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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León

In research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,127 of 20,462 worldwide), Life Sciences (#13,462 of 14,347 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,013 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,816
of 28,054 · #32,698 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#7
of 11
Research works
539
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León 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
Health SciencesDomain #19,127 of 20,462 11.9%139
Life SciencesDomain #13,462 of 14,347 8.3%156
Social SciencesDomain #16,013 of 16,945 8.2%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León 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: 5.30× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 5.26× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Michel Maes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León.

  1. 1 Jean‐Michel Maes Nicaragua · #1,584,642 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Epidemiology, Conservation, Climate Change, Food Security, Nutrition, Public Health and Biogeography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.6×42 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Climate Change9▲ 2.8×21 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 2.4×17 topics
  5. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.3×8 topics
  6. Public Health7▲ 3.8×16 topics
  7. Conservation6▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Sustainable Development6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  9. Food Security5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  10. Nutrition5▲ 9.4×6 topics
  11. Education5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Globalization5▲ 2.0×13 topics
  13. Innovation5▲ 3.6×8 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  15. Biogeography4▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Population Dynamics4▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Rural Communities4▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Soil Management4▲ 80×2 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Agroecology4▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Organic Farming4▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Taxonomy4▲ 24×5 topics
  25. Evolution4▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Neotropical Region4▲ 212×2 topics
  27. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.6×12 topics
  28. Obesity3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  29. Biological Control3▲ 18×8 topics
  30. Digital Marketing3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  31. Health Promotion3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Policy3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Public Policy3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  34. Small and Medium Enterprises3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Vaccine Development3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  36. Innovation Ecosystems3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Rural Development3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  38. Social Responsibility3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. DNA Barcoding2▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Phylogenetic Relationships2▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and soil sciences, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean.

Plant and soil sciences4Plant and soil sciences: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…2Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 2 fractional worksBotany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 2 fractional worksScarabaeidae Beetle Taxo…2Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography: 2 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations …2Educational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEconomics and EconometricsInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 2 works
  4. 4 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography Paleontology 2 works
  6. 6 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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