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Universidad Independiente

In research, Universidad Independiente stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,045 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,209 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,637 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,868
of 28,054 · #26,586 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#7
of 26
Research works
2.1k
▲ 192% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
91%
world 28%

What is Universidad Independiente 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 #4,045 of 10,521 7.2%463 #6098
Social SciencesField #3,209 of 6,365 7.6%266 #4771
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,637 of 1,998 8.1%99 #1963
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,092 of 3,409 1.8%67 #5374
Health SciencesDomain #11,048 of 11,982 0.9%160 #19309
MedicineField #9,979 of 10,443 0.3%120 #17493
Physical SciencesDomain #12,441 of 12,888 4.8%133 #20730
Life SciencesDomain #7,564 of 7,800 1.6%85 #14042

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 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#6,098 #4,045
  2. Social Sciences#4,771 #3,209
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,963 #1,637
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,374 #3,092
  5. Health Sciences#19,309 #11,048
  6. Medicine#17,493 #9,979
  7. Physical Sciences#20,730 #12,441
  8. Life Sciences#14,042 #7,564
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 Independiente specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 26.3 works7.7×
← 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: 1.67× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 99 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 266 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Independiente?

Ranked on the composite score, Paloma Herrera, Sergio Ernesto Ríos and Robert Spychalski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Independiente.

  1. 1 Paloma Herrera Costa Rica · #747,670 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Sergio Ernesto Ríos Costa Rica · #748,420 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Robert Spychalski Costa Rica · #1,311,161 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sebastián Berón Costa Rica · #1,475,789 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Independiente

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Independiente?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Sustainability, Urban Development, Community Participation, Public Health 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. Education81▲ 5.6×47 topics
  2. Globalization73▲ 4.4×42 topics
  3. Sustainability62▲ 3.0×38 topics
  4. Climate Change48▲ 2.1×36 topics
  5. Latin America44▲ 27×17 topics
  6. Sustainable Development43▲ 3.2×24 topics
  7. Public Health42▲ 3.4×35 topics
  8. Innovation36▲ 4.0×21 topics
  9. Human Rights34▲ 3.9×22 topics
  10. Educational Technology32▲ 3.2×18 topics
  11. Identity32▲ 5.2×16 topics
  12. Urban Development29▲ 9.5×7 topics
  13. Community Participation29▲ 9.3×10 topics
  14. E-Learning29▲ 3.4×9 topics
  15. Literature28▲ 6.3×19 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage28▲ 6.1×19 topics
  17. Digital Marketing28▲ 7.9×2 topics
  18. Pedagogy26▲ 6.4×9 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises25▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Gender25▲ 5.5×17 topics
  21. Knowledge Management25▲ 5.4×13 topics
  22. Social Responsibility24▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Economic Impact24▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Nutrition24▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Social Movements23▲ 8.9×14 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Inclusive Education22▲ 7.5×9 topics
  28. Memory22▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Public Policy22▲ 5.3×15 topics
  30. Competitiveness22▲ 32×6 topics
  31. Rural Development21▲ 7.3×8 topics
  32. Cultural Identity21▲ 4.9×14 topics
  33. Globalization Effects21▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Distance Learning21▲ 7.4×7 topics
  35. Psychopharmacology Education21▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Tourism Management21▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Health Promotion20▲ 7.5×9 topics
  38. Healthcare Access20▲ 8.3×10 topics
  39. Social Inequality17▲ 7.8×7 topics
  40. Online Education17▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Independiente publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and Public Health and Environmental Issues.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 21 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…13Education and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…11Public Health and Environmental Issues: 11 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 10 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksCultural and Social Dyna…9Cultural and Social Dynamics: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…9Social Sciences and Policies: 9 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…9Health and Lifestyle Studies: 9 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and…7Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  4. 4 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 11 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 10 works
  7. 7 Cultural and Social Dynamics Plant Science 9 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 9 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 9 works
  10. 10 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 7 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 available91.2%not open8.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Independiente's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 192% 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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