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Universidad Nacional de Loja

In research, Universidad Nacional de Loja stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,318 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,022 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,606 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Law and Communication (Computer Science Applications is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,819
of 22,385 · #3,364 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#10
of 71
Research works
2.2k
▲ 140% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6k
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
86%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Universidad Nacional de Loja

What is Universidad Nacional de Loja 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 #1,318 of 9,585 10.1%657 #1735
Social SciencesField #1,022 of 5,988 10.9%406 #1897
Physical SciencesDomain #2,606 of 10,670 7.7%254 #4317
Health SciencesDomain #2,756 of 9,902 3.8%168 #5586
EducationSubfield #587 of 1,930 10.6%159 #999
Life SciencesDomain #2,021 of 6,403 9.2%114 #3904
MedicineField #3,243 of 8,541 4.1%97 #5989
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #709 of 1,798 10.9%90 #1185
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #532 of 1,307 10.9%87 #886
Environmental ScienceField #1,382 of 3,334 9.6%62 #2210

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional de Loja 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#1,735 #1,318
  2. Social Sciences#1,897 #1,022
  3. Physical Sciences#4,317 #2,606
  4. Health Sciences#5,586 #2,756
  5. Education#999 #587
  6. Life Sciences#3,904 #2,021
  7. Medicine#5,989 #3,243
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,185 #709
  9. Economics and Econometrics#886 #532
  10. Environmental Science#2,210 #1,382
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 de Loja work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Universidad Nacional de Loja is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Computer Science (11%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 798 fractional works · 56.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 499 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEducation: 207 fractional works · 14.6% of its workLaw: 71 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 45 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCommunication: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 26 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 97 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 94 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 88 fractional works · 6.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 84 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAccounting: 40 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 33 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 300 fractional works · 21.2% of its workComputer Science: 150 fractional works · 10.6% of its workInformation Systems: 91 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 35 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 73 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 50 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 187 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 109 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 37 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 69 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 132 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 102 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHorticulture: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadNacional de Loja1,417fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences56%

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 Sciences49935.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance976.9%
    3. Psychology886.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting845.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities261.9%
    6. Decision Sciences30.2%
    1. Computer Science15010.6%
    2. Environmental Science735.2%
    3. Engineering503.5%
    4. Energy120.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences90.6%
    6. Mathematics20.1%
    7. Materials Science20.1%
    8. Chemistry10.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Medicine1097.7%
    2. Health Professions694.9%
    3. Nursing50.3%
    4. Dentistry40.3%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1027.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology141.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology80.6%
    4. Neuroscience80.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad Nacional de Loja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 34.5 works9.9×
  2. LawSubfield · 71.5 works8.7×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 26.8 works6.9×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 25.7 works6.5×
← 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: 1.51× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 69 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.20× its world share, 97 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 88 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 499 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.20×97 works
  2. Social Sciences2.78×499 works
  3. Psychology2.04×88 works
  4. Health Professions1.85×69 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.84×84 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.51×102 works
  7. Computer Science1.36×150 works
  8. Environmental Science1.04×73 works
  9. Energy0.92×12 works
  10. Nursing0.70×5 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.64×26 works
  12. Dentistry0.58×4 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×8 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×9 works
  15. Medicine0.40×109 works
  16. Neuroscience0.33×8 works
  17. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.25×3 works
  19. Engineering0.24×50 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×14 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.16×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.12×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.05×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.03×2 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional de Loja?

Ranked on the quality score, Pablo Ponce, Nikolay Aguirre and Jorge Maldonado-Correa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional de Loja.

