Universidad del Zulia
In research, Universidad del Zulia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,217 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,846 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,765 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences (General Social Sciences is 18.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,389 of 22,385 · #16,660 all time
- Rank in Venezuela
- #2 of 29
- Research works
- 12k ▼ 14% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 44k 3.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.79× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 45% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Universidad del Zulia known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,217 of 9,585 | 13.9% | 481 | #4917 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,846 of 5,988 | 13.0% | 300 | #2729 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,765 of 6,403 | 4.6% | 134 | - | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,561 of 9,902 | 3.6% | 242 | #15668 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #1,281 of 2,581 | 15.1% | 63 | #2469 | |
| MedicineField | #4,545 of 8,541 | 3.4% | 165 | #13731 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,163 of 10,670 | 4.7% | 148 | - | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,436 of 1,930 | 15.2% | 82 | #2631 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,489 of 3,157 | 4.6% | 90 | #4267 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #1,602 of 1,895 | 4.8% | 61 | #3117 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Zulia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#4,917 #2,217
- Social Sciences#2,729 #1,846
- Health Sciences#15,668 #4,561
- Business, Management and Accounting#2,469 #1,281
- Medicine#13,731 #4,545
- Education#2,631 #1,436
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,267 #2,489
- Health Professions#3,117 #1,602
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad del Zulia work in?
In 2022-now, 48% of research at Universidad del Zulia is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences56348.4%
- Social Sciences35230.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting766.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance584.9%
- Psychology413.5%
- Arts and Humanities302.6%
- Decision Sciences60.5%
- Health Sciences27523.6%
- Medicine18816.1%
- Health Professions685.8%
- Dentistry121.0%
- Nursing50.4%
- Veterinary20.2%
- Physical Sciences17314.9%
- Environmental Science635.4%
- Computer Science605.1%
- Engineering211.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences80.7%
- Materials Science70.6%
- Energy40.4%
- Mathematics40.3%
- Chemistry30.2%
- Chemical Engineering20.1%
- Physics and Astronomy10.1%
- Life Sciences15213.1%
What does Universidad del Zulia specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.6 works19×
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 33.9 works6.1×
- General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 24.0 works4.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2.40×352 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.31×58 works
- Health Professions2.21×68 works
- Dentistry2.16×12 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.03×76 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×103 works
- Veterinary1.42×2 works
- Psychology1.16×41 works
- Environmental Science1.09×63 works
- Arts and Humanities0.90×30 works
- Nursing0.87×5 works
- Medicine0.84×188 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.81×10 works
- Computer Science0.66×60 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×3 works
- Neuroscience0.52×10 works
- Decision Sciences0.50×6 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×8 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×27 works
- Chemical Engineering0.40×2 works
- Energy0.39×4 works
- Mathematics0.29×4 works
- Materials Science0.16×6 works
- Chemistry0.15×3 works
- Engineering0.12×21 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works
- Social Sciences 2.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.3×
- Health Professions 2.2×
- Dentistry 2.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.9×
- Veterinary 1.4×
- Psychology 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Energy 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Zulia?
Ranked on the quality score, José Rincón, Jesús Mosquera and Rafael Navarro Pichardo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Zulia.
- 1
José Rincón
Venezuela · #923,559 worldwide 2.7k citations · 41 works
- 2
Jesús Mosquera
Venezuela · #1,011,503 worldwide 5k citations · 160 works
- 3
Rafael Navarro Pichardo
Venezuela · #1,596,970 worldwide 7.8k citations · 43 works
- 4
Carlos De La Cruz
Venezuela · #2,378,992 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
- 5
Maria Paula Diaz
Venezuela · #2,381,726 worldwide 492 citations · 27 works
- 6
Daniel Román-Acosta
Venezuela · #2,487,699 worldwide 330 citations · 39 works
- 7
Joselyn Rojas
Venezuela · #2,637,203 worldwide 3.9k citations · 313 works
- 8
Pablo Durán
Venezuela · #2,896,710 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
- 9
Ángel Ortega
Venezuela · #2,994,663 worldwide 842 citations · 34 works
- 10
Héctor Barrios–Garrido
Venezuela · #3,057,089 worldwide 895 citations · 75 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Zulia?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Globalization, Competitiveness, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Responsibility, Knowledge Management and Public Health.
- Research
- Digitalization
- Social Movements
- Medical Education
- Rural Development
- Communication
- E-Learning
- Pedagogy
- Tourism Management
- COVID-19
- Urban Development
- Economic Impact
- Organizational Culture
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Teacher Training
- Knowledge Management
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Public Health
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Education
- Innovation
- Epidemiology
- Competitiveness
- Social Responsibility
- Sustainable Development
- Digital Marketing
- Human Rights
- Latin America
- Health Promotion
- Globalization Effects
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Public Policy
- Social Impact
- Nutrition
- Distance Learning
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Welfare State
- Global Health
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education133▲ 6.7×48 topics
- Globalization93▲ 4.1×49 topics
- Innovation92▲ 7.6×37 topics
- Sustainability81▲ 2.9×48 topics
- Epidemiology77▲ 1.67×90 topics
- Public Health71▲ 4.2×41 topics
- Competitiveness64▲ 70×6 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises58▲ 28×5 topics
- Social Responsibility58▲ 21×7 topics
- Knowledge Management55▲ 8.6×16 topics
- Sustainable Development54▲ 3.0×39 topics
- Teacher Training54▲ 7.5×13 topics
- Digital Marketing53▲ 12×4 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems50▲ 42×2 topics
- Human Rights49▲ 4.2×34 topics
- Organizational Culture48▲ 11×10 topics
- Latin America45▲ 21×18 topics
- Economic Impact45▲ 7.3×7 topics
- Health Promotion45▲ 12×14 topics
- Urban Development43▲ 11×10 topics
- Globalization Effects42▲ 53×2 topics
- COVID-1942▲ 2.8×21 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education42▲ 57×1 topic
- Tourism Management42▲ 51×1 topic
- Public Policy40▲ 7.2×14 topics
- Pedagogy39▲ 6.7×11 topics
- Social Impact38▲ 8.3×10 topics
- E-Learning38▲ 3.4×10 topics
- Nutrition37▲ 7.2×14 topics
- Communication36▲ 9.8×10 topics
- Distance Learning34▲ 8.3×9 topics
- Rural Development33▲ 8.2×12 topics
- Leadership31▲ 5.5×14 topics
- Medical Education30▲ 9.6×9 topics
- Entrepreneurship28▲ 6.2×14 topics
- Social Movements26▲ 7.7×14 topics
- Welfare State25▲ 28×3 topics
- Digitalization25▲ 10×8 topics
- Global Health24▲ 13×5 topics
- Research24▲ 16×6 topics
Which research topics does Universidad del Zulia publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Medical Education and Educational and Organizational Development.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 42 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 21 works
- 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 20 works
- 4 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 19 works
- 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 18 works
- 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
- 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 15 works
- 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
- 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 works
- 10 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 13 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad del Zulia's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad del Zulia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad del Zulia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Maracaibo
- Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín
- Hospital Universitario de Maracaibo
- Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta
- Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández
- Rafael Urdaneta University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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