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Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

In research, Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,500 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,446 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,737 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Communication and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (General Social Sciences is 15.8× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,118
of 22,385 · #4,671 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#16
of 71
Research works
2k
▲ 171% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
87%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%

What is Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,500 of 9,585 9.6%655 #2379
Social SciencesField #1,446 of 5,988 10.4%296 #2662
Physical SciencesDomain #2,737 of 10,670 5.1%309 #5585
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #412 of 1,307 11.9%127 #937
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #624 of 1,798 11.8%129 #1331
Life SciencesDomain #2,255 of 6,403 6.8%142 #5426
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,203 of 3,157 7.1%123 #3022
EducationSubfield #774 of 1,930 10.9%112 #1257
Computer ScienceField #2,555 of 4,417 6.5%108 #4128
EngineeringField #3,738 of 5,901 1.5%110 #6722

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi 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.

  1. Social Sciences#2,379 #1,500
  2. Social Sciences#2,662 #1,446
  3. Physical Sciences#5,585 #2,737
  4. Economics and Econometrics#937 #412
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,331 #624
  6. Life Sciences#5,426 #2,255
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,022 #1,203
  8. Education#1,257 #774
  9. Computer Science#4,128 #2,555
  10. Engineering#6,722 #3,738
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Técnica de Cotopaxi work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 789 fractional works · 56.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 366 fractional works · 26.3% of its workEducation: 137 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 61 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCommunication: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 142 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 141 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 142 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAccounting: 58 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 56 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 97 fractional works · 7.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 31 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 355 fractional works · 25.5% of its workComputer Science: 129 fractional works · 9.3% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 122 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 52 fractional works · 3.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 50 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 33 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 171 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 146 fractional works · 10.5% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 77 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 38 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadTécnica de…1,392fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences57%

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
    1. Social Sciences36626.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance14210.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting14210.2%
    4. Psychology977.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities322.3%
    6. Decision Sciences90.6%
    1. Computer Science1299.3%
    2. Engineering1228.8%
    3. Environmental Science503.6%
    4. Energy362.6%
    5. Materials Science70.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.2%
    8. Chemistry30.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Mathematics10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14610.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology161.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    4. Neuroscience30.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
    1. Health Professions382.7%
    2. Medicine352.5%
    3. Veterinary20.2%
    4. Nursing20.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 24.1 works16×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 34.3 works9.0×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 55.9 works8.4×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 26.1 works7.6×
← 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: 2.21× its world share, 146 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 129 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.80× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.17× its world share, 142 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.78× its world share, 142 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.29× its world share, 97 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 366 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.78×142 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.17×142 works
  3. Energy2.80×36 works
  4. Psychology2.29×97 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.21×146 works
  6. Social Sciences2.08×366 works
  7. Computer Science1.19×129 works
  8. Veterinary1.17×2 works
  9. Health Professions1.04×38 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.80×32 works
  11. Environmental Science0.72×50 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.64×9 works
  13. Engineering0.59×122 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×2 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×4 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.27×1 works
  17. Nursing0.24×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×16 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×3 works
  20. Materials Science0.14×7 works
  21. Neuroscience0.13×3 works
  22. Medicine0.13×35 works
  23. Chemistry0.12×3 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.09×3 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi?

Ranked on the quality score, Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Reinoso, Rodrigo Tovar Viera and Luis Efraín Cayo Lema lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi.

  1. 1 Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Reinoso Ecuador · #1,794,491 worldwide 439 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Rodrigo Tovar Viera Ecuador · #2,004,154 worldwide 129 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Luis Efraín Cayo Lema Ecuador · #2,309,841 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Angélica Tamara Medina Armas Ecuador · #2,522,402 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Oscar Alejandro Guaypatín Pico Ecuador · #2,556,712 worldwide 63 citations · 14 works
  6. 6 Kalina Fonseca Ecuador · #2,878,560 worldwide 88 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Rosa Marjorie Torres Briones Ecuador · #2,949,629 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Luis Favian Cartuche Macas Ecuador · #2,968,489 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Juan Carlos Chancusig Chisag Ecuador · #3,244,193 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Paulina Alexandra Arias Arroyo Ecuador · #3,390,821 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi?

