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Universidad Nacional

In research, Universidad Nacional stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,943 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,678 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,610 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Computer Science Applications is 10.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,636
of 22,385 · #2,816 all time
Rank in Costa Rica
#3
of 26
Research works
5.4k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
33k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%

What is Universidad Nacional 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 #1,943 of 9,585 6.4%505 #1697
Social SciencesField #1,678 of 5,988 6.9%308 #1557
Life SciencesDomain #2,610 of 6,403 3.5%192 #2138
Arts and HumanitiesField #896 of 1,896 7.5%66 #1185
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,521 of 3,157 3.4%141 #1374
Environmental ScienceField #1,671 of 3,334 3.3%127 #1472
Physical SciencesDomain #5,549 of 10,670 4.3%266 #4973
EducationSubfield #1,243 of 1,930 6.8%95 #1448
Health SciencesDomain #7,186 of 9,902 6.8%96 #5588
Computer ScienceField #3,366 of 4,417 6.8%70 #3834

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional 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#1,697 #1,943
  2. Social Sciences#1,557 #1,678
  3. Life Sciences#2,138 #2,610
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,185 #896
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,374 #1,521
  6. Environmental Science#1,472 #1,671
  7. Physical Sciences#4,973 #5,549
  8. Education#1,448 #1,243
  9. Health Sciences#5,588 #7,186
  10. Computer Science#3,834 #3,366
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 Nacional work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Universidad Nacional is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 562 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 339 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEducation: 108 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 61 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDemography: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopment: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 78 fractional works · 6.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 47 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 36 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 47 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 44 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 307 fractional works · 25.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 144 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEcology: 43 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 83 fractional works · 6.9% of its workInformation Systems: 37 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeophysics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 219 fractional works · 18.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 159 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 30 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 39 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 111 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 80 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadNacional1,199fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences47%

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 Sciences33928.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities786.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance473.9%
    4. Psychology473.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting443.6%
    6. Decision Sciences70.6%
    1. Environmental Science14412.0%
    2. Computer Science836.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences312.6%
    4. Engineering221.8%
    5. Materials Science110.9%
    6. Energy70.6%
    7. Chemistry50.4%
    8. Mathematics30.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15913.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology393.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology121.0%
    4. Neuroscience50.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.3%
    1. Medicine806.7%
    2. Health Professions211.7%
    3. Veterinary70.6%
    4. Nursing20.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad Nacional specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 31.1 works11×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 40.5 works7.2×
← 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: 2.79× its world share, 159 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 82 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.41× its world share, 144 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.16× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 339 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.16×7 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.79×159 works
  3. Environmental Science2.41×144 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.26×78 works
  5. Social Sciences2.24×339 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.83×47 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.63×31 works
  8. Psychology1.28×47 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.13×44 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×12 works
  11. Computer Science0.88×82 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×3 works
  13. Health Professions0.66×21 works
  14. Energy0.65×7 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.64×7 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×39 works
  17. Medicine0.35×80 works
  18. Nursing0.31×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.28×5 works
  20. Materials Science0.26×11 works
  21. Neuroscience0.25×5 works
  22. Mathematics0.25×4 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.17×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.15×1 works
  25. Engineering0.12×22 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional?

Ranked on the quality score, Catharina Wesseling, Edgardo Moreno and Marino Protti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional.

  1. 1 Catharina Wesseling Costa Rica · #264,480 worldwide 9.7k citations · 236 works
  2. 2 Edgardo Moreno Costa Rica · #312,302 worldwide 11k citations · 179 works
  3. 3 Marino Protti Costa Rica · #347,820 worldwide 4.2k citations · 202 works
  4. 4 Jennifer Crowe Costa Rica · #559,187 worldwide 2.6k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Victor M. Gonzalez Costa Rica · #600,520 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Luis Fernando Chaves Costa Rica · #612,507 worldwide 7.2k citations · 224 works
  7. 7 Geoffroy Avard Costa Rica · #997,420 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Clemens Ruepert Costa Rica · #1,123,734 worldwide 2.5k citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Berna van Wendel de Joode Costa Rica · #1,188,230 worldwide 3.2k citations · 135 works
  10. 10 María Martínez Costa Rica · #1,192,635 worldwide 939 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Nacional?

The most cited paper from Universidad Nacional is "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers" (John L. Wilkinson et al., 2022), with 1,634 citations. Next come "AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds" (1,261) and "Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems" (654).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers John L. Wilkinson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access127 authors 14 Feb 2022 1,634
2 AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds Joseph A. Tobias et al. · Ecology Letters Open access115 authors 24 Feb 2022 1,261
3 Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems María Arias-Andrés, Uli Klümper, Keilor Rojas-Jiménez et al. · Environmental Pollution Open access 26 Feb 2018 654
4 Payments for ecosystem services and the fatal attraction of win‐win solutions Roldán Muradian et al. · Conservation Letters Open access 26 Nov 2012 563
5 Brucella Evades Macrophage Killing via VirB-dependent Sustained Interactions with the Endoplasmic Reticulum Jean Celli, Chantal de Chastellier, Don‐Marc Franchini et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 18 Aug 2003 560
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional?

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

▲ 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. Education126▲ 6.1×49 topics
  2. Climate Change95▲ 2.9×73 topics
  3. Innovation80▲ 6.5×28 topics
  4. Globalization75▲ 3.2×47 topics
  5. Sustainability67▲ 2.3×56 topics
  6. Biodiversity64▲ 7.0×25 topics
  7. Latin America64▲ 28×20 topics
  8. Knowledge Management58▲ 8.7×11 topics
  9. E-Learning54▲ 4.6×5 topics
  10. Sustainable Development53▲ 2.8×30 topics
  11. Educational Technology52▲ 3.6×20 topics
  12. Teacher Training50▲ 6.8×12 topics
  13. Environmental Impact48▲ 2.4×33 topics
  14. Public Health46▲ 2.6×40 topics
  15. Pedagogy43▲ 7.2×8 topics
  16. COVID-1943▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Population Dynamics42▲ 14×11 topics
  18. Digital Marketing40▲ 8.5×2 topics
  19. Technology39▲ 6.2×17 topics
  20. Distance Learning39▲ 9.3×6 topics
  21. Public Policy36▲ 6.3×14 topics
  22. Conservation35▲ 6.8×20 topics
  23. Invasive Species34▲ 6.6×20 topics
  24. Rural Development30▲ 7.2×10 topics
  25. Digital Divide29▲ 9.5×5 topics
  26. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 7.8×8 topics
  27. ICT28▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Online Education28▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Informal Learning28▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Community Participation28▲ 6.6×10 topics
  31. Digital Competence28▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching28▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Competitiveness26▲ 27×6 topics
  34. Communication25▲ 6.7×9 topics
  35. Urban Development25▲ 6.0×9 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems25▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Social Movements25▲ 7.0×12 topics
  38. Evolution24▲ 7.4×15 topics
  39. Teacher Development23▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Student Performance22▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Education and Teacher Training and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 28 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 21 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 21 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  5. 5 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 12 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  8. 8 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 12 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 12 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nacional as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0040% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Universidad Nacional0.0048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Nacional 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 Nacional5.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 1997.

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