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Universidad Internacional SEK

In research, Universidad Internacional SEK stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,662 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,349
of 22,385 · #10,128 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#49
of 71
Research works
578
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Universidad Internacional SEK

What is Universidad Internacional SEK known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,662 of 9,585 9.5%94 #6344

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Internacional SEK 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 fields of science does Universidad Internacional SEK work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Universidad Internacional SEK is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 109 fractional works · 48.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 30.5% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 24.3% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 47 fractional works · 21.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadInternacional SEK225fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences48%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6930.5%
    2. Psychology125.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting104.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance94.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities73.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Engineering2310.1%
    2. Computer Science156.7%
    3. Environmental Science93.9%
    4. Materials Science41.6%
    5. Energy21.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine3113.9%
    2. Health Professions156.7%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.2%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.54×15 works
  2. Social Sciences2.41×69 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.87×9 works
  4. Psychology1.75×12 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×10 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×3 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.13×7 works
  8. Energy1.07×2 works
  9. Computer Science0.86×15 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.79×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.79×9 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.75×2 works
  13. Medicine0.72×31 works
  14. Engineering0.67×23 works
  15. Dentistry0.66×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×6 works
  17. Materials Science0.45×4 works
  18. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×5 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  23. Nursing0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Internacional SEK?

Ranked on the quality score, Jaime David Acosta-España, Andrés Herrera-Yela and Juan Francisco Nicolalde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Internacional SEK.

  1. 1 Jaime David Acosta-España Ecuador · #800,763 worldwide 346 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Andrés Herrera-Yela Ecuador · #2,044,316 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Juan Francisco Nicolalde Ecuador · #2,257,880 worldwide 205 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Juan Carlos Navarro Ecuador · #2,884,220 worldwide 3.7k citations · 223 works
  5. 5 Alexander Maldonado Ecuador · #2,900,499 worldwide 298 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Daniela Stephanie Montenegro Salas Ecuador · #3,557,007 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Pamela Merino-Salazar Ecuador · #3,798,761 worldwide 286 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Javier Martínez-Gómez Ecuador · #3,838,066 worldwide 1.8k citations · 161 works
  9. 9 Antonio Villarruel Ecuador · #3,904,758 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Pedro Manuel Mosquera Hidalgo Ecuador · #3,949,310 worldwide 160 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Internacional SEK

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Internacional SEK?

The most cited paper from Universidad Internacional SEK is "Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region" (María Eugenia Grillet et al., 2019), with 230 citations. Next come "COVID-19 and dengue, co-epidemics in Ecuador and other countries in Latin America: Pushing strained health care systems over the edge" (156) and "Dengue and COVID‐19, overlapping epidemics? An analysis from Colombia" (137).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Venezuela's humanitarian crisis, resurgence of vector-borne diseases, and implications for spillover in the region María Eugenia Grillet et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 23 Feb 2019 230
2 COVID-19 and dengue, co-epidemics in Ecuador and other countries in Latin America: Pushing strained health care systems over the edge Juan Carlos Navarro, Jazzmín Arrivillaga, José Salazar-Loor et al. · Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease Open access 5 Apr 2020 156
3 Dengue and COVID‐19, overlapping epidemics? An analysis from Colombia Jaime Andrés Cardona-Ospina, Kovy Arteaga‐Livias, Wilmer E. Villamil‐Gómez et al. · Journal of Medical Virology Open access 19 Jun 2020 137
4 Household air pollution, health, and climate change: cleaning the air José Goldemberg, Javier Martínez-Gómez, Ambuj D. Sagar et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 2 Jan 2018 132
5 Analysis of phase change materials (PCM) for building wallboards based on the effect of environment R. David Beltrán, Javier Martínez-Gómez · Journal of Building Engineering Open access 25 Feb 2019 101
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Internacional SEK?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Human Rights, Innovation, Competitiveness, Health Promotion, Knowledge Management, Occupational Health and Globalization.

▲ 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-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
  1. Education18▲ 4.8×22 topics
  2. Human Rights15▲ 6.5×15 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 3.3×26 topics
  4. Epidemiology14▲ 1.55×51 topics
  5. Innovation13▲ 5.8×19 topics
  6. Public Health12▲ 3.8×29 topics
  7. Competitiveness11▲ 62×6 topics
  8. Health Promotion11▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Knowledge Management10▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Occupational Health10▲ 39×5 topics
  11. Inclusive Education9▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Social Justice9▲ 6.6×10 topics
  13. Digital Marketing8▲ 9.8×2 topics
  14. Quality of Life8▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Risk Assessment8▲ 5.3×5 topics
  17. Social Responsibility8▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Latin America8▲ 17×10 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises8▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Social Impact7▲ 8.4×8 topics
  21. Urban Development7▲ 9.4×4 topics
  22. Technology7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Economic Impact7▲ 6.0×3 topics
  24. Workplace Safety7▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Public Policy7▲ 6.6×7 topics
  26. Psychopharmacology Education7▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Tourism Management7▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Ethics6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Musculoskeletal Disorders6▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Access6▲ 9.3×8 topics
  31. Ergonomics6▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Research5▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Coping Strategies5▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Youth Offenders5▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Criminal Law5▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Legal Reform5▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Burnout5▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Legislation5▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Industrial Hygiene5▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Teleworking5▲ 139×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Internacional SEK publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Stress and Burnout Research.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and …5Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 5 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…4Stress and Burnout Research: 4 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…3Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 2 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsLawOccupational TherapySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 5 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 4 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  7. 7 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  10. 10 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 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 available78.5%not open21.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Internacional SEK's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Internacional SEK as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00093% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Universidad Internacional SEK0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Internacional SEK 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad Internacional SEK9.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2024.

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