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Universidad Ecotec

In research, Universidad Ecotec stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,060 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,816 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,603 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,028
of 28,054 · #22,601 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#31
of 71
Research works
708
▲ 490% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
84%
world 28%

What is Universidad Ecotec 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 #4,060 of 10,521 17.8%180 #9340
Physical SciencesDomain #6,816 of 12,888 16.1%119 #14666
Social SciencesField #3,603 of 6,365 19.2%92 #7251

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 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#9,340 #4,060
  2. Physical Sciences#14,666 #6,816
  3. Social Sciences#7,251 #3,603
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 Ecotec specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 39.5 works6.8×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 43.3 works5.6×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.57× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Ecotec?

Ranked on the composite score, Melinda Chu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Ecotec.

  1. 1 Melinda Chu · #1,476,990 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Ecotec

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Ecotec?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Economic Impact, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development and Globalization Effects.

▲ 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. Education44▲ 7.0×30 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises38▲ 59×3 topics
  3. Digital Marketing38▲ 24×2 topics
  4. Economic Impact32▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Social Responsibility32▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems32▲ 85×2 topics
  7. Urban Development32▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Globalization Effects31▲ 121×2 topics
  9. Psychopharmacology Education31▲ 128×1 topic
  10. Tourism Management31▲ 116×1 topic
  11. Innovation28▲ 7.4×21 topics
  12. Sustainability24▲ 2.7×35 topics
  13. E-Learning22▲ 6.1×9 topics
  14. Globalization22▲ 3.1×31 topics
  15. Competitiveness21▲ 72×5 topics
  16. COVID-1920▲ 3.9×11 topics
  17. Knowledge Management18▲ 8.7×11 topics
  18. Educational Technology17▲ 4.0×14 topics
  19. Pedagogy17▲ 9.5×4 topics
  20. Organizational Culture16▲ 11×9 topics
  21. Distance Learning16▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Digital Divide14▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Digital Competence14▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Online Education13▲ 19×2 topics
  25. ICT13▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Virtual Teaching13▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Inclusive Education12▲ 9.6×10 topics
  28. Teacher Training12▲ 5.4×9 topics
  29. Social Impact11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  30. Technology10▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Leadership10▲ 5.9×11 topics
  32. Organizational Commitment10▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Educational Innovation10▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Educational Leadership10▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Quality Education10▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Informal Learning10▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Health Promotion9▲ 7.8×9 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysts8▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Gender Studies8▲ 15×6 topics
  40. Ionic Liquids8▲ 8.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Ecotec publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Business, Innovation, an…31Business, Innovation, and Economy: 31 fractional worksEducational Innovations …13Educational Innovations and Technology: 13 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…10Education and Teacher Training: 10 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…6Diverse Applied Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 6 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationComputer Science Applications6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 31 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 13 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 10 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 6 works
  5. 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaLaw 6 works
  6. 6 Diverse Applied Research StudiesSociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational DevelopmentOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  8. 8 Catalysis for Biomass ConversionBiomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchAccounting 4 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental IssuesHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available84.0%not open16.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Ecotec's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 490% higher 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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