University of Cuenca
In research, University of Cuenca stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,269 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,196 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,704 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oral Surgery, Dentistry and Orthodontics (Oral Surgery is 11.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,034 of 22,385 · #3,204 all time
- Rank in Ecuador
- #14 of 71
- Research works
- 4.4k ▲ 24% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 24k 5.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.84× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 78% world 40%
- International
- 28% world 18%
What is University of Cuenca known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,269 of 9,585 | 9.5% | 592 | #1642 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,196 of 5,988 | 10.8% | 328 | #1378 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,704 of 9,902 | 4.8% | 503 | #5777 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #523 of 1,896 | 6.5% | 69 | #808 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,962 of 10,670 | 8.8% | 423 | #3983 | |
| MedicineField | #2,754 of 8,541 | 4.4% | 293 | #5462 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,165 of 5,901 | 9.7% | 140 | #3824 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,241 of 3,157 | 8.1% | 81 | #1864 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,314 of 3,334 | 8.6% | 122 | #1786 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,532 of 6,403 | 6.4% | 144 | #3785 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,642 #1,269
- Social Sciences#1,378 #1,196
- Health Sciences#5,777 #2,704
- Arts and Humanities#808 #523
- Physical Sciences#3,983 #2,962
- Medicine#5,462 #2,754
- Engineering#3,824 #2,165
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,864 #1,241
- Environmental Science#1,786 #1,314
- Life Sciences#3,785 #2,532
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does University of Cuenca work in?
In 2022-now, 35% of research at University of Cuenca is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (18%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences65635.2%
- Social Sciences36719.7%
- Arts and Humanities764.1%
- Psychology744.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting653.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance623.3%
- Decision Sciences120.6%
- Health Sciences56830.5%
- Medicine34018.3%
- Health Professions1166.2%
- Dentistry985.2%
- Nursing80.4%
- Veterinary70.4%
- Physical Sciences47525.5%
- Engineering1618.6%
- Environmental Science1367.3%
- Computer Science1156.2%
- Energy261.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences191.0%
- Mathematics50.3%
- Chemistry50.2%
- Materials Science40.2%
- Physics and Astronomy40.2%
- Chemical Engineering10.0%
- Life Sciences1648.8%
What does University of Cuenca specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oral Surgery takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Oral SurgerySubfield · 39.9 works11×
- DentistryField · 97.7 works11×
- OrthodonticsSubfield · 21.0 works10×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 20.0 works9.8×
- PeriodonticsSubfield · 21.6 works8.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Dentistry10.81×98 works
- Veterinary2.59×7 works
- Health Professions2.36×116 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×62 works
- Social Sciences1.56×367 works
- Energy1.53×26 works
- Environmental Science1.47×136 works
- Arts and Humanities1.41×76 works
- Psychology1.31×74 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.09×65 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×92 works
- Medicine0.95×340 works
- Nursing0.87×8 works
- Computer Science0.80×115 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.67×12 works
- Decision Sciences0.66×12 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.64×19 works
- Engineering0.58×161 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×46 works
- Neuroscience0.33×10 works
- Mathematics0.22×5 works
- Chemistry0.16×5 works
- Chemical Engineering0.10×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.09×4 works
- Materials Science0.06×4 works
- Dentistry 10.8×
- Veterinary 2.6×
- Health Professions 2.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.6×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Energy 1.5×
- Environmental Science 1.5×
- Arts and Humanities 1.4×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.0×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at University of Cuenca?
Ranked on the quality score, Angélica María Ochoa Avilés, Bert De Bièvre and Arturo Carpio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Cuenca.
