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Universidad Manuela Beltrán

In research, Universidad Manuela Beltrán stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,653 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,096 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,645
of 22,385 · #9,136 all time
Rank in Colombia
#78
of 169
Research works
857
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Universidad Manuela Beltrán

What is Universidad Manuela Beltrán known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,653 of 9,585 5.4%73 #7368
Health SciencesDomain #7,096 of 9,902 4.3%61 #8560

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Manuela Beltrán 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Universidad Manuela Beltrán work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Universidad Manuela Beltrán is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (19%), Psychology (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 101 fractional works · 43.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 29.7% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 22.1% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadManuela Beltrán230fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences44%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5724.7%
    2. Psychology2611.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities104.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine4318.6%
    2. Health Professions2510.9%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering198.1%
    2. Computer Science167.1%
    3. Environmental Science94.0%
    4. Mathematics20.9%
    5. Energy20.9%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.4%
    2. Neuroscience31.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.14× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.70× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.14×25 works
  2. Psychology3.70×26 works
  3. Social Sciences1.95×57 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.51×10 works
  5. Medicine0.97×43 works
  6. Energy0.94×2 works
  7. Computer Science0.91×16 works
  8. Neuroscience0.80×3 works
  9. Environmental Science0.80×9 works
  10. Mathematics0.79×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.68×5 works
  12. Engineering0.54×19 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×6 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.37×1 works
  16. Nursing0.30×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.12×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.08×0 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Manuela Beltrán?

Ranked on the quality score, Jonathan David Morales Méndez, Jhosman Alfonso Buitrago Buitrago and Torres Molina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Manuela Beltrán.

  1. 1 Jonathan David Morales Méndez Colombia · #3,440,151 worldwide 181 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jhosman Alfonso Buitrago Buitrago Colombia · #3,468,852 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Torres Molina Colombia · #3,586,788 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Luz Angélica Colombia · #3,918,451 worldwide 13 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Iván Ruiz Colombia · #3,939,640 worldwide 144 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Lina María Carreño Parra Colombia · #3,997,912 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Diego Enrique Londo o-Paredes Colombia · #4,019,447 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Manuel Leonardo Prada Rodríguez Colombia · #4,304,133 worldwide 17 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Steve Fernando Pedraza Vargas Colombia · #4,304,744 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jesús Santamaría Colombia · #4,343,684 worldwide 195 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Manuela Beltrán

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Manuela Beltrán?

The most cited paper from Universidad Manuela Beltrán is "Toward a Consensus Description of Vocal Effort, Vocal Load, Vocal Loading, and Vocal Fatigue" (Eric J. Hunter, Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva, Eva van Leer et al., 2020), with 259 citations. Next come "Calixarenes: Generalities and Their Role in Improving the Solubility, Biocompatibility, Stability, Bioavailability, Detection, and Transport of Biomolecules" (170) and "Obesity- and Lipid-Related Parameters in the Identification of Older Adults with a High Risk of Prediabetes According to the American Diabetes Association: An Analysis of the 2015 Health, Well-Being, and Aging Study" (113).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toward a Consensus Description of Vocal Effort, Vocal Load, Vocal Loading, and Vocal Fatigue Eric J. Hunter, Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva, Eva van Leer et al. · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research Open access 26 Feb 2020 259
2 Calixarenes: Generalities and Their Role in Improving the Solubility, Biocompatibility, Stability, Bioavailability, Detection, and Transport of Biomolecules Edilma Sanabria, Mauricio Maldonado Villamil · Biomolecules Open access 5 Mar 2019 170
3 Obesity- and Lipid-Related Parameters in the Identification of Older Adults with a High Risk of Prediabetes According to the American Diabetes Association: An Analysis of the 2015 Health, Well-Being, and Aging Study Robinson Ramírez‐Vélez, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Sousa, Katherine González‐Ruíz et al. · Nutrients Open access 4 Nov 2019 113
4 Percentage of Body Fat and Fat Mass Index as a Screening Tool for Metabolic Syndrome Prediction in Colombian University Students Robinson Ramírez‐Vélez, Jorge Enrique Correa‐Bautista, Alejandra Tordecilla‐Sanders et al. · Nutrients Open access 13 Sep 2017 110
5 A modified novel blade configuration proposal for a more efficient VAWT using CFD tools Iván Ostos, Iván Ruiz, Maja Gajic et al. · Energy Conversion and Management 19 Nov 2018 98
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Manuela Beltrán?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Public Health, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Innovation and Mental Health.

▲ 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-now 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. Education31▲ 7.7×28 topics
  2. Public Health22▲ 6.5×18 topics
  3. Health Promotion17▲ 24×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life16▲ 4.7×23 topics
  5. Mental Health15▲ 4.6×14 topics
  6. Nutrition15▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Physical Activity15▲ 13×9 topics
  8. Sustainability14▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Innovation14▲ 5.7×12 topics
  10. Epidemiology13▲ 1.37×29 topics
  11. Globalization11▲ 2.4×20 topics
  12. Educational Technology10▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. Teacher Training10▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. University Students10▲ 75×2 topics
  15. Inclusive Education9▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Obesity9▲ 5.3×6 topics
  17. Risk Factors9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Chronic Diseases9▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Occupational Health8▲ 32×4 topics
  20. Community Participation8▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Healthcare8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Knowledge Management8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Social Impact8▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Technology8▲ 6.6×7 topics
  25. Pedagogy8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Educational Interventions8▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Adolescents7▲ 8.8×5 topics
  28. Healthy Lifestyles7▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Risk Assessment7▲ 4.5×4 topics
  30. Social Sciences7▲ 20×8 topics
  31. History7▲ 4.2×9 topics
  32. Research6▲ 21×5 topics
  33. Distance Learning6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Ethics6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  35. Aging Population6▲ 29×5 topics
  36. Latin America6▲ 13×8 topics
  37. Communication6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  38. Psychology6▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Anatomy5▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Society5▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Manuela Beltrán publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Inclusive Education and Diversity, Medical research and treatments and Health, Education, and Physical Culture.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…7Health and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksInclusive Education and …5Inclusive Education and Diversity: 5 fractional worksMedical research and tre…4Medical research and treatments: 4 fractional worksHealth, Education, and P…4Health, Education, and Physical Culture: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 4 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 3 fractional worksEducational methodologie…3Educational methodologies and cognitive development: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksScientific Research and Technology: 3 fractional worksInclusion and Disability…3Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationSurgerySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 Inclusive Education and Diversity Education 5 works
  3. 3 Medical research and treatments Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Health, Education, and Physical Culture Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 4 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Scientific Research and Technology Computer Science Applications 3 works
  10. 10 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 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 available64.8%not open35.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Manuela Beltrán's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Manuela Beltrán as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Universidad Manuela Beltrán0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Manuela Beltrán over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad Manuela Beltrán2.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.3% in 2020.

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