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Universidad del Valle

In research, Universidad del Valle stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,712 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,524 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,955 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences and Computer Science Applications — General Social Sciences is 17.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,472
of 28,054 · #5,030 all time
Rank in Colombia
#12
of 173
Research works
16k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
106k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Valle 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 #2,712 of 10,521 11.4%911 #2735
Health SciencesDomain #3,524 of 11,982 6.0%649 #4105
Social SciencesField #1,955 of 6,365 11.5%519 #2042
Physical SciencesDomain #4,359 of 12,888 7.8%810 #3983
MedicineField #4,675 of 10,443 5.9%486 #4550
EngineeringField #2,972 of 6,636 7.9%298 #3314
Life SciencesDomain #4,688 of 7,800 9.6%286 #4192
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,260 of 1,998 13.7%100 #1445
EducationSubfield #1,196 of 1,892 17.4%102 #1538
Environmental ScienceField #2,481 of 3,551 8.7%160 #2115

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Valle 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#2,735 #2,712
  2. Health Sciences#4,105 #3,524
  3. Social Sciences#2,042 #1,955
  4. Physical Sciences#3,983 #4,359
  5. Medicine#4,550 #4,675
  6. Engineering#3,314 #2,972
  7. Life Sciences#4,192 #4,688
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,445 #1,260
  9. Education#1,538 #1,196
  10. Environmental Science#2,115 #2,481
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 Valle specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 50.1 works17×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 27.2 works4.1×
← 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: 1.27× its world share, 161 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 40 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 298 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 160 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.24× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 118 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 486 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 100 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 95 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 520 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Valle?

Ranked on the composite score, Pelayo Correa, N. Porras‐Montenegro and Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Valle.

  1. 1 Pelayo Correa Colombia · #14,431 worldwide 528 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 N. Porras‐Montenegro Colombia · #108,616 worldwide 161 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez Colombia · #112,104 worldwide 376 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Silvio Delvasto Colombia · #180,173 worldwide 245 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Luis Eduardo Bravo Colombia · #258,915 worldwide 92 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Juan María Laboa Gallego Colombia · #267,277 worldwide 0 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Beatriz Parra Colombia · #268,442 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Gilberto Loaiza Cano Colombia · #275,022 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Inge Armbrecht Colombia · #307,301 worldwide 131 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Javier Duque Daza Colombia · #311,975 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Valle

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Valle?

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

▲ 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. Education195▲ 4.3×58 topics
  2. Epidemiology155▲ 1.47×120 topics
  3. Sustainability137▲ 2.1×79 topics
  4. Globalization114▲ 2.2×65 topics
  5. Climate Change108▲ 1.51×78 topics
  6. Innovation105▲ 3.8×30 topics
  7. Public Health89▲ 2.3×54 topics
  8. Environmental Impact75▲ 1.67×43 topics
  9. Mental Health70▲ 1.80×37 topics
  10. Latin America70▲ 14×19 topics
  11. History69▲ 3.7×25 topics
  12. Quality of Life67▲ 1.76×49 topics
  13. Health Promotion67▲ 8.0×16 topics
  14. Digital Marketing62▲ 5.6×4 topics
  15. Human Rights60▲ 2.2×28 topics
  16. Competitiveness59▲ 28×6 topics
  17. Knowledge Management59▲ 4.0×17 topics
  18. Technology57▲ 4.1×15 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises56▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Social Responsibility55▲ 8.9×4 topics
  21. Society52▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Urban Development48▲ 5.0×9 topics
  23. Economic Impact47▲ 3.1×6 topics
  24. Ethics46▲ 3.5×24 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems44▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Public Policy44▲ 3.4×16 topics
  27. Psychopharmacology Education43▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Tourism Management43▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Colombia42▲ 91×2 topics
  30. Agriculture42▲ 4.0×12 topics
  31. Community Participation42▲ 4.3×11 topics
  32. Rural Development42▲ 4.5×10 topics
  33. Communication40▲ 4.9×14 topics
  34. Social Sciences40▲ 11×13 topics
  35. Violence39▲ 10×9 topics
  36. Social Movements38▲ 4.8×16 topics
  37. Welfare State37▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Participation34▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Global Health32▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Economic Crisis30▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Valle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Sciences and Policies, History and Politics in Latin America and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 43 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 28 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …27History and Politics in Latin America: 27 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…19E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 19 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 18 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 17 fractional worksEducational Innovations …17Educational Innovations and Technology: 17 fractional worksPhilosophical Thought and Analysis: 16 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 15 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…15Health and Lifestyle Studies: 15 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Social SciencesDemographyComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 43 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 28 works
  3. 3 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 27 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 19 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 18 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 17 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 17 works
  8. 8 Philosophical Thought and Analysis General Social Sciences 16 works
  9. 9 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 15 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 available70.9%not open29.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Valle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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