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Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra

In research, Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,368 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,586
of 28,054 · #38,446 all time
Rank in Bolivia
#20
of 25
Research works
257
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,368 of 16,945 9.8%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra 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).

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: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

Ranked on the composite score, Isabelle Combès and Teresa Gisbert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

  1. 1 Isabelle Combès Bolivia · #316,038 worldwide 4 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Teresa Gisbert Bolivia · #494,651 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Mental Health, Latin America, Health Promotion, University Students, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Globalization.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 5.0×16 topics
  2. Risk Factors5▲ 6.5×16 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 3.2×13 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×15 topics
  5. Education4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  6. Epidemiology4▲ 1.38×33 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  8. Innovation4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  9. Public Health3▲ 3.3×13 topics
  10. Health Promotion3▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Latin America3▲ 24×7 topics
  12. University Students3▲ 79×2 topics
  13. Nutrition3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  14. Obesity3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  15. Physical Activity3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Educational Interventions3▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Healthy Lifestyles3▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Human Rights3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Resilience2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  21. Technology2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  22. E-Learning2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  23. Social Inequality2▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Urbanization2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Biodiversity2▲ 3.4×11 topics
  26. Heart Failure2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Well-being2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Digital Marketing2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  30. Medical Education2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  31. Residential2▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Segregation2▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Politics1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  34. Digital Divide1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Educational Projects1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Informal Learning1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Remote Learning1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Criminal Justice1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  39. Global Health1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. ICT1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Latin American Urban Studies, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Higher Education and Sustainability.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…3Health and Lifestyle Studies: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagno…1Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksGenetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 1 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversi…1Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsUrban StudiesComputer Science ApplicationsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 2 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 1 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  6. 6 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available69.4%not open30.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.1%domestic only64.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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