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Universidad del Sinú

In research, Universidad del Sinú stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,277 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#8,829 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,213 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,696
of 28,054 · #25,738 all time
Rank in Colombia
#65
of 173
Research works
969
▲ 192% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Sinú 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 #8,277 of 10,521 11.2%126 #13786
MedicineField #8,829 of 10,443 2.9%146 #14697
Health SciencesDomain #10,213 of 11,982 2.7%183 #14580
Physical SciencesDomain #11,240 of 12,888 12.4%77 #18812
Social SciencesField #5,987 of 6,365 8.8%66 #9061

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Sinú 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#13,786 #8,277
  2. Medicine#14,697 #8,829
  3. Health Sciences#14,580 #10,213
  4. Physical Sciences#18,812 #11,240
  5. Social Sciences#9,061 #5,987
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: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Sinú?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Rico-Fontalvo and José Hernando Ávila-Toscano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Sinú.

  1. 1 Jorge Rico-Fontalvo Colombia · #931,801 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 José Hernando Ávila-Toscano Colombia · #1,090,325 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Sinú

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Sinú?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Promotion, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Education, Public Health, Quality of Life, Competitiveness and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Epidemiology38▲ 2.2×92 topics
  2. Mental Health26▲ 4.1×25 topics
  3. Education24▲ 3.4×28 topics
  4. Public Health21▲ 3.4×26 topics
  5. Health Promotion20▲ 15×8 topics
  6. Quality of Life19▲ 3.1×33 topics
  7. Globalization15▲ 1.82×24 topics
  8. Risk Factors15▲ 3.2×19 topics
  9. Treatment14▲ 2.8×37 topics
  10. Human Rights13▲ 3.0×12 topics
  11. Competitiveness12▲ 36×6 topics
  12. Obesity12▲ 3.7×15 topics
  13. Diagnosis12▲ 2.9×30 topics
  14. Innovation12▲ 2.6×17 topics
  15. Nutrition12▲ 6.1×9 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises11▲ 15×4 topics
  17. COVID-1911▲ 1.92×16 topics
  18. Digital Marketing11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  19. Urban Development11▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Economic Impact10▲ 4.1×3 topics
  21. Risk Assessment10▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. Social Responsibility10▲ 9.9×3 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems10▲ 22×2 topics
  24. University Students10▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Knowledge Management9▲ 4.0×11 topics
  26. Inclusive Education9▲ 6.2×9 topics
  27. Tourism Management9▲ 29×2 topics
  28. City Branding9▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Physical Activity9▲ 4.4×2 topics
  30. Psychopharmacology Education9▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Chronic Diseases9▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Educational Interventions9▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Healthy Lifestyles9▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Occupational Health9▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Environmental Management8▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Social Support8▲ 3.4×10 topics
  37. Coping Strategies8▲ 7.3×6 topics
  38. Healthcare Access7▲ 6.1×6 topics
  39. Aging Population7▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Global Health6▲ 9.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Sinú publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Education, Mathematics Research and Aging, Health, and Disability.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 9 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…4Health and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and …4Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsAccountingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  3. 3 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 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 available80.2%not open19.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Sinú's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 192% 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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