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Universidad Hispanoamerica

In research, Universidad Hispanoamerica stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,901 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,224
of 28,054 · #35,659 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#20
of 26
Research works
519
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Universidad Hispanoamerica 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 #9,901 of 10,521 5.4%61 #16119

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Hispanoamerica 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).

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: 1.31× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.47× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.33× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 34 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.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Hispanoamerica?

Ranked on the composite score, Lihteh Wu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Hispanoamerica.

  1. 1 Lihteh Wu Costa Rica · #1,052,001 worldwide 21 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Hispanoamerica

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Hispanoamerica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Promotion, Public Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Risk Factors, Educational Interventions, University Students and Chronic Diseases.

▲ 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. Health Promotion18▲ 36×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 2.3×36 topics
  3. Public Health14▲ 6.1×22 topics
  4. Mental Health12▲ 5.4×6 topics
  5. Risk Factors11▲ 6.4×9 topics
  6. Education10▲ 3.9×15 topics
  7. COVID-1910▲ 4.9×8 topics
  8. Nutrition10▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Educational Interventions9▲ 60×2 topics
  10. University Students9▲ 97×2 topics
  11. Chronic Diseases8▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Obesity8▲ 7.2×4 topics
  13. Healthy Lifestyles8▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Physical Activity8▲ 11×1 topic
  15. Globalization7▲ 2.4×15 topics
  16. Knowledge Management7▲ 8.7×8 topics
  17. E-Learning7▲ 4.7×4 topics
  18. Educational Technology7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Innovation7▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Digital Marketing6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  21. Global Health6▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Distance Learning6▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Pandemic6▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Health Education5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  25. Technology5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  26. Communication5▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Occupational Health5▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Social Networks5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Medical Education5▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Social Support5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Digital Transformation5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Pedagogy5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Aging Population5▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Informal Learning5▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Community Health4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Community Participation4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  37. Innovation Ecosystems4▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Maternal Health4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Small and Medium Enterprises4▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Hispanoamerica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Medical Education and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 3 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 3 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…3Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 3 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…3E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksPublic Health and Social…2Public Health and Social Inequalities: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 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 4 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 3 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 3 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 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 available66.6%not open33.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Hispanoamerica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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