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Universidad Ecotec

In research, Universidad Ecotec stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,963 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,656 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,620 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution and Economics and Econometrics (Pollution is 14.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,367
of 22,385 · #9,263 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#43
of 71
Research works
708
▲ 131% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
84%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Universidad Ecotec

What is Universidad Ecotec known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,963 of 9,585 12.9%180 #5789
Social SciencesField #3,656 of 5,988 13.6%92 #5138
Physical SciencesDomain #7,620 of 10,670 11.5%119 #9111

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Ecotec 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.

  1. Social Sciences#5,789 #3,963
  2. Social Sciences#5,138 #3,656
  3. Physical Sciences#9,111 #7,620
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Ecotec work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Universidad Ecotec is in Physical Sciences, 41% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (14%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 209 fractional works · 42.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 71 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 3.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 30 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 202 fractional works · 40.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 106 fractional works · 21.5% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 46 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 42 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 29 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 38 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadEcotec494fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences41%

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
    1. Environmental Science7114.4%
    2. Computer Science418.3%
    3. Engineering418.3%
    4. Materials Science306.2%
    5. Chemistry102.0%
    6. Energy61.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering30.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Social Sciences10621.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance469.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting296.0%
    4. Psychology142.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.7%
    6. Decision Sciences30.7%
    1. Medicine306.1%
    2. Health Professions142.8%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences265.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.2%
    3. Neuroscience30.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad Ecotec specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 28.3 works15×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 41.7 works5.3×
← 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: 1.09× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.89× its world share, 71 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.39× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.39×46 works
  2. Environmental Science2.89×71 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.01×4 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.85×29 works
  5. Materials Science1.76×30 works
  6. Social Sciences1.70×106 works
  7. Energy1.28×6 works
  8. Chemistry1.26×10 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×26 works
  10. Computer Science1.07×41 works
  11. Health Professions1.07×14 works
  12. Psychology0.92×14 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.67×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×3 works
  15. Engineering0.55×41 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×1 works
  17. Veterinary0.39×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.35×3 works
  19. Medicine0.32×30 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.26×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×6 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.23×3 works
  24. Mathematics0.21×1 works
  25. Nursing0.20×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Ecotec?

Ranked on the quality score, Arnaldo Vergara-Romero, Daniel Oleas and Rafael Sorhegui-Ortega lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Ecotec.

  1. 1 Arnaldo Vergara-Romero Ecuador · #1,578,994 worldwide 437 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Daniel Oleas Ecuador · #1,724,464 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Rafael Sorhegui-Ortega Ecuador · #2,631,459 worldwide 176 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Narcisa de Jesús Ecuador · #3,053,595 worldwide 6 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Kelvin Adrian Sanoja‐López Ecuador · #3,320,718 worldwide 158 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Guido Omar Macas Acosta Ecuador · #3,375,798 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marcos Antonio Espinoza Mina Ecuador · #3,887,397 worldwide 101 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Mónica Llanos Encalada Ecuador · #4,063,986 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 José Alejandro Valdevila Figueira Ecuador · #4,173,097 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Alida Bella Vallejo-López Ecuador · #4,311,583 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Ecotec

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Ecotec?

The most cited paper from Universidad Ecotec is "Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into highly added value products: present and future" (Zhiwei Jiang, Yongjian Zeng, Di Hu et al., 2022), with 252 citations. Next come "Biomass to biofuels using hydrothermal liquefaction: A comprehensive review" (182) and "Intelligent approaches for sustainable management and valorisation of food waste" (145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into highly added value products: present and future Zhiwei Jiang, Yongjian Zeng, Di Hu et al. · Green Chemistry 24 Nov 2022 252
2 Biomass to biofuels using hydrothermal liquefaction: A comprehensive review Hossein Shahbeik et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Open access 7 Nov 2023 182
3 Intelligent approaches for sustainable management and valorisation of food waste Zafar Said, Prabhakar Sharma, Quach Thi Bich Nhuong et al. · Bioresource Technology Open access 23 Mar 2023 145
4 Flexible–robust MOFs/HOFs for challenging gas separations Abtin Ebadi Amooghin, Hamidreza Sanaeepur, Matineh Ghomi et al. · Coordination Chemistry Reviews 30 Jan 2024 135
5 Early Fault Detection in the Main Bearing of Wind Turbines Based on Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) Neural Networks and SCADA Data Ángel Encalada‐Dávila, Luis Moyón, Christian Tutivén et al. · IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Open access 8 Jul 2022 128
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Ecotec?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Waste Management and Economic Impact.

▲ 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-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
  1. Environmental Impact50▲ 5.9×32 topics
  2. Education49▲ 5.8×34 topics
  3. Small and Medium Enterprises38▲ 44×3 topics
  4. Digital Marketing38▲ 20×2 topics
  5. Social Responsibility33▲ 29×5 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems33▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Waste Management33▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Economic Impact33▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Globalization Effects32▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Recycling32▲ 17×6 topics
  11. Urban Development32▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education32▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management32▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Innovation30▲ 5.8×22 topics
  15. Marine Environment28▲ 39×3 topics
  16. Sustainability27▲ 2.2×39 topics
  17. Human Health26▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Pollution25▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Microplastics25▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Terrestrial Ecosystems25▲ 52×1 topic
  21. COVID-1925▲ 3.9×13 topics
  22. E-Learning24▲ 4.9×10 topics
  23. Globalization24▲ 2.4×32 topics
  24. Competitiveness21▲ 55×6 topics
  25. Educational Technology19▲ 3.3×17 topics
  26. Pedagogy19▲ 7.7×7 topics
  27. Knowledge Management19▲ 6.9×12 topics
  28. Distance Learning18▲ 10×9 topics
  29. Nanomaterials18▲ 3.4×14 topics
  30. Organizational Culture16▲ 8.6×9 topics
  31. Digital Divide16▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Digital Competence15▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Inclusive Education15▲ 8.2×12 topics
  34. Online Education15▲ 15×3 topics
  35. ICT14▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Virtual Teaching14▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Green Synthesis13▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Environmental Exposure12▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Bisphenol A12▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals12▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Ecotec publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Educational Innovations and Technology and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Business, Innovation, an…32Business, Innovation, and Economy: 32 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 25 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 14 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 12 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 11 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…10Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 10 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 8 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 7 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPollutionInformation SystemsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 25 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 14 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 12 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 10 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 8 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 7 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 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 available84.0%not open16.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Ecotec's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 131% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Ecotec as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Universidad Ecotec0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Ecotec 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.

still counting10%20%Universidad Ecotec11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2020.

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