Universidad Simón Bolívar
In research, Universidad Simón Bolívar stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,675 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#3,377 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,076 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,248 of 22,385 · #5,657 all time
- Rank in Colombia
- #37 of 169
- Research works
- 2.4k ▼ 21% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 11k 4.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.95× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 63% world 40%
- International
- 29% world 18%
What is Universidad Simón Bolívar known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,675 of 9,902 | 9.2% | 174 | #7535 | |
| MedicineField | #3,377 of 8,541 | 9.0% | 143 | #7079 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,076 of 9,585 | 11.1% | 178 | #3945 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,093 of 10,670 | 8.5% | 101 | #9857 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,607 of 5,988 | 11.8% | 96 | #3137 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Simón Bolívar 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#7,535 #3,675
- Medicine#7,079 #3,377
- Social Sciences#3,945 #4,076
- Physical Sciences#9,857 #6,093
- Social Sciences#3,137 #3,607
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad Simón Bolívar work in?
In 2022-now, 36% of research at Universidad Simón Bolívar is in Social Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (6%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences21435.7%
- Social Sciences11719.7%
- Psychology376.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting284.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance193.1%
- Arts and Humanities81.4%
- Decision Sciences40.7%
- Health Sciences20534.2%
- Medicine16828.1%
- Health Professions335.5%
- Nursing20.4%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Veterinary00.1%
- Physical Sciences11519.3%
- Engineering386.3%
- Computer Science366.0%
- Environmental Science254.1%
- Materials Science40.6%
- Chemistry30.5%
- Energy30.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.5%
- Mathematics30.5%
- Physics and Astronomy10.2%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Life Sciences6410.7%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Professions2.07×33 works
- Psychology2.06×37 works
- Social Sciences1.55×118 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.47×19 works
- Medicine1.46×168 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.44×28 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.04×6 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×25 works
- Nursing0.84×2 works
- Neuroscience0.83×8 works
- Environmental Science0.83×25 works
- Computer Science0.77×36 works
- Decision Sciences0.71×4 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×22 works
- Energy0.58×3 works
- Veterinary0.52×0 works
- Dentistry0.50×1 works
- Arts and Humanities0.47×8 works
- Engineering0.42×38 works
- Mathematics0.41×3 works
- Chemistry0.34×3 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×3 works
- Chemical Engineering0.27×1 works
- Materials Science0.17×4 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.08×1 works
- Health Professions 2.1×
- Psychology 2.1×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.5×
- Medicine 1.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.9×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Energy 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Simón Bolívar?
Ranked on the quality score, Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez, Miguel Urina‐Triana and Ornella Fiorillo Moreno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Simón Bolívar.
- 1
Eduardo Navarro-Jiménez
Colombia · #302,816 worldwide 2.2k citations · 46 works
- 2
Miguel Urina‐Triana
Colombia · #378,963 worldwide 3.9k citations · 102 works
- 3
Ornella Fiorillo Moreno
Colombia · #884,561 worldwide 199 citations · 33 works
- 4
Hernan Felipe Guillen-Burgos
Colombia · #1,068,670 worldwide 408 citations · 43 works
- 5
Diego Rivera-Porras
Colombia · #1,911,280 worldwide 374 citations · 97 works
- 6
Mary Carlota Bernal
Colombia · #1,936,952 worldwide 193 citations · 15 works
- 7
Hernando José Bolívar-Anillo
Colombia · #2,043,152 worldwide 591 citations · 37 works
- 8
Roberto Navarro Quiroz
Colombia · #2,459,150 worldwide 466 citations · 40 works
- 9
Adalberto Elias Quintero-Baiz
Colombia · #2,486,548 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
- 10
Roosvel Soto-Díaz
Colombia · #2,579,367 worldwide 225 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Simón Bolívar?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Nutrition, Innovation, Epidemiology, Pedagogy and COVID-19.
- Latin America
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Healthy Lifestyles
- Educational Interventions
- Digital Competence
- ICT
- Chronic Diseases
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Digital Marketing
- Knowledge Management
- E-Learning
- Educational Technology
- Human Rights
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Risk Factors
- COVID-19
- Innovation
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Mental Health
- Sustainability
- Health Promotion
- Globalization
- Nutrition
- Teacher Training
- Pedagogy
- Obesity
- University Students
- Distance Learning
- Physical Activity
- Digital Divide
- Online Education
- Competitiveness
- Virtual Teaching
- Urban Development
- Social Responsibility
- Globalization Effects
- Tourism Management
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education47▲ 4.6×39 topics
- Epidemiology40▲ 1.70×98 topics
- Mental Health31▲ 3.6×29 topics
- Innovation25▲ 4.1×23 topics
- Sustainability25▲ 1.69×46 topics
- COVID-1924▲ 3.1×21 topics
- Health Promotion23▲ 12×12 topics
- Risk Factors23▲ 3.4×30 topics
- Globalization22▲ 1.92×31 topics
- Public Health22▲ 2.6×39 topics
- Nutrition20▲ 7.5×11 topics
- Quality of Life20▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Teacher Training18▲ 5.0×14 topics
- Human Rights18▲ 3.0×18 topics
- Pedagogy18▲ 6.0×10 topics
- Educational Technology18▲ 2.5×25 topics
- Obesity17▲ 3.8×16 topics
- E-Learning17▲ 2.9×8 topics
- University Students15▲ 45×2 topics
- Knowledge Management15▲ 4.4×12 topics
- Distance Learning14▲ 6.8×9 topics
- Digital Marketing14▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Physical Activity13▲ 4.6×8 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises13▲ 12×4 topics
- Digital Divide13▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Chronic Diseases12▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Online Education12▲ 11×4 topics
- ICT12▲ 15×3 topics
- Competitiveness12▲ 25×6 topics
- Digital Competence12▲ 22×2 topics
- Virtual Teaching12▲ 36×1 topic
- Educational Interventions12▲ 21×3 topics
- Urban Development11▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Healthy Lifestyles11▲ 46×1 topic
- Social Responsibility11▲ 8.0×3 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems11▲ 18×2 topics
- Globalization Effects10▲ 26×2 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 27×1 topic
- Tourism Management10▲ 24×1 topic
- Latin America10▲ 8.6×13 topics
Which research topics does Universidad Simón Bolívar publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Education and Teacher Training.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
- 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
- 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
- 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 7 works
- 5 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
- 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 6 works
- 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
- 8 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
- 9 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 4 works
- 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Simón Bolívar's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Simón Bolívar as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Simón Bolívar over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Barranquilla
- Universidad del Norte
- University of the Coast
- University of Atlántico
- Universidad Autónoma del Caribe
- Corporación Universitaria Americana
- Universidad Metropolitana
- Corporación Universitaria Latinoamericana
- Corporación Universitaria Reformada
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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