality of Life65▲ 2.8×34 topics
  25. University Students63▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Nutrition57▲ 8.0×7 topics
  27. Human Rights57▲ 3.5×19 topics
  28. Informal Learning56▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Educational Projects51▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Remote Learning51▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Social Impact44▲ 7.0×12 topics
  32. Communication44▲ 8.9×10 topics
  33. Latin America43▲ 14×17 topics
  34. Criminal Justice39▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Educational Interventions39▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Student Performance38▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Educational Leadership38▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Quality Education38▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Aging Population38▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Chronic Diseases37▲ 9.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Education and Teacher Training and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Educational Innovations …91Educational Innovations and Technology: 91 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 51 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 38 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 36 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 32 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 29 fractional worksSocial Skills and Educat…27Social Skills and Education: 27 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 27 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 24 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 23 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducationGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 91 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 51 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 38 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 36 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 29 works
  7. 7 Social Skills and Education Education 27 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 27 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 24 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 23 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 available80.9%not open19.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 156% 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.