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Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

In research, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,141 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,776 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,702 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,785
of 28,054 · #10,808 all time
Rank in Colombia
#19
of 173
Research works
8.8k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 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 #4,141 of 10,521 10.7%552 #3386
Health SciencesDomain #4,776 of 11,982 4.2%379 #6733
MedicineField #4,702 of 10,443 3.8%315 #6639
Physical SciencesDomain #6,811 of 12,888 11.6%299 #9361
Social SciencesField #3,580 of 6,365 11.0%340 #2333
Life SciencesDomain #5,197 of 7,800 12.2%106 #9351
EngineeringField #4,603 of 6,636 12.4%120 #4415
PsychologyField #1,599 of 2,181 6.2%64 #2793
EducationSubfield #1,454 of 1,892 18.1%72 #2095
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,666 of 1,998 10.9%62 #1538

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 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#3,386 #4,141
  2. Health Sciences#6,733 #4,776
  3. Medicine#6,639 #4,702
  4. Physical Sciences#9,361 #6,811
  5. Social Sciences#2,333 #3,580
  6. Life Sciences#9,351 #5,197
  7. Engineering#4,415 #4,603
  8. Psychology#2,793 #1,599
  9. Education#2,095 #1,454
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,538 #1,666
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: 0.74× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 315 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 62 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 51 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 340 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana?

Ranked on the composite score, Congreso de la República de Colombia, Carlos Arboleda Mora and Ana Fernanda Uribe Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

  1. 1 Congreso de la República de Colombia Colombia · #106,622 worldwide 34 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Carlos Arboleda Mora Colombia · #186,668 worldwide 51 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ana Fernanda Uribe Rodríguez Colombia · #291,663 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Arturo Uslar Pietri Colombia · #366,563 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Piedad Gañán Colombia · #383,937 worldwide 146 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Atilio Bustos-González Colombia · #472,310 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Robín Zuluaga Colombia · #491,033 worldwide 144 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Reinaldo Arenas Colombia · #499,103 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Miguel de Unamuno Colombia · #514,824 worldwide 23 citations · 246 works
  10. 10 Gonzalo Soto Posada Colombia · #528,768 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana?

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

▲ 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. Education128▲ 5.6×55 topics
  2. Epidemiology76▲ 1.43×112 topics
  3. Globalization71▲ 2.7×53 topics
  4. Latin America70▲ 27×20 topics
  5. Sustainability67▲ 2.0×57 topics
  6. Human Rights61▲ 4.4×26 topics
  7. Innovation58▲ 4.1×29 topics
  8. Ethics50▲ 7.8×31 topics
  9. Mental Health42▲ 2.1×30 topics
  10. Public Health40▲ 2.1×48 topics
  11. Sustainable Development38▲ 1.81×26 topics
  12. Philosophy35▲ 6.0×15 topics
  13. Health Promotion31▲ 7.4×11 topics
  14. Communication31▲ 7.5×12 topics
  15. Knowledge Management30▲ 4.0×14 topics
  16. Digital Marketing29▲ 5.1×3 topics
  17. Technology28▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. History28▲ 3.0×17 topics
  19. Colombia26▲ 109×2 topics
  20. Violence26▲ 13×10 topics
  21. Society24▲ 9.5×7 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises24▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Social Impact24▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Sociology23▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Political Violence22▲ 64×3 topics
  26. Urban Development22▲ 4.6×10 topics
  27. Social Responsibility22▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Competitiveness22▲ 20×6 topics
  29. Social Sciences21▲ 11×12 topics
  30. Catholicism21▲ 41×4 topics
  31. Social Movements21▲ 5.2×14 topics
  32. Theology20▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Informal Learning19▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Innovation Ecosystems19▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Liberation18▲ 83×2 topics
  36. Psychopharmacology Education18▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Tourism Management18▲ 19×1 topic
  38. University Students18▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Social Dynamics18▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Human Dignity18▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Religious and Theological Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia.

Business, Innovation, an…18Business, Innovation, and Economy: 18 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…18Religious and Theological Studies: 18 fractional worksEducational Innovations …16Educational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…15Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 15 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 13 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 12 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …11Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 11 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 10 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…10E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 10 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  2. 2 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  4. 4 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 13 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 12 works
  7. 7 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  9. 9 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 10 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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