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Universidad Surcolombiana

In research, Universidad Surcolombiana stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,006 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,016 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,071 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,310
of 28,054 · #22,499 all time
Rank in Colombia
#59
of 173
Research works
2.5k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Universidad Surcolombiana 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 #5,006 of 10,521 13.6%231 #8038
Social SciencesField #4,016 of 6,365 14.8%143 #5091
Physical SciencesDomain #10,071 of 12,888 7.5%111 #13952
EducationSubfield #1,530 of 1,892 18.6%60 #2304
Health SciencesDomain #10,377 of 11,982 5.1%124 #15066
MedicineField #9,700 of 10,443 4.2%90 #13314

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 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#8,038 #5,006
  2. Social Sciences#5,091 #4,016
  3. Physical Sciences#13,952 #10,071
  4. Education#2,304 #1,530
  5. Health Sciences#15,066 #10,377
  6. Medicine#13,314 #9,700
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.

What does Universidad Surcolombiana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 60.1 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 90 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 143 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Surcolombiana?

Ranked on the composite score, Diana Saavedra, Juan Manuel Andrade Navia and Elías Francisco Amórtegui Cedeño lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Surcolombiana.

  1. 1 Diana Saavedra Colombia · #227,006 worldwide 5 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Juan Manuel Andrade Navia Colombia · #394,543 worldwide 73 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Elías Francisco Amórtegui Cedeño Colombia · #401,437 worldwide 3 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 John J. Herrera Colombia · #684,646 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Claudia Andrea Ramírez-Perdomo Colombia · #975,929 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Francis Segovia-Chaves Colombia · #1,219,645 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Jairo Antonio Rodríguez Colombia · #1,306,365 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Marisol Garzón Colombia · #1,361,325 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Freddy Humberto Escobar Colombia · #1,391,120 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Nelson Gutiérrez-Guzmán Colombia · #1,417,941 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Surcolombiana

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Surcolombiana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Teacher Training, Innovation, Educational Technology, Globalization, Health Promotion, Inclusive Education and Nutrition.

▲ 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. Education62▲ 7.0×33 topics
  2. Globalization32▲ 3.1×36 topics
  3. Teacher Training32▲ 9.7×11 topics
  4. Innovation30▲ 5.5×21 topics
  5. Sustainability30▲ 2.3×34 topics
  6. Educational Technology28▲ 4.6×9 topics
  7. Mental Health24▲ 3.2×22 topics
  8. Public Health24▲ 3.2×34 topics
  9. Sustainable Development21▲ 2.6×19 topics
  10. Quality of Life20▲ 2.7×26 topics
  11. Health Promotion20▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Inclusive Education20▲ 11×9 topics
  13. E-Learning19▲ 3.5×4 topics
  14. Human Rights19▲ 3.5×15 topics
  15. Nutrition18▲ 7.7×9 topics
  16. Pedagogy18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Competitiveness17▲ 41×6 topics
  18. Knowledge Management17▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Community Participation16▲ 8.5×8 topics
  20. Digital Marketing16▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Public Policy16▲ 6.3×8 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises16▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Physical Activity16▲ 6.0×9 topics
  24. Social Impact15▲ 7.1×9 topics
  25. Environmental Education14▲ 18×7 topics
  26. University Students14▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Latin America14▲ 14×13 topics
  28. Social Responsibility14▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Research14▲ 21×5 topics
  30. Distance Learning13▲ 7.5×4 topics
  31. Communication13▲ 8.1×8 topics
  32. Chronic Diseases13▲ 9.4×6 topics
  33. Innovation Ecosystems12▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Educational Interventions12▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Student Achievement12▲ 28×4 topics
  36. Digital Divide12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Social Sciences12▲ 16×8 topics
  38. ICT12▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Psychopharmacology Education11▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Tourism Management11▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Surcolombiana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Educational methodologies and cognitive development.

Business, Innovation, an…11Business, Innovation, and Economy: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations …11Educational Innovations and Technology: 11 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…11Health and Lifestyle Studies: 11 fractional worksEducational methodologie…7Educational methodologies and cognitive development: 7 fractional worksEducation in Rural Contexts: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…6Education and Teacher Training: 6 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksEducational theories and…5Educational theories and practices: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
  4. 4 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Education in Rural Contexts Education 6 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 6 works
  8. 8 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 6 works
  9. 9 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  10. 10 Educational theories and practices Education 5 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 available87.2%not open12.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Surcolombiana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.