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Universidad del Norte

In research, Universidad del Norte stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,895 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,516 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 23.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,988
of 28,054 · #38,489 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#11
of 23
Research works
519
▲ 172% vs 2013–17
Citations
816
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
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 #8,895 of 10,521 6.3%166 #15756
Social SciencesField #5,516 of 6,365 6.6%123 #9471

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).

What does Universidad del Norte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 23.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 37.2 works24×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 33 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Alcides Chaux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Norte.

  1. 1 Alcides Chaux Paraguay · #248,198 worldwide 98 citations · 50 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: Human Rights, Social Justice, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, Judicial Activism and Public Health.

▲ 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. Human Rights35▲ 13×11 topics
  2. Social Justice30▲ 19×8 topics
  3. Legal Theory28▲ 148×3 topics
  4. Legal Philosophy28▲ 157×2 topics
  5. Public Health28▲ 7.1×18 topics
  6. Constitutional Law27▲ 75×3 topics
  7. Civil Rights26▲ 140×1 topic
  8. Judicial Activism26▲ 212×1 topic
  9. Education21▲ 4.5×23 topics
  10. Epidemiology19▲ 1.76×33 topics
  11. Risk Factors18▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. Globalization17▲ 3.3×23 topics
  13. Economic Impact14▲ 9.3×4 topics
  14. E-Learning14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  15. Prevalence14▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Healthcare13▲ 4.4×9 topics
  17. Educational Technology13▲ 4.1×13 topics
  18. Mental Health13▲ 3.2×16 topics
  19. Health12▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Treatment12▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Healthcare Access11▲ 15×7 topics
  22. Teacher Training11▲ 6.8×11 topics
  23. Adolescents11▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Innovation11▲ 4.0×12 topics
  25. Qualitative Research11▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Social Determinants11▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Family10▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Cocaine10▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Crack10▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Public Policy10▲ 7.7×12 topics
  31. Online Learning10▲ 4.4×8 topics
  32. Health Promotion10▲ 12×6 topics
  33. Distance Learning9▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Digital Marketing9▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Small and Medium Enterprises8▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Research8▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Criminal Justice8▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Legislation8▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Social Responsibility8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Urban Development7▲ 7.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Norte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Brazilian Legal Issues, Youth, Drugs, and Violence, Public Health in Brazil and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Brazilian Legal Issues26Brazilian Legal Issues: 26 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence10Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 10 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil7Public Health in Brazil: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 6 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…5Criminal Justice and Penology: 5 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 4 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 4 fractional works
LawDemographySociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 26 works
  2. 2 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 10 works
  3. 3 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 6 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 5 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 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 available89.9%not open10.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 172% 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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