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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

In research, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,205 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,032 of 6,365 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,910 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Computer Science Applications is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,590
of 28,054 · #11,876 all time
Rank in Colombia
#30
of 173
Research works
8.1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 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 #3,205 of 10,521 10.9%610 #3863
Social SciencesField #2,032 of 6,365 10.5%398 #2322
EngineeringField #2,910 of 6,636 9.5%270 #4287
Physical SciencesDomain #7,231 of 12,888 7.8%634 #8880
EducationSubfield #1,177 of 1,892 15.0%136 #1007
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,402 of 3,409 8.0%106 #3417
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,706 of 2,318 9.7%112 #2799
Computer ScienceField #3,776 of 4,667 7.0%171 #3678
Environmental ScienceField #2,956 of 3,551 7.3%95 #3954
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,667 of 1,998 19.0%76 #2283

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas 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#3,863 #3,205
  2. Social Sciences#2,322 #2,032
  3. Engineering#4,287 #2,910
  4. Physical Sciences#8,880 #7,231
  5. Education#1,007 #1,177
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,417 #2,402
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#2,799 #1,706
  8. Computer Science#3,678 #3,776
  9. Environmental Science#3,954 #2,956
  10. Arts and Humanities#2,283 #1,667
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 Distrital Francisco José de Caldas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 31.8 works9.0×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 39.9 works5.9×
← 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: 1.56× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 171 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.22× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 270 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 95 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas?

Ranked on the composite score, Nelson L. Díaz, María Elvira Rodríguez Luna and Olga Lucía Castiblanco Abril lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas.

  1. 1 Nelson L. Díaz Colombia · #166,249 worldwide 157 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 María Elvira Rodríguez Luna Colombia · #363,050 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Olga Lucía Castiblanco Abril Colombia · #364,629 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Juán Carlos Pachón Mateos Colombia · #374,734 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Adela Molina Andrade Colombia · #414,750 worldwide 5 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Miguel Melgarejo Colombia · #518,178 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Johan Sebastián Colombia · #548,942 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Adriana Patricia Gallego Torres Colombia · #559,682 worldwide 5 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Lely Adriana Luengas Colombia · #565,066 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Germán Muñoz González Colombia · #581,826 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Innovation, Teacher Training, Educational Technology, Renewable Energy, Pedagogy and Communication.

▲ 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. Education171▲ 7.0×49 topics
  2. Globalization115▲ 4.1×51 topics
  3. Innovation90▲ 6.0×26 topics
  4. Sustainability87▲ 2.5×48 topics
  5. Renewable Energy83▲ 4.0×31 topics
  6. Educational Technology80▲ 4.7×24 topics
  7. Teacher Training75▲ 8.4×17 topics
  8. Climate Change66▲ 1.72×54 topics
  9. Sustainable Development62▲ 2.7×40 topics
  10. Pedagogy58▲ 8.3×13 topics
  11. E-Learning57▲ 4.0×10 topics
  12. Human Rights54▲ 3.7×16 topics
  13. Communication51▲ 12×11 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration47▲ 9.6×5 topics
  15. Digital Marketing46▲ 7.7×2 topics
  16. Qualitative Research45▲ 3.6×13 topics
  17. Social Movements44▲ 10×15 topics
  18. Knowledge Management43▲ 5.4×15 topics
  19. Power Electronics42▲ 8.9×7 topics
  20. Technology42▲ 5.5×16 topics
  21. Latin America42▲ 15×16 topics
  22. Public Policy39▲ 5.5×18 topics
  23. Inclusive Education38▲ 7.5×13 topics
  24. Distance Learning35▲ 7.2×7 topics
  25. Biogeography33▲ 8.9×15 topics
  26. Social Responsibility32▲ 9.7×6 topics
  27. Rural Development32▲ 6.5×9 topics
  28. Informal Learning32▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Smart Grid Applications32▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Small and Medium Enterprises31▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Social Impact31▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Social Sciences30▲ 15×8 topics
  33. Digital Divide30▲ 8.1×6 topics
  34. ICT28▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Innovation Ecosystems28▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Distributed Generation27▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Epistemology26▲ 61×2 topics
  38. Online Education26▲ 9.7×3 topics
  39. Decentralized Control26▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Energy Storage Systems26▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Innovations and Technology, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Business, Innovation, and Economy and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Educational Innovations …26Educational Innovations and Technology: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…25Microgrid Control and Optimization: 25 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 24 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…22E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 22 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distr…22Optimal Power Flow Distribution: 22 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 21 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…17Education and Teacher Training: 17 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 16 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 15 fractional works
Information SystemsControl and Systems EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsComputer Science Applications4 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 26 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 22 works
  5. 5 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 Educational theories and practices Education 21 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 17 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 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 available73.6%not open26.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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