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Universidad Panamericana

In research, Universidad Panamericana stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,406 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,720 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,914 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,493
of 28,054 · #23,637 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#3
of 12
Research works
1.5k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Universidad Panamericana 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,406 of 10,521 8.9%321 #7504
Social SciencesField #3,720 of 6,365 7.7%188 #6496
Physical SciencesDomain #11,914 of 12,888 2.7%104 #19652
Health SciencesDomain #11,456 of 11,982 3.3%69 #10860

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Panamericana 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. Social Sciences#7,504 #4,406
  2. Social Sciences#6,496 #3,720
  3. Physical Sciences#19,652 #11,914
  4. Health Sciences#10,860 #11,456
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 Panamericana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 41.2 works5.3×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.67× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 188 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Panamericana?

Ranked on the composite score, Miguel Rumayor, Claudio César Calabrese and Germán Scalzo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Panamericana.

  1. 1 Miguel Rumayor Guatemala · #587,576 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Claudio César Calabrese Guatemala · #805,691 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Germán Scalzo Guatemala · #1,230,480 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Antonio Verdugo Guatemala · #1,420,456 worldwide 7 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Panamericana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Panamericana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Ethics, Latin America, Human Rights, Philosophy, Globalization, Religion and Constitutionalism.

▲ 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. Education50▲ 5.6×45 topics
  2. Globalization38▲ 3.7×48 topics
  3. Ethics36▲ 14×24 topics
  4. Human Rights35▲ 6.5×26 topics
  5. Latin America35▲ 35×16 topics
  6. Philosophy30▲ 13×13 topics
  7. Sustainability28▲ 2.2×43 topics
  8. COVID-1922▲ 3.1×13 topics
  9. Religion22▲ 8.7×14 topics
  10. Innovation21▲ 3.9×23 topics
  11. Constitutionalism20▲ 40×5 topics
  12. Social Media20▲ 2.6×21 topics
  13. History19▲ 5.1×21 topics
  14. Social Movements18▲ 11×14 topics
  15. Sociology18▲ 25×5 topics
  16. Communication17▲ 10×9 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship16▲ 7.9×9 topics
  18. Theology16▲ 32×4 topics
  19. Catholicism15▲ 75×4 topics
  20. Democracy15▲ 8.1×11 topics
  21. Urban Development15▲ 7.6×10 topics
  22. Organizational Culture14▲ 6.7×8 topics
  23. Social Rights14▲ 81×2 topics
  24. International Law14▲ 8.4×11 topics
  25. Culture12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  26. Judicial Review12▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Technology12▲ 4.3×12 topics
  28. Social Dynamics12▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Liberation12▲ 134×1 topic
  30. Welfare State12▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Society11▲ 11×10 topics
  32. Social Sciences11▲ 15×5 topics
  33. Legal Philosophy10▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Legal Theory10▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Constitutional Rights10▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Inter-American Court10▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Social Networks10▲ 6.9×6 topics
  38. Human Dignity9▲ 44×3 topics
  39. Metaphysics9▲ 38×4 topics
  40. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 9.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Panamericana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Law, Ethics, and AI Impact and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare.

Religious and Theologica…12Religious and Theological Studies: 12 fractional worksComparative constitution…10Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 10 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact8Law, Ethics, and AI Impact: 8 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …7Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…6Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 6 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in La…6Political Dynamics in Latin America: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…5Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…5Legal processes and jurisprudence: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  3. 3 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 8 works
  4. 4 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  7. 7 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 6 works
  8. 8 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  10. 10 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 5 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 available72.8%not open27.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Panamericana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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