Question 1

What is Universidad Nacional known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Universidad Nacional stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,943 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,678 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,610 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Computer Science Applications is 10.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Universidad Nacional rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Universidad Nacional ranks #3,636 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,816 all time), and #3 of 26 in Costa Rica.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Catharina Wesseling, Edgardo Moreno and Marino Protti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Nacional?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Universidad Nacional is "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers" (John L. Wilkinson et al., 2022), with 1,634 citations. Next come "AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds" (1,261) and "Microplastic pollution increases gene exchange in aquatic ecosystems" (654).

Question 5

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Education and Teacher Training and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Latin America, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Knowledge Management, Globalization and Teacher Training.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Universidad Nacional work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Universidad Nacional is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Universidad Nacional's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.