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Universidad del Zulia

In research, Universidad del Zulia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,954 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,028 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,202 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,617
of 28,054 · #9,623 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#2
of 30
Research works
12k
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Zulia 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 #2,954 of 10,521 13.0%481 #3292
Social SciencesField #2,028 of 6,365 12.4%300 #2220
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,202 of 3,409 5.3%90 #2694
Life SciencesDomain #5,280 of 7,800 5.5%134 #6780
EducationSubfield #1,307 of 1,892 17.3%82 #1435
Health SciencesDomain #8,880 of 11,982 4.0%242 #6357
MedicineField #8,503 of 10,443 4.5%165 #6538
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,175 of 2,578 15.5%63 #2396
Physical SciencesDomain #12,010 of 12,888 6.5%148 #9026
Health ProfessionsField #1,862 of 1,928 3.0%61 #2799

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 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#3,292 #2,954
  2. Social Sciences#2,220 #2,028
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,694 #2,202
  4. Life Sciences#6,780 #5,280
  5. Education#1,435 #1,307
  6. Health Sciences#6,357 #8,880
  7. Medicine#6,538 #8,503
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,396 #2,175
  9. Physical Sciences#9,026 #12,010
  10. Health Professions#2,799 #1,862
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 Zulia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 20.5 works19×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 24.6 works5.1×
  3. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 21.1 works4.8×
← 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: 1.88× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 61 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 165 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 300 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Zulia?

Ranked on the composite score, José Ortéga y Gassét, Néstor V. Queipo and S. L. Kalla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Zulia.

  1. 1 José Ortéga y Gassét Venezuela · #53,029 worldwide 71 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Néstor V. Queipo Venezuela · #93,012 worldwide 546 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 S. L. Kalla Venezuela · #158,773 worldwide 155 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 José Enrique Fínol Venezuela · #309,811 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Patricia Nieto Rojas Venezuela · #353,763 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Carmen Gutiérrez Venezuela · #384,027 worldwide 40 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Johann Pirela Morillo Venezuela · #400,019 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 María Cristina Useche Venezuela · #435,239 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Luz María Venezuela · #435,905 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mariano Bacigalupo Saggese Venezuela · #442,947 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Zulia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Zulia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Globalization, Social Responsibility, Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Public Health and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education110▲ 6.3×47 topics
  2. Globalization83▲ 4.2×49 topics
  3. Innovation75▲ 7.1×35 topics
  4. Epidemiology70▲ 1.75×86 topics
  5. Sustainability65▲ 2.7×47 topics
  6. Public Health65▲ 4.5×38 topics
  7. Social Responsibility54▲ 23×7 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises53▲ 30×5 topics
  9. Sustainable Development51▲ 3.2×38 topics
  10. Competitiveness51▲ 63×6 topics
  11. Digital Marketing48▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Human Rights44▲ 4.3×32 topics
  13. Economic Impact42▲ 7.2×7 topics
  14. Health Promotion41▲ 13×12 topics
  15. Teacher Training41▲ 6.5×13 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems41▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Urban Development40▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Latin America39▲ 20×16 topics
  19. Globalization Effects39▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Psychopharmacology Education38▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Tourism Management38▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Knowledge Management38▲ 6.8×14 topics
  23. Organizational Culture38▲ 9.6×10 topics
  24. COVID-1935▲ 2.5×20 topics
  25. Nutrition34▲ 7.6×13 topics
  26. E-Learning32▲ 3.2×10 topics
  27. Pedagogy32▲ 6.6×11 topics
  28. Public Policy32▲ 6.4×13 topics
  29. Social Impact32▲ 7.9×10 topics
  30. Communication30▲ 9.8×9 topics
  31. Rural Development30▲ 8.6×12 topics
  32. Medical Education24▲ 9.2×9 topics
  33. Welfare State23▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Global Health22▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Distance Learning22▲ 6.5×8 topics
  36. Community Health22▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Social Movements22▲ 7.2×13 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality21▲ 20×5 topics
  39. Social Determinants of Health21▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Health Policy20▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad del Zulia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Health and Medical Education, Educational Innovations and Technology and Social Sciences and Policies.

Business, Innovation, an…38Business, Innovation, and Economy: 38 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 19 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 17 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 16 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 16 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 13 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…13Public Health and Environmental Issues: 13 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 13 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 13 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …12Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 12 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsGeneral Social Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 38 works
  2. 2 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 19 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 17 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 16 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 16 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 13 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13 works
  8. 8 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 13 works
  9. 9 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Zulia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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