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University of Quindío

In research, University of Quindío stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,086 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,420 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,040 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,653
of 28,054 · #17,394 all time
Rank in Colombia
#50
of 173
Research works
2.5k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Quindío 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 #6,086 of 10,521 12.3%194 #8224
Social SciencesField #4,420 of 6,365 11.6%115 #5803
Physical SciencesDomain #9,040 of 12,888 9.5%149 #13804
Life SciencesDomain #7,039 of 7,800 4.8%106 #9267
Health SciencesDomain #10,921 of 11,982 6.6%86 #18144
MedicineField #9,744 of 10,443 6.4%62 #16553
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,275 of 3,409 4.9%60 #5206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Quindío 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#8,224 #6,086
  2. Social Sciences#5,803 #4,420
  3. Physical Sciences#13,804 #9,040
  4. Life Sciences#9,267 #7,039
  5. Health Sciences#18,144 #10,921
  6. Medicine#16,553 #9,744
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#5,206 #3,275
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: 2.37× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.80× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Quindío?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Mosquera, Donald C. Taphorn and Fáber D. Giraldo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Quindío.

  1. 1 J. Mosquera Colombia · #194,637 worldwide 84 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Donald C. Taphorn Colombia · #393,220 worldwide 43 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Fáber D. Giraldo Colombia · #486,058 worldwide 50 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Eliécer Aldana Bermúdez Colombia · #494,014 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jorge Enrique Gómez‐Marín Colombia · #784,457 worldwide 35 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Eutimio Mejía Soto Colombia · #785,777 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 L. Tirado‐Mejía Colombia · #902,717 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Anibal Munoz L. Colombia · #1,026,151 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Hugo Mantilla-Meluk Colombia · #1,137,633 worldwide 44 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 César Román-Valencia Colombia · #1,193,497 worldwide 19 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Quindío

Which keywords describe research at University of Quindío?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Innovation, Competitiveness, Social Responsibility, Teacher Training, Digital Marketing, Educational Technology and Globalization.

▲ 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. Education49▲ 5.4×31 topics
  2. Epidemiology34▲ 1.59×61 topics
  3. Innovation33▲ 5.9×17 topics
  4. Globalization30▲ 2.9×25 topics
  5. Climate Change29▲ 2.0×35 topics
  6. Sustainability28▲ 2.2×26 topics
  7. Educational Technology27▲ 4.2×16 topics
  8. Teacher Training23▲ 7.0×10 topics
  9. Competitiveness23▲ 54×6 topics
  10. Public Health23▲ 2.9×29 topics
  11. Social Responsibility22▲ 18×3 topics
  12. E-Learning22▲ 4.1×7 topics
  13. Digital Marketing22▲ 9.6×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development20▲ 2.3×22 topics
  15. Small and Medium Enterprises17▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Knowledge Management17▲ 5.7×10 topics
  17. Social Impact16▲ 7.3×6 topics
  18. Health Promotion15▲ 9.1×11 topics
  19. Pedagogy15▲ 5.9×4 topics
  20. Urban Development14▲ 7.2×4 topics
  21. Communication14▲ 8.3×10 topics
  22. Distance Learning13▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Economic Impact13▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Informal Learning13▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Nutrition13▲ 5.6×8 topics
  26. Innovation Ecosystems13▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Rural Development13▲ 7.0×6 topics
  28. Psychopharmacology Education13▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Tourism Management13▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Population Dynamics13▲ 9.5×11 topics
  31. Technology12▲ 4.5×10 topics
  32. Inclusive Education11▲ 6.0×8 topics
  33. Zoonotic Transmission11▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Vaccine Development10▲ 7.2×7 topics
  35. Corporate Social Responsibility9▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Online Education9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. ICT9▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Latin America9▲ 8.7×8 topics
  39. Open Access9▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Virtual Teaching9▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Quindío publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation.

Business, Innovation, an…13Business, Innovation, and Economy: 13 fractional worksEducational Innovations …9Educational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…8Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 8 fractional worksAccounting and Financial…8Accounting and Financial Management: 8 fractional worksKnowledge Societies in the 21st Century: 7 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mat…6Business, Education, Mathematics Research: 6 fractional worksToxoplasma gondii Research Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 8 works
  5. 5 Accounting and Financial Management Accounting 8 works
  6. 6 Knowledge Societies in the 21st Century Demography 7 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 6 works
  9. 9 Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies Parasitology 6 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Quindío's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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