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Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

In research, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,028 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,884 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,661 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Food Science — General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 10.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,915
of 28,054 · #12,175 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#1
of 25
Research works
3.4k
▲ 167% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Universidad Mayor de San Andrés 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,028 of 3,409 4.6%138 #1097
Social SciencesDomain #6,884 of 10,521 4.7%306 #9269
Social SciencesField #4,661 of 6,365 4.9%214 #6021
Physical SciencesDomain #10,242 of 12,888 5.1%164 #8729
Life SciencesDomain #6,402 of 7,800 5.1%175 #6645
Health SciencesDomain #9,936 of 11,982 3.2%131 #13550
MedicineField #9,020 of 10,443 3.8%80 #12507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Mayor de San Andrés 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,097 #2,028
  2. Social Sciences#9,269 #6,884
  3. Social Sciences#6,021 #4,661
  4. Physical Sciences#8,729 #10,242
  5. Life Sciences#6,645 #6,402
  6. Health Sciences#13,550 #9,936
  7. Medicine#12,507 #9,020
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 Mayor de San Andrés specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 34.1 works10×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 39.1 works6.7×
← 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: 3.74× its world share, 138 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 214 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Ticona, A. Velarde and C. Aguirre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Mayor de San Andrés.

  1. 1 R. Ticona Bolivia · #109,564 worldwide 185 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 A. Velarde Bolivia · #122,223 worldwide 193 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 C. Aguirre Bolivia · #150,765 worldwide 187 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Gladys J. Chipana Mendoza Bolivia · #632,064 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Saúl Cabrera Bolivia · #783,582 worldwide 93 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 María Luisa Soux Bolivia · #804,684 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Marcos Andrade Bolivia · #961,849 worldwide 36 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Mario Sanz Elorza Bolivia · #1,006,486 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Stephan Beck Bolivia · #1,086,043 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Alberto Giménez Bolivia · #1,154,007 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Public Health, Education, Biodiversity, Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Globalization78▲ 5.1×40 topics
  2. Sustainability57▲ 3.0×41 topics
  3. Public Health54▲ 4.8×35 topics
  4. Education54▲ 4.0×38 topics
  5. Environmental Impact48▲ 3.6×28 topics
  6. Latin America48▲ 32×17 topics
  7. Climate Change44▲ 2.1×59 topics
  8. Biodiversity41▲ 7.1×20 topics
  9. Nutrition38▲ 11×11 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture37▲ 15×8 topics
  11. Food Security34▲ 8.0×9 topics
  12. Human Rights34▲ 4.2×21 topics
  13. Sustainable Development31▲ 2.5×25 topics
  14. Agroecology30▲ 27×5 topics
  15. Rural Development30▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Rural Communities29▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Organic Farming28▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Soil Management28▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Agriculture27▲ 8.8×8 topics
  20. Health Promotion25▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Innovation24▲ 3.0×14 topics
  22. Social Movements24▲ 10×17 topics
  23. Economic Analysis23▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Community Participation22▲ 7.6×8 topics
  25. Digital Marketing22▲ 6.6×2 topics
  26. Livestock20▲ 54×2 topics
  27. Urban Development20▲ 7.1×9 topics
  28. Policy20▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Knowledge Management20▲ 4.5×11 topics
  30. Communication19▲ 8.1×13 topics
  31. Food19▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Economic Impact19▲ 4.2×5 topics
  33. Cultural Identity19▲ 4.6×11 topics
  34. Small and Medium Enterprises19▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Social Responsibility18▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Inequality18▲ 10×10 topics
  37. Innovation Ecosystems17▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Globalization Effects16▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Psychopharmacology Education16▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Tourism Management16▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Mayor de San Andrés publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and soil sciences, Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Plant and soil sciences28Plant and soil sciences: 28 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 19 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 16 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 7 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 7 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesFood ScienceEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 28 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 19 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  7. 7 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 7 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.4%domestic only56.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Mayor de San Andrés's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 167% 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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