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Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

In research, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,379 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,089 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#854 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications, Communication and Law — Computer Science Applications is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,535
of 28,054 · #12,818 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#16
of 71
Research works
3.2k
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 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 #2,379 of 10,521 17.7%590 #4246
Social SciencesField #2,089 of 6,365 18.2%355 #3572
EducationSubfield #854 of 1,892 24.4%105 #1592
Physical SciencesDomain #5,939 of 12,888 13.3%421 #11581
Information SystemsSubfield #681 of 1,291 18.2%83 #1434
Computer ScienceField #2,504 of 4,667 13.9%206 #4068
Health SciencesDomain #6,655 of 11,982 10.4%162 #13985
PsychologyField #1,239 of 2,181 17.7%60 —
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,503 of 3,409 18.9%123 #3415
Environmental ScienceField #2,741 of 3,551 12.9%85 #3673

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 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#4,246 #2,379
  2. Social Sciences#3,572 #2,089
  3. Education#1,592 #854
  4. Physical Sciences#11,581 #5,939
  5. Information Systems#1,434 #681
  6. Computer Science#4,068 #2,504
  7. Health Sciences#13,985 #6,655
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,415 #2,503
  9. Environmental Science#3,673 #2,741
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 Particular de Loja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 51.6 works15×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 52.3 works14×
  3. LawSubfield · 40.0 works5.1×
  4. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 22.5 works3.5×
← 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: 1.91× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 206 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 85 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 355 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos Iván Espinosa, Jorge López and Verónica Benítez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.

  1. 1 Carlos Iván Espinosa Ecuador · #154,148 worldwide 178 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jorge López Ecuador · #410,593 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Verónica Benítez Ecuador · #420,072 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Isidro Marín Gutiérrez Ecuador · #427,012 worldwide 18 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Diana Rivera Ecuador · #454,906 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Ángel Benítez Ecuador · #519,888 worldwide 64 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Kruzkaya Ordóñez Ecuador · #558,188 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Pablo Alejandro Quezada–Sarmiento Ecuador · #636,467 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Lilia Carpio-Jiménez Ecuador · #702,818 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Carlos Calderón Ecuador · #768,901 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Digital Marketing, Innovation, Educational Technology, Small and Medium Enterprises, Knowledge Management and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Education145▲ 6.2×51 topics
  2. E-Learning96▲ 7.1×14 topics
  3. Innovation92▲ 6.5×31 topics
  4. Educational Technology91▲ 5.7×24 topics
  5. Digital Marketing86▲ 15×2 topics
  6. COVID-1981▲ 4.4×17 topics
  7. Globalization69▲ 2.6×41 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises64▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Knowledge Management63▲ 8.4×17 topics
  10. Social Responsibility58▲ 18×6 topics
  11. Pedagogy58▲ 8.7×9 topics
  12. Urban Development57▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Economic Impact56▲ 7.1×5 topics
  14. Communication55▲ 13×12 topics
  15. Innovation Ecosystems55▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Psychopharmacology Education54▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Tourism Management54▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Social Media52▲ 2.7×23 topics
  19. Social Networks51▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Technology50▲ 7.0×17 topics
  21. Distance Learning50▲ 11×9 topics
  22. Digital Divide47▲ 14×7 topics
  23. ICT46▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Online Education46▲ 18×5 topics
  25. Competitiveness45▲ 42×6 topics
  26. Digital Competence43▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning42▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Virtual Teaching42▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Digital Media42▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Medicinal Plants41▲ 7.5×16 topics
  31. Inclusive Education39▲ 8.2×10 topics
  32. Teacher Training39▲ 4.6×14 topics
  33. Latin America38▲ 15×13 topics
  34. Health Education36▲ 6.0×5 topics
  35. Public Perception33▲ 19×6 topics
  36. Information Quality32▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Educational Projects32▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Remote Learning32▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Media System31▲ 111×1 topic
  40. News Consumption31▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Communication and COVID-19 Impact.

Business, Innovation, an…54Business, Innovation, and Economy: 54 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 42 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…32E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 32 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…31Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 31 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 23 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 19 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…18Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 14 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 13 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 12 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 54 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 42 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 32 works
  4. 4 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 31 works
  5. 5 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 23 works
  6. 6 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 19 works
  7. 7 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 18 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 14 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 13 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 12 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 available71.1%not open28.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% 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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