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Universidad Yachay Tech

In research, Universidad Yachay Tech stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,892 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,025
of 28,054 · #12,091 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#21
of 71
Research works
839
▲ 337% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Universidad Yachay Tech 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 #5,892 of 12,888 13.4%211 #8177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Yachay Tech 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: 1.54× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.66× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.20× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Yachay Tech?

Ranked on the composite score, Oscar Chang and Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóńez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Yachay Tech.

  1. 1 Oscar Chang Ecuador · #139,152 worldwide 221 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Diego H. Peluffo-Ordóńez Ecuador · #1,021,795 worldwide 84 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Yachay Tech

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Yachay Tech?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Biomedical Applications, Neural Networks, Controllability, Medical Imaging and Tissue Engineering.

▲ 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. Deep Learning39▲ 3.2×52 topics
  2. Machine Learning33▲ 2.9×45 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications14▲ 3.4×21 topics
  4. Climate Change14▲ 1.44×35 topics
  5. Neural Networks14▲ 2.5×23 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks13▲ 5.0×12 topics
  7. COVID-1911▲ 2.2×14 topics
  8. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.53×22 topics
  10. Education9▲ 1.49×14 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering9▲ 4.1×11 topics
  12. Medical Imaging9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  13. Nanocomposites8▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 1.68×9 topics
  15. Nanoparticles8▲ 1.68×22 topics
  16. Controllability7▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Biodiversity7▲ 2.5×11 topics
  18. Graphene7▲ 2.8×7 topics
  19. Medical Image Analysis6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  20. Population Dynamics6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  21. Stability6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  22. Precision Medicine5▲ 3.3×5 topics
  23. Computer-Aided Detection5▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Histopathology Images5▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Feedback Control5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  26. Model Checking5▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Attractors5▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Transfer Learning5▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. Global Existence4▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Viscoelasticity4▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Boundary Control4▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Distributed Parameter Systems4▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Boundary Value Problems4▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Social Responsibility4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  36. Habitat Selection4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Principal Component Analysis4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Animal Movement4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Occupancy Rates4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Yachay Tech publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: AI in cancer detection, Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and COVID-19 diagnosis using AI.

AI in cancer detection5AI in cancer detection: 5 fractional worksStability and Controllab…4Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using…3COVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 3 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detect…2Spam and Phishing Detection: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceControl and Systems EngineeringEcologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  2. 2 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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 available58.7%not open41.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Yachay Tech's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 337% 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.

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.