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University of Cuenca

In research, University of Cuenca stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,874 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,289 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,119 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Orthodontics — Oral Surgery is 12.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,667
of 28,054 · #10,473 all time
Rank in Ecuador
#6
of 71
Research works
4.4k
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is University of Cuenca 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 #1,874 of 10,521 13.3%592 #3806
Health SciencesDomain #2,289 of 11,982 5.9%503 #6525
Social SciencesField #2,119 of 6,365 13.1%328 #3709
Arts and HumanitiesField #678 of 1,998 15.5%69 #1558
Physical SciencesDomain #5,058 of 12,888 14.7%423 #8926
EngineeringField #2,752 of 6,636 16.8%140 #5840
DentistryField #176 of 367 10.3%93 #487
Health ProfessionsField #1,049 of 1,928 5.2%106 #2877
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,438 of 2,578 15.2%61 #2213
Environmental ScienceField #2,035 of 3,551 14.3%122 #2892

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Cuenca 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#3,806 #1,874
  2. Health Sciences#6,525 #2,289
  3. Social Sciences#3,709 #2,119
  4. Arts and Humanities#1,558 #678
  5. Physical Sciences#8,926 #5,058
  6. Engineering#5,840 #2,752
  7. Dentistry#487 #176
  8. Health Professions#2,877 #1,049
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#2,213 #1,438
  10. Environmental Science#2,892 #2,035
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 Cuenca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Oral SurgerySubfield · 38.5 works12×
  2. DentistryField · 93.0 works12×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.5 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: 1.03× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 140 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 11.53× its world share, 93 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 293 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.12× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 328 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Cuenca?

Ranked on the composite score, Esteban Morcillo Sánchez, Arturo Carpio and Esteban Samaniego lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cuenca.

  1. 1 Esteban Morcillo Sánchez Ecuador · #183,458 worldwide 116 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Arturo Carpio Ecuador · #190,514 worldwide 241 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Esteban Samaniego Ecuador · #281,352 worldwide 410 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jorge Maldonado‐Mahauad Ecuador · #444,623 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jacques Ramírez Ecuador · #694,024 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Víctor Saquicela Ecuador · #723,576 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Rolando Célleri Ecuador · #778,096 worldwide 78 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 José Luis Crespo Fajardo Ecuador · #788,794 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Bert De Bièvre Ecuador · #925,871 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Mauricio Espinoza Ecuador · #936,850 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Cuenca

Which keywords describe research at University of Cuenca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Small and Medium Enterprises, Sustainability, Public Health, Digital Marketing, Quality of Life and Urban Development.

▲ 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. Education109▲ 3.8×47 topics
  2. Epidemiology101▲ 1.53×109 topics
  3. Sustainability93▲ 2.3×66 topics
  4. Public Health77▲ 3.2×44 topics
  5. Climate Change76▲ 1.70×64 topics
  6. Globalization76▲ 2.3×47 topics
  7. Quality of Life72▲ 3.0×51 topics
  8. Innovation62▲ 3.5×17 topics
  9. COVID-1962▲ 2.7×22 topics
  10. Mental Health60▲ 2.5×35 topics
  11. Renewable Energy59▲ 2.5×32 topics
  12. Health Promotion53▲ 10×15 topics
  13. Risk Factors52▲ 2.9×29 topics
  14. Digital Marketing51▲ 7.3×3 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises51▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Educational Technology50▲ 2.5×23 topics
  17. Urban Development45▲ 7.5×10 topics
  18. Economic Impact45▲ 4.7×6 topics
  19. Social Responsibility44▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Nutrition42▲ 5.6×12 topics
  21. Innovation Ecosystems41▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Management40▲ 4.4×13 topics
  23. Competitiveness40▲ 30×6 topics
  24. Globalization Effects40▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Psychopharmacology Education40▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Tourism Management40▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Teacher Training40▲ 3.8×16 topics
  28. Pedagogy37▲ 4.6×11 topics
  29. Latin America35▲ 11×15 topics
  30. Physical Activity34▲ 4.2×11 topics
  31. Inclusive Education33▲ 5.6×11 topics
  32. Communication29▲ 5.7×8 topics
  33. University Students28▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases27▲ 6.4×8 topics
  35. Healthcare Access27▲ 5.7×9 topics
  36. Digital Divide26▲ 6.0×6 topics
  37. Online Education24▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Social Sciences24▲ 10×12 topics
  39. Educational Interventions24▲ 15×3 topics
  40. ICT23▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Cuenca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, an…40Business, Innovation, and Economy: 40 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 23 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…22Health and Lifestyle Studies: 22 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…17Education and Teacher Training: 17 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 16 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 14 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…14Health and Medical Education: 14 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 13 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 12 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 11 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 40 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 23 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 22 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 17 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 16 works
  6. 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 14 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 14 works
  8. 8 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 13 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 12 works
  10. 10 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 11 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 available77.8%not open22.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Cuenca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% 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.

Other research institutions in Cuenca

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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.