The most cited paper from Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi is "Genomic Analysis, Progress and Future Perspectives in Dairy Cattle Selection: A Review" (Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Reinoso, Pedro Manuel Aponte, Manuel García‐Herreros, 2021), with 99 citations. Next come "Nutritional Value and Bioactive Compounds of Leaves and Grains from Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.)" (77) and "Predicting University Dropout trough Data Mining: A systematic Literature" (72).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genomic Analysis, Progress and Future Perspectives in Dairy Cattle Selection: A Review Miguel A. Gutiérrez-Reinoso, Pedro Manuel Aponte, Manuel García‐Herreros · Animals Open access 25 Feb 2021 99
2 Nutritional Value and Bioactive Compounds of Leaves and Grains from Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) Elena Villacrés, María Belén Quelal, Susana Galarza et al. · Plants Open access 14 Jan 2022 77
3 Predicting University Dropout trough Data Mining: A systematic Literature Mayra Albán, David Mauricio · Indian Journal of Science and Technology Open access 2019 72
4 El aprendizaje del idioma inglés como lengua extranjera M. Beatriz Beltran · Revista Boletín Redipe Open access 12 Oct 2017 58
5 Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Meteorological, Hydrological, and Agricultural Droughts in the Lake Titicaca Basin Ricardo Zubieta, Jorge Molina‐Carpio, Wilber Laqui et al. · Water Open access 13 Jan 2021 56
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Competitiveness, Innovation, Innovation Ecosystems and Economic Impact.

▲ 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-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
  1. Education190▲ 8.0×38 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises165▲ 67×4 topics
  3. Digital Marketing146▲ 27×3 topics
  4. Social Responsibility141▲ 44×4 topics
  5. Competitiveness138▲ 125×6 topics
  6. Innovation136▲ 9.5×25 topics
  7. Innovation Ecosystems134▲ 94×2 topics
  8. Economic Impact132▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Globalization Effects131▲ 137×2 topics
  10. Urban Development131▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Psychopharmacology Education130▲ 150×1 topic
  12. Tourism Management130▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Sustainability129▲ 3.8×44 topics
  14. Educational Technology111▲ 6.8×18 topics
  15. Teacher Training100▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Organizational Culture88▲ 16×8 topics
  17. E-Learning77▲ 5.8×11 topics
  18. Knowledge Management74▲ 9.6×13 topics
  19. Globalization72▲ 2.6×34 topics
  20. COVID-1964▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Pedagogy63▲ 9.0×7 topics
  22. Social Impact62▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Leadership59▲ 8.7×11 topics
  24. Risk Assessment57▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Student Achievement56▲ 45×7 topics
  26. Public Policy56▲ 8.4×9 topics
  27. Distance Learning53▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Communication52▲ 12×9 topics
  29. Research49▲ 28×5 topics
  30. Decision Making46▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Informal Learning46▲ 25×4 topics
  32. Organizational Performance45▲ 13×6 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture45▲ 10×8 topics
  34. Rural Development44▲ 9.2×10 topics
  35. Financial Reporting44▲ 26×4 topics
  36. Digital Divide43▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Digital Competence43▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Financial Analysis42▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Economic Impact Evaluation42▲ 171×1 topic
  40. Productivity Indicators42▲ 171×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Educational Innovations and Technology and Educational and Organizational Development.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 130 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 42 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 41 works
  4. 4 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 34 works
  5. 5 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 29 works
  7. 7 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 29 works
  8. 8 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 22 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 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 available87.1%not open12.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 171% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0074% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi0.0075% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi 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.

still counting5%10%15%Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi10.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.9% in 2025.

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