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Universidad Indoamérica

In research, Universidad Indoamérica stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,141 of 10,521 worldwide), Law (#53 of 431 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,053 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Occupational Therapy and Computer Science Applications — Law is 35.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,981
of 28,054 · #13,843 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#12
of 71
Research works
2.3k
▲ 547% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
2.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Universidad Indoamérica 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 #1,141 of 10,521 19.2%1,025 #2662
LawSubfield #53 of 431 20.3%306 #231
Social SciencesField #1,053 of 6,365 19.6%761 #2232
PsychologyField #428 of 2,181 19.7%73 —
Business, Management and AccountingField #810 of 2,578 14.6%81 #2142
EducationSubfield #625 of 1,892 28.8%161 #1373
Information SystemsSubfield #680 of 1,291 22.6%70 —
Health SciencesDomain #7,386 of 11,982 15.3%128 #15620
Computer ScienceField #2,891 of 4,667 21.4%134 #4852
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,616 of 2,578 17.2%72 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Indoamérica 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#2,662 #1,141
  2. Law#231 #53
  3. Social Sciences#2,232 #1,053
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#2,142 #810
  5. Education#1,373 #625
  6. Health Sciences#15,620 #7,386
  7. Computer Science#4,852 #2,891
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 Indoamérica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 35.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 305.9 works36×
  2. Occupational TherapySubfield · 22.6 works9.1×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 32.0 works8.8×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 124.3 works5.7×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 134 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 60 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.89× its world share, 91 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.08× its world share, 761 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Indoamérica?

Ranked on the composite score, Janio Jadán-Guerrero, Mireya Zapata and Jorge Buele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Indoamérica.

  1. 1 Janio Jadán-Guerrero Ecuador · #532,419 worldwide 28 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Mireya Zapata Ecuador · #1,024,449 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Jorge Buele Ecuador · #1,054,983 worldwide 17 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Hugo Arias-Flores Ecuador · #1,161,148 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Aracelly Núñez-Naranjo Ecuador · #1,205,437 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 José Varela–Aldás Ecuador · #1,313,932 worldwide 26 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Ximena Morales-Urrutia Ecuador · #1,484,399 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Myriam Cumbajín Ecuador · #1,614,652 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Indoamérica

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Indoamérica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Human Rights, Inclusive Education, Criminal Justice, Social Justice, Ethics and Youth Offenders.

▲ 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. Education280▲ 11×40 topics
  2. Globalization254▲ 8.8×33 topics
  3. Human Rights232▲ 15×27 topics
  4. Inclusive Education169▲ 33×12 topics
  5. Criminal Justice145▲ 44×6 topics
  6. Social Justice140▲ 16×12 topics
  7. Ethics126▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Youth Offenders124▲ 188×2 topics
  9. Criminal Law124▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Legal Reform124▲ 264×2 topics
  11. Drug Policy124▲ 292×1 topic
  12. Innovation111▲ 7.1×31 topics
  13. Sustainable Development93▲ 4.0×35 topics
  14. Digital Marketing92▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Educational Technology87▲ 5.0×29 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises85▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Knowledge Management85▲ 10×19 topics
  18. Competitiveness82▲ 69×6 topics
  19. Social Responsibility82▲ 24×8 topics
  20. Economic Impact78▲ 9.1×5 topics
  21. Prison System77▲ 93×2 topics
  22. Urban Development77▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Innovation Ecosystems77▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Globalization Effects76▲ 73×3 topics
  25. Delinquency76▲ 117×2 topics
  26. Restorative Justice76▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Penal System75▲ 289×1 topic
  28. Social Control75▲ 208×1 topic
  29. Technology74▲ 9.6×12 topics
  30. E-Learning74▲ 5.0×14 topics
  31. Psychopharmacology Education74▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Tourism Management74▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Social Impact70▲ 12×9 topics
  34. International Law61▲ 14×14 topics
  35. Research60▲ 33×5 topics
  36. Latin America58▲ 21×12 topics
  37. Pedagogy58▲ 8.0×10 topics
  38. Legal Evidence56▲ 283×1 topic
  39. Standards of Proof56▲ 283×1 topic
  40. Teaching Strategies54▲ 12×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Indoamérica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Criminal Justice and Penology, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Social Issues and Polici…124Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 124 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 75 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 74 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 56 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 43 fractional worksComparative Internationa…40Comparative International Legal Studies: 40 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 38 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 37 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 22 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 20 fractional works
LawEconomics and EconometricsEducationPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 124 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 75 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 74 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 56 works
  5. 5 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 43 works
  6. 6 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 40 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 38 works
  8. 8 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 37 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 22 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 20 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 available75.3%not open24.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Indoamérica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 547% 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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