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Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí

In research, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,328 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#606 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,239 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Law — General Social Sciences is 13.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,397
of 28,054 · #18,853 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#32
of 71
Research works
3.6k
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí 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 #2,328 of 10,521 10.7%955 #3594
PsychologyField #606 of 2,181 7.2%115 #1485
Social SciencesField #2,239 of 6,365 11.6%575 #3208
EducationSubfield #949 of 1,892 13.9%237 #1637
Information SystemsSubfield #917 of 1,291 13.1%94 #1869
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,882 of 2,578 10.5%105 #1908
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,358 of 1,775 10.8%132 #2397
Physical SciencesDomain #9,940 of 12,888 9.0%265 #18522
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #998 of 1,272 11.1%128 #1893
Computer ScienceField #3,845 of 4,667 11.4%141 #5919

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí 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#3,594 #2,328
  2. Psychology#1,485 #606
  3. Social Sciences#3,208 #2,239
  4. Education#1,637 #949
  5. Information Systems#1,869 #917
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,908 #1,882
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,397 #1,358
  8. Physical Sciences#18,522 #9,940
  9. Economics and Econometrics#1,893 #998
  10. Computer Science#5,919 #3,845
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 Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.1 works14×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 32.5 works8.7×
  3. LawSubfield · 61.8 works7.0×
  4. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 49.1 works6.8×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 140 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 75 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 82 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 105 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.05× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.48× its world share, 115 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 575 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí?

Ranked on the composite score, María Zambrano, Frank Ángel Lemoine Quintero and Yuri Medrano Plana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí.

  1. 1 María Zambrano Ecuador · #197,319 worldwide 4 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Frank Ángel Lemoine Quintero Ecuador · #653,222 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yuri Medrano Plana Ecuador · #876,176 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jhonny Saulo Villafuerte Holguín Ecuador · #916,319 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Competitiveness, E-Learning and Economic Impact.

▲ 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▲ 11×41 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises161▲ 60×5 topics
  3. Innovation145▲ 9.1×23 topics
  4. Digital Marketing139▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Social Responsibility131▲ 37×6 topics
  6. Competitiveness125▲ 103×6 topics
  7. Educational Technology125▲ 6.9×28 topics
  8. E-Learning122▲ 8.0×15 topics
  9. Economic Impact121▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Innovation Ecosystems121▲ 77×3 topics
  11. Urban Development120▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Globalization Effects119▲ 110×2 topics
  13. Psychopharmacology Education117▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Tourism Management117▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Sustainability115▲ 3.1×45 topics
  16. Globalization110▲ 3.7×37 topics
  17. Pedagogy101▲ 14×12 topics
  18. Teacher Training92▲ 9.7×16 topics
  19. COVID-1990▲ 4.3×15 topics
  20. Inclusive Education89▲ 17×12 topics
  21. Organizational Culture86▲ 14×11 topics
  22. Knowledge Management80▲ 9.5×15 topics
  23. Distance Learning77▲ 15×7 topics
  24. Digital Competence75▲ 56×3 topics
  25. Sustainable Development73▲ 3.0×35 topics
  26. Social Impact72▲ 12×9 topics
  27. Online Education69▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Human Rights68▲ 4.4×16 topics
  29. Digital Divide68▲ 17×5 topics
  30. Public Health68▲ 3.1×23 topics
  31. ICT67▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Virtual Teaching66▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Health Promotion63▲ 13×11 topics
  34. Online Learning61▲ 4.8×16 topics
  35. Research53▲ 28×5 topics
  36. Leadership52▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Nutrition48▲ 7.0×10 topics
  38. Communication47▲ 10×9 topics
  39. Gender Studies46▲ 20×4 topics
  40. University Students43▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Diverse Applied Research Studies and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, an…117Business, Innovation, and Economy: 117 fractional worksEducational Innovations …66Educational Innovations and Technology: 66 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…38Diverse Applied Research Studies: 38 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 38 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 30 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 27 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 25 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 24 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 24 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 24 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 117 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 66 works
  3. 3 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 38 works
  5. 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 30 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 27 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 25 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 24 works
  9. 9 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 24 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 24 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 available80.5%not open19.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 147% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.