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Universidad Metropolitana

In research, Universidad Metropolitana stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,882 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,707 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,494 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,519
of 28,054 · #10,626 all time
Rank in Puerto Rico
#3
of 18
Research works
1.1k
▲ 123% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
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 #1,882 of 10,521 26.8%139 #2723
Social SciencesField #1,707 of 6,365 26.1%79 #2505
Health SciencesDomain #3,494 of 11,982 30.3%106 #7135
MedicineField #5,528 of 10,443 25.9%67 #10327
Physical SciencesDomain #9,120 of 12,888 22.1%64 #14158

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#2,723 #1,882
  2. Social Sciences#2,505 #1,707
  3. Health Sciences#7,135 #3,494
  4. Medicine#10,327 #5,528
  5. Physical Sciences#14,158 #9,120
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: General Health Professions takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 24.1 works5.3×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 35.0 works4.0×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.00× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.05× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Metropolitana?

Ranked on the composite score, Carmen Balart Carmona lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Metropolitana.

  1. 1 Carmen Balart Carmona Puerto Rico · #628,337 worldwide 0 citations · 19 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: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Education, Cultural Competence, Public Health, Pedagogy, Health Disparities and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 1.51×67 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 3.2×30 topics
  3. Education13▲ 2.4×33 topics
  4. Public Health11▲ 2.2×29 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×31 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 1.49×33 topics
  7. Educational Technology8▲ 2.2×22 topics
  8. Qualitative Research8▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. Human Rights7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Depression7▲ 2.4×13 topics
  11. E-Learning7▲ 2.1×10 topics
  12. Healthcare7▲ 1.86×17 topics
  13. Pedagogy7▲ 4.3×13 topics
  14. Cultural Competence6▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Social Support6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Digital Divide6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  18. Health Disparities6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  19. Primary Care6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  20. Anxiety6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Resilience6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Communication5▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Teacher Training5▲ 2.6×14 topics
  24. Technology Integration5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Coping Strategies5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Adolescents4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  28. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  29. Quality of Care4▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Diversity4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Health Outcomes4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  32. Burnout4▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Patient Care4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Phenomenology4▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Disability3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Elderly Care3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Healthcare Outcomes3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Critical Thinking3▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Long-Term Care3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Integrated Care3▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Metropolitana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, Library Science and Administration, Nursing education and management and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Interprofessional Educat…3Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…2Library Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksNursing education and management: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice2Ethics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsLibrary and Information SciencesResearch and TheoryPharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available57.8%not open42.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.1%domestic only42.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Metropolitana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 123% 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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