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Universidad Mariana

In research, Universidad Mariana stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,259 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,877 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,391 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,571
of 28,054 · #33,731 all time
Rank in Colombia
#100
of 173
Research works
1.2k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidad Mariana 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,259 of 11,982 2.9%83 #16292
Social SciencesDomain #7,877 of 10,521 3.8%208 #10743
Social SciencesField #5,391 of 6,365 3.3%112 #7781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Mariana 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. Health Sciences#16,292 #8,259
  2. Social Sciences#10,743 #7,877
  3. Social Sciences#7,781 #5,391
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.

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: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.33× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.83× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Mariana?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio de la Banda y Vargas, Luis Alberto Monteagudo de la Guardia and Fernando Palacios lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Mariana.

  1. 1 Antonio de la Banda y Vargas Colombia · #357,192 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Luis Alberto Monteagudo de la Guardia Colombia · #826,098 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Fernando Palacios Colombia · #867,446 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Mariana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Mariana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Small and Medium Enterprises, Competitiveness, Teacher Training, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education66▲ 11×31 topics
  2. Innovation43▲ 11×12 topics
  3. Small and Medium Enterprises41▲ 64×2 topics
  4. Competitiveness38▲ 130×6 topics
  5. Digital Marketing31▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Teacher Training31▲ 14×9 topics
  7. Social Responsibility31▲ 36×4 topics
  8. Sustainability30▲ 3.4×25 topics
  9. Innovation Ecosystems29▲ 79×2 topics
  10. Urban Development29▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Economic Impact29▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education29▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management29▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Organizational Culture29▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Health Promotion28▲ 24×11 topics
  16. Mental Health28▲ 5.1×16 topics
  17. Public Policy23▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Knowledge Management21▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Public Health20▲ 3.8×24 topics
  20. Quality of Life20▲ 3.7×16 topics
  21. Pedagogy19▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Qualitative Research18▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Social Impact18▲ 13×8 topics
  24. Educational Technology17▲ 4.0×11 topics
  25. University Students17▲ 82×2 topics
  26. Physical Activity17▲ 9.4×7 topics
  27. Leadership17▲ 9.5×5 topics
  28. Nutrition16▲ 10.0×5 topics
  29. Inclusive Education16▲ 13×8 topics
  30. Entrepreneurship16▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Digitalization15▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Obesity14▲ 5.2×10 topics
  33. Strategic Management14▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies14▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Occupational Health13▲ 31×5 topics
  36. Chronic Diseases12▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Ethical Leadership12▲ 198×1 topic
  38. Educational Interventions12▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Healthy Lifestyles12▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Distance Learning11▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Mariana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational and Organizational Development, Diverse Applied Research Studies and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…29Business, Innovation, and Economy: 29 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 14 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 12 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 10 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…8Aging, Health, and Disability: 8 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 7 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  2. 2 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 14 works
  3. 3 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 10 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 7 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 7 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-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Mariana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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