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Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena

In research, Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,652 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#436 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,967 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Computer Science Applications and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology is 74.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,011
of 28,054 · #18,382 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#27
of 71
Research works
2.1k
▲ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena 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 #1,652 of 10,521 11.4%692 #3327
PsychologyField #436 of 2,181 9.0%122 #1129
Social SciencesField #1,967 of 6,365 12.7%396 #3751
EducationSubfield #927 of 1,892 13.9%193 #1803
Information SystemsSubfield #903 of 1,291 13.3%92 #1936
Computer ScienceField #3,294 of 4,667 12.9%146 #5643
Health SciencesDomain #8,518 of 11,982 5.3%112 #18085
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,898 of 2,578 7.1%77 #3275
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,470 of 1,775 12.4%85 #2913
Physical SciencesDomain #10,772 of 12,888 11.5%261 #18726

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena 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#3,327 #1,652
  2. Psychology#1,129 #436
  3. Social Sciences#3,751 #1,967
  4. Education#1,803 #927
  5. Information Systems#1,936 #903
  6. Computer Science#5,643 #3,294
  7. Health Sciences#18,085 #8,518
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#3,275 #1,898
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,913 #1,470
  10. Physical Sciences#18,726 #10,772
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 Estatal Península de Santa Elena specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology takes 74.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 27.6 works75×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 28.8 works10×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 51.7 works10×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 26.6 works8.5×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 146 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.11× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.53× its world share, 85 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.54× its world share, 122 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 396 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena?

Ranked on the composite score, Teresa Guarda, Carlos Balmaseda Espinosa and Elizeth Flores lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena.

  1. 1 Teresa Guarda Ecuador · #1,028,832 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Carlos Balmaseda Espinosa Ecuador · #1,043,453 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Elizeth Flores Ecuador · #1,046,334 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Innovation, Teacher Training, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Small and Medium Enterprises and Digital Marketing.

▲ 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. Education244▲ 13×36 topics
  2. Educational Technology132▲ 9.8×18 topics
  3. Innovation116▲ 9.8×19 topics
  4. Teacher Training106▲ 15×11 topics
  5. E-Learning105▲ 9.3×12 topics
  6. Pedagogy104▲ 19×9 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises99▲ 50×4 topics
  8. Digital Marketing98▲ 21×2 topics
  9. Inclusive Education84▲ 21×10 topics
  10. COVID-1981▲ 5.2×11 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems81▲ 70×2 topics
  12. Social Responsibility80▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Economic Impact79▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Urban Development79▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Globalization Effects79▲ 98×2 topics
  16. Competitiveness79▲ 87×6 topics
  17. Tourism Management78▲ 94×2 topics
  18. City Branding78▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Psychopharmacology Education78▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Distance Learning74▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Research68▲ 49×4 topics
  22. Digital Divide68▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Digital Competence68▲ 68×2 topics
  24. ICT67▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Online Education67▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Virtual Teaching66▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Curriculum Development60▲ 7.6×5 topics
  28. Knowledge Management60▲ 9.6×9 topics
  29. Student Achievement57▲ 60×4 topics
  30. University Students50▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Health Promotion50▲ 14×10 topics
  32. Social Impact49▲ 11×9 topics
  33. Organizational Culture48▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Online Learning47▲ 5.0×11 topics
  35. Communication47▲ 14×10 topics
  36. Physical Activity46▲ 8.3×8 topics
  37. Informal Learning44▲ 30×3 topics
  38. Nutrition43▲ 8.5×11 topics
  39. Cognitive Development39▲ 28×5 topics
  40. Social Sciences38▲ 24×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Educational methodologies and cognitive development and Business, Education, Mathematics Research.

Business, Innovation, an…78Business, Innovation, and Economy: 78 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 66 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 33 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 30 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 29 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 27 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…27Health and Lifestyle Studies: 27 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 26 fractional worksSocial impacts of COVID-19: 24 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 23 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 78 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 66 works
  3. 3 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 33 works
  4. 4 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 30 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 29 works
  6. 6 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 27 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 27 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 26 works
  9. 9 Social impacts of COVID-19 Safety Research 24 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 23 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 available88.8%not open11.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.