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Universidad del Golfo

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Research works
32
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
352
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
64%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Universidad del Golfo

Not ranked overall: Universidad del Golfo is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Universidad del Golfo work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Universidad del Golfo is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 49.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad delGolfo32fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences50%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1135.0%
    2. Psychology26.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.6%
    6. Decision Sciences01.0%
    1. Computer Science38.7%
    2. Environmental Science24.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy24.7%
    4. Engineering12.3%
    5. Energy11.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.6%
    7. Materials Science01.0%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Medicine413.3%
    2. Health Professions12.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.51× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.20×4 works
  2. Psychology2.51×1 works
  3. Computer Science2.49×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.14×0 works
  5. Nursing2.08×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.91×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.35×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.14×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.79×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.65×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.64×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×0 works
  13. Medicine0.08×0 works
  14. Engineering0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Universidad del Golfo?

The most cited paper from Universidad del Golfo is "Effects of surface coatings on electrochemical properties and contaminant sorption of clay minerals" (Jie Zhuang, Guirui Yu, 2002), with 176 citations. Next come "User Attitude Towards Instant Messaging: The Effect of Espoused National Cultural Values on Awareness and Privacy" (61) and "Biostratigraphy and biogeography of Cretaceous charophytes from South America" (39).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of surface coatings on electrochemical properties and contaminant sorption of clay minerals Jie Zhuang, Guirui Yu · Chemosphere 8 Oct 2002 176
2 User Attitude Towards Instant Messaging: The Effect of Espoused National Cultural Values on Awareness and Privacy Jinwei Cao, Andrea Everard · Journal of Global Information Technology Management Apr 2008 61
3 Biostratigraphy and biogeography of Cretaceous charophytes from South America Eduardo A. Musacchio · Cretaceous Research Apr 2000 39
4 Algunas consideraciones sobre el desarrollo de la plataforma Moodle Maximino Peña Matos, Lázaro Salomón Dibut Toledo · DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) Open access Nov 2021 22
5 Huatulco desde la perspectiva de los destinos inteligentes María Angélica González, Berenice Castillejos López · Turismo y Sociedad Open access 10 Jun 2019 9
All 30 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Golfo?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Participation, E-Learning, Online Learning, Macular Degeneration, Education, Diabetic Retinopathy, Public Health and Public Discourse.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Community Participation2▲ 28×6 topics
  2. E-Learning2▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Education2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  4. Inflammation2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.95×8 topics
  6. Macular Degeneration2▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Online Learning2▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  9. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  12. Human Rights1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  13. Public Discourse1▲ 149×2 topics
  14. Urban Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Democracy1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  16. Epidemiology1◆ 0.89×6 topics
  17. Knowledge Management1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  18. Latin America1▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Activism1▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Atlantic History1▲ 162×1 topic
  21. Digital Learning1▲ 13×1 topic
  22. Educational Multimedia1▲ 159×1 topic
  23. Globalization1▲ 1.70×2 topics
  24. Higher Education1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  25. Rhetoric1▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Transatlantic Slave Trade1▲ 162×1 topic
  27. Water Management1▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Golfo publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: English Language Learning and Teaching, Educational Research and Methods, Education Systems and Policy and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

English Language Learnin…1English Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksEducational Research and Methods: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…0Education Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…0Business, Innovation, and Economy: 0 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 0 fractional worksHealth, Education, and Physical Culture: 0 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…0Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 0 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 0 fractional worksData Mining and Machine Learning Applications: 0 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationEconomics and EconometricsSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 English Language Learning and Teaching Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Educational Research and Methods Education 0 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Health, Education, and Physical Culture Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 0 works
  9. 9 Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 0 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Golfo's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad del Golfo as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Universidad del Golfo0.000043% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad del Golfo over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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