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Universidad Técnica de Ambato

In research, Universidad Técnica de Ambato stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,497 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#480 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,890 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacy, Computer Science Applications and Occupational Therapy — Pharmacy is 11.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,108
of 28,054 · #12,924 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#13
of 71
Research works
5.6k
▲ 238% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica de Ambato 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 #1,497 of 10,521 10.8%1,228 #3097
PsychologyField #480 of 2,181 5.4%241 #1459
Social SciencesField #1,890 of 6,365 12.6%585 #2499
Health SciencesDomain #3,873 of 11,982 2.2%1,105 #7914
EducationSubfield #770 of 1,892 16.1%237 #1471
EngineeringField #3,501 of 6,636 15.6%129 #7744
Computer ScienceField #2,564 of 4,667 15.8%215 #4495
Information SystemsSubfield #710 of 1,291 14.9%119 #1630
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,528 of 2,578 14.8%165 #2761
MedicineField #6,416 of 10,443 1.5%681 #11583

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica de Ambato 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#3,097 #1,497
  2. Psychology#1,459 #480
  3. Social Sciences#2,499 #1,890
  4. Health Sciences#7,914 #3,873
  5. Education#1,471 #770
  6. Engineering#7,744 #3,501
  7. Computer Science#4,495 #2,564
  8. Information Systems#1,630 #710
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#2,761 #1,528
  10. Medicine#11,583 #6,416
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 Técnica de Ambato specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacy takes 11.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PharmacySubfield · 31.3 works12×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 56.2 works7.4×
  3. Occupational TherapySubfield · 36.7 works7.1×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.8 works7.1×
  5. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 264.1 works6.2×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 73 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 215 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 104 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.75× its world share, 384 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 681 worksMedicineNursing: 1.88× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 165 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.01× its world share, 198 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 241 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 585 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica de Ambato?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Patricio Medina Chicaiza, C. Guerrero and Marcelo Javier Mancheno-Saá lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica de Ambato.

  1. 1 Ricardo Patricio Medina Chicaiza Ecuador · #757,292 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 C. Guerrero Ecuador · #830,376 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Marcelo Javier Mancheno-Saá Ecuador · #857,803 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Josué Acosta Acosta Ecuador · #867,089 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Carlos A. García Ecuador · #867,872 worldwide 36 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Marcelo V. García Ecuador · #886,941 worldwide 83 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Cristina Páez-Quinde Ecuador · #998,467 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 José M. Lavín Ecuador · #1,104,612 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Angélica Sánchez Ecuador · #1,151,986 worldwide 2 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Carlos Gordón Ecuador · #1,522,845 worldwide 15 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica de Ambato

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica de Ambato?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Promotion, Mental Health, Education, Nutrition, Small and Medium Enterprises, University Students, Physical Activity and Obesity.

▲ 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. Education308▲ 5.8×40 topics
  2. Mental Health305▲ 6.8×30 topics
  3. Health Promotion291▲ 30×14 topics
  4. Nutrition239▲ 17×11 topics
  5. Small and Medium Enterprises238▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors238▲ 7.1×29 topics
  7. University Students230▲ 130×2 topics
  8. Physical Activity228▲ 15×12 topics
  9. Obesity226▲ 9.8×18 topics
  10. Epidemiology210▲ 1.73×111 topics
  11. Digital Marketing209▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Chronic Diseases206▲ 26×9 topics
  13. Educational Interventions205▲ 72×3 topics
  14. Healthy Lifestyles193▲ 143×1 topic
  15. Social Responsibility184▲ 26×5 topics
  16. Innovation Ecosystems183▲ 58×3 topics
  17. Economic Impact182▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Urban Development181▲ 16×7 topics
  19. Globalization Effects179▲ 82×2 topics
  20. Psychopharmacology Education178▲ 87×1 topic
  21. Tourism Management178▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Public Health174▲ 3.9×40 topics
  23. Innovation168▲ 5.2×30 topics
  24. Quality of Life154▲ 3.5×41 topics
  25. Competitiveness152▲ 62×6 topics
  26. E-Learning133▲ 4.3×17 topics
  27. Occupational Health133▲ 37×5 topics
  28. Pedagogy127▲ 8.4×13 topics
  29. Coping Strategies116▲ 15×8 topics
  30. Job Satisfaction108▲ 8.1×9 topics
  31. Resilience107▲ 7.2×11 topics
  32. Communication106▲ 11×12 topics
  33. Knowledge Management103▲ 6.0×15 topics
  34. Burnout101▲ 36×3 topics
  35. Psychological Well-being99▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Organizational Culture99▲ 8.2×7 topics
  37. Academic Stress98▲ 60×2 topics
  38. Health Professionals98▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Work Stress98▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Distance Learning91▲ 8.8×10 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Técnica de Ambato publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Stress and Burnout Research and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…193Health and Lifestyle Studies: 193 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…178Business, Innovation, and Economy: 178 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 98 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 80 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 56 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…52Diverse Applied Research Studies: 52 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 50 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 43 fractional worksEducational Outcomes and Influences: 39 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 36 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsSocial PsychologyInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 193 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 178 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 98 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 80 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 56 works
  6. 6 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 52 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 50 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 43 works
  9. 9 Educational Outcomes and Influences Education 39 works
  10. 10 Social Skills and Education Education 36 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 available85.0%not open15.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Técnica de Ambato's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 238% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Ambato

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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.