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Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar

In research, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,802 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,398 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,985 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,214
of 28,054 · #25,178 all time
Rank in Colombia
#70
of 173
Research works
1.3k
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar 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 #5,802 of 10,521 22.9%184 #9328
Social SciencesField #4,398 of 6,365 24.1%102 #6347
Physical SciencesDomain #8,985 of 12,888 9.7%224 #15418
EngineeringField #5,348 of 6,636 9.6%98 #7193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar 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#9,328 #5,802
  2. Social Sciences#6,347 #4,398
  3. Physical Sciences#15,418 #8,985
  4. Engineering#7,193 #5,348
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: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.40× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.51× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 102 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 Tecnológica de Bolívar?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Carlos Martínez-Santos, Andrés G. Marrugo and J.L. Villa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar.

  1. 1 Juan Carlos Martínez-Santos Colombia · #1,254,158 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Andrés G. Marrugo Colombia · #1,418,230 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 J.L. Villa Colombia · #1,521,407 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Daniel Toro González Colombia · #1,583,091 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Lenny A. Romero Colombia · #1,622,556 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises, Education, Digital Marketing, Competitiveness, Innovation, Innovation Ecosystems 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. Education27▲ 3.4×24 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 2.4×43 topics
  3. Renewable Energy27▲ 4.0×30 topics
  4. Machine Learning22▲ 1.44×33 topics
  5. Innovation21▲ 4.5×17 topics
  6. Human Rights20▲ 4.2×13 topics
  7. Globalization19▲ 2.1×26 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises19▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Climate Change18▲ 1.49×37 topics
  10. Deep Learning18◆ 1.15×38 topics
  11. Digital Marketing17▲ 9.0×3 topics
  12. Competitiveness17▲ 47×6 topics
  13. Innovation Ecosystems16▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Economic Impact16▲ 6.0×7 topics
  15. Urban Development16▲ 9.3×5 topics
  16. Social Responsibility15▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Globalization Effects14▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Psychopharmacology Education14▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Tourism Management14▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Knowledge Management14▲ 5.6×11 topics
  21. Environmental Impact13▲ 1.73×25 topics
  22. COVID-1913▲ 2.0×12 topics
  23. Latin America12▲ 14×11 topics
  24. Organizational Culture12▲ 6.4×6 topics
  25. Teacher Training11▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Supply Chain Management11▲ 2.5×12 topics
  27. Optimization10▲ 4.7×8 topics
  28. Renewable Energy Integration10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Communication9▲ 6.5×8 topics
  30. Leadership9▲ 4.0×5 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship8▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Power Electronics8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  33. Inclusive Education8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  34. Smart Grid Applications8▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Colombia7▲ 84×2 topics
  36. Decentralized Control6▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Voltage Control6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Distributed Generation6▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Distributed Power Generation6▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Microgrid Control6▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Optimal Power Flow Distribution and Optical measurement and interference techniques.

Business, Innovation, an…14Business, Innovation, and Economy: 14 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 6 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 5 fractional worksOptical measurement and interference techniques: 5 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 5 fractional worksEducational and Organizational Development: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…4Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…4Smart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …4Educational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksComparative Internationa…4Comparative International Legal Studies: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 5 works
  5. 5 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  7. 7 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 4 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 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 available69.5%not open30.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% 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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