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Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

In research, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,225 of 16,945 worldwide), Life Sciences (#10,504 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,972 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,650
of 28,054 · #21,192 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#2
of 12
Research works
631
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Valle de Guatemala known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,225 of 16,945 17.2%160
Life SciencesDomain #10,504 of 14,347 13.9%138
Health SciencesDomain #17,972 of 20,462 13.9%190
MedicineField #15,894 of 17,978 13.7%141
Physical SciencesDomain #19,553 of 21,541 11.7%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Valle de Guatemala 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: 2.25× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.81× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.78× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 4.02× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala?

Ranked on the composite score, John P. McCracken, Anaité Díaz-Artiga and Edwin Castellanos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Valle de Guatemala.

  1. 1 John P. McCracken Guatemala · #75,909 worldwide 341 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Anaité Díaz-Artiga Guatemala · #616,767 worldwide 83 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Edwin Castellanos Guatemala · #1,500,536 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Valle de Guatemala?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Public Health, Conservation, Biogeography and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.4×43 topics
  2. Climate Change12▲ 2.9×39 topics
  3. Sustainability11▲ 2.9×23 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 3.3×24 topics
  5. Biodiversity7▲ 5.8×16 topics
  6. Education6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  7. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.2×18 topics
  8. Renewable Energy5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.0×8 topics
  10. Conservation4▲ 6.8×14 topics
  11. COVID-194▲ 2.0×12 topics
  12. Biogeography4▲ 10×10 topics
  13. Population Dynamics4▲ 10×9 topics
  14. Pathogenesis4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  16. Taxonomy3▲ 16×7 topics
  17. Phylogeny3▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Autoantibodies3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  19. Evolution3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  20. Health3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Gender3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Vaccine Development3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  23. Physical Education3▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Vector Control3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Invasive Species3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Drug Resistance2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  27. Health Promotion2▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Conservation Biology2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Immunopathogenesis2▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Respiratory Infections2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Toll-like Receptors2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Antiphospholipid Syndrome2▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Endemism2▲ 87×2 topics
  35. Neotropical Region2▲ 106×2 topics
  36. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Mega Events2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Sport Tourism2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Household Fuel Use2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad del Valle de Guatemala publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Energy and Environment Impacts and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography.

Systemic Lupus Erythemat…2Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 2 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…2Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 2 fractional worksFood, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices: 2 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 2 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…1Physical Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 1 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 1 fractional works
RheumatologySociology and Political SciencePollutionPaleontology6 others

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

  1. 1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 2 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  4. 4 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 2 works
  5. 5 Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices Food Science 2 works
  6. 6 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 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 available60.2%not open39.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.4%domestic only48.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Valle de Guatemala's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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