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University of Cienfuegos

In research, University of Cienfuegos stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,410 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,431 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,699 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,347
of 28,054 · #22,135 all time
Rank in Cuba
#20
of 35
Research works
2.6k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of Cienfuegos 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,410 of 10,521 5.3%116 #7371
Social SciencesField #5,431 of 6,365 6.4%71 #4810
Physical SciencesDomain #12,699 of 12,888 6.1%65 #15350

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cienfuegos 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. Social Sciences#7,371 #7,410
  2. Social Sciences#4,810 #5,431
  3. Physical Sciences#15,350 #12,699
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: 1.76× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cienfuegos?

Ranked on the composite score, Raúl A. Fernández, Juan José Cabello Eras and Raidell Avello Martínez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cienfuegos.

  1. 1 Raúl A. Fernández Cuba · #295,581 worldwide 19 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Juan José Cabello Eras Cuba · #339,263 worldwide 93 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Raidell Avello Martínez Cuba · #370,004 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Jorge Luís León González Cuba · #495,468 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Miriam Iglesias León Cuba · #509,748 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Norma Mur Villar Cuba · #660,159 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Yaser Ramírez Benítez Cuba · #674,016 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Percy Rafael Viego Felipe Cuba · #705,199 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Julio R. Gómez Sarduy Cuba · #821,113 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Rafaela Soto Ortíz Cuba · #887,281 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cienfuegos

Which keywords describe research at University of Cienfuegos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Educational Technology, Globalization, Innovation, Pedagogy and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Education27▲ 6.9×26 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 4.2×34 topics
  3. Globalization19▲ 4.2×22 topics
  4. Sustainable Development18▲ 5.1×14 topics
  5. Climate Change17▲ 2.7×33 topics
  6. Educational Technology17▲ 6.2×13 topics
  7. Innovation15▲ 6.2×16 topics
  8. E-Learning13▲ 5.7×8 topics
  9. Pedagogy12▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Social Responsibility12▲ 23×3 topics
  11. Digital Marketing11▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Rural Development10▲ 13×8 topics
  13. Public Health10▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  15. Competitiveness9▲ 51×6 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Teacher Training9▲ 6.5×13 topics
  18. Environmental Education9▲ 26×6 topics
  19. Community Participation9▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Knowledge Management8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Innovation Ecosystems8▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Urban Development8▲ 9.6×2 topics
  23. Gender8▲ 6.3×9 topics
  24. Community Engagement8▲ 9.9×6 topics
  25. Economic Impact7▲ 5.6×2 topics
  26. Inclusive Education7▲ 9.2×9 topics
  27. Latin America7▲ 17×9 topics
  28. Psychopharmacology Education7▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Tourism Management7▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Food Security7▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Communication7▲ 9.9×7 topics
  32. Health Promotion7▲ 9.5×6 topics
  33. Technology7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  34. Curriculum Design6▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Informal Learning6▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Teacher Development6▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Digital Competence6▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Distance Learning6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Student Performance6▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Cienfuegos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and Higher Education and Sustainability.

Business, Innovation, an…7Business, Innovation, and Economy: 7 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…5Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations …5Educational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksHigher Education and Sus…5Higher Education and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental and sustainability education: 4 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…4Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 3 fractional worksCuban History and Society3Cuban History and Society: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationInformation SystemsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 5 works
  5. 5 Environmental and sustainability education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  6. 6 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 4 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 3 works
  9. 9 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cienfuegos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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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.