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Universidad del Norte

In research, Universidad del Norte stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,515 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,931 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,337 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,047
of 28,054 · #7,338 all time
Rank in Colombia
#10
of 173
Research works
4k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Norte 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 #2,515 of 10,521 21.8%385 #1919
Physical SciencesDomain #3,931 of 12,888 20.9%366 #7044
Social SciencesField #2,337 of 6,365 22.6%196 #1406
EngineeringField #2,839 of 6,636 23.2%154 #5106
Health SciencesDomain #7,632 of 11,982 9.0%185 #7583
MedicineField #7,000 of 10,443 8.7%152 #9979
Computer ScienceField #3,419 of 4,667 22.3%78 #3814
Life SciencesDomain #6,256 of 7,800 14.4%67 #10464

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Norte 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#1,919 #2,515
  2. Physical Sciences#7,044 #3,931
  3. Social Sciences#1,406 #2,337
  4. Engineering#5,106 #2,839
  5. Health Sciences#7,583 #7,632
  6. Medicine#9,979 #7,000
  7. Computer Science#3,814 #3,419
  8. Life Sciences#10,464 #6,256
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: 0.53× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 154 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 196 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonino Vidal Ortega, Julián Arellana and Roberto González Arana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Norte.

  1. 1 Antonino Vidal Ortega Colombia · #265,091 worldwide 5 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Julián Arellana Colombia · #323,120 worldwide 173 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Roberto González Arana Colombia · #360,864 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Jorge Palacio Colombia · #416,364 worldwide 43 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Luz Marina Alonso Palacio Colombia · #417,069 worldwide 16 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Édgar Navarro Lechuga Colombia · #429,593 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Viridiana Molinares Hassan Colombia · #436,026 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Rafael Tuesca Molina Colombia · #464,231 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 José Luis Martín Ramos Colombia · #471,396 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Luis Fernando Trejos Rosero Colombia · #473,953 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Norte

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Norte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Sustainability, Violence, Colombia, Educational Technology and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Education56▲ 3.2×47 topics
  2. Globalization39▲ 1.98×51 topics
  3. Epidemiology39◆ 0.98×97 topics
  4. Sustainability39▲ 1.58×58 topics
  5. Climate Change34▲ 1.27×56 topics
  6. Educational Technology26▲ 2.2×21 topics
  7. Innovation24▲ 2.3×26 topics
  8. Environmental Impact24▲ 1.43×38 topics
  9. Renewable Energy23▲ 1.62×29 topics
  10. Mental Health22▲ 1.53×30 topics
  11. Public Health21▲ 1.45×40 topics
  12. Latin America19▲ 10.0×17 topics
  13. Health Promotion16▲ 5.1×13 topics
  14. Violence16▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Teacher Training16▲ 2.5×13 topics
  16. Digital Marketing15▲ 3.6×2 topics
  17. Gender15▲ 2.8×16 topics
  18. Physical Activity15▲ 3.1×10 topics
  19. Urban Development15▲ 4.1×8 topics
  20. Pedagogy14▲ 2.9×10 topics
  21. Politics14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Colombia14▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Agriculture14▲ 3.4×7 topics
  24. Performance Measurement13▲ 4.4×3 topics
  25. Informal Learning13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Society12▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Economic Value Added12▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Economy12▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Shareholder Value12▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Social Responsibility12▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Conflict11▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Recycled Materials10▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Innovation Ecosystems10▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Tourism Management10▲ 13×2 topics
  36. land10▲ 104×1 topic
  37. City Branding10▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Competitiveness10▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Student Achievement9▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Norte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, History and Politics in Latin America, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Financial Reporting and …12Financial Reporting and Valuation Research: 12 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …10History and Politics in Latin America: 10 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…10Business, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations …7Educational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 7 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 7 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…6Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…5E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 5 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementDemographyEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 12 works
  2. 2 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 10 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 7 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 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 available56.7%not open43.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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