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Universidad Rafael Landívar

In research, Universidad Rafael Landívar stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,683 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#16,105 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,714
of 28,054 · #41,834 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#12
of 12
Research works
325
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
795
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidad Rafael Landívar 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 SciencesField #9,683 of 10,206 8.2%143
Social SciencesDomain #16,105 of 16,945 7.3%201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Rafael Landívar 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: 2.28× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.00× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.52× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Rafael Landívar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Latin America, Climate Change, Sustainability, Inequality, Cultural Heritage and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 5.4×15 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 3.8×27 topics
  3. Education8▲ 5.9×14 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 3.5×24 topics
  5. Latin America6▲ 39×10 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  8. Innovation4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  9. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Biodiversity4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  12. Human Rights4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  13. Inequality4▲ 19×8 topics
  14. Ethics4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Inclusive Education3▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Community Participation3▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Neuroscience3▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Food Security3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  20. Migration3▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Rural Development3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  22. Social Movements3▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Agriculture3▲ 8.1×7 topics
  25. Agroecology2▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Social Impact2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Conservation2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  28. Educación Superior2▲ 214×1 topic
  29. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Responsabilidad Social Universitaria2▲ 214×1 topic
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Digital Marketing2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  33. Governance2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  34. Leadership2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  35. Urban Development2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Rural Communities2▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Smallholder Farmers2▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Social Responsibility2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Rural Tourism2▲ 72×2 topics
  40. Catholicism2▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Rafael Landívar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education and Sustainability, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Architecture, Art, Education.

Higher Education and Sus…2Higher Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…2Business, Innovation, and Economy: 2 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 2 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1Educational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 1 fractional worksFinance, Taxation, and Governance: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 2 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  5. 5 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Finance, Taxation, and Governance Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Rafael Landívar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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