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Universidad Simón Bolívar

In research, Universidad Simón Bolívar stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,287 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#4,435 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,211 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,893
of 28,054 · #16,626 all time
Rank in Colombia
#24
of 173
Research works
2.4k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Universidad Simón Bolívar 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 #4,287 of 10,521 15.2%178 #6223
MedicineField #4,435 of 10,443 11.2%143 #10969
Health SciencesDomain #5,211 of 11,982 10.7%174 #8275
Social SciencesField #4,542 of 6,365 15.8%96 #5389
Physical SciencesDomain #11,062 of 12,888 11.4%101 #16630

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 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#6,223 #4,287
  2. Medicine#10,969 #4,435
  3. Health Sciences#8,275 #5,211
  4. Social Sciences#5,389 #4,542
  5. Physical Sciences#16,630 #11,062
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: 0.76× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Simón Bolívar?

Ranked on the composite score, Jesús García Guiliany, Juan Hernández-Lalinde and Jhon-Franklin Espinosa-Castro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Simón Bolívar.

  1. 1 Jesús García Guiliany Colombia · #655,360 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Juan Hernández-Lalinde Colombia · #754,647 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jhon-Franklin Espinosa-Castro Colombia · #815,720 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Gustavo Aroca Colombia · #1,112,112 worldwide 35 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Oscar Valbuena Colombia · #1,377,264 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Henry J. González-Tórres Colombia · #1,567,831 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Simón Bolívar

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Simón Bolívar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Nutrition, Innovation, Epidemiology, COVID-19 and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Education39▲ 4.5×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology34▲ 1.71×90 topics
  3. Mental Health27▲ 3.6×28 topics
  4. Innovation22▲ 4.1×20 topics
  5. COVID-1921▲ 3.1×20 topics
  6. Sustainability20▲ 1.64×40 topics
  7. Risk Factors20▲ 3.5×27 topics
  8. Health Promotion19▲ 12×12 topics
  9. Globalization19▲ 1.90×27 topics
  10. Public Health19▲ 2.6×36 topics
  11. Nutrition17▲ 7.5×10 topics
  12. Quality of Life16▲ 2.2×33 topics
  13. Human Rights16▲ 3.1×17 topics
  14. Obesity16▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. E-Learning14▲ 2.8×8 topics
  16. Educational Technology14▲ 2.4×24 topics
  17. Pedagogy14▲ 5.8×9 topics
  18. Digital Marketing13▲ 6.3×3 topics
  19. Small and Medium Enterprises13▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Teacher Training13▲ 4.1×13 topics
  21. University Students12▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.4×11 topics
  23. Distance Learning12▲ 7.1×9 topics
  24. Physical Activity12▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Economic Impact11▲ 3.9×4 topics
  26. Urban Development11▲ 6.2×3 topics
  27. Social Responsibility11▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases11▲ 8.5×5 topics
  29. Digital Divide11▲ 8.3×4 topics
  30. Competitiveness11▲ 26×6 topics
  31. Educational Interventions10▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Innovation Ecosystems10▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Online Education10▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Healthy Lifestyles10▲ 46×1 topic
  35. ICT10▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Digital Competence10▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Psychopharmacology Education10▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Tourism Management10▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Virtual Teaching10▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Latin America8▲ 8.8×13 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Simón Bolívar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology and Education and Teacher Training.

Health and Lifestyle Studies: 10 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 5 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 3 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works
  9. 9 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 3 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Simón Bolívar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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