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Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

In research, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,146 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,162 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,074 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Computer Science Applications is 11.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,858
of 28,054 · #24,966 all time
Rank in Colombia
#38
of 173
Research works
1.9k
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,146 of 3,409 7.5%76 #2897
Social SciencesDomain #4,162 of 10,521 9.1%385 #7805
Social SciencesField #3,074 of 6,365 10.2%238 #5289
Life SciencesDomain #5,591 of 7,800 7.9%90 #11982
EducationSubfield #1,590 of 1,892 12.8%75 #2403
Physical SciencesDomain #11,433 of 12,888 7.3%171 #19672
Computer ScienceField #4,434 of 4,667 7.9%66 #6631

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,897 #1,146
  2. Social Sciences#7,805 #4,162
  3. Social Sciences#5,289 #3,074
  4. Life Sciences#11,982 #5,591
  5. Education#2,403 #1,590
  6. Physical Sciences#19,672 #11,433
  7. Computer Science#6,631 #4,434
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 Nacional Abierta y a Distancia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 11.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 20.3 works12×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 20.8 works6.8×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 20.4 works6.1×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 76 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.24× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.02× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.92× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia?

Ranked on the composite score, Óscar Adolfo Medina-Pérez and Reinaldo Giraldo Díaz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia.

  1. 1 Óscar Adolfo Medina-Pérez Colombia · #624,338 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Reinaldo Giraldo Díaz Colombia · #814,058 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Sustainability, Globalization, Digital Marketing, Knowledge Management, Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education102▲ 8.5×37 topics
  2. Sustainability76▲ 4.4×53 topics
  3. Globalization63▲ 4.6×41 topics
  4. Innovation61▲ 8.3×23 topics
  5. Digital Marketing48▲ 16×2 topics
  6. Knowledge Management45▲ 12×11 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises43▲ 35×4 topics
  8. E-Learning39▲ 5.6×9 topics
  9. Innovation Ecosystems38▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Teacher Training38▲ 8.7×12 topics
  11. Social Responsibility37▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Urban Development36▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Human Rights36▲ 5.0×21 topics
  14. Economic Impact34▲ 8.5×3 topics
  15. Pedagogy34▲ 10×7 topics
  16. Psychopharmacology Education34▲ 73×1 topic
  17. Tourism Management34▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Competitiveness34▲ 61×6 topics
  19. Latin America33▲ 25×16 topics
  20. Public Policy33▲ 9.6×9 topics
  21. Environmental Impact32▲ 2.7×20 topics
  22. Educational Technology31▲ 3.7×18 topics
  23. Distance Learning29▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Sustainable Development29▲ 2.6×33 topics
  25. COVID-1929▲ 3.0×11 topics
  26. Rural Development28▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Social Impact28▲ 9.9×8 topics
  28. Community Participation26▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Organizational Culture26▲ 9.5×6 topics
  30. Technology24▲ 6.4×10 topics
  31. Digital Competence22▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Digital Divide22▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Online Education22▲ 16×3 topics
  34. ICT21▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Sustainable Agriculture21▲ 9.6×6 topics
  36. Virtual Teaching21▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Food Security21▲ 5.5×8 topics
  38. Communication21▲ 9.7×8 topics
  39. Inclusive Education20▲ 8.2×11 topics
  40. Gender Studies18▲ 17×6 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Plant and soil sciences.

Business, Innovation, an…34Business, Innovation, and Economy: 34 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 21 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 14 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 11 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Pr…11Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 11 fractional worksEducational and Organiza…10Educational and Organizational Development: 10 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…10Higher Education and Sustainability: 10 fractional worksSocial Skills and Educat…9Social Skills and Education: 9 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 34 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 21 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 14 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  6. 6 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 11 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 11 works
  8. 8 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 10 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 9 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 available88.8%not open11.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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