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Universidad Nacional Abierta

In research, Universidad Nacional Abierta stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,740 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,623 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,196
of 42,892
Rank in Venezuela
#31
of 49
Research works
303
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
563
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional Abierta 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
Social SciencesField #4,740 of 10,206 3.8%128
Social SciencesDomain #8,623 of 16,945 3.5%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional Abierta 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: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.63× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.95× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.18× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional Abierta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Pedagogy, Educational Technology, Knowledge Management, Teacher Training and Educational Leadership.

▲ 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. Education11▲ 12×10 topics
  2. Innovation9▲ 16×7 topics
  3. E-Learning8▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Pedagogy8▲ 31×5 topics
  5. Educational Technology6▲ 9.4×7 topics
  6. Knowledge Management6▲ 20×5 topics
  7. Teacher Training5▲ 16×5 topics
  8. COVID-195▲ 7.0×2 topics
  9. Educational Leadership5▲ 73×1 topic
  10. Quality Education5▲ 243×1 topic
  11. Distance Learning5▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Digital Marketing4▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Competitiveness4▲ 106×5 topics
  14. ICT4▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Virtual Teaching4▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Sustainability4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Public Policy4▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Informal Learning4▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Organizational Culture4▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Inclusive Education3▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Social Responsibility3▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Educación Superior3▲ 394×1 topic
  24. Educational Projects3▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Responsabilidad Social Universitaria3▲ 394×1 topic
  26. Technology3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  27. Entrepreneurship2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Leadership2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  29. Communication2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Food Security2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Innovation Ecosystems2▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Rural Development2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Adolescents2▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Social Skills2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Agricultural Research2▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Digitalization2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Global Agriculture2▲ 294×1 topic
  38. Strategic Management2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Urban Development2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Community Health2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional Abierta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Higher Education and Sustainability.

Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…3E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…3Higher Education and Sustainability: 3 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 2 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…2Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksEducational Technology in Learning: 1 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 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 4 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 3 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 3 works
  5. 5 Social Skills and Education Education 2 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Technology in Learning Information Systems 1 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional Abierta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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