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Universidad del Istmo

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,435
of 28,054 · #39,009 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#8
of 12
Research works
244
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
848
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

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: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.57× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Istmo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Education, Knowledge Management, E-Learning, Latin America, Power Electronics, Urban Development and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy10▲ 7.7×15 topics
  2. Education8▲ 5.2×14 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×15 topics
  4. E-Learning5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  5. Knowledge Management5▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Educational Technology5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  7. Latin America4▲ 27×8 topics
  8. Innovation4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 3.5×6 topics
  10. Power Electronics4▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Urban Development4▲ 13×4 topics
  12. CFD Simulation4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Pedagogy4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  14. Offshore Wind Farms4▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Aerodynamics4▲ 65×2 topics
  16. Digital Marketing4▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Weibull Distribution4▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Wind Turbine Wakes4▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Public Policy3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  20. Social Capital3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  21. Community Participation3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  22. Informal Learning3▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Rural Development3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  24. Economic Impact3▲ 5.7×2 topics
  25. Technology3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Online Education3▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Sociology3▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Communication3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  29. Distance Learning3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Teacher Training3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Digital Competence2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. ICT2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Virtual Teaching2▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Welfare State2▲ 33×3 topics
  36. Wind Power2▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Community Intervention2▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Social Work2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Inequality2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Istmo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wind Energy Research and Development, Educational Innovations and Technology, Social Sciences and Policies and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Wind Energy Research and Development: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksWind Turbine Control Sys…2Wind Turbine Control Systems: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…2Health and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…2Religious and Theological Studies: 2 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…1Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringInformation SystemsGeneral Social SciencesEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Wind Energy Research and Development Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Innovation Development 2 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 Wind Turbine Control Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Istmo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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