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University of Nariño

In research, University of Nariño stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,837 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,087 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,966 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,945
of 28,054 · #17,743 all time
Rank in Colombia
#39
of 173
Research works
2.6k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is University of Nariño 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 #3,837 of 10,521 8.1%265 #7162
Social SciencesField #3,087 of 6,365 8.4%162 #5339
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,966 of 3,409 6.3%89 #1941
Physical SciencesDomain #9,862 of 12,888 8.1%157 #15637
Life SciencesDomain #6,385 of 7,800 6.0%114 #9283
EducationSubfield #1,710 of 1,892 9.0%64 #2329
Health SciencesDomain #11,204 of 11,982 2.4%93 #12528
MedicineField #10,024 of 10,443 2.2%62 #16723

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nariño 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#7,162 #3,837
  2. Social Sciences#5,339 #3,087
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,941 #1,966
  4. Physical Sciences#15,637 #9,862
  5. Life Sciences#9,283 #6,385
  6. Education#2,329 #1,710
  7. Health Sciences#12,528 #11,204
  8. Medicine#16,723 #10,024
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: 2.99× its world share, 89 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 50 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.81× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nariño?

Ranked on the composite score, Hilbert Blanco-Álvarez, Oscar Checa and Oswaldo Osorio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nariño.

  1. 1 Hilbert Blanco-Álvarez Colombia · #671,547 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Oscar Checa Colombia · #680,648 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Oswaldo Osorio Colombia · #852,481 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Dora N. Padilla-Gil Colombia · #1,191,509 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Tito Bacca Colombia · #1,220,361 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Iván Sánchez Colombia · #1,237,084 worldwide 8 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Andrés Pantoja Colombia · #1,395,064 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Eduardo Ibargüen-Mondragón Colombia · #1,585,592 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Tsunao Matsumoto Colombia · #1,587,343 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Luis-Alejandro Galeano Colombia · #1,613,528 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nariño

Which keywords describe research at University of Nariño?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Pedagogy, Innovation, Teacher Training, Latin America and Social Responsibility.

▲ 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. Education70▲ 6.4×31 topics
  2. Sustainability51▲ 3.3×42 topics
  3. Globalization44▲ 3.5×40 topics
  4. Innovation34▲ 5.2×17 topics
  5. Sustainable Development31▲ 3.1×20 topics
  6. Climate Change31▲ 1.81×46 topics
  7. Pedagogy30▲ 9.6×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact28▲ 2.6×27 topics
  9. Teacher Training26▲ 6.5×9 topics
  10. Educational Technology25▲ 3.4×13 topics
  11. Latin America23▲ 19×15 topics
  12. Social Responsibility23▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Public Health23▲ 2.5×27 topics
  14. E-Learning21▲ 3.4×5 topics
  15. Communication21▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Competitiveness21▲ 41×6 topics
  17. Digital Marketing20▲ 7.7×2 topics
  18. Food Security20▲ 5.8×12 topics
  19. Knowledge Management20▲ 5.6×11 topics
  20. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 9.7×6 topics
  21. Small and Medium Enterprises19▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Biodiversity18▲ 3.8×15 topics
  23. Health Promotion17▲ 8.7×7 topics
  24. Nutrition17▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Community Participation17▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. Environmental Education17▲ 18×6 topics
  27. Economic Impact17▲ 4.5×4 topics
  28. Innovation Ecosystems16▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Urban Development16▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. University Students16▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Public Policy16▲ 5.0×8 topics
  32. Rural Development16▲ 7.1×8 topics
  33. Distance Learning15▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Psychopharmacology Education15▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Tourism Management15▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Agroecology15▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Occupational Health14▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Social Movements14▲ 7.5×11 topics
  39. Digital Divide13▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Crop Production13▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Nariño publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, Plant and soil sciences and Education and Teacher Training.

Business, Innovation, an…15Business, Innovation, and Economy: 15 fractional worksEducational Innovations …12Educational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences12Plant and soil sciences: 12 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…11Education and Teacher Training: 11 fractional worksSocial Skills and Education: 10 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 9 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…8Water Resource Management and Quality: 8 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-rela…8Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 8 fractional worksEducational methodologie…7Educational methodologies and cognitive development: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and sustai…6Environmental and sustainability education: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEducation5 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 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  5. 5 Social Skills and Education Education 10 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 8 works
  8. 8 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 8 works
  9. 9 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Environmental and sustainability education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 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 available81.3%not open18.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nariño's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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