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Universidad Mayor de San Simón

In research, Universidad Mayor de San Simón stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,530 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,289 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,947 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#5,653
of 22,385 · #5,510 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#4
of 25
Research works
1.2k
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%

What is Universidad Mayor de San Simón 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 #4,530 of 9,585 3.7%122 #6103
Social SciencesField #3,289 of 5,988 3.5%83 #4434
Health SciencesDomain #5,947 of 9,902 4.3%71 #4956
Physical SciencesDomain #7,158 of 10,670 7.7%78 #7810

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,103 #4,530
  2. Social Sciences#4,434 #3,289
  3. Health Sciences#4,956 #5,947
  4. Physical Sciences#7,810 #7,158
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Universidad Mayor de San Simón work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Universidad Mayor de San Simón is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (15%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 150 fractional works · 40.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 108 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 93 fractional works · 25.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 10.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 78 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad Mayorde San Simón371fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences41%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10829.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities123.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting112.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.8%
    5. Psychology82.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Environmental Science3810.2%
    2. Computer Science215.8%
    3. Engineering205.5%
    4. Energy61.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine5715.4%
    2. Health Professions164.4%
    3. Nursing30.8%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences328.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
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: 1.81× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences2.30×108 works
  2. Environmental Science2.04×38 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.81×32 works
  4. Energy1.73×6 works
  5. Nursing1.73×3 works
  6. Health Professions1.65×16 works
  7. Veterinary1.38×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×10 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×5 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.13×12 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×11 works
  12. Medicine0.80×57 works
  13. Computer Science0.74×21 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×1 works
  15. Psychology0.66×8 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.55×2 works
  17. Dentistry0.54×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.51×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×3 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×9 works
  21. Engineering0.37×20 works
  22. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.08×1 works

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

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

  1. 1 Rolando Claure‐Del Granado Bolivia · #382,766 worldwide 2.4k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Faustino Torrico Bolivia · #396,365 worldwide 6.3k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Nabor Moya Bolivia · #702,252 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Lineth García Bolivia · #770,898 worldwide 2k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Cristina Alonso‐Vega Bolivia · #964,074 worldwide 2.4k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Luís F. Aguirre Bolivia · #1,123,880 worldwide 2k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Mabel Maldonado Bolivia · #1,159,729 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Daniel Eid Rodríguez Bolivia · #1,193,858 worldwide 291 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Mercedes Iriarte Bolivia · #1,329,720 worldwide 754 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Evelyn Cardozo Bolivia · #1,507,904 worldwide 709 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Mayor de San Simón

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Mayor de San Simón?

The most cited paper from Universidad Mayor de San Simón is "Predictions and tests of climate‐based hypotheses of broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness" (David J. Currie, Gary G. Mittelbach, Howard V. Cornell et al., 2004), with 1,312 citations. Next come "Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink" (1,225) and "International Study to Evaluate PCR Methods for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood Samples from Chagas Disease Patients" (481).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Predictions and tests of climate‐based hypotheses of broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness David J. Currie, Gary G. Mittelbach, Howard V. Cornell et al. · Ecology Letters 30 Sep 2004 1,312
2 Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink Roel Brienen et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2015 1,225
3 International Study to Evaluate PCR Methods for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in Blood Samples from Chagas Disease Patients Alejandro Gabriel Schijman et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 11 Jan 2011 481
4 Adsorption of heavy metals on natural zeolites: A review Lisbania Velarde, Mohammad Sadegh Nabavi, Edwin Escalera et al. · Chemosphere Open access 25 Mar 2023 479
5 Fluid overload in the ICU: evaluation and management Rolando Claure‐Del Granado, Ravindra L. Mehta · BMC Nephrology Open access 2 Aug 2016 420
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Mayor de San Simón?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Latin America, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Innovation, Knowledge Management and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization34▲ 4.6×37 topics
  2. Education30▲ 4.7×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology30▲ 2.0×67 topics
  4. Climate Change25▲ 2.5×43 topics
  5. Latin America21▲ 30×15 topics
  6. Sustainability21▲ 2.3×35 topics
  7. Public Health18▲ 3.4×30 topics
  8. Innovation18▲ 4.7×15 topics
  9. Sustainable Development16▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Human Rights16▲ 4.2×17 topics
  11. COVID-1916▲ 3.2×15 topics
  12. Knowledge Management14▲ 7.1×9 topics
  13. E-Learning14▲ 4.0×2 topics
  14. Educational Technology14▲ 3.2×9 topics
  15. Social Inequality13▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Communication12▲ 10×10 topics
  17. Digital Marketing11▲ 7.9×2 topics
  18. Healthcare Access11▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Social Movements11▲ 9.8×14 topics
  20. Social Justice10▲ 4.6×10 topics
  21. Health Promotion10▲ 8.6×9 topics
  22. Distance Learning10▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Pedagogy10▲ 5.3×5 topics
  24. Community Participation9▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Technology9▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Colonialism9▲ 5.1×10 topics
  27. Informal Learning9▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Inclusive Education8▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Intercultural Education8▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Open Access8▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Digital Divide8▲ 8.1×4 topics
  32. Medical Education8▲ 7.6×5 topics
  33. Social Networks7▲ 7.4×4 topics
  34. ICT7▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Educational Projects7▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Online Education7▲ 10.0×1 topic
  37. Remote Learning7▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Virtual Teaching7▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 8.8×4 topics
  40. Global Health7▲ 12×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Social Issues and Policies in Latin America and Health and Medical Education.

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 7 works
  3. 3 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 4 works
  9. 9 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Mayor de San Simón as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Universidad Mayor de San Simón0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Mayor de San Simón 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 Mayor de San Simón4.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2003.

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