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Universidad Nacional de Colombia

In research, Universidad Nacional de Colombia stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#260 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,813 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,518 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Development and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — General Social Sciences is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,061
of 28,054 · #1,936 all time
Rank in Colombia
#2
of 173
Research works
53k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
315k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional de Colombia 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 #260 of 3,409 12.0%864 #324
Physical SciencesDomain #1,813 of 12,888 9.3%2,700 #1877
Social SciencesDomain #1,518 of 10,521 11.0%2,067 #1163
Life SciencesDomain #1,441 of 7,800 11.0%1,353 #1804
Health SciencesDomain #2,288 of 11,982 7.7%1,146 #1848
Environmental ScienceField #787 of 3,551 12.0%564 #978
MedicineField #2,416 of 10,443 7.9%856 #2556
Social SciencesField #1,513 of 6,365 9.3%1,206 #1140
EngineeringField #1,625 of 6,636 8.4%864 #1705
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield #66 of 247 11.4%99 #109

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional de Colombia 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#324 #260
  2. Physical Sciences#1,877 #1,813
  3. Social Sciences#1,163 #1,518
  4. Life Sciences#1,804 #1,441
  5. Health Sciences#1,848 #2,288
  6. Environmental Science#978 #787
  7. Medicine#2,556 #2,416
  8. Social Sciences#1,140 #1,513
  9. Engineering#1,705 #1,625
  10. General Agricultural and Biological Sciences#109 #66
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 de Colombia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 57.7 works7.2×
  2. DevelopmentSubfield · 41.4 works5.7×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 48.7 works4.1×
← 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: 2.50× its world share, 864 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 332 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 72 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 37 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 107 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 334 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 162 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 111 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 864 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 564 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 172 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 173 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 177 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 203 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 856 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 274 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 173 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 170 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 191 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1,206 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional de Colombia?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando de la Hoz, Theodor W. Adorno and Jorge J. E. Gracia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

  1. 1 Fernando de la Hoz Colombia · #3,251 worldwide 3k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Theodor W. Adorno Colombia · #7,258 worldwide 341 citations · 170 works
  3. 3 Jorge J. E. Gracia Colombia · #53,717 worldwide 96 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Orlando Fals Borda Colombia · #117,691 worldwide 98 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Omar D. Cardona Colombia · #124,724 worldwide 183 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Carlos Andrés Ramos‐Paja Colombia · #132,417 worldwide 237 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Daniel Ricardo Delgado Colombia · #134,693 worldwide 247 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Germán Poveda Colombia · #135,686 worldwide 234 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA Colombia · #143,189 worldwide 0 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Juan Carlos Moreno‐Piraján Colombia · #144,411 worldwide 516 citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional de Colombia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Education, Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Colombia, Biodiversity and Society.

▲ 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. Climate Change384▲ 1.96×95 topics
  2. Education376▲ 3.0×78 topics
  3. Globalization339▲ 2.4×91 topics
  4. Sustainability329▲ 1.86×87 topics
  5. Epidemiology269◆ 0.93×129 topics
  6. Environmental Impact245▲ 1.99×57 topics
  7. Latin America244▲ 18×23 topics
  8. Innovation194▲ 2.5×47 topics
  9. Biodiversity190▲ 3.5×28 topics
  10. Public Health186▲ 1.76×63 topics
  11. Sustainable Development186▲ 1.61×53 topics
  12. Human Rights177▲ 2.4×40 topics
  13. Renewable Energy175▲ 1.67×45 topics
  14. History172▲ 3.4×30 topics
  15. Colombia136▲ 106×2 topics
  16. Agriculture136▲ 4.7×12 topics
  17. Society129▲ 9.2×13 topics
  18. Violence127▲ 12×10 topics
  19. Sustainable Agriculture121▲ 5.2×14 topics
  20. Social Movements118▲ 5.4×20 topics
  21. Biogeography114▲ 6.0×19 topics
  22. Community Participation112▲ 4.2×13 topics
  23. Health Promotion111▲ 4.8×16 topics
  24. Knowledge Management110▲ 2.7×23 topics
  25. Nutrition109▲ 3.4×14 topics
  26. Public Policy105▲ 2.9×22 topics
  27. Rural Development101▲ 4.0×14 topics
  28. Politics99▲ 5.0×11 topics
  29. Economy92▲ 16×6 topics
  30. Conflict92▲ 7.8×7 topics
  31. Social Inequality89▲ 4.6×12 topics
  32. Social Responsibility87▲ 5.1×8 topics
  33. land86▲ 122×1 topic
  34. Small and Medium Enterprises79▲ 6.2×6 topics
  35. Agroecology75▲ 7.1×6 topics
  36. Political Violence70▲ 37×3 topics
  37. Competitiveness70▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Innovation Ecosystems69▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Rural Communities66▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Psychopharmacology Education64▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional de Colombia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Politics in Latin America, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Plant and soil sciences and Latin American Urban Studies.

History and Politics in …86History and Politics in Latin America: 86 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…64Business, Innovation, and Economy: 64 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences61Plant and soil sciences: 61 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…59Latin American Urban Studies: 59 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 51 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 50 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic …46Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 46 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…38Water Resource Management and Quality: 38 fractional worksRegional Development and…37Regional Development and Innovation: 37 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…32Social Sciences and Policies: 32 fractional works
DemographyEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesUrban Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 86 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 64 works
  3. 3 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 61 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 59 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 51 works
  6. 6 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  7. 7 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 46 works
  8. 8 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 38 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 37 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 32 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 available69.3%not open30.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional de Colombia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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