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Universidad del Rosario

In research, Universidad del Rosario stands highest in Medicine (#2,197 of 10,443 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,573 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,979 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Law and Political Science and International Relations — Ophthalmology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,943
of 28,054 · #6,450 all time
Rank in Colombia
#6
of 173
Research works
7.4k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Rosario 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
MedicineField #2,197 of 10,443 12.9%435 #3171
Social SciencesDomain #2,573 of 10,521 14.0%630 #2600
Health SciencesDomain #2,979 of 11,982 12.4%494 #2782
Life SciencesDomain #2,153 of 7,800 20.1%144 #3348
Social SciencesField #2,368 of 6,365 12.4%401 #2234
Environmental ScienceField #1,386 of 3,551 28.3%70 #2619
Physical SciencesDomain #7,576 of 12,888 17.6%199 #14013
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,753 of 2,578 14.6%106 #1564
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,973 of 2,578 17.8%70 #2199
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #979 of 1,201 11.6%84 #927

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Rosario 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. Medicine#3,171 #2,197
  2. Social Sciences#2,600 #2,573
  3. Health Sciences#2,782 #2,979
  4. Life Sciences#3,348 #2,153
  5. Social Sciences#2,234 #2,368
  6. Environmental Science#2,619 #1,386
  7. Physical Sciences#14,013 #7,576
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,564 #1,753
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#2,199 #1,973
  10. Political Science and International Relations#927 #979
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.

What does Universidad del Rosario specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 20.4 works5.2×
  2. LawSubfield · 42.2 works4.9×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 83.9 works3.9×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 435 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 70 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 401 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Rosario?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan F. Vargas, Juan‐Manuel Anaya and Robinson Ramírez‐Vélez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Rosario.

  1. 1 Juan F. Vargas Colombia · #77,320 worldwide 240 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Juan‐Manuel Anaya Colombia · #106,602 worldwide 207 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Robinson Ramírez‐Vélez Colombia · #127,721 worldwide 316 citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Alberto Vélez-van-Meerbeke Colombia · #251,729 worldwide 47 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Gloria Amparo Rodríguez Colombia · #283,515 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Luis H. Gutiérrez Colombia · #338,309 worldwide 81 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Claudia Silva Colombia · #338,894 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Miguel Malagón Pinzón Colombia · #341,117 worldwide 13 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Adriana Rojas‐Villarraga Colombia · #416,030 worldwide 27 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Françoise Contreras Colombia · #446,321 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Rosario

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Rosario?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Epidemiology, Latin America, Globalization, Education, Colombia, Violence and International Law.

▲ 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. Epidemiology142▲ 2.4×127 topics
  2. Globalization93▲ 3.2×66 topics
  3. Human Rights90▲ 6.0×38 topics
  4. Education76▲ 3.0×50 topics
  5. Latin America61▲ 22×18 topics
  6. Climate Change48▲ 1.22×73 topics
  7. Sustainable Development44▲ 1.89×31 topics
  8. Public Health44▲ 2.0×49 topics
  9. Colombia39▲ 149×2 topics
  10. Innovation39▲ 2.5×26 topics
  11. COVID-1938▲ 1.89×23 topics
  12. Diagnosis37▲ 2.7×36 topics
  13. Violence33▲ 15×9 topics
  14. International Law31▲ 6.9×18 topics
  15. History30▲ 2.9×18 topics
  16. Political Violence27▲ 70×3 topics
  17. Health Promotion26▲ 5.6×15 topics
  18. Criminal Justice26▲ 7.8×5 topics
  19. Global Governance25▲ 7.5×11 topics
  20. Social Movements25▲ 5.7×13 topics
  21. Politics24▲ 6.2×8 topics
  22. Transitional Justice24▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Agriculture23▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Social Inequality22▲ 5.6×10 topics
  25. Corporate Social Responsibility22▲ 9.5×7 topics
  26. Society21▲ 7.4×7 topics
  27. Psychosocial Impact21▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Conflict21▲ 8.7×6 topics
  29. Constitutionalism21▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Reparations21▲ 80×2 topics
  31. Armed Conflict20▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Peace Process20▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Economy20▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Social Rights20▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Judicial Review19▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Competitiveness18▲ 16×6 topics
  37. land18▲ 129×1 topic
  38. Legal Theory17▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Legal Philosophy17▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Delinquency17▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Rosario publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, History and Politics in Latin America, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Criminal Justice and Penology.

Conflict, Peace, and Vio…20Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 20 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …18History and Politics in Latin America: 18 fractional worksComparative constitution…16Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 16 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…15Criminal Justice and Penology: 15 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 13 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 11 fractional worksOcular Diseases and Behç…9Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome: 9 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 9 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 9 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…9Business, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceDemographyPolitical Science and International RelationsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  2. 2 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 18 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 15 works
  5. 5 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 11 works
  7. 7 Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome Ophthalmology 9 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 9 works
  9. 9 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 9 works
  10. 10 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 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 available73.8%not open26.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Rosario's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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