- 1
Angélica María Ochoa Avilés
Ecuador · #339,772 worldwide 10k citations · 86 works
- 2
Bert De Bièvre
Ecuador · #417,978 worldwide 3.4k citations · 80 works
- 3
Arturo Carpio
Ecuador · #458,872 worldwide 7.2k citations · 108 works
- 4
Silvia Lucía López Alvarado
Ecuador · #459,317 worldwide 413 citations · 30 works
- 5
Jorge Maldonado‐Mahauad
Ecuador · #673,803 worldwide 2.6k citations · 79 works
- 6
Oswaldo Jadán
Ecuador · #836,195 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
- 7
Edisson Villa‐Ávila
Ecuador · #1,002,360 worldwide 528 citations · 37 works
- 8
Paúl Muñoz
Ecuador · #1,072,502 worldwide 625 citations · 48 works
- 9
Claudio López-Calle
Ecuador · #1,146,075 worldwide 298 citations · 34 works
- 10
Susana Andrade
Ecuador · #1,263,128 worldwide 11k citations · 54 works
Which keywords describe research at University of Cuenca?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Health Promotion, Sustainability, Public Health, Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Quality of Life and Epidemiology.
- ICT
- Educational Interventions
- Digital Divide
- Chronic Diseases
- Communication
- Physical Activity
- Tourism Management
- Globalization Effects
- Competitiveness
- Nutrition
- Social Responsibility
- Economic Impact
- Digital Marketing
- Educational Technology
- Health Promotion
- Mental Health
- Innovation
- Globalization
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Quality of Life
- COVID-19
- Renewable Energy
- Risk Factors
- Small and Medium Enterprises
- Urban Development
- Knowledge Management
- Teacher Training
- Pedagogy
- Innovation Ecosystems
- Psychopharmacology Education
- Latin America
- Inclusive Education
- University Students
- Healthcare Access
- Social Sciences
- Online Education
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Education122▲ 3.8×52 topics
- Epidemiology114▲ 1.53×115 topics
- Sustainability104▲ 2.3×68 topics
- Public Health84▲ 3.1×45 topics
- Climate Change84▲ 1.66×69 topics
- Globalization81▲ 2.2×51 topics
- Quality of Life80▲ 3.0×52 topics
- Innovation68▲ 3.6×20 topics
- COVID-1967▲ 2.8×24 topics
- Mental Health66▲ 2.5×38 topics
- Renewable Energy65▲ 2.4×33 topics
- Health Promotion59▲ 10.0×15 topics
- Risk Factors56▲ 2.8×30 topics
- Educational Technology55▲ 2.5×23 topics
- Small and Medium Enterprises54▲ 16×5 topics
- Digital Marketing54▲ 7.4×3 topics
- Urban Development48▲ 7.3×10 topics
- Economic Impact46▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Knowledge Management46▲ 4.4×14 topics
- Social Responsibility45▲ 11×5 topics
- Teacher Training45▲ 4.0×16 topics
- Nutrition45▲ 5.5×12 topics
- Pedagogy45▲ 4.8×12 topics
- Competitiveness44▲ 30×6 topics
- Innovation Ecosystems42▲ 22×2 topics
- Globalization Effects42▲ 32×2 topics
- Psychopharmacology Education41▲ 36×1 topic
- Tourism Management41▲ 32×1 topic
- Latin America37▲ 11×15 topics
- Physical Activity37▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Inclusive Education37▲ 5.5×12 topics
- Communication33▲ 5.6×8 topics
- University Students32▲ 31×2 topics
- Chronic Diseases31▲ 6.5×8 topics
- Healthcare Access30▲ 5.8×9 topics
- Digital Divide29▲ 6.0×6 topics
- Social Sciences28▲ 11×12 topics
- Educational Interventions27▲ 16×3 topics
- Online Education27▲ 7.4×3 topics
- ICT26▲ 10×3 topics
Which research topics does University of Cuenca publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Education and Teacher Training.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 41 works
- 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 25 works
- 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 23 works
- 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
- 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 17 works
- 6 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 15 works
- 7 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 14 works
- 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 14 works
- 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 12 works
- 10 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 12 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has University of Cuenca's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University of Cuenca as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0073% in 2024.
Fractional works of University of Cuenca over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2009.
Other research institutions in Cuenca
- Universidad Católica de Cuenca
- Politecnica Salesiana University
- Universidad del Azuay
- Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga
- Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso
- Corporación Ecuatoriana para el Desarrollo de la Investigación y la Academia
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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