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Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi

In research, Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,184 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,583 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,512 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,653
of 28,054 · #33,541 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#59
of 71
Research works
838
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
953
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
93%
world 28%

What is Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi 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 #8,184 of 10,521 9.3%161 #10231
Social SciencesField #5,583 of 6,365 10.1%90 #8775
Physical SciencesDomain #12,512 of 12,888 10.6%73 #20479

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi 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#10,231 #8,184
  2. Social Sciences#8,775 #5,583
  3. Physical Sciences#20,479 #12,512
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.

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: 3.11× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.63× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.67× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Educational Technology, Digital Marketing, E-Learning, Globalization, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Education41▲ 7.4×26 topics
  2. Globalization33▲ 5.2×24 topics
  3. Educational Technology32▲ 8.4×16 topics
  4. Sustainability30▲ 3.9×24 topics
  5. Digital Marketing30▲ 22×3 topics
  6. E-Learning28▲ 8.6×6 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises27▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Innovation25▲ 7.5×12 topics
  9. Public Health25▲ 5.3×16 topics
  10. Social Responsibility24▲ 33×5 topics
  11. Pedagogy24▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Economic Impact22▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Urban Development22▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 104×1 topic
  16. Tourism Management22▲ 94×1 topic
  17. Knowledge Management20▲ 11×10 topics
  18. Rural Development19▲ 17×5 topics
  19. Competitiveness18▲ 71×6 topics
  20. Sustainable Development18▲ 3.6×17 topics
  21. Distance Learning16▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Nutrition16▲ 11×3 topics
  23. COVID-1916▲ 3.6×7 topics
  24. Agriculture16▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Informal Learning15▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Technology14▲ 8.5×8 topics
  27. Inclusive Education14▲ 12×7 topics
  28. Online Education14▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 13×7 topics
  30. ICT13▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Virtual Teaching13▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Teacher Training13▲ 6.5×9 topics
  33. Food13▲ 65×2 topics
  34. Economic Analysis12▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Livestock12▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Policy12▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Student Achievement11▲ 41×4 topics
  38. Social Impact11▲ 8.3×8 topics
  39. Communication10▲ 11×8 topics
  40. Organizational Culture10▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Literacy and Educational Practices.

Business, Innovation, an…22Business, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 13 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 12 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 6 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksEducational Technology in Learning: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 6 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsFood ScienceEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 13 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 12 works
  4. 4 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 8 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  6. 6 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 6 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 Educational Technology in Learning Information Systems 6 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 6 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available93.3%not open6.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.