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Universidad Mayor de San Simón

In research, Universidad Mayor de San Simón stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,849 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,451 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,661 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,485
of 28,054 · #24,111 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#5
of 25
Research works
1.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Universidad Mayor de San Simón 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 #8,849 of 11,982 7.2%71 #12901
Social SciencesDomain #9,451 of 10,521 4.2%122 #12230
Physical SciencesDomain #11,661 of 12,888 7.7%78 #18322
Social SciencesField #6,153 of 6,365 4.0%83 #8239

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Mayor de San Simón 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#12,901 #8,849
  2. Social Sciences#12,230 #9,451
  3. Physical Sciences#18,322 #11,661
  4. Social Sciences#8,239 #6,153
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: 2.01× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Faustino Torrico and Rolando Claure‐Del Granado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Mayor de San Simón.

  1. 1 Faustino Torrico Bolivia · #1,083,373 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Rolando Claure‐Del Granado Bolivia · #1,334,289 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Mayor de San Simón

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Mayor de San Simón?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Latin America, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Social Inequality, Public Health 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. Epidemiology28▲ 2.2×64 topics
  2. Globalization27▲ 4.3×31 topics
  3. Education23▲ 4.2×22 topics
  4. Climate Change22▲ 2.6×41 topics
  5. Sustainability18▲ 2.4×34 topics
  6. Latin America17▲ 28×12 topics
  7. Public Health16▲ 3.6×28 topics
  8. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.9×18 topics
  9. Human Rights13▲ 4.1×13 topics
  10. COVID-1913▲ 3.0×15 topics
  11. Innovation12▲ 3.7×15 topics
  12. Social Inequality12▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.0×22 topics
  14. Health Promotion10▲ 9.7×9 topics
  15. Social Justice10▲ 5.1×9 topics
  16. Community Participation9▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Healthcare Access9▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Knowledge Management9▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Diagnosis9▲ 3.0×18 topics
  20. Communication8▲ 8.5×10 topics
  21. Social Movements8▲ 8.5×12 topics
  22. Digital Marketing8▲ 5.7×2 topics
  23. Pedagogy8▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Public Policy7▲ 4.7×6 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. Colonialism7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Inclusive Education7▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Social Networks7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Global Health7▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Rural Development7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  32. Distance Learning7▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Medical Education6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 6.7×11 topics
  35. Intercultural Education6▲ 24×4 topics
  36. Indigenous Knowledge6▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Migrant Integration6▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Community Health6▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Competitiveness6▲ 22×6 topics
  40. Social Responsibility6▲ 7.6×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Issues and Policies in Latin America, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Medical Education and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Social Issues and Polici…5Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations …5Educational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…4Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 3 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 3 fractional works
LawInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works
  8. 8 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 3 works
  10. 10 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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