Universidad Surcolombiana
In research, Universidad Surcolombiana stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,882 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,979 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,025 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education (Education is 3.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,985 of 22,385 · #4,344 all time
- Rank in Colombia
- #45 of 169
- Research works
- 2.5k ▼ 3% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 6.2k 2.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 6.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.86× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 87% world 40%
- International
- 12% world 18%
What is Universidad Surcolombiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,882 of 9,585 | 7.3% | 231 | #3075 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,979 of 5,988 | 7.4% | 143 | #2260 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,025 of 9,902 | 5.7% | 124 | #6880 | |
| MedicineField | #5,706 of 8,541 | 3.6% | 90 | #6621 | |
| EducationSubfield | #1,360 of 1,930 | 5.4% | 60 | #790 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,522 of 10,670 | 6.1% | 111 | #4983 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Surcolombiana 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.
- Social Sciences#3,075 #3,882
- Social Sciences#2,260 #2,979
- Health Sciences#6,880 #6,025
- Medicine#6,621 #5,706
- Education#790 #1,360
- Physical Sciences#4,983 #7,522
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 Surcolombiana work in?
In 2022-now, 44% of research at Universidad Surcolombiana is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (18%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social 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 Sciences25843.9%
- Social Sciences16227.4%
- Psychology335.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting244.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance193.3%
- Arts and Humanities193.2%
- Decision Sciences20.4%
- Health Sciences14324.3%
- Medicine10517.8%
- Health Professions325.5%
- Nursing40.8%
- Dentistry10.2%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Physical Sciences12421.1%
- Environmental Science356.0%
- Computer Science294.9%
- Engineering284.8%
- Physics and Astronomy122.0%
- Energy81.3%
- Materials Science50.9%
- Chemistry40.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
- Mathematics20.3%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Life Sciences6310.7%
What does Universidad Surcolombiana specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- EducationSubfield · 64.9 works3.6×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2.17×162 works
- Health Professions2.07×32 works
- Psychology1.85×33 works
- Nursing1.55×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×19 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.45×41 works
- Energy1.43×8 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.24×24 works
- Environmental Science1.20×35 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×2 works
- Arts and Humanities1.11×19 works
- Medicine0.93×105 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.88×12 works
- Computer Science0.62×29 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.58×3 works
- Neuroscience0.51×5 works
- Dentistry0.49×1 works
- Decision Sciences0.40×2 works
- Chemistry0.39×4 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×12 works
- Engineering0.32×28 works
- Materials Science0.26×5 works
- Mathematics0.25×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.24×0 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×2 works
- Veterinary0.08×0 works
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Health Professions 2.1×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Nursing 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Energy 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Arts and Humanities 1.1×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Surcolombiana?
Ranked on the quality score, Diego Fernando Macías, Marcela Castro and Alfredis González‐Hernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Surcolombiana.
- 1
Diego Fernando Macías
Colombia · #1,303,143 worldwide 326 citations · 25 works
- 2
Marcela Castro
Colombia · #1,727,597 worldwide 664 citations · 36 works
- 3
Alfredis González‐Hernández
Colombia · #2,042,413 worldwide 340 citations · 45 works
- 4
Yeison Fernando Barrios Rodriguez
Colombia · #2,112,626 worldwide 310 citations · 29 works
- 5
Jairo Enrique Castañeda Trujillo
Colombia · #2,165,869 worldwide 167 citations · 29 works
- 6
Carlos Fernando Narváez
Colombia · #2,390,172 worldwide 1.6k citations · 79 works
- 7
Gentil A. Collazos-Escobar
Colombia · #2,414,472 worldwide 278 citations · 35 works
- 8
Doris M. Salgado
Colombia · #2,486,823 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
- 9
ÁLVARO HERNANDO CARDONA GONZÁLEZ
Colombia · #2,753,912 worldwide 71 citations · 43 works
- 10
Edgar Alirio Insuasty
Colombia · #2,757,851 worldwide 213 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Surcolombiana?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Teacher Training, Innovation, Globalization, Health Promotion, Educational Technology, Inclusive Education and Pedagogy.
- Tourism Management
- Digital Divide
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Social Sciences
- Chronic Diseases
- Communication
- Social Impact
- Social Responsibility
- Latin America
- Public Policy
- Environmental Education
- Competitiveness
- Nutrition
- Pedagogy
- Inclusive Education
- Health Promotion
- Public Health
- Educational Technology
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Education
- Teacher Training
- Innovation
- Mental Health
- Sustainable Development
- Quality of Life
- Human Rights
- E-Learning
- Knowledge Management
- Community Participation
- Digital Marketing
- University Students
- Physical Activity
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Research
- Distance Learning
- Educational Interventions
- Community Engagement
- Student Achievement
- Psychopharmacology Education
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
- Education66▲ 6.6×34 topics
- Globalization38▲ 3.3×37 topics
- Teacher Training35▲ 9.7×11 topics
- Sustainability34▲ 2.4×39 topics
- Innovation31▲ 5.1×22 topics
- Educational Technology30▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Mental Health28▲ 3.3×22 topics
- Public Health27▲ 3.2×37 topics
- Sustainable Development26▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Health Promotion22▲ 12×11 topics
- Quality of Life22▲ 2.6×30 topics
- Inclusive Education21▲ 9.9×9 topics
- Human Rights21▲ 3.5×15 topics
- Pedagogy20▲ 6.9×6 topics
- E-Learning20▲ 3.4×5 topics
- Nutrition18▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Knowledge Management18▲ 5.6×9 topics
- Competitiveness18▲ 39×6 topics
- Community Participation18▲ 8.6×8 topics
- Environmental Education17▲ 19×8 topics
- Digital Marketing17▲ 7.3×2 topics
- Public Policy17▲ 6.0×8 topics
- University Students16▲ 49×2 topics
- Latin America16▲ 15×13 topics
- Physical Activity16▲ 5.6×9 topics
- Social Responsibility16▲ 12×4 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises16▲ 15×3 topics
- Social Impact15▲ 6.6×9 topics
- Research15▲ 20×5 topics
- Communication15▲ 7.9×8 topics
- Distance Learning13▲ 6.5×4 topics
- Chronic Diseases13▲ 8.7×6 topics
- Educational Interventions13▲ 24×3 topics
- Social Sciences13▲ 15×8 topics
- Community Engagement13▲ 6.6×5 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems13▲ 21×2 topics
- Student Achievement12▲ 24×4 topics
- Digital Divide12▲ 7.9×4 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education12▲ 32×1 topic
- Tourism Management12▲ 28×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidad Surcolombiana publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Educational methodologies and cognitive development.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 12 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
- 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
- 4 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
- 5 Coffee research and impacts Pharmacology 7 works
- 6 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
- 7 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 6 works
- 8 Education in Rural Contexts Education 6 works
- 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
- 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Surcolombiana's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 3% 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 Surcolombiana as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0022% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Surcolombiana 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 9.7% in 2019.
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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