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Universidad Especializada de las Américas

In research, Universidad Especializada de las Américas stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,427 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,321
of 28,054 · #41,873 all time
Rank in Panama
#15
of 19
Research works
251
▲ 253% vs 2013–17
Citations
328
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
88%
world 28%

What is Universidad Especializada de las Américas 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 #10,427 of 10,521 2.0%74 #16716

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Especializada de las Américas 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).

What does Universidad Especializada de las Américas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 24.5 works5.7×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.55× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.93× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Especializada de las Américas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Pedagogy, University Students, Mental Health, Nutrition, Occupational Health and E-Learning.

▲ 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. Education22▲ 9.3×17 topics
  2. Health Promotion14▲ 32×6 topics
  3. Pedagogy12▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Mental Health12▲ 5.7×11 topics
  5. University Students11▲ 137×2 topics
  6. Nutrition10▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Occupational Health9▲ 56×2 topics
  8. E-Learning9▲ 6.5×4 topics
  9. Sustainability9▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Public Health9▲ 4.4×11 topics
  11. Risk Factors9▲ 5.8×5 topics
  12. Globalization9▲ 3.2×19 topics
  13. Obesity8▲ 7.7×4 topics
  14. Educational Interventions8▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Chronic Diseases8▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Physical Activity8▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Healthy Lifestyles8▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Innovation8▲ 5.2×7 topics
  19. Educational Technology8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  20. Teacher Training7▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. COVID-197▲ 3.7×6 topics
  22. Coping Strategies7▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Distance Learning7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Resilience7▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Digital Divide7▲ 18×2 topics
  26. ICT6▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Virtual Teaching6▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Burnout6▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Health Professionals6▲ 162×1 topic
  30. Work Stress6▲ 162×1 topic
  31. Educational Leadership6▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Latin America6▲ 22×8 topics
  33. Quality Education6▲ 113×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Access6▲ 15×8 topics
  35. Public Policy6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  36. Inclusive Education5▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Communication5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Competitiveness5▲ 46×5 topics
  39. Rural Development5▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Workplace Safety5▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Especializada de las Américas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology, Stress and Burnout Research and Education and Teacher Training.

Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…6Stress and Burnout Research: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…6Education and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 4 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …3Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsSocial PsychologyEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 4 works
  6. 6 Social Skills and Education Education 3 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 3 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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 available87.8%not open12.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Especializada de las Américas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 253% higher 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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