Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Barranquilla · Colombia

Universidad Metropolitana

In research, Universidad Metropolitana stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,446 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,166 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

unimetro.edu.coROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#15,154
of 28,054 · #27,351 all time
Rank in Colombia
#63
of 173
Research works
388
▲ 147% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidad Metropolitana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #15,446 of 20,462 5.2%209
MedicineField #16,166 of 17,978 4.7%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Metropolitana 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).

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: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Metropolitana?

Ranked on the composite score, Martha Rebolledo Cobos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Metropolitana.

  1. 1 Martha Rebolledo Cobos Colombia · #1,215,311 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Metropolitana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Metropolitana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Epidemiology, Inclusive Education, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Pedagogy, Educational Leadership and Quality Education.

▲ 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. Education19▲ 8.3×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 3.0×61 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 4.2×24 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 3.4×14 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 5.3×19 topics
  7. Inclusive Education6▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Innovation6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  10. E-Learning5▲ 4.0×3 topics
  11. Pedagogy5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Treatment5▲ 3.2×24 topics
  13. COVID-195▲ 2.8×7 topics
  14. Educational Leadership5▲ 29×1 topic
  15. Educational Technology5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Quality Education5▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Complications5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Obesity4▲ 4.5×11 topics
  20. Ethics4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Health Promotion4▲ 10.0×7 topics
  22. Social Impact4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Higher Education4▲ 5.1×3 topics
  24. Social Justice4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Distance Learning4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  26. Nutrition4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  27. Physical Activity4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  28. ICT3▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Virtual Teaching3▲ 48×1 topic
  30. University Students3▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Aging Population3▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Children3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Competitiveness3▲ 26×6 topics
  34. Academic Performance3▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Informal Learning3▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction3▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Criminal Law3▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Imaging3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Legal Reform3▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Educational Interventions2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Metropolitana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology, Educational Outcomes and Influences and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and…3Educational Outcomes and Influences: 3 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…3Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 3 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…2Aging, Health, and Disability: 2 fractional worksHealth, Education, and Physical Culture: 2 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 2 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 2 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsLawSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 3 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 3 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Health, Education, and Physical Culture Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 2 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 available76.4%not open23.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Metropolitana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 147% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Barranquilla

All research institutions in Barranquilla

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.