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Universidad Técnica Nacional

In research, Universidad Técnica Nacional stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,130 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,672
of 28,054 · #39,117 all time
Rank in ??
#542
of 692
Research works
321
▲ 774% vs 2013–17
Citations
464
1.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
90%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica Nacional 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 #10,130 of 10,521 7.4%68 #16530

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica Nacional 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).

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: 2.95× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.22× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica Nacional?

Ranked on the composite score, José Manuel Mora lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica Nacional.

  1. 1 José Manuel Mora ?? · #1,142,641 worldwide 35 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica Nacional

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica Nacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Globalization, Population Dynamics, Literature, Latin America and Identity.

▲ 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. Education15▲ 6.7×22 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 3.8×13 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 4.7×16 topics
  4. Biodiversity11▲ 12×10 topics
  5. Population Dynamics8▲ 25×9 topics
  6. Innovation8▲ 5.8×13 topics
  7. Literature8▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Latin America8▲ 31×12 topics
  9. E-Learning7▲ 5.7×3 topics
  10. Identity7▲ 7.6×10 topics
  11. Colonialism7▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Gender6▲ 9.4×5 topics
  13. Pedagogy6▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Educational Technology6▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Poetry6▲ 142×2 topics
  16. Conservation Biology6▲ 45×3 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Welfare State6▲ 54×2 topics
  19. Cultural Identity6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Digital Marketing6▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Teacher Training5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  22. Invasive Species5▲ 9.8×9 topics
  23. Participation5▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Community Intervention5▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Economic Crisis5▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Social Work5▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Social Responsibility5▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Conservation5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  29. Public Policy5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  30. Knowledge Management4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Small and Medium Enterprises4▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Distance Learning4▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Inclusive Education4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Educational Leadership4▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Quality Education4▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Competitiveness4▲ 39×6 topics
  38. Psychopharmacology Education4▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Urban Development4▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Communication4▲ 10×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Técnica Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Education and Teacher Training, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Social Sciences and Poli…5Social Sciences and Policies: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…4Education and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…4Business, Innovation, and Economy: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …4Educational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 3 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…3Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 3 fractional worksHigher Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSpanish Literature and C…2Spanish Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional works
General Social SciencesEducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 5 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 2 works
  10. 10 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 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 available89.9%not open10.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Técnica Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 774% higher than in 2013–2017.

20152020
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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.