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Universidad del Pacífico

In research, Universidad del Pacífico stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,096 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,171
of 28,054 · #34,816 all time
Rank in Paraguay
#4
of 23
Research works
244
▲ 348% vs 2013–17
Citations
957
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Pacífico 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,096 of 11,982 4.1%67 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Pacífico 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).

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: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.71× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.71× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.37× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Pacífico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Risk Factors, Obesity, Physical Activity and Mental 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. Epidemiology25▲ 4.7×47 topics
  2. Public Health18▲ 9.1×17 topics
  3. Health Promotion13▲ 31×6 topics
  4. Risk Factors11▲ 7.4×9 topics
  5. Nutrition11▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Mental Health10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  7. Obesity10▲ 10×8 topics
  8. Physical Activity9▲ 14×2 topics
  9. University Students9▲ 114×2 topics
  10. Chronic Diseases9▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Education8▲ 3.4×17 topics
  12. Educational Interventions8▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Healthy Lifestyles8▲ 133×1 topic
  14. Healthcare Access7▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.2×6 topics
  16. Innovation6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Environmental Management5▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Vaccine Development5▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Community-based Resource Management5▲ 200×1 topic
  20. Water Quality5▲ 9.4×1 topic
  21. COVID-195▲ 2.6×11 topics
  22. Diagnosis5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  23. Global Health4▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Adolescents4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  25. Competitiveness4▲ 37×6 topics
  26. Social Determinants4▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Health Policy3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Job Satisfaction3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  29. Medical Education3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Occupational Health3▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Autoantibodies3▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Quality3▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Maternal Health3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Immunopathogenesis3▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Social Responsibility3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Zika Virus3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Systems3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Pacífico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Public Health and Environmental Issues, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Health and Medical Education.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 3 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…2Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 2 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 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 available90.5%not open9.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Pacífico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 348% 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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