  1. 1 Pablo Ponce Ecuador · #174,712 worldwide 2.8k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Nikolay Aguirre Ecuador · #667,034 worldwide 1.9k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Jorge Maldonado-Correa Ecuador · #1,350,725 worldwide 465 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Elian Jamil Hernández Cueva Ecuador · #1,538,052 worldwide 30 citations · 14 works
  5. 5 Lenin Vladimir Paladines Paredes Ecuador · #1,775,773 worldwide 103 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Darwin Alexander Pucha-Cofrep Ecuador · #1,868,959 worldwide 348 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Paúl Eguiguren Ecuador · #1,953,776 worldwide 653 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Carlos Valarezo Ecuador · #2,232,980 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Marcia Iliana Criollo Vargas Ecuador · #2,456,171 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Juan Solano Ecuador · #2,502,545 worldwide 382 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional de Loja

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Nacional de Loja?

The most cited paper from Universidad Nacional de Loja is "Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis" (Pasquale Borrelli et al., 2021), with 748 citations. Next come "Interplay between technological innovation and environmental quality: Formulating the SDG policies for next 11 economies" (473) and "Ecological footprint, economic complexity and natural resources rents in Latin America: Empirical evidence using quantile regressions" (374).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis Pasquale Borrelli et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 18 Mar 2021 748
2 Interplay between technological innovation and environmental quality: Formulating the SDG policies for next 11 economies Avik Sinha, Tuhin Sengupta, Rafael Alvarado · Journal of Cleaner Production Open access 22 Sep 2019 473
3 Ecological footprint, economic complexity and natural resources rents in Latin America: Empirical evidence using quantile regressions Rafael Alvarado, Brayan Tillaguango, Vishal Dagar et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 10 Aug 2021 374
4 The effects of energy prices, urbanization and economic growth on energy consumption per capita in 186 countries Qiang Wang, Min Su, Rongrong Li et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 5 Apr 2019 373
5 Widespread but heterogeneous responses of Andean forests to climate change Belén Fadrique, Selene Báez, Álvaro Javier Duque et al. · Nature Open access 13 Nov 2018 317
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional de Loja?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, E-Learning, Digital Marketing, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Small and Medium Enterprises and Inclusive Education.

▲ 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. Education245▲ 10×45 topics
  2. Innovation119▲ 8.1×22 topics
  3. Globalization110▲ 3.9×36 topics
  4. E-Learning106▲ 7.7×12 topics
  5. Educational Technology104▲ 6.2×26 topics
  6. Digital Marketing96▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Pedagogy92▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises90▲ 36×4 topics
  9. COVID-1988▲ 4.8×18 topics
  10. Sustainability87▲ 2.5×47 topics
  11. Inclusive Education86▲ 17×11 topics
  12. Competitiveness86▲ 76×6 topics
  13. Teacher Training80▲ 9.2×12 topics
  14. Innovation Ecosystems80▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Social Responsibility80▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Globalization Effects75▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Urban Development75▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Distance Learning74▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Economic Impact74▲ 9.7×4 topics
  20. Psychopharmacology Education73▲ 83×1 topic
  21. Tourism Management73▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Knowledge Management71▲ 9.1×13 topics
  23. Human Rights64▲ 4.4×16 topics
  24. Digital Competence63▲ 51×3 topics
  25. Digital Divide63▲ 17×5 topics
  26. ICT63▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Online Education63▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Virtual Teaching62▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Health Promotion56▲ 12×10 topics
  30. Social Impact56▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Communication54▲ 12×12 topics
  32. Research54▲ 31×6 topics
  33. Social Justice50▲ 5.9×12 topics
  34. Technology48▲ 6.5×12 topics
  35. University Students47▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Nutrition45▲ 7.2×9 topics
  37. Organizational Culture45▲ 8.3×9 topics
  38. Student Performance42▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Teacher Development42▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Curriculum Design41▲ 42×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

Business, Innovation, an…73Business, Innovation, and Economy: 73 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 62 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 40 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 35 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 30 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…28Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 28 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 23 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 21 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 20 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 19 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducationLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 73 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 62 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 40 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 35 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 30 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 28 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 23 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 21 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  10. 10 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 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 available85.6%not open14.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 140% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Nacional de Loja as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0062% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Universidad Nacional de Loja0.0066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Nacional de Loja 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%Universidad Nacional de Loja10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 2025.

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