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University of Atlántico

In research, University of Atlántico stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,709 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,533 of 10,521 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,276 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution — Pollution is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,071
of 28,054 · #15,549 all time
Rank in Colombia
#27
of 173
Research works
1.7k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is University of Atlántico 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 #5,709 of 12,888 15.9%230 #9600
Social SciencesDomain #6,533 of 10,521 15.0%150 #9870
Environmental ScienceField #2,276 of 3,551 22.5%80 #3572
Social SciencesField #4,946 of 6,365 15.2%85 #7171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Atlántico 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#9,600 #5,709
  2. Social Sciences#9,870 #6,533
  3. Environmental Science#3,572 #2,276
  4. Social Sciences#7,171 #4,946
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 University of Atlántico specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 20.1 works11×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.37× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.40× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Atlántico?

Ranked on the composite score, Adel Mendoza Mendoza, Jorge Conde Calderón and Nelson Rangel-Buitrago lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Atlántico.

  1. 1 Adel Mendoza Mendoza Colombia · #506,276 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jorge Conde Calderón Colombia · #572,780 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Nelson Rangel-Buitrago Colombia · #742,019 worldwide 109 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 M. A. Acero Colombia · #1,000,085 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Carlos A. García-Alzate Colombia · #1,168,200 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sonia Valbuena Colombia · #1,207,386 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Guillermo Valencia Ochoa Colombia · #1,215,677 worldwide 35 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 William Vallejo Colombia · #1,523,796 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Luis Obregón Quiñones Colombia · #1,556,356 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Alberto Ricardo Albis Arrieta Colombia · #1,612,752 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Atlántico

Which keywords describe research at University of Atlántico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Environmental Impact, Recycling, Waste Management, Marine Environment, Pollution, Microplastics and Terrestrial Ecosystems.

▲ 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. Education38▲ 4.6×28 topics
  2. Environmental Impact37▲ 4.6×31 topics
  3. Recycling28▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Waste Management27▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Sustainability26▲ 2.2×40 topics
  6. Climate Change22▲ 1.75×46 topics
  7. Innovation21▲ 4.3×20 topics
  8. Marine Environment20▲ 30×3 topics
  9. Pollution19▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Globalization19▲ 2.0×27 topics
  11. Microplastics17▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Terrestrial Ecosystems17▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Teacher Training17▲ 5.7×13 topics
  14. Competitiveness16▲ 43×6 topics
  15. Educational Technology16▲ 2.8×18 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises16▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Sustainable Development16▲ 2.0×20 topics
  18. Social Responsibility14▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity13▲ 3.7×18 topics
  20. Digital Marketing13▲ 6.3×2 topics
  21. Qualitative Research12▲ 2.9×8 topics
  22. Pedagogy12▲ 5.1×7 topics
  23. Urban Development12▲ 6.8×6 topics
  24. Economic Impact11▲ 4.1×4 topics
  25. Innovation Ecosystems11▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Knowledge Management11▲ 4.0×10 topics
  27. Psychopharmacology Education11▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Tourism Management11▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Distance Learning10▲ 6.4×8 topics
  30. Social Impact10▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Latin America10▲ 11×13 topics
  32. Legislation10▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Metal Recovery9▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts9▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Organizational Culture9▲ 5.0×5 topics
  36. Health Consequences9▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. E-Waste8▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Hazardous Substances8▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Sustainable Development Goals8▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. DNA Barcoding8▲ 9.6×9 topics

Which research topics does University of Atlántico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Coastal and Marine Management.

Microplastics and Plasti…17Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 17 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 11 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 5 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 4 fractional works
PollutionEconomics and EconometricsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 17 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  7. 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 5 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  10. 10 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Atlántico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.