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Universidad Santo Tomás

In research, Universidad Santo Tomás stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,615 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,438 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,258 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,183
of 28,054 · #17,374 all time
Rank in Colombia
#56
of 173
Research works
3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidad Santo Tomás 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 #4,615 of 10,521 15.1%261 #4675
Social SciencesField #3,438 of 6,365 15.9%164 #2828
Health SciencesDomain #8,258 of 11,982 5.1%121 #11511
MedicineField #8,253 of 10,443 5.0%75 #13468
Physical SciencesDomain #11,169 of 12,888 14.0%134 #15800

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Santo Tomás 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#4,675 #4,615
  2. Social Sciences#2,828 #3,438
  3. Health Sciences#11,511 #8,258
  4. Medicine#13,468 #8,253
  5. Physical Sciences#15,800 #11,169
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: 0.80× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.24× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.89× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 164 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Santo Tomás?

Ranked on the composite score, José F. Meneses-Echávez, Jairo Zamora and Felipe Andrés Aliaga Sáez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Santo Tomás.

  1. 1 José F. Meneses-Echávez Colombia · #403,079 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jairo Zamora Colombia · #663,350 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Felipe Andrés Aliaga Sáez Colombia · #711,533 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Laura Elizabeth Castro Jiménez Colombia · #989,665 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Juan M. Calderón Colombia · #1,203,852 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Isabel Adriana Sánchez Rojas Colombia · #1,263,267 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Santo Tomás

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Santo Tomás?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Physical Activity, Globalization, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Mental Health 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. Education53▲ 5.6×37 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 3.9×45 topics
  3. Latin America37▲ 35×14 topics
  4. Mental Health31▲ 3.8×22 topics
  5. Physical Activity31▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Sustainability30▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Health Promotion29▲ 16×11 topics
  8. Innovation26▲ 4.5×18 topics
  9. Quality of Life26▲ 3.2×33 topics
  10. Human Rights26▲ 4.5×16 topics
  11. Risk Factors24▲ 3.9×20 topics
  12. Nutrition23▲ 9.3×10 topics
  13. Ethics22▲ 8.2×15 topics
  14. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.4×22 topics
  15. Obesity21▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Public Health20▲ 2.5×28 topics
  17. Competitiveness20▲ 44×6 topics
  18. Chronic Diseases19▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Teacher Training19▲ 5.5×14 topics
  20. Knowledge Management18▲ 6.1×12 topics
  21. University Students18▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Digital Marketing18▲ 7.7×3 topics
  23. Educational Interventions17▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Healthy Lifestyles17▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Social Responsibility16▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Public Policy16▲ 5.8×10 topics
  27. Urban Development15▲ 7.7×8 topics
  28. Small and Medium Enterprises15▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Community Participation14▲ 6.9×9 topics
  30. Social Inequality14▲ 9.5×8 topics
  31. Innovation Ecosystems14▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Religion14▲ 5.3×10 topics
  33. Philosophy13▲ 5.3×8 topics
  34. Inclusive Education13▲ 6.7×10 topics
  35. Psychopharmacology Education13▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Tourism Management13▲ 32×1 topic
  37. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Sociology11▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Theology11▲ 20×4 topics
  40. Catholicism10▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Santo Tomás publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Religious and Theological Studies and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Health and Lifestyle Studies: 17 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 13 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…9Religious and Theological Studies: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations …8Educational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and T…6Sports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 6 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 6 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 6 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 6 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 6 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Santo Tomás's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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