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University of Havana

In research, University of Havana stands highest in Medicine (#2,950 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,944 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,025 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication and Cultural Studies — Communication is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,928
of 28,054 · #7,211 all time
Rank in Cuba
#1
of 35
Research works
13k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
66k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is University of Havana 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
MedicineField #2,950 of 10,443 7.7%89 #5946
Health SciencesDomain #3,944 of 11,982 7.0%121 #5598
Physical SciencesDomain #6,025 of 12,888 8.3%300 #4720
Social SciencesDomain #5,061 of 10,521 6.0%576 #4698
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,908 of 3,409 9.1%80 #2206
Social SciencesField #3,884 of 6,365 6.5%360 #3056
Life SciencesDomain #5,973 of 7,800 9.8%134 #6070
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,592 of 1,998 6.7%66 #2162
Environmental ScienceField #3,175 of 3,551 9.9%70 #3885
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,372 of 2,578 4.8%90 #2142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Havana 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. Medicine#5,946 #2,950
  2. Health Sciences#5,598 #3,944
  3. Physical Sciences#4,720 #6,025
  4. Social Sciences#4,698 #5,061
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,206 #1,908
  6. Social Sciences#3,056 #3,884
  7. Life Sciences#6,070 #5,973
  8. Arts and Humanities#2,162 #1,592
  9. Environmental Science#3,885 #3,175
  10. Sociology and Political Science#2,142 #2,372
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 Havana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 21.4 works6.9×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 26.3 works5.7×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 80 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 69 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 63 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 73 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 360 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 Havana?

Ranked on the composite score, José María Ferri Coll, Roberto Fernández Retamar and C. Trallero‐Giner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Havana.

  1. 1 José María Ferri Coll Cuba · #237,910 worldwide 4 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Roberto Fernández Retamar Cuba · #243,202 worldwide 4 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 C. Trallero‐Giner Cuba · #274,279 worldwide 218 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Javier Castillo Fernández Cuba · #280,311 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Leonardo B. Pérez Gallardo Cuba · #320,220 worldwide 2 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 María de los Ángeles Cuba · #326,085 worldwide 18 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 María Elena Cobas Cobiella Cuba · #351,605 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Pedro Pablo Rodríguez Cuba · #355,305 worldwide 36 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Efraín Velasteguí López Cuba · #362,459 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Miguel Angel Puig Samper Mulero Cuba · #363,601 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Havana

Which keywords describe research at University of Havana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Gender, Competitiveness, Culture, Identity, Latin America, Politics and Migration.

▲ 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. Education86▲ 4.4×44 topics
  2. Globalization68▲ 3.0×53 topics
  3. Gender61▲ 10.0×14 topics
  4. Climate Change59▲ 1.95×62 topics
  5. Identity58▲ 7.0×16 topics
  6. Competitiveness57▲ 63×6 topics
  7. Culture56▲ 9.3×15 topics
  8. Sustainability51▲ 1.85×51 topics
  9. Innovation49▲ 4.2×26 topics
  10. Latin America48▲ 22×19 topics
  11. Sustainable Development48▲ 2.7×32 topics
  12. Politics46▲ 15×10 topics
  13. Healthcare45▲ 3.5×17 topics
  14. Migration44▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Economy43▲ 48×4 topics
  16. Race43▲ 34×7 topics
  17. Revolution40▲ 163×2 topics
  18. Human Rights40▲ 3.4×25 topics
  19. Cuba39▲ 417×1 topic
  20. Risk Assessment35▲ 4.5×12 topics
  21. Knowledge Management32▲ 5.1×14 topics
  22. Digital Marketing32▲ 6.6×4 topics
  23. Small and Medium Enterprises29▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Pedagogy29▲ 5.3×12 topics
  25. Organizational Culture29▲ 6.6×9 topics
  26. Urban Development28▲ 6.8×7 topics
  27. Decision Making28▲ 8.1×5 topics
  28. Communication28▲ 7.9×10 topics
  29. Community Participation27▲ 6.5×7 topics
  30. Organizational Performance27▲ 9.6×5 topics
  31. Rural Development27▲ 6.8×8 topics
  32. Social Responsibility27▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Financial Analysis26▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Economic Impact Evaluation26▲ 130×1 topic
  35. Financial Reporting26▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Productivity Indicators26▲ 130×1 topic
  37. Innovation Ecosystems25▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Tourism Management24▲ 28×2 topics
  39. City Branding22▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Psychopharmacology Education22▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Havana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cuban History and Society, Business, Education, Mathematics Research, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Cuban History and Society39Cuban History and Society: 39 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 26 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksOrganizational Management and Innovation: 15 fractional worksRegional Development and…11Regional Development and Innovation: 11 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 11 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 10 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 10 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  2. 2 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 26 works
  3. 3 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 22 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  5. 5 Organizational Management and Innovation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 15 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Innovation Development 11 works
  7. 7 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 11 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 10 works
  9. 9 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 10 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Havana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher 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.