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Universidad Técnica del Norte

In research, Universidad Técnica del Norte stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,596 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,080 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,596 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,640
of 28,054 · #19,187 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#30
of 71
Research works
1.4k
▲ 178% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica del Norte 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,596 of 3,409 18.5%66 #3572
Social SciencesDomain #5,080 of 10,521 13.2%253 #7712
Social SciencesField #3,596 of 6,365 15.0%132 #5857
Physical SciencesDomain #8,599 of 12,888 9.2%212 #17559
Health SciencesDomain #9,013 of 11,982 5.7%128 #10078
Computer ScienceField #3,689 of 4,667 15.9%78 #5973
Life SciencesDomain #6,338 of 7,800 17.8%84 #12685
Health ProfessionsField #1,586 of 1,928 4.4%65 —
EngineeringField #6,342 of 6,636 4.1%64 #10898

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica del Norte 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,572 #1,596
  2. Social Sciences#7,712 #5,080
  3. Social Sciences#5,857 #3,596
  4. Physical Sciences#17,559 #8,599
  5. Health Sciences#10,078 #9,013
  6. Computer Science#5,973 #3,689
  7. Life Sciences#12,685 #6,338
  8. Engineering#10,898 #6,342
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.

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: 2.05× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.66× its world share, 65 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 2.80× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica del Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Paúl D. Rosero-Montalvo, Jorge Luís Anaya González and Marcelo Zambrano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica del Norte.

  1. 1 Paúl D. Rosero-Montalvo Ecuador · #858,428 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Jorge Luís Anaya González Ecuador · #1,193,306 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Marcelo Zambrano Ecuador · #1,464,203 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica del Norte

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica del Norte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation, Mental Health, Nutrition and Urban Development.

▲ 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. Education65▲ 5.6×26 topics
  2. Sustainability52▲ 3.2×45 topics
  3. Health Promotion50▲ 23×10 topics
  4. Mental Health47▲ 4.8×18 topics
  5. Digital Marketing47▲ 17×3 topics
  6. Innovation45▲ 6.3×18 topics
  7. Small and Medium Enterprises44▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Nutrition38▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Urban Development38▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Social Responsibility37▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems37▲ 53×2 topics
  12. University Students36▲ 94×2 topics
  13. Economic Impact35▲ 9.0×3 topics
  14. Physical Activity35▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Psychopharmacology Education35▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Tourism Management35▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Risk Factors34▲ 4.6×15 topics
  18. E-Learning34▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Obesity33▲ 6.4×9 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases32▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Educational Interventions32▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Healthy Lifestyles30▲ 102×1 topic
  23. Environmental Impact29▲ 2.5×27 topics
  24. COVID-1929▲ 3.1×9 topics
  25. Educational Technology29▲ 3.6×20 topics
  26. Pedagogy28▲ 8.5×8 topics
  27. Knowledge Management27▲ 7.2×12 topics
  28. Occupational Health26▲ 33×5 topics
  29. Communication22▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Distance Learning22▲ 9.6×6 topics
  31. Competitiveness21▲ 40×6 topics
  32. Teacher Training20▲ 4.9×10 topics
  33. Digital Divide19▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Online Education19▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Digital Competence18▲ 31×2 topics
  36. ICT18▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Virtual Teaching18▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Job Satisfaction18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  39. Coping Strategies18▲ 10×6 topics
  40. Social Networks16▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Técnica del Norte publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, an…35Business, Innovation, and Economy: 35 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 30 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 18 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 15 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 12 fractional worksOccupational Health and …10Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 8 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 8 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 8 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsSocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 35 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 30 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 18 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 15 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 10 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  9. 9 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  10. 10 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 8 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Técnica del Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 178% 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.

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