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Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

In research, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,233 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,726 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,576 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment — Building and Construction is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,473
of 28,054 · #27,675 all time
Rank in Panama
#5
of 19
Research works
1.8k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,233 of 12,888 6.3%251 #17056
EngineeringField #5,726 of 6,636 7.1%92 #9858
Social SciencesDomain #9,576 of 10,521 6.8%115 #13257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá 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. Physical Sciences#17,056 #10,233
  2. Engineering#9,858 #5,726
  3. Social Sciences#13,257 #9,576
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 Tecnológica de Panamá specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 22.4 works8.0×
  2. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 24.0 works6.9×
← 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: 2.05× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.24× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.66× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá?

Ranked on the composite score, A.M. James, Cristian Pinzón and Lilia Múñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá.

  1. 1 A.M. James Panama · #759,875 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Cristian Pinzón Panama · #772,474 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Lilia Múñoz Panama · #827,356 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Danny Murillo Panama · #955,089 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Carlos Medina Panama · #1,235,679 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Humberto Álvarez Panama · #1,282,902 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Aránzazu Berbey-Álvarez Panama · #1,328,439 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Javier E. Sánchez-Galán Panama · #1,406,787 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Guadalupe González Panama · #1,433,576 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Vladimir Villarreal Panama · #1,450,599 worldwide 9 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy, Digital Marketing, Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Responsibility 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. Climate Change48▲ 4.0×48 topics
  2. Sustainability47▲ 4.3×44 topics
  3. Sustainable Development36▲ 5.0×18 topics
  4. Renewable Energy34▲ 5.2×20 topics
  5. Digital Marketing28▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impact26▲ 3.5×32 topics
  7. Education25▲ 3.3×22 topics
  8. Small and Medium Enterprises25▲ 32×4 topics
  9. Social Responsibility24▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Urban Development24▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Innovation23▲ 4.9×14 topics
  12. Innovation Ecosystems23▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Environmental Impact Assessment23▲ 69×3 topics
  14. Economic Impact22▲ 8.3×2 topics
  15. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Tourism Management22▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Urban Planning20▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Geographic Information Systems20▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Approach20▲ 384×1 topic
  20. Energy Policy Analysis20▲ 384×1 topic
  21. Public Health17▲ 2.6×13 topics
  22. Energy Efficiency16▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Latin America16▲ 18×6 topics
  24. Public Policy16▲ 7.1×6 topics
  25. Knowledge Management16▲ 6.3×7 topics
  26. Community Participation15▲ 9.0×4 topics
  27. Food Security14▲ 5.5×9 topics
  28. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 9.2×4 topics
  29. Thermal Comfort12▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Resource Management12▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Rural Development12▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Environmental Management11▲ 6.3×7 topics
  33. Climate Change Impact11▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Water Quality11▲ 6.1×7 topics
  35. Competitiveness11▲ 30×6 topics
  36. Environmental Health10▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Conservation10▲ 235×1 topic
  38. Model Predictive Control10▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Water Governance10▲ 235×1 topic
  40. Energy Simulation10▲ 24×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Environmental and Ecological Studies, Water Resource Management and Quality and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Business, Innovation, an…22Business, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 20 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 10 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 10 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…8Public Health and Environmental Issues: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksMultidisciplinary Research Papers Compilation: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentWater Science and TechnologyBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  2. 2 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 20 works
  3. 3 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 10 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 10 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 6 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  10. 10 Multidisciplinary Research Papers Compilation General Social Sciences 5 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 available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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