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Universidad UTE

In research, Universidad UTE stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,407 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,155 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,280 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,561
of 28,054 · #13,776 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#10
of 71
Research works
1.5k
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Universidad UTE 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 #5,407 of 12,888 28.5%110 #12648
Life SciencesDomain #4,155 of 7,800 28.0%67 #8876
Health SciencesDomain #7,280 of 11,982 13.7%144 #12561
MedicineField #6,628 of 10,443 16.2%101 #12214
Social SciencesDomain #6,876 of 10,521 15.1%145 #9704
Social SciencesField #5,686 of 6,365 12.3%65 #6721

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad UTE 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#12,648 #5,407
  2. Life Sciences#8,876 #4,155
  3. Health Sciences#12,561 #7,280
  4. Medicine#12,214 #6,628
  5. Social Sciences#9,704 #6,876
  6. Social Sciences#6,721 #5,686
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: 1.21× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.21× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.93× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.96× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.08× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad UTE?

Ranked on the composite score, Paola Leone, Santiago Guerrero and Daniel Simancas‐Racines lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad UTE.

  1. 1 Paola Leone Ecuador · #214,979 worldwide 138 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Santiago Guerrero Ecuador · #601,903 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Daniel Simancas‐Racines Ecuador · #615,959 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Arturo J Martí-Carvajal Ecuador · #629,520 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Patricia Guevara‐Ramírez Ecuador · #905,508 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 César Paz‐y‐Miño Ecuador · #1,125,179 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Majid Khorami Ecuador · #1,151,824 worldwide 86 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Rodobaldo Martínez-Vivar Ecuador · #1,266,280 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Reyner Pérez-Campdesuñer Ecuador · #1,364,089 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Gelmar García-Vidal Ecuador · #1,415,517 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad UTE

Which keywords describe research at Universidad UTE?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Innovation Ecosystems, Economic Impact, Urban Development, Psychopharmacology Education and Tourism Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 1.81×77 topics
  2. Small and Medium Enterprises26▲ 32×4 topics
  3. Digital Marketing25▲ 13×2 topics
  4. Social Responsibility24▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Sustainability23▲ 2.1×38 topics
  6. Innovation Ecosystems23▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Public Health22▲ 3.3×33 topics
  8. Economic Impact22▲ 8.3×2 topics
  9. Urban Development22▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 71×1 topic
  11. Tourism Management22▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Education21▲ 2.7×26 topics
  13. Innovation19▲ 3.9×18 topics
  14. COVID-1917▲ 2.7×20 topics
  15. Globalization15▲ 1.69×19 topics
  16. Inflammation15▲ 1.58×45 topics
  17. Health Promotion14▲ 9.6×8 topics
  18. Sustainable Development14▲ 1.90×21 topics
  19. Competitiveness14▲ 37×6 topics
  20. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.8×11 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 3.3×16 topics
  22. Quality of Life12▲ 1.78×24 topics
  23. Organizational Culture11▲ 6.2×6 topics
  24. Risk Factors11▲ 2.2×19 topics
  25. Obesity11▲ 3.0×16 topics
  26. Nutrition10▲ 4.7×10 topics
  27. Social Impact9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Social Capital9▲ 3.5×5 topics
  29. Latin America8▲ 9.5×7 topics
  30. Social Networks8▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Communication8▲ 5.7×6 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Community Participation7▲ 4.1×5 topics
  34. Social Inequality7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  35. Rural Development7▲ 4.3×5 topics
  36. Digital Media7▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Access7▲ 5.1×3 topics
  38. Chronic Diseases6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  39. Global Health6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  40. University Students5▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad UTE publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Latin American Urban Studies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…22Business, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 5 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 5 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 4 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsUrban StudiesCommunicationGeneral Health Professions5 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 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 5 works
  3. 3 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 5 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 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 available82.4%not open17.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad UTE's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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