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Universidad de Santander

In research, Universidad de Santander stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,655 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,901 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,864
of 28,054 · #36,402 all time
Rank in Panama
#13
of 19
Research works
741
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Santander 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 #9,655 of 10,521 8.1%90 #14481
Health SciencesDomain #11,901 of 11,982 0.8%79 #19432

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Santander 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).

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: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.20× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Santander?

Ranked on the composite score, Adriana Angarita Fonseca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Santander.

  1. 1 Adriana Angarita Fonseca Panama · #1,130,697 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Santander

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Santander?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Health Promotion, Knowledge Management, Mental Health, Pedagogy and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education32▲ 7.9×26 topics
  2. Innovation18▲ 7.5×9 topics
  3. E-Learning18▲ 7.7×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology16▲ 1.78×60 topics
  5. Mental Health16▲ 4.6×20 topics
  6. COVID-1914▲ 4.3×14 topics
  7. Health Promotion13▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Knowledge Management12▲ 9.6×8 topics
  9. Risk Factors12▲ 4.7×13 topics
  10. Pedagogy12▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Educational Technology12▲ 4.2×10 topics
  12. Public Health12▲ 3.4×21 topics
  13. Digital Marketing11▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Distance Learning11▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Nutrition10▲ 9.9×5 topics
  16. Quality of Life10▲ 3.1×23 topics
  17. Digital Divide10▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Digital Competence10▲ 49×2 topics
  19. ICT10▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Virtual Teaching10▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Teacher Training9▲ 6.4×7 topics
  22. Technology9▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Educational Interventions9▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Physical Activity8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  25. University Students8▲ 62×2 topics
  26. Occupational Health8▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Obesity8▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Competitiveness8▲ 42×6 topics
  29. Chronic Diseases8▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Social Impact8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  31. Healthy Lifestyles7▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Informal Learning7▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Educational Leadership7▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Quality Education7▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Small and Medium Enterprises7▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Job Satisfaction7▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Educational Projects6▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Remote Learning6▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Coping Strategies6▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Social Responsibility6▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Santander publish most on?

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

Educational Innovations …10Educational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…7Health and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…7Education and Teacher Training: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…6E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in t…4Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 4 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 4 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 7 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 4 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 4 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available82.3%not open17.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.9%domestic only56.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Santander's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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