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Universidad Loyola

In research, Universidad Loyola stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,976 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,401 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,737
of 28,054 · #24,053 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#7
of 25
Research works
810
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidad Loyola 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 #4,976 of 10,521 12.7%182 #5262
Social SciencesField #4,401 of 6,365 12.9%111 #4037

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Loyola 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).

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: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.17× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 111 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Loyola?

Ranked on the composite score, José Juan Romero Rodríguez, Adolfo Hamer Flores and Ildefonso Camacho Laraña lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Loyola.

  1. 1 José Juan Romero Rodríguez Bolivia · #245,593 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Adolfo Hamer Flores Bolivia · #394,927 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ildefonso Camacho Laraña Bolivia · #411,564 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Adolfo Rodero Franganillo Bolivia · #471,093 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Loyola

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Loyola?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Ethics, Religion, Philosophy, Latin America, Catholicism, Theology and Social Dynamics.

▲ 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. Education33▲ 8.0×38 topics
  2. Ethics30▲ 26×23 topics
  3. Religion23▲ 20×14 topics
  4. Philosophy22▲ 20×11 topics
  5. Latin America21▲ 46×15 topics
  6. Globalization19▲ 4.0×40 topics
  7. Catholicism17▲ 183×4 topics
  8. Theology17▲ 72×5 topics
  9. Social Dynamics15▲ 104×3 topics
  10. Sociology15▲ 45×3 topics
  11. Liberation14▲ 356×1 topic
  12. Mental Health12▲ 3.5×25 topics
  13. Social Media12▲ 3.5×21 topics
  14. Sustainability10▲ 1.72×27 topics
  15. Communication10▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Human Rights8▲ 3.4×21 topics
  17. COVID-198▲ 2.5×11 topics
  18. History8▲ 4.9×16 topics
  19. Pedagogy8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  20. Gender8▲ 5.8×16 topics
  21. Welfare State7▲ 34×4 topics
  22. Technology6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  23. Literature6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  24. Gender Differences6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  25. Cultural Studies6▲ 6.2×11 topics
  26. Health Promotion6▲ 7.3×11 topics
  27. Political Power5▲ 43×3 topics
  28. Society5▲ 11×8 topics
  29. Social Sciences5▲ 15×8 topics
  30. European Union5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  31. Social Networks5▲ 7.6×6 topics
  32. Ethical Challenges5▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Migrant Integration5▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Digital Media5▲ 11×3 topics
  35. University Students5▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Economic Crisis4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Community Intervention4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Participation4▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Social Work4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Information Quality4▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Loyola publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Social Sciences and Policies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact and Social Skills and Education.

Religious and Theologica…14Religious and Theological Studies: 14 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 3 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 3 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 3 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 2 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Social SciencesCommunicationEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 3 works
  4. 4 Social Skills and Education Education 3 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 3 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies on Spain History 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors73.7%domestic only26.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Loyola's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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