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Universidad EAFIT

In research, Universidad EAFIT stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,448 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,291 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,370 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,503
of 28,054 · #9,364 all time
Rank in Colombia
#17
of 173
Research works
5.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidad EAFIT 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 #3,448 of 10,521 17.9%384 #3102
Physical SciencesDomain #6,291 of 12,888 12.2%315 #7120
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,370 of 2,578 26.4%81 #1629
Social SciencesField #3,503 of 6,365 16.4%176 #3011
EngineeringField #4,695 of 6,636 11.3%121 #5160
Computer ScienceField #3,713 of 4,667 15.6%66 #3244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad EAFIT 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#3,102 #3,448
  2. Physical Sciences#7,120 #6,291
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,629 #1,370
  4. Social Sciences#3,011 #3,503
  5. Engineering#5,160 #4,695
  6. Computer Science#3,244 #3,713
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.

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: 0.83× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.99× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 121 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.18× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.13× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad EAFIT?

Ranked on the composite score, Leonardo García Jaramillo, Gustavo García and Ana Cristina Abad Restrepo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad EAFIT.

  1. 1 Leonardo García Jaramillo Colombia · #362,188 worldwide 9 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Gustavo García Colombia · #449,315 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ana Cristina Abad Restrepo Colombia · #457,992 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Santiago Sánchez González Colombia · #487,479 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Juan D. Restrepo Colombia · #489,744 worldwide 177 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Marleny Cardona Acevedo Colombia · #510,474 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Alberto Jaramillo Colombia · #531,981 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 María Virginia Colombia · #681,286 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Luisa Fernanda Muriel Gil Colombia · #706,240 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Camilo Tamayo Gómez Colombia · #737,170 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad EAFIT

Which keywords describe research at Universidad EAFIT?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Latin America, Innovation, Human Rights, Colombia and Violence.

▲ 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. Sustainability43▲ 2.2×49 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 2.6×50 topics
  3. Education39▲ 2.9×44 topics
  4. Deep Learning32▲ 1.19×45 topics
  5. Innovation31▲ 3.7×34 topics
  6. Human Rights28▲ 3.5×27 topics
  7. Climate Change28▲ 1.33×53 topics
  8. Renewable Energy24▲ 2.1×27 topics
  9. Sustainable Development24▲ 1.87×36 topics
  10. Latin America23▲ 15×18 topics
  11. Economic Growth20▲ 2.9×21 topics
  12. Social Capital18▲ 4.3×12 topics
  13. History18▲ 3.2×17 topics
  14. Colombia16▲ 112×2 topics
  15. Communication15▲ 6.3×10 topics
  16. Violence15▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Competitiveness15▲ 23×7 topics
  18. Knowledge Management14▲ 3.3×19 topics
  19. Society14▲ 9.3×7 topics
  20. Technology14▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises13▲ 9.6×5 topics
  22. Urban Development13▲ 4.5×5 topics
  23. Digital Marketing13▲ 3.8×3 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship13▲ 4.1×12 topics
  25. Agriculture12▲ 4.0×7 topics
  26. Social Movements12▲ 5.2×14 topics
  27. Social Responsibility12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis11▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility11▲ 8.9×6 topics
  30. Media11▲ 8.9×5 topics
  31. Subduction11▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Conflict11▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Power10▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Economy10▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Innovation Ecosystems10▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management10▲ 16×1 topic
  38. land10▲ 125×1 topic
  39. Tectonic Evolution10▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Judicial Review9▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad EAFIT publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, History and Politics in Latin America, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America and Digital Holography and Microscopy.

Business, Innovation, an…10Business, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …10History and Politics in Latin America: 10 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic …9Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 9 fractional worksDigital Holography and M…8Digital Holography and Microscopy: 8 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 7 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…6Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 6 fractional worksComparative constitution…6Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksImage Processing Techniq…5Image Processing Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging…4Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsDemographyGeophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  2. 2 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 10 works
  3. 3 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  6. 6 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Image Processing Techniques and Applications Media Technology 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 4 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 available71.9%not open28.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad EAFIT's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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