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Universidad Libre de Colombia

In research, Universidad Libre de Colombia stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,106 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,747 of 6,365 worldwide) and Law (#263 of 431 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Political Science and International Relations and Accounting — Law is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,144
of 28,054 · #18,794 all time
Rank in Colombia
#41
of 173
Research works
4.6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad Libre de Colombia 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 #4,106 of 10,521 11.8%544 #5047
Social SciencesField #2,747 of 6,365 11.2%376 #3275
LawSubfield #263 of 431 12.4%79 #430
Health SciencesDomain #7,994 of 11,982 2.0%391 #11622
Life SciencesDomain #5,871 of 7,800 2.7%99 #11227
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #931 of 1,201 10.4%97 #1104
MedicineField #8,211 of 10,443 1.7%323 #11736
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,252 of 2,578 12.4%61 #2710
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,254 of 2,578 7.8%75 #2894
Physical SciencesDomain #12,027 of 12,888 6.1%116 #16974

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Libre de Colombia 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#5,047 #4,106
  2. Social Sciences#3,275 #2,747
  3. Law#430 #263
  4. Health Sciences#11,622 #7,994
  5. Life Sciences#11,227 #5,871
  6. Political Science and International Relations#1,104 #931
  7. Medicine#11,736 #8,211
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,710 #2,252
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,894 #2,254
  10. Physical Sciences#16,974 #12,027
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 Libre de Colombia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 79.3 works12×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 97.2 works5.7×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 25.8 works3.7×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 323 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 376 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Libre de Colombia?

Ranked on the composite score, José Fernández Huerta, Alfred Jeanroy and José María Peláez Mejía lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Libre de Colombia.

  1. 1 José Fernández Huerta Colombia · #370,086 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Alfred Jeanroy Colombia · #371,900 worldwide 4 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 José María Peláez Mejía Colombia · #408,176 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Elsa Déhennin Colombia · #426,681 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Olivia Nederlandt Colombia · #540,250 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Arnaldo Ríos Alvarado Colombia · #763,276 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 M Graffar Colombia · #790,173 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Claudia Lux Colombia · #938,179 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jesús Alegría Iscoa Colombia · #1,063,984 worldwide 42 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández Colombia · #1,534,388 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Libre de Colombia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Libre de Colombia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Latin America, Education, Criminal Justice, Competitiveness, Health Promotion and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Human Rights109▲ 9.2×29 topics
  2. Globalization96▲ 4.2×46 topics
  3. Epidemiology89▲ 1.96×109 topics
  4. Education88▲ 4.4×46 topics
  5. Latin America70▲ 32×18 topics
  6. Sustainable Development61▲ 3.3×29 topics
  7. Criminal Justice56▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Public Health55▲ 3.3×36 topics
  9. Competitiveness49▲ 54×6 topics
  10. Health Promotion49▲ 13×9 topics
  11. Innovation46▲ 3.8×31 topics
  12. Social Responsibility45▲ 17×6 topics
  13. Small and Medium Enterprises41▲ 20×4 topics
  14. International Law40▲ 11×12 topics
  15. Corporate Social Responsibility39▲ 22×5 topics
  16. Judicial Review39▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Social Rights39▲ 104×2 topics
  18. Digital Marketing38▲ 8.0×2 topics
  19. Constitutionalism37▲ 34×4 topics
  20. Economic Impact36▲ 5.4×5 topics
  21. Legal Philosophy34▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Legal Theory34▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Urban Development34▲ 8.1×6 topics
  24. Innovation Ecosystems33▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Constitutional Rights32▲ 143×1 topic
  26. Inter-American Court32▲ 143×1 topic
  27. Globalization Effects32▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Psychopharmacology Education31▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Tourism Management31▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Nutrition31▲ 6.0×10 topics
  31. Occupational Health30▲ 23×5 topics
  32. Inclusive Education30▲ 7.3×10 topics
  33. Restorative Justice29▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Delinquency29▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Penal System28▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Social Control28▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Environmental Regulation26▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Judicial System26▲ 59×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Access26▲ 7.9×8 topics
  40. Contractual Law25▲ 178×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Libre de Colombia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Criminal Justice and Penology and Comparative International Legal Studies.

Comparative constitution…32Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 32 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…31Business, Innovation, and Economy: 31 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…28Criminal Justice and Penology: 28 fractional worksComparative Internationa…25Comparative International Legal Studies: 25 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 23 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 22 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…17Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 17 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 15 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 14 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 13 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsLawGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 31 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 28 works
  4. 4 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 23 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 22 works
  7. 7 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 17 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 15 works
  9. 9 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 13 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 available77.3%not open22.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Libre de Colombia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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