Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
In research, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,691 of 3,157 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,194 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,387 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science (Plant Science is 5.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #7,067 of 22,385 · #10,801 all time
- Rank in Argentina
- #35 of 136
- Research works
- 4.5k ▼ 31% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 70k 15.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.85× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 51% world 40%
- International
- 15% world 18%
What is Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,691 of 3,157 | 6.0% | 116 | #1793 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,194 of 9,585 | 4.3% | 156 | #10314 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,387 of 5,988 | 4.3% | 110 | #7721 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,828 of 6,403 | 5.8% | 156 | #6838 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,054 of 10,670 | 4.2% | 204 | #14156 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto 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.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,793 #1,691
- Social Sciences#10,314 #6,194
- Social Sciences#7,721 #4,387
- Life Sciences#6,838 #4,828
- Physical Sciences#14,156 #8,054
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 Río Cuarto work in?
In 2022-now, 37% of research at Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences23337.0%
- Engineering579.1%
- Environmental Science477.5%
- Computer Science416.4%
- Materials Science314.9%
- Chemistry243.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences132.1%
- Mathematics81.3%
- Energy50.9%
- Chemical Engineering50.7%
- Physics and Astronomy30.4%
- Life Sciences17928.4%
- Social Sciences16426.0%
- Social Sciences11518.2%
- Arts and Humanities162.6%
- Psychology142.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting142.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.6%
- Decision Sciences00.1%
- Health Sciences548.6%
- Medicine396.2%
- Health Professions81.3%
- Veterinary40.6%
- Nursing30.4%
- Dentistry10.1%
What does Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Plant ScienceSubfield · 61.4 works5.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary4.73×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.44×133 works
- Chemistry2.46×24 works
- Chemical Engineering2.07×5 works
- Environmental Science1.50×47 works
- Social Sciences1.44×115 works
- Materials Science1.39×31 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.32×13 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.21×8 works
- Mathematics1.09×8 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×34 works
- Energy0.94×5 works
- Arts and Humanities0.91×16 works
- Computer Science0.83×40 works
- Nursing0.83×3 works
- Psychology0.75×14 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.69×14 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×1 works
- Engineering0.60×57 works
- Health Professions0.48×8 works
- Medicine0.32×39 works
- Dentistry0.27×1 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×4 works
- Neuroscience0.24×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.18×3 works
- Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
- Veterinary 4.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4.4×
- Chemistry 2.5×
- Chemical Engineering 2.1×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Social Sciences 1.4×
- Materials Science 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.2×
- Mathematics 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Energy 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Health Professions 0.5×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto?
Ranked on the quality score, Leonides Sereno, Erika Banchio and Fabricio Cassán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto.
- 1
Leonides Sereno
Argentina · #1,166,531 worldwide 2.8k citations · 81 works
- 2
Erika Banchio
Argentina · #1,189,295 worldwide 3.1k citations · 50 works
- 3
Fabricio Cassán
Argentina · #1,286,323 worldwide 4.9k citations · 74 works
- 4
Miguel Gervaldo
Argentina · #1,374,388 worldwide 2.2k citations · 66 works
- 5
Andrés M. Durantini
Argentina · #1,524,002 worldwide 1.7k citations · 56 works
- 6
Lorena del Rosario Cappellari
Argentina · #1,619,263 worldwide 1.3k citations · 27 works
- 7
Juan E. Otamendi
Argentina · #1,958,457 worldwide 2.4k citations · 101 works
- 8
Javier E. Durantini
Argentina · #2,026,378 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
- 9
Maricel Valeria Santoro
Argentina · #2,052,475 worldwide 1.2k citations · 21 works
- 10
Rodrigo Emiliano Palacios
Argentina · #2,056,526 worldwide 2k citations · 82 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Reactive Oxygen Species, Globalization, Photodynamic Therapy, Nanoparticles, Sustainable Agriculture, Climate Change and Pedagogy.
- Curriculum Design
- Informal Learning
- Systemic Acquired Resistance
- Microbial Pathogens
- Microbiome
- Plant Immunity
- Virtual Teaching
- Digital Divide
- Rhizosphere Interactions
- Food Security
- Distance Learning
- Knowledge Management
- Self-Assembly
- Biodiversity
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Educational Technology
- Pedagogy
- Reactive Oxygen Species
- Nanoparticles
- Globalization
- Education
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Environmental Impact
- Photodynamic Therapy
- E-Learning
- Innovation
- Rural Development
- Social Movements
- Teacher Training
- Agriculture
- Latin America
- Communication
- ICT
- Root Exudates
- Antimicrobial
- Pattern Recognition Receptors
- Nitrogen Fixation
- Host Recognition
- Fungal Pathogens
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
- Education40▲ 3.7×39 topics
- Globalization34▲ 2.7×35 topics
- Climate Change33▲ 1.91×44 topics
- Nanoparticles25▲ 3.2×21 topics
- Sustainability23▲ 1.48×25 topics
- Reactive Oxygen Species21▲ 8.1×9 topics
- Environmental Impact21▲ 1.94×27 topics
- Pedagogy18▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Photodynamic Therapy18▲ 12×5 topics
- Educational Technology17▲ 2.3×13 topics
- E-Learning16▲ 2.7×3 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 8.4×8 topics
- Innovation16▲ 2.4×10 topics
- Biodiversity16▲ 3.2×17 topics
- Rural Development15▲ 7.0×6 topics
- Self-Assembly14▲ 6.9×9 topics
- Social Movements14▲ 7.5×13 topics
- Knowledge Management13▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Teacher Training13▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Distance Learning13▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Agriculture13▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Food Security12▲ 3.6×8 topics
- Latin America12▲ 10×13 topics
- Rhizosphere Interactions12▲ 22×2 topics
- Communication12▲ 5.8×9 topics
- Digital Divide12▲ 7.1×2 topics
- ICT11▲ 13×1 topic
- Virtual Teaching11▲ 33×1 topic
- Root Exudates11▲ 24×2 topics
- Plant Immunity10▲ 17×2 topics
- Antimicrobial10▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Microbiome10▲ 11×2 topics
- Pattern Recognition Receptors10▲ 12×2 topics
- Microbial Pathogens10▲ 26×1 topic
- Nitrogen Fixation10▲ 22×3 topics
- Systemic Acquired Resistance10▲ 26×1 topic
- Host Recognition9▲ 23×2 topics
- Informal Learning9▲ 11×3 topics
- Fungal Pathogens8▲ 10×3 topics
- Curriculum Design8▲ 19×2 topics
Which research topics does Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity, Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies and Education and Teacher Training.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
- 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 10 works
- 3 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
- 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works
- 5 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 7 works
- 6 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 7 works
- 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 5 works
- 8 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 9 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
- 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Río Cuarto as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0023% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2009.
Other research institutions in Río Cuarto
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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