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Universidad Yachay Tech

In research, Universidad Yachay Tech stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,046 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,671
of 22,385 · #8,315 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#53
of 71
Research works
839
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.7k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Universidad Yachay Tech

What is Universidad Yachay Tech known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,046 of 10,670 6.2%211 #4861

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Universidad Yachay Tech work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Universidad Yachay Tech is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (16%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 236 fractional works · 59.4% of its workComputer Science: 64 fractional works · 16.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 13.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 20 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 16 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 15.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 59 fractional works · 15.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 8.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidadYachay Tech397fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science6416.1%
    2. Engineering5413.6%
    3. Environmental Science287.1%
    4. Materials Science276.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy205.0%
    6. Mathematics164.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences112.8%
    8. Chemistry92.2%
    9. Energy51.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    1. Social Sciences266.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities92.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance92.2%
    4. Psychology71.9%
    5. Decision Sciences51.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting41.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences307.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology194.7%
    3. Neuroscience82.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Medicine358.7%
    2. Health Professions41.1%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.57× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.06× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.98× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.50× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.23× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.50×16 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.23×20 works
  3. Computer Science2.06×64 works
  4. Materials Science1.98×27 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.77×11 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.57×30 works
  7. Environmental Science1.42×28 works
  8. Chemistry1.39×9 works
  9. Energy1.39×5 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.38×5 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.29×2 works
  12. Neuroscience1.26×8 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×8 works
  14. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×1 works
  16. Engineering0.90×54 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×19 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.80×9 works
  19. Psychology0.61×7 works
  20. Social Sciences0.52×26 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.46×2 works
  22. Medicine0.45×35 works
  23. Health Professions0.43×4 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×4 works
  25. Dentistry0.32×1 works
  26. Nursing0.30×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Yachay Tech?

Ranked on the quality score, Si Amar Dahoumane, Alex Palma‐Cando and Marvin Ricaurte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Yachay Tech.

  1. 1 Si Amar Dahoumane Ecuador · #613,623 worldwide 2.8k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Alex Palma‐Cando Ecuador · #838,108 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Marvin Ricaurte Ecuador · #1,096,678 worldwide 1k citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Hugo G. Romero‐Saltos Ecuador · #1,335,505 worldwide 1.7k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Carlos Andrés Navas-Cárdenas Ecuador · #1,492,174 worldwide 327 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Julio C. Chacón‐Torres Ecuador · #1,502,250 worldwide 907 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Luis E. Pineda Ecuador · #1,519,817 worldwide 804 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Paul Arellano Ecuador · #2,077,391 worldwide 618 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Manuel Eugenio Morocho-Cayamcela Ecuador · #2,079,961 worldwide 1.1k citations · 57 works
  10. 10 José Antonio Castillo Ecuador · #2,100,701 worldwide 2k citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Yachay Tech

What are the most cited papers from Universidad Yachay Tech?

The most cited paper from Universidad Yachay Tech is "Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods" (Camilo Zamora‐Ledezma, Daniela Negrete-Bolagay, Freddy Figueroa et al., 2021), with 1,237 citations. Next come "Damming the rivers of the Amazon basin" (840) and "Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation: Materials and Applications" (780).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heavy metal water pollution: A fresh look about hazards, novel and conventional remediation methods Camilo Zamora‐Ledezma, Daniela Negrete-Bolagay, Freddy Figueroa et al. · Environmental Technology & Innovation 20 Mar 2021 1,237
2 Damming the rivers of the Amazon basin Edgardo Manuel Latrubesse, Eugenio Yatsuda Arima, Thomas Dunne et al. · Nature Jun 2017 840
3 Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation: Materials and Applications Fernanda D. Guerra, Mohamed F. Attia, Daniel C. Whitehead et al. · Molecules Open access 18 Jul 2018 780
4 An estimate of the number of tropical tree species Ferry J.W. Slik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access173 authors Jun 2015 494
5 Confined linear carbon chains as a route to bulk carbyne Lei Shi, Philip Rohringer, Kazu Suenaga et al. · Nature Materials Open access 4 Apr 2016 474
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Yachay Tech?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Learning41▲ 3.0×53 topics
  2. Machine Learning35▲ 2.6×48 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications16▲ 3.4×21 topics
  4. Climate Change16▲ 1.43×38 topics
  5. Neural Networks14▲ 2.3×24 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks14▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Nanomaterials12▲ 2.9×14 topics
  8. Education11▲ 1.66×17 topics
  9. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.63×24 topics
  10. COVID-1911▲ 2.1×14 topics
  11. Nanocomposites10▲ 3.1×14 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 1.68×11 topics
  14. Medical Imaging10▲ 4.5×6 topics
  15. Nanoparticles9▲ 1.79×23 topics
  16. Biodiversity8▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Controllability8▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Graphene7▲ 2.7×7 topics
  19. Medical Image Analysis7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Toxicity6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Population Dynamics6▲ 5.6×8 topics
  22. Computer-Aided Detection6▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Histopathology Images6▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Stability6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Feedback Control5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Antimicrobial5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Transfer Learning5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  28. Attractors5▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Model Checking5▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Global Existence5▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Viscoelasticity5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Boundary Control4▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Boundary Value Problems4▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Distributed Parameter Systems4▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  37. Habitat Selection4▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 6.9×3 topics
  39. Principal Component Analysis4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. Conservation Biology4▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Yachay Tech publish most on?

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

AI in cancer detection6AI in cancer detection: 6 fractional worksStability and Controllab…4Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using…4COVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 3 fractional worksNonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and…3Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 2 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksBat Biology and Ecology …2Bat Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceControl and Systems EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEcology6 others

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

  1. 1 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  2. 2 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  8. 8 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Bat Biology and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Yachay Tech's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Yachay Tech as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Universidad Yachay Tech0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad Yachay Tech over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad Yachay Tech7.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2018.

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