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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#6,103 #4,530
- Social Sciences#4,434 #3,289
- Health Sciences#4,956 #5,947
- Physical Sciences#7,810 #7,158
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.
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
- Social Sciences15040.5%
- Social Sciences10829.1%
- Arts and Humanities123.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting112.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.8%
- Psychology82.0%
- Decision Sciences20.5%
- Physical Sciences9325.1%
- Environmental Science3810.2%
- Computer Science215.8%
- Engineering205.5%
- Energy61.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.8%
- Physics and Astronomy10.4%
- Chemistry10.3%
- Materials Science10.3%
- Mathematics10.2%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Health Sciences7821.1%
- Medicine5715.4%
- Health Professions164.4%
- Nursing30.8%
- Dentistry10.3%
- Veterinary10.2%
- Life Sciences4913.3%
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.
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
- Social Sciences2.30×108 works
- Environmental Science2.04×38 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.81×32 works
- Energy1.73×6 works
- Nursing1.73×3 works
- Health Professions1.65×16 works
- Veterinary1.38×1 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×10 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.25×5 works
- Arts and Humanities1.13×12 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.88×11 works
- Medicine0.80×57 works
- Computer Science0.74×21 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×1 works
- Psychology0.66×8 works
- Decision Sciences0.55×2 works
- Dentistry0.54×1 works
- Neuroscience0.51×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×9 works
- Engineering0.37×20 works
- Chemistry0.22×1 works
- Mathematics0.20×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
- Materials Science0.08×1 works
- Social Sciences 2.3×
- Environmental Science 2.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.8×
- Energy 1.7×
- Nursing 1.7×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Veterinary 1.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.2×
- Arts and Humanities 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
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
Rolando Claure‐Del Granado
Bolivia · #382,766 worldwide 2.4k citations · 155 works
- 2
Faustino Torrico
Bolivia · #396,365 worldwide 6.3k citations · 155 works
- 3
Nabor Moya
Bolivia · #702,252 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
- 4
Lineth García
Bolivia · #770,898 worldwide 2k citations · 47 works
- 5
Cristina Alonso‐Vega
Bolivia · #964,074 worldwide 2.4k citations · 48 works
- 6
Luís F. Aguirre
Bolivia · #1,123,880 worldwide 2k citations · 70 works
- 7
Mabel Maldonado
Bolivia · #1,159,729 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
- 8
Daniel Eid Rodríguez
Bolivia · #1,193,858 worldwide 291 citations · 38 works
- 9
Mercedes Iriarte
Bolivia · #1,329,720 worldwide 754 citations · 27 works
- 10
Evelyn Cardozo
Bolivia · #1,507,904 worldwide 709 citations · 33 works
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.
- Global Health
- Virtual Teaching
- Online Education
- ICT
- Medical Education
- Open Access
- Inclusive Education
- Colonialism
- Community Participation
- Distance Learning
- Social Justice
- Healthcare Access
- Communication
- Educational Technology
- Knowledge Management
- Human Rights
- Innovation
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Education
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Latin America
- Public Health
- Sustainable Development
- COVID-19
- E-Learning
- Social Inequality
- Digital Marketing
- Social Movements
- Health Promotion
- Pedagogy
- Technology
- Informal Learning
- Intercultural Education
- Digital Divide
- Social Networks
- Educational Projects
- Remote Learning
- Social Determinants of Health
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
- Globalization34▲ 4.6×37 topics
- Education30▲ 4.7×23 topics
- Epidemiology30▲ 2.0×67 topics
- Climate Change25▲ 2.5×43 topics
- Latin America21▲ 30×15 topics
- Sustainability21▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Public Health18▲ 3.4×30 topics
- Innovation18▲ 4.7×15 topics
- Sustainable Development16▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Human Rights16▲ 4.2×17 topics
- COVID-1916▲ 3.2×15 topics
- Knowledge Management14▲ 7.1×9 topics
- E-Learning14▲ 4.0×2 topics
- Educational Technology14▲ 3.2×9 topics
- Social Inequality13▲ 13×7 topics
- Communication12▲ 10×10 topics
- Digital Marketing11▲ 7.9×2 topics
- Healthcare Access11▲ 11×6 topics
- Social Movements11▲ 9.8×14 topics
- Social Justice10▲ 4.6×10 topics
- Health Promotion10▲ 8.6×9 topics
- Distance Learning10▲ 7.8×3 topics
- Pedagogy10▲ 5.3×5 topics
- Community Participation9▲ 7.2×6 topics
- Technology9▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Colonialism9▲ 5.1×10 topics
- Informal Learning9▲ 18×3 topics
- Inclusive Education8▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Intercultural Education8▲ 28×4 topics
- Open Access8▲ 21×2 topics
- Digital Divide8▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Medical Education8▲ 7.6×5 topics
- Social Networks7▲ 7.4×4 topics
- ICT7▲ 15×2 topics
- Educational Projects7▲ 43×1 topic
- Online Education7▲ 10.0×1 topic
- Remote Learning7▲ 43×1 topic
- Virtual Teaching7▲ 36×1 topic
- Social Determinants of Health7▲ 8.8×4 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
- 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 7 works
- 3 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
- 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 5 works
- 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
- 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
- 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 4 works
- 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 4 works
- 9 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 4 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Cochabamba
- Universidad Privada Boliviana
- Universidad Privada del Valle
- Universidad Central
- Fundación PROINPA
- Bolivia Adventist University
- Universidad Técnica Privada Cosmos
- Universidad Privada Abierta Latinoamericana
- Universidad Latinoamericana
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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