Universidad Independiente
In research, Universidad Independiente stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,933 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,597 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,897 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies (Cultural Studies is 7.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,781 of 22,385 · #4,732 all time
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #2 of 26
- Research works
- 2.1k ▲ 43% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 2.5k 1.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.89× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 91% world 40%
- International
- 32% world 18%
What is Universidad Independiente known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,933 of 9,585 | 7.0% | 463 | #2768 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,597 of 5,988 | 8.0% | 266 | #2419 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,897 of 9,902 | 2.3% | 160 | #5037 | |
| MedicineField | #2,818 of 8,541 | 1.8% | 120 | #4775 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,714 of 6,403 | 3.6% | 85 | #4965 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,839 of 3,157 | 4.3% | 67 | #3214 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,461 of 10,670 | 5.4% | 133 | #9086 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,220 of 1,896 | 6.0% | 99 | #1867 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Independiente 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,768 #1,933
- Social Sciences#2,419 #1,597
- Health Sciences#5,037 #2,897
- Medicine#4,775 #2,818
- Life Sciences#4,965 #2,714
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,214 #1,839
- Physical Sciences#9,086 #6,461
- Arts and Humanities#1,867 #1,220
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad Independiente work in?
In 2022-now, 55% of research at Universidad Independiente is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Medicine (13%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences59355.0%
- Social Sciences34432.0%
- Arts and Humanities12111.2%
- Psychology494.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting373.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance373.4%
- Decision Sciences50.5%
- Physical Sciences19418.0%
- Computer Science757.0%
- Environmental Science534.9%
- Physics and Astronomy262.4%
- Engineering131.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences80.8%
- Energy80.7%
- Mathematics60.6%
- Chemistry30.2%
- Materials Science20.2%
- Health Sciences18317.0%
- Medicine13712.8%
- Health Professions383.5%
- Dentistry60.5%
- Nursing20.1%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences1079.9%
What does Universidad Independiente specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 33.4 works7.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.88×121 works
- Social Sciences2.53×344 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.60×37 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×77 works
- Psychology1.49×49 works
- Health Professions1.32×38 works
- Dentistry1.08×6 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.08×37 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.07×26 works
- Environmental Science1.00×53 works
- Neuroscience0.92×16 works
- Computer Science0.90×75 works
- Energy0.81×8 works
- Medicine0.66×137 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×8 works
- Mathematics0.50×6 works
- Veterinary0.49×1 works
- Decision Sciences0.47×5 works
- Nursing0.30×2 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×11 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
- Chemistry0.15×3 works
- Engineering0.08×13 works
- Materials Science0.05×2 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.9×
- Social Sciences 2.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.5×
- Psychology 1.5×
- Health Professions 1.3×
- Dentistry 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Energy 0.8×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Independiente?
Ranked on the quality score, Robert Spychalski, Robert Spychalski and Fernanda Youglar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Independiente.
- 1
Robert Spychalski
Costa Rica · #447,572 worldwide 206 citations · 38 works
- 2
Robert Spychalski
Costa Rica · #991,566 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
- 3
Fernanda Youglar
Costa Rica · #1,131,010 worldwide 509 citations · 99 works
- 4
Karsten Heilemann
Costa Rica · #2,014,928 worldwide 46 citations · 32 works
- 5
Yasser DarkCode
Costa Rica · #2,070,060 worldwide 0 citations · 104 works
- 6
Sebastián Berón
Costa Rica · #2,071,146 worldwide 0 citations · 94 works
- 7
Sebastián Berón
Costa Rica · #2,163,049 worldwide 0 citations · 76 works
- 8
Anirban Kanjilal
Costa Rica · #2,512,520 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
- 9
Andrea Menéndez Menéndez
Costa Rica · #2,731,927 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
- 10
Fito Girolami
Costa Rica · #2,926,655 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Independiente?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Sustainability, Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Innovation and Public Health.
- Memory
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Competitiveness
- Social Responsibility
- Innovation Ecosystems
- ICT
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Digital Divide
- Gender
- Cultural Heritage
- Knowledge Management
- Ethics
- Distance Learning
- Identity
- Educational Technology
- COVID-19
- Innovation
- Public Health
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Education
- Sustainability
- Latin America
- Sustainable Development
- E-Learning
- Human Rights
- Pedagogy
- Literature
- Urban Development
- Digital Marketing
- Community Participation
- Inclusive Education
- Teacher Training
- Online Education
- Digital Competence
- Virtual Teaching
- Social Movements
- Social Impact
- Globalization Effects
- Tourism Management
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education133▲ 7.2×50 topics
- Globalization89▲ 4.2×47 topics
- Sustainability70▲ 2.7×42 topics
- Climate Change56▲ 1.90×43 topics
- Latin America54▲ 26×17 topics
- Public Health54▲ 3.4×38 topics
- Sustainable Development50▲ 3.0×26 topics
- Innovation48▲ 4.3×21 topics
- E-Learning44▲ 4.2×9 topics
- COVID-1942▲ 3.0×20 topics
- Human Rights42▲ 3.9×25 topics
- Educational Technology42▲ 3.3×20 topics
- Pedagogy41▲ 7.7×10 topics
- Identity37▲ 4.8×22 topics
- Literature37▲ 6.3×23 topics
- Distance Learning37▲ 9.8×7 topics
- Urban Development36▲ 9.4×8 topics
- Ethics35▲ 6.3×20 topics
- Digital Marketing34▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Knowledge Management34▲ 5.7×13 topics
- Community Participation34▲ 8.8×10 topics
- Cultural Heritage32▲ 5.6×20 topics
- Inclusive Education32▲ 8.2×10 topics
- Gender32▲ 5.4×19 topics
- Teacher Training31▲ 4.7×13 topics
- Digital Divide29▲ 10×4 topics
- Online Education29▲ 14×3 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises29▲ 15×4 topics
- Digital Competence29▲ 30×2 topics
- ICT28▲ 20×1 topic
- Virtual Teaching28▲ 49×1 topic
- Innovation Ecosystems28▲ 26×2 topics
- Social Movements28▲ 8.9×15 topics
- Social Responsibility28▲ 11×3 topics
- Social Impact26▲ 6.1×11 topics
- Competitiveness26▲ 30×6 topics
- Globalization Effects25▲ 33×2 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education24▲ 36×1 topic
- Tourism Management24▲ 32×1 topic
- Memory24▲ 9.1×6 topics
Which research topics does Universidad Independiente publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Education and Teacher Training and Public Health and Environmental Issues.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 28 works
- 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 24 works
- 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
- 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13 works
- 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 13 works
- 6 Cultural and Social Dynamics Plant Science 11 works
- 7 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
- 8 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 10 works
- 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 works
- 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 10 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Independiente's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Independiente as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0034% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Independiente over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2015.
Other research institutions in San José
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Universidad de Ciencias Medicas
- Universidad Autónoma Monterrey
- Costa Rican Department of Social Security
- Universidad Autónoma de Centro América
- Ministerio de Educación Pública
- Universidad Central
- Universidad del Valle
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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