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University of Cauca

In research, University of Cauca stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,124 of 7,800 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,122 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,798 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,881
of 28,054 · #10,828 all time
Rank in Colombia
#14
of 173
Research works
5k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Cauca 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,124 of 7,800 12.7%121 #6959
Social SciencesDomain #5,122 of 10,521 12.9%286 #5680
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,798 of 3,409 11.7%81 #2314
Physical SciencesDomain #6,975 of 12,888 9.4%395 #9553
Social SciencesField #3,689 of 6,365 11.6%171 #4074
Computer ScienceField #3,004 of 4,667 15.4%133 #2876
Health SciencesDomain #7,998 of 11,982 6.5%198 #8615
MedicineField #8,266 of 10,443 5.3%150 #9148
Environmental ScienceField #3,173 of 3,551 10.0%69 #5405
EngineeringField #6,073 of 6,636 5.7%95 #8917

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cauca 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. Life Sciences#6,959 #3,124
  2. Social Sciences#5,680 #5,122
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,314 #1,798
  4. Physical Sciences#9,553 #6,975
  5. Social Sciences#4,074 #3,689
  6. Computer Science#2,876 #3,004
  7. Health Sciences#8,615 #7,998
  8. Medicine#9,148 #8,266
  9. Environmental Science#5,405 #3,173
  10. Engineering#8,917 #6,073
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: 1.70× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 132 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.96× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cauca?

Ranked on the composite score, Gustavo Ramírez-González, Oscar Maurício Caicedo Rendón and Cristóbal Gnecco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cauca.

  1. 1 Gustavo Ramírez-González Colombia · #62,276 worldwide 352 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Oscar Maurício Caicedo Rendón Colombia · #247,514 worldwide 246 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Cristóbal Gnecco Colombia · #278,109 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 César Pardo Colombia · #303,450 worldwide 52 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Julio Ariel Hurtado Alegría Colombia · #343,339 worldwide 69 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Luís Guillermo Jaramillo Echeverri Colombia · #401,387 worldwide 4 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Carlos H. Sierra‐Torres Colombia · #403,954 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kevin Michael DeLuca Colombia · #492,334 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Francisco J. Pino Colombia · #531,266 worldwide 61 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 César A. Collazos Colombia · #537,832 worldwide 224 citations · 132 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cauca

Which keywords describe research at University of Cauca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Social Movements, Digital Marketing, Sustainability, Public Health and Innovation.

▲ 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. Education62▲ 3.6×45 topics
  2. Sustainability48▲ 1.99×50 topics
  3. Globalization48▲ 2.5×41 topics
  4. Machine Learning42▲ 1.27×45 topics
  5. Epidemiology41◆ 1.05×79 topics
  6. Environmental Impact39▲ 2.3×28 topics
  7. Climate Change39▲ 1.45×53 topics
  8. Deep Learning39◆ 1.14×48 topics
  9. Public Health38▲ 2.6×32 topics
  10. Latin America34▲ 18×16 topics
  11. Innovation34▲ 3.2×23 topics
  12. Educational Technology30▲ 2.5×18 topics
  13. Sustainable Development28▲ 1.75×34 topics
  14. Digital Marketing27▲ 6.4×3 topics
  15. E-Learning26▲ 2.5×7 topics
  16. Social Movements25▲ 8.4×13 topics
  17. Knowledge Management24▲ 4.2×11 topics
  18. Healthcare23▲ 2.0×14 topics
  19. Health Promotion22▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Social Responsibility20▲ 8.7×5 topics
  22. Small and Medium Enterprises20▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Technology20▲ 3.7×12 topics
  24. Nutrition19▲ 4.2×11 topics
  25. Pedagogy19▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems18▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Distance Learning18▲ 5.3×7 topics
  28. Urban Development18▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Psychopharmacology Education16▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Tourism Management16▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 5.0×9 topics
  32. Rural Development15▲ 4.3×8 topics
  33. Communication15▲ 4.7×11 topics
  34. Informal Learning14▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Requirements Engineering14▲ 32×3 topics
  36. Competitiveness13▲ 17×6 topics
  37. Colombia12▲ 68×2 topics
  38. ICT12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Agile Software Development11▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Empirical Studies11▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Cauca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Educational Innovations and Technology and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Business, Innovation, an…16Business, Innovation, and Economy: 16 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…11Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations …10Educational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…10E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 10 fractional worksSeed and Plant Biochemistry: 9 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksPublic Health and Enviro…8Public Health and Environmental Issues: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 7 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 7 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences7Plant and soil sciences: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  2. 2 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 11 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 works
  5. 5 Seed and Plant Biochemistry Food Science 9 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  9. 9 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 7 works
  10. 10 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 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 available71.4%not open28.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cauca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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.