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Universidad del Azuay

In research, Universidad del Azuay stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,048 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,356 of 6,365 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,717 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,772
of 28,054 · #20,071 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#25
of 71
Research works
1.3k
▲ 330% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
4.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Azuay 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 #4,048 of 10,521 9.9%273 #7843
Social SciencesField #4,356 of 6,365 10.5%133 #6838
Life SciencesDomain #5,717 of 7,800 22.0%62 —
Physical SciencesDomain #9,528 of 12,888 9.1%151 #17374
Health SciencesDomain #9,196 of 11,982 14.0%78 #17122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Azuay 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#7,843 #4,048
  2. Social Sciences#6,838 #4,356
  3. Physical Sciences#17,374 #9,528
  4. Health Sciences#17,122 #9,196
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: 1.47× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.58× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.42× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Azuay?

Ranked on the composite score, Javad Sharifi‐Rad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Azuay.

  1. 1 Javad Sharifi‐Rad Ecuador · #3,936 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Azuay

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Azuay?

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

▲ 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. Education43▲ 4.4×33 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises38▲ 39×3 topics
  3. Digital Marketing35▲ 15×2 topics
  4. Urban Development35▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 2.3×45 topics
  6. Social Responsibility34▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Economic Impact33▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Innovation Ecosystems33▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Globalization32▲ 2.9×32 topics
  10. Psychopharmacology Education32▲ 86×1 topic
  11. Tourism Management32▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Competitiveness29▲ 64×6 topics
  13. Sustainability28▲ 2.0×34 topics
  14. Innovation27▲ 4.5×21 topics
  15. Sustainable Development26▲ 2.9×26 topics
  16. Human Rights21▲ 3.5×19 topics
  17. Latin America18▲ 17×12 topics
  18. Educational Technology17▲ 2.5×14 topics
  19. Inclusive Education17▲ 8.6×8 topics
  20. Biodiversity17▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Risk Assessment17▲ 4.4×9 topics
  22. Social Impact15▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Organizational Culture15▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Decision Making14▲ 8.4×3 topics
  25. Organizational Performance14▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Financial Analysis13▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Economic Impact Evaluation13▲ 134×1 topic
  28. Productivity Indicators13▲ 134×1 topic
  29. Social Justice13▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Ethics13▲ 4.7×12 topics
  31. Teacher Training13▲ 3.6×6 topics
  32. Cultural Heritage12▲ 4.0×12 topics
  33. Knowledge Management12▲ 3.8×8 topics
  34. Health Promotion10▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Criminal Law9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Youth Offenders9▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Legal Reform9▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Research8▲ 12×5 topics
  40. Gender Studies8▲ 9.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Azuay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Business, Innovation, an…32Business, Innovation, and Economy: 32 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…13Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 13 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…9Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 6 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 5 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingLawInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 13 works
  3. 3 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 9 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  5. 5 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  8. 8 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  9. 9 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available71.5%not open28.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Azuay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 330% 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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