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Universidad Metropolitana

In research, Universidad Metropolitana stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,092 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,840 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,796 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Economics and Econometrics — Law is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,898
of 28,054 · #30,944 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#53
of 71
Research works
966
▲ 245% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad Metropolitana 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,092 of 10,521 12.1%206 #7160
Social SciencesField #3,840 of 6,365 14.4%114 #5288
Health SciencesDomain #11,796 of 11,982 1.1%67 #17354

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).

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. Social Sciences#7,160 #6,092
  2. Social Sciences#5,288 #3,840
  3. Health Sciences#17,354 #11,796
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 Metropolitana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 20.0 works10×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 41.7 works7.9×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.99× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.66× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.91× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.09× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Metropolitana?

Ranked on the composite score, Rolando Medina Peña lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Metropolitana.

  1. 1 Rolando Medina Peña Ecuador · #888,045 worldwide 1 citations · 15 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, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Urban Development, Globalization Effects and Economic Impact.

▲ 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. Education47▲ 8.3×28 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises46▲ 79×3 topics
  3. Digital Marketing44▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Social Responsibility43▲ 56×4 topics
  5. Innovation Ecosystems39▲ 113×2 topics
  6. Globalization Effects38▲ 161×2 topics
  7. Urban Development38▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Economic Impact38▲ 20×1 topic
  9. Psychopharmacology Education38▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Innovation35▲ 10×15 topics
  11. Competitiveness34▲ 126×6 topics
  12. Globalization26▲ 4.0×19 topics
  13. Mental Health23▲ 4.8×14 topics
  14. Health Promotion22▲ 21×10 topics
  15. Sustainability22▲ 2.7×18 topics
  16. Public Health21▲ 4.4×20 topics
  17. Human Rights20▲ 5.9×18 topics
  18. Knowledge Management20▲ 11×7 topics
  19. E-Learning19▲ 5.8×8 topics
  20. Quality of Life18▲ 3.8×14 topics
  21. Educational Technology16▲ 4.2×15 topics
  22. Organizational Culture16▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Social Impact16▲ 12×7 topics
  24. COVID-1915▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Pedagogy14▲ 8.6×8 topics
  26. Technology14▲ 7.8×10 topics
  27. Social Justice13▲ 6.6×7 topics
  28. Research13▲ 31×5 topics
  29. Criminal Justice12▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Latin America12▲ 19×8 topics
  31. Healthcare Access12▲ 12×8 topics
  32. Inclusive Education12▲ 9.9×7 topics
  33. Social Support12▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Nutrition11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Aging Population11▲ 38×3 topics
  36. Financial Reporting11▲ 29×4 topics
  37. Social Networks11▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Organizational Performance11▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Decision Making10▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Financial Analysis10▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Metropolitana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Diverse Applied Research Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…38Business, Innovation, and Economy: 38 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 8 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 38 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 10 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 8 works
  8. 8 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 7 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 7 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 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 available77.4%not open22.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Metropolitana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 245% 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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