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Universidad La Salle

In research, Universidad La Salle stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,525 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,799 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,543 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,989
of 28,054 · #27,678 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#6
of 25
Research works
1.3k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
1.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Universidad La Salle 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 #4,525 of 10,521 4.1%172 #6712
Social SciencesField #5,799 of 6,365 3.8%109 #6228
Health SciencesDomain #11,543 of 11,982 0.6%110 #18729
MedicineField #10,183 of 10,443 0.6%82 #16850
Physical SciencesDomain #12,876 of 12,888 0.5%61 #21067

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad La Salle 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#6,712 #4,525
  2. Social Sciences#6,228 #5,799
  3. Health Sciences#18,729 #11,543
  4. Medicine#16,850 #10,183
  5. Physical Sciences#21,067 #12,876
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.

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: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad La Salle?

Ranked on the composite score, Gema Elvira Adán Álvarez, Juan Jesús and Martínez García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad La Salle.

  1. 1 Gema Elvira Adán Álvarez Bolivia · #546,357 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Juan Jesús Bolivia · #866,621 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Martínez García Bolivia · #894,723 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 José Manuel Quesada López Bolivia · #1,320,808 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Federico L Rodríguez-Weber Bolivia · #1,384,622 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 José L Castellanos Bolivia · #1,470,313 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad La Salle

Which keywords describe research at Universidad La Salle?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Innovation, Knowledge Management, COVID-19, Health Promotion, Nutrition and Latin America.

▲ 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. Education43▲ 6.7×33 topics
  2. Globalization30▲ 4.0×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology24▲ 1.61×63 topics
  4. Innovation24▲ 6.0×16 topics
  5. COVID-1922▲ 4.3×14 topics
  6. Sustainability22▲ 2.4×26 topics
  7. Mental Health19▲ 3.5×19 topics
  8. Knowledge Management18▲ 9.0×9 topics
  9. Health Promotion17▲ 14×10 topics
  10. Public Health16▲ 3.0×17 topics
  11. Nutrition16▲ 9.7×11 topics
  12. E-Learning16▲ 4.3×6 topics
  13. Latin America16▲ 23×11 topics
  14. Digital Marketing16▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Educational Technology15▲ 3.4×12 topics
  16. Risk Factors14▲ 3.4×16 topics
  17. Pedagogy14▲ 7.6×7 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises14▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Competitiveness13▲ 45×6 topics
  20. Urban Development13▲ 9.6×5 topics
  21. Technology13▲ 6.6×9 topics
  22. Communication13▲ 11×9 topics
  23. Distance Learning13▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Teacher Training12▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Social Responsibility12▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems12▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Rural Development11▲ 8.5×7 topics
  28. Digital Divide11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Community Participation11▲ 7.8×8 topics
  30. Economic Impact11▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Psychopharmacology Education11▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Tourism Management11▲ 39×1 topic
  33. University Students10▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases10▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Online Education10▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Social Inequality10▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Digital Competence10▲ 30×1 topic
  38. ICT10▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Virtual Teaching10▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Educational Interventions9▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad La Salle publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Latin American Urban Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…11Business, Innovation, and Economy: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations …10Educational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…6Latin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…5E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…5Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsUrban Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 5 works
  8. 8 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 5 works
  10. 10 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad La Salle's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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