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Universidad Espíritu Santo

In research, Universidad Espíritu Santo stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,392 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,617 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,042 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics — Economics and Econometrics is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,360
of 28,054 · #10,751 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#4
of 71
Research works
1.7k
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad Espíritu Santo 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,392 of 11,982 14.8%272 #5358
Social SciencesDomain #2,617 of 10,521 28.2%254 #4984
MedicineField #3,042 of 10,443 14.1%210 #6382
Physical SciencesDomain #6,195 of 12,888 23.4%110 #12969
Social SciencesField #3,576 of 6,365 25.9%118 #5686
Life SciencesDomain #4,794 of 7,800 24.0%74 #9470

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Espíritu Santo 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. Health Sciences#5,358 #2,392
  2. Social Sciences#4,984 #2,617
  3. Medicine#6,382 #3,042
  4. Physical Sciences#12,969 #6,195
  5. Social Sciences#5,686 #3,576
  6. Life Sciences#9,470 #4,794
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 Espíritu Santo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 45.2 works4.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.47× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 210 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.22× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Espíritu Santo?

Ranked on the composite score, Óscar H. Del Brutto, Rafael Alvarado and German D. Ramón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Espíritu Santo.

  1. 1 Óscar H. Del Brutto Ecuador · #36,745 worldwide 280 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Rafael Alvarado Ecuador · #235,332 worldwide 341 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 German D. Ramón Ecuador · #355,813 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Robertino M. Mera Ecuador · #446,719 worldwide 70 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Iván Chérrez-Ojeda Ecuador · #713,447 worldwide 57 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Miguel Félix Ecuador · #1,117,116 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Juan Carlos Calderón Ecuador · #1,236,883 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Carlos Ríos Ecuador · #1,409,485 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Karla Robles‐Velasco Ecuador · #1,467,532 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Espíritu Santo

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Espíritu Santo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation, E-Learning and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 1.97×114 topics
  2. Education51▲ 4.2×34 topics
  3. COVID-1938▲ 4.0×23 topics
  4. Innovation32▲ 4.3×16 topics
  5. E-Learning29▲ 4.1×9 topics
  6. Digital Marketing27▲ 9.1×2 topics
  7. Mental Health27▲ 2.6×30 topics
  8. Public Health27▲ 2.6×45 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises25▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Risk Factors22▲ 2.8×32 topics
  11. Knowledge Management22▲ 5.6×13 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.8×32 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Economic Impact21▲ 5.1×3 topics
  15. Urban Development21▲ 8.1×4 topics
  16. Competitiveness21▲ 37×6 topics
  17. Distance Learning21▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Educational Technology21▲ 2.5×20 topics
  19. Pedagogy21▲ 6.0×7 topics
  20. Organizational Culture20▲ 7.4×10 topics
  21. Social Responsibility20▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education20▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management20▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Health Promotion19▲ 8.6×11 topics
  25. Digital Divide19▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Obesity19▲ 3.5×21 topics
  27. Economic Growth18▲ 3.1×15 topics
  28. ICT18▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Online Education18▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Digital Competence18▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Virtual Teaching18▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Job Satisfaction17▲ 5.5×7 topics
  33. Educational Leadership17▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Teacher Development17▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Occupational Health16▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Quality Education16▲ 60×1 topic
  37. School Culture16▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Student Performance16▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Physical Activity16▲ 4.5×12 topics
  40. Inclusive Education14▲ 5.5×10 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Espíritu Santo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and Stress and Burnout Research.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…16Education and Teacher Training: 16 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…10Stress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 18 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 16 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 7 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available77.2%not open22.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.7%domestic only57.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Espíritu Santo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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