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Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"

In research, Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres" stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,151 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,555 of 6,365 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#874 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Economics and Econometrics — Computer Science Applications is 15.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#9,491
of 28,054 · #24,519 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#29
of 71
Research works
1.1k
▲ 324% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
2.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
87%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres" 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 #2,151 of 10,521 19.2%399 #5671
Social SciencesField #2,555 of 6,365 19.0%193 #5371
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #874 of 1,775 17.9%101 #2361
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #648 of 1,272 17.8%99 #1872
Computer ScienceField #2,614 of 4,667 22.7%93 #5410
EducationSubfield #1,089 of 1,892 23.5%79 #2159
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,814 of 2,578 19.7%72 #3298
Physical SciencesDomain #10,115 of 12,888 12.1%186 #19910

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres" 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#5,671 #2,151
  2. Social Sciences#5,371 #2,555
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2,361 #874
  4. Economics and Econometrics#1,872 #648
  5. Computer Science#5,410 #2,614
  6. Education#2,159 #1,089
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#3,298 #1,814
  8. Physical Sciences#19,910 #10,115
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 "Luis Vargas Torres" specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 15.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 24.5 works15×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 30.6 works9.7×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 99.3 works9.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 1.21× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.82× its world share, 93 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.35× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.41× its world share, 72 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.16× its world share, 101 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 193 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"?

Ranked on the composite score, Ramón Rodríguez–Betancourt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres".

  1. 1 Ramón Rodríguez–Betancourt Ecuador · #585,528 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"?

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, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems, Economic Impact and Psychopharmacology Education.

▲ 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. Education132▲ 12×28 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises116▲ 101×4 topics
  3. Digital Marketing115▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Social Responsibility105▲ 68×3 topics
  5. Urban Development96▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems96▲ 142×3 topics
  7. Economic Impact96▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Psychopharmacology Education95▲ 217×1 topic
  9. Tourism Management95▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Innovation92▲ 13×17 topics
  11. Competitiveness76▲ 144×6 topics
  12. Sustainability66▲ 4.1×38 topics
  13. E-Learning66▲ 9.9×8 topics
  14. Knowledge Management56▲ 15×13 topics
  15. Pedagogy54▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Teacher Training49▲ 12×8 topics
  17. Organizational Culture48▲ 18×7 topics
  18. COVID-1945▲ 5.0×8 topics
  19. Distance Learning45▲ 20×6 topics
  20. Educational Technology44▲ 5.6×14 topics
  21. Social Impact43▲ 16×7 topics
  22. Digital Divide42▲ 25×2 topics
  23. ICT42▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Digital Competence42▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Virtual Teaching42▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Globalization36▲ 2.8×26 topics
  27. Technology34▲ 9.8×11 topics
  28. Risk Assessment32▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. Public Policy28▲ 8.6×7 topics
  30. Leadership27▲ 8.7×8 topics
  31. Informal Learning24▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Research23▲ 28×5 topics
  33. Inclusive Education23▲ 9.9×8 topics
  34. Student Performance23▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Teacher Development23▲ 55×2 topics
  36. Educational Leadership22▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Quality Education22▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Community Participation22▲ 8.9×7 topics
  39. Rural Development22▲ 9.5×5 topics
  40. Gender Studies21▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres" publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Education and Teacher Training and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 95 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 42 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 22 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 20 works
  5. 5 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 17 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 16 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 14 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 14 works
  10. 10 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 11 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 available87.3%not open12.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 324% 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.