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Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

In research, Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,678 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,218 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,371 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Communication and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — General Social Sciences is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,462
of 28,054 · #27,813 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#36
of 71
Research works
2k
▲ 175% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
1.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi 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 #3,678 of 10,521 9.5%655 #7750
Social SciencesField #3,218 of 6,365 11.4%296 #5929
PsychologyField #1,371 of 2,181 3.6%78 —
EducationSubfield #1,211 of 1,892 15.6%112 #2197
EngineeringField #4,570 of 6,636 8.0%110 #10066
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,294 of 1,775 12.3%129 #2867
Physical SciencesDomain #9,739 of 12,888 8.3%309 #19255
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #964 of 1,272 12.5%127 #2206
Computer ScienceField #3,579 of 4,667 12.9%108 #6224
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,704 of 3,409 5.4%123 #5245

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 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#7,750 #3,678
  2. Social Sciences#5,929 #3,218
  3. Education#2,197 #1,211
  4. Engineering#10,066 #4,570
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,867 #1,294
  6. Physical Sciences#19,255 #9,739
  7. Economics and Econometrics#2,206 #964
  8. Computer Science#6,224 #3,579
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,245 #2,704
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 Cotopaxi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 20.9 works16×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 25.9 works8.1×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 45.1 works8.1×
  4. AccountingSubfield · 53.5 works7.5×
← 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: 2.22× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.11× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.28× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.13× its world share, 128 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 296 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi?

Ranked on the composite score, Patricia Liñán Hernández, Manuel García‐Herreros and Diego Jiménez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi.

  1. 1 Patricia Liñán Hernández Ecuador · #912,516 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Manuel García‐Herreros Ecuador · #1,231,678 worldwide 27 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Diego Jiménez Ecuador · #1,391,975 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Competitiveness, Innovation Ecosystems, Economic Impact and Innovation.

▲ 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. Education163▲ 8.1×34 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises150▲ 73×4 topics
  3. Digital Marketing131▲ 27×3 topics
  4. Social Responsibility128▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Competitiveness124▲ 132×6 topics
  6. Economic Impact119▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Innovation Ecosystems119▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Innovation118▲ 9.6×22 topics
  9. Sustainability118▲ 4.1×41 topics
  10. Urban Development118▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Globalization Effects117▲ 141×2 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education117▲ 150×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management117▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Educational Technology95▲ 6.8×14 topics
  15. Teacher Training82▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Organizational Culture76▲ 17×7 topics
  17. E-Learning65▲ 5.5×11 topics
  18. Globalization62▲ 2.7×30 topics
  19. Knowledge Management60▲ 9.2×12 topics
  20. Social Impact55▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Pedagogy54▲ 9.4×6 topics
  22. Risk Assessment52▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Student Achievement50▲ 51×5 topics
  24. Leadership47▲ 8.5×9 topics
  25. Public Policy45▲ 7.8×9 topics
  26. Distance Learning44▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Rural Development43▲ 10×9 topics
  28. Decision Making42▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Communication42▲ 12×8 topics
  30. Sustainable Agriculture42▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Organizational Performance41▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Financial Reporting40▲ 29×4 topics
  33. Informal Learning40▲ 26×4 topics
  34. Research40▲ 28×5 topics
  35. Nutrition39▲ 7.5×7 topics
  36. Economic Impact Evaluation39▲ 189×1 topic
  37. Financial Analysis39▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Productivity Indicators39▲ 189×1 topic
  39. Gender Studies38▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Digital Divide37▲ 12×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Educational Innovations and Technology and Diverse Applied Research Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…117Business, Innovation, and Economy: 117 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 39 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 35 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 32 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 27 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 25 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 25 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 23 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 21 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 19 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAccountingInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 117 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 39 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 35 works
  4. 4 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 27 works
  6. 6 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 25 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 25 works
  8. 8 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 23 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 21 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 19 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 175% 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.