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University of La Guajira

In research, University of La Guajira stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,919 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,414 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,891 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,662
of 28,054 · #32,031 all time
Rank in Colombia
#64
of 173
Research works
972
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
3.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is University of La Guajira 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 #6,919 of 10,521 12.1%150 #11132
Physical SciencesDomain #9,414 of 12,888 13.5%116 #18595
Social SciencesField #4,891 of 6,365 12.3%96 #7544

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of La Guajira 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#11,132 #6,919
  2. Physical Sciences#18,595 #9,414
  3. Social Sciences#7,544 #4,891
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: 1.26× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 5.55× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.62× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.61× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of La Guajira?

Ranked on the composite score, Jhonny Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of La Guajira.

  1. 1 Jhonny Pérez Colombia · #1,618,002 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of La Guajira

Which keywords describe research at University of La Guajira?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Teacher Training, Digital Marketing, Knowledge Management, Educational Technology, E-Learning and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Education46▲ 9.1×23 topics
  2. Innovation29▲ 9.2×12 topics
  3. Climate Change28▲ 3.5×33 topics
  4. Sustainability26▲ 3.6×31 topics
  5. Teacher Training22▲ 12×9 topics
  6. Educational Technology21▲ 6.0×11 topics
  7. Digital Marketing21▲ 17×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy20▲ 4.8×17 topics
  9. E-Learning20▲ 6.8×6 topics
  10. Sustainable Development20▲ 4.2×14 topics
  11. Knowledge Management19▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises18▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Pedagogy18▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Human Rights18▲ 5.7×9 topics
  15. Social Responsibility16▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Public Policy16▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Innovation Ecosystems16▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Community Participation16▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Economic Impact15▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Globalization15▲ 2.6×20 topics
  21. Competitiveness15▲ 63×6 topics
  22. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Psychopharmacology Education15▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Urban Development15▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Inclusive Education14▲ 14×7 topics
  26. COVID-1913▲ 3.2×7 topics
  27. Distance Learning13▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Organizational Culture12▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Latin America12▲ 21×9 topics
  30. Online Education12▲ 21×2 topics
  31. ICT12▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Virtual Teaching12▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Environmental Impact Assessment12▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Approach11▲ 327×1 topic
  35. Energy Policy Analysis11▲ 327×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Agriculture11▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Biodiversity11▲ 4.9×14 topics
  38. Research10▲ 28×5 topics
  39. Social Impact9▲ 7.6×7 topics
  40. Rural Development9▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does University of La Guajira publish most on?

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

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 15 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…11Environmental and Ecological Studies: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…7Education and Teacher Training: 7 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksEducational and Organiza…6Educational and Organizational Development: 6 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences5Plant and soil sciences: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 5 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 7 works
  5. 5 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 7 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  7. 7 Educational and Organizational Development Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  8. 8 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 5 works
  10. 10 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available84.8%not open15.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of La Guajira's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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.

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.