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Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

In research, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,542 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,339 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,139
of 28,054 · #34,914 all time
Rank in Colombia
#138
of 173
Research works
1.1k
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 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 #8,542 of 10,521 15.2%98 #9798
Social SciencesField #5,339 of 6,365 15.2%72 #6292

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Pedagógica Nacional 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).

What does Universidad Pedagógica Nacional specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 34.9 works7.6×
← 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: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.27× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional?

Ranked on the composite score, Eduardo Gudynas, Édgar Orlay Valbuena Ussa and Carmen Samper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Pedagógica Nacional.

  1. 1 Eduardo Gudynas Colombia · #109,567 worldwide 103 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Édgar Orlay Valbuena Ussa Colombia · #518,345 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Carmen Samper Colombia · #578,118 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Rómulo Gallego Badillo Colombia · #646,974 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Alejandro Álvarez Gallego Colombia · #668,136 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Omar López Vargas Colombia · #776,560 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Óscar Molina Colombia · #807,798 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Diana Milena Colombia · #834,227 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Patricia Perry Colombia · #841,134 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jairo Alejandro Fernández Ortega Colombia · #1,216,983 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Educational Technology, Teacher Training, Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, Innovation and Communication.

▲ 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. Education33▲ 13×37 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 6.1×27 topics
  3. Educational Technology14▲ 8.1×17 topics
  4. Teacher Training13▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Pedagogy12▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Sustainability11▲ 2.9×14 topics
  7. Inclusive Education11▲ 20×10 topics
  8. Innovation10▲ 6.4×9 topics
  9. Communication9▲ 19×7 topics
  10. Environmental Education9▲ 39×5 topics
  11. Sustainable Development9▲ 3.6×12 topics
  12. E-Learning7▲ 4.9×9 topics
  13. Community Engagement7▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Qualitative Research7▲ 5.5×11 topics
  15. Latin America7▲ 25×12 topics
  16. Public Policy7▲ 9.2×7 topics
  17. Human Rights7▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Teaching Strategies7▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Distance Learning6▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Social Sciences6▲ 29×9 topics
  21. Social Movements6▲ 13×9 topics
  22. Biodiversity5▲ 4.8×11 topics
  23. Learning5▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Online Learning5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  25. Epistemology5▲ 116×2 topics
  26. Research5▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Adolescents5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  28. Violence5▲ 22×5 topics
  29. University Students5▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Knowledge Management5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Social Justice4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Student Performance4▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Social Impact4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  34. Student Achievement4▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Sociology4▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Teacher Development4▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Online Education4▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Society4▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Emotional Intelligence4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Life Skills4▲ 180×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Pedagógica Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Skills and Education, Education and Teacher Training, Educational theories and practices and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Social Skills and Educat…4Social Skills and Education: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…4Education and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional worksEducation in Rural Conte…3Education in Rural Contexts: 3 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental and sustainability education: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …2Environmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 2 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Skills and Education Education 4 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  3. 3 Educational theories and practices Education 4 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Education in Rural Contexts Education 3 works
  6. 6 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Environmental and sustainability education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  8. 8 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Pedagógica Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% lower 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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