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Universidad del Valle

In research, Universidad del Valle stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,937 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,793 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,928
of 28,054 · #28,588 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#24
of 26
Research works
527
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Valle 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,937 of 20,462 4.9%152
Social SciencesDomain #14,793 of 16,945 4.4%238

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).

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: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 4.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.40× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.47× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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, Globalization, Health Promotion, Communication, Nutrition, Cultural Studies, Teacher Training and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 5.4×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.46×35 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.9×18 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×18 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.6×16 topics
  7. Innovation4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Communication4▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Health Promotion4▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Nutrition4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  11. Teacher Training4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Human Rights4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  13. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Cultural Studies3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  15. Colonialism3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  16. Knowledge Management3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Latin America3▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Ethical Challenges3▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Digital Marketing3▲ 5.9×2 topics
  20. Economic Crisis3▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Gender Differences3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Rural Development3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  23. University Students3▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Violence3▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Welfare State3▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Competitiveness3▲ 30×5 topics
  27. Participation3▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Community Intervention2▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Social Work2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Society2▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Executive Functions2▲ 37×3 topics
  33. Innovation Ecosystems2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Occupational Health2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Politics2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  36. Social Responsibility2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  37. Gender Studies2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Neuropsychological Assessment2▲ 92×2 topics
  39. Ethnic Identity2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Spanish-Speaking2▲ 280×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad del Valle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Historical and Modern Theater Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Aging, Health, and Disability.

Social Sciences and Poli…2Social Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Modern Th…2Historical and Modern Theater Studies: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…2Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…2Aging, Health, and Disability: 2 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 2 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 1 fractional worksMemory, violence, and hi…1Memory, violence, and history: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Innovation: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…1Historical Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional works
General Social SciencesClinical PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Social Skills and Education Education 2 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Valle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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