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Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil

In research, Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,835 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,732 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,954
of 28,054 · #35,810 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#54
of 71
Research works
530
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
687
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil 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 #5,835 of 10,521 9.7%124 #9157
Social SciencesField #5,732 of 6,365 14.0%62 #6710

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil 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).

What does Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 26.2 works10.0×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 27.0 works7.6×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.59× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.63× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodríguez Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil.

  1. 1 Rodríguez Fernández Ecuador · #876,373 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil?

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

▲ 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. Small and Medium Enterprises29▲ 100×3 topics
  2. Education28▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Social Responsibility26▲ 68×4 topics
  4. Digital Marketing24▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Innovation Ecosystems23▲ 138×2 topics
  6. Urban Development23▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Economic Impact23▲ 24×1 topic
  8. Psychopharmacology Education23▲ 209×1 topic
  9. Competitiveness20▲ 153×6 topics
  10. Innovation17▲ 9.9×12 topics
  11. Globalization16▲ 4.9×19 topics
  12. Sustainability15▲ 3.6×19 topics
  13. Organizational Culture13▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Teacher Training10▲ 10×9 topics
  15. Social Impact10▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Pedagogy10▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Knowledge Management10▲ 10×7 topics
  18. COVID-198▲ 3.8×4 topics
  19. Human Rights8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  20. E-Learning8▲ 4.8×6 topics
  21. Inclusive Education8▲ 13×8 topics
  22. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.9×10 topics
  23. Decision Making7▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Educational Technology7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Qualitative Research7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Distance Learning7▲ 13×5 topics
  27. Communication7▲ 14×7 topics
  28. Gender Studies6▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Leadership6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  30. ICT6▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Social Justice6▲ 5.9×4 topics
  32. Virtual Teaching6▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Research6▲ 27×5 topics
  34. Ethical Leadership6▲ 202×1 topic
  35. Latin America5▲ 16×7 topics
  36. Entrepreneurship5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  37. Organizational Performance5▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Financial Reporting5▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Financial Analysis5▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Productivity Indicators5▲ 157×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, an…23Business, Innovation, and Economy: 23 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…4Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 4 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 3 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksViolence, Education, and Gender Studies: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 4 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Social Skills and Education Education 3 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Violence, Education, and Gender Studies Education 3 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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