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University of Córdoba

In research, University of Córdoba stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,151 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,404 of 3,409 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,216 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,245
of 28,054 · #13,557 all time
Rank in Colombia
#21
of 173
Research works
1.9k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is University of Córdoba 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 #4,151 of 10,521 9.7%145 #8039
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,404 of 3,409 13.4%74 #2428
Social SciencesField #3,216 of 6,365 8.7%85 #5990
Physical SciencesDomain #7,949 of 12,888 10.2%189 #11523
Life SciencesDomain #5,719 of 7,800 12.5%108 #9798
Health SciencesDomain #9,675 of 11,982 9.1%106 #15895
MedicineField #9,769 of 10,443 9.8%65 #16494

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Córdoba 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#8,039 #4,151
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,428 #1,404
  3. Social Sciences#5,990 #3,216
  4. Physical Sciences#11,523 #7,949
  5. Life Sciences#9,798 #5,719
  6. Health Sciences#15,895 #9,675
  7. Medicine#16,494 #9,769
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: 2.84× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.93× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Córdoba?

Ranked on the composite score, Óscar Vergara Garay, Virginia Rodríguez and Jorge Miranda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Córdoba.

  1. 1 Óscar Vergara Garay Colombia · #559,315 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Virginia Rodríguez Colombia · #714,610 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jorge Miranda Colombia · #796,498 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Alfonso Calderón Colombia · #882,976 worldwide 14 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Óscar Vergara Colombia · #977,767 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Jorge Gómez Gómez Colombia · #1,100,262 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Carlos Ayala Colombia · #1,129,963 worldwide 19 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 José Marrugo‐Negrete Colombia · #1,151,345 worldwide 43 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Salim Máttar Colombia · #1,178,650 worldwide 39 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Miguel Mariano Espitia Camacho Colombia · #1,183,164 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of Córdoba

Which keywords describe research at University of Córdoba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, Nutrition, Adolescents, Health, Gender and Public Health.

▲ 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. Education59▲ 6.3×29 topics
  2. Physical Activity35▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology34▲ 1.56×58 topics
  4. Health Promotion28▲ 16×11 topics
  5. Public Health25▲ 3.2×28 topics
  6. Nutrition25▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Quality of Life24▲ 3.1×18 topics
  8. Sustainability24▲ 1.81×44 topics
  9. Mental Health23▲ 2.8×18 topics
  10. Climate Change22▲ 1.48×47 topics
  11. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.4×30 topics
  12. Adolescents22▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Innovation20▲ 3.4×19 topics
  14. Gender19▲ 6.4×9 topics
  15. Educational Technology18▲ 2.8×12 topics
  16. Teacher Training18▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Health18▲ 8.1×6 topics
  18. Globalization18▲ 1.63×20 topics
  19. Obesity17▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Sports16▲ 284×2 topics
  21. University Students16▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Risk Factors16▲ 2.7×11 topics
  23. Professional Management16▲ 345×1 topic
  24. Social Factors16▲ 345×1 topic
  25. Biodiversity14▲ 3.5×17 topics
  26. Chronic Diseases14▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Educational Interventions14▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Healthy Lifestyles13▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Pedagogy12▲ 4.7×4 topics
  30. Genetic Diversity11▲ 4.5×12 topics
  31. Environmental Education11▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Teacher Development10▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Student Achievement10▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Research10▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Distance Learning9▲ 5.0×4 topics
  36. Digital Divide9▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. Vaccine Development9▲ 6.6×7 topics
  38. Online Education9▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. ICT9▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Virtual Teaching9▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Córdoba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports and Physical Education Studies, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Educational methodologies and cognitive development.

Sports and Physical Educ…16Sports and Physical Education Studies: 16 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 13 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 7 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksHeavy metals in environm…6Heavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional works
Life-span and Life-course StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 16 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 13 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  4. 4 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  7. 7 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 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 available81.6%not open18.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Córdoba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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