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University of the Amazon

In research, University of the Amazon stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#193 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,328 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,790 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — General Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,747
of 28,054 · #11,589 all time
Rank in Colombia
#7
of 173
Research works
1.4k
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is University of the Amazon 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #193 of 3,409 16.0%141 #630
Life SciencesDomain #2,328 of 7,800 14.9%160 #4986
Social SciencesDomain #3,790 of 10,521 17.7%207 #7327
Social SciencesField #2,456 of 6,365 18.9%130 #4781
Physical SciencesDomain #10,204 of 12,888 12.0%114 #19177
Environmental ScienceField #2,999 of 3,551 11.9%65 #5432

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Amazon 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#630 #193
  2. Life Sciences#4,986 #2,328
  3. Social Sciences#7,327 #3,790
  4. Social Sciences#4,781 #2,456
  5. Physical Sciences#19,177 #10,204
  6. Environmental Science#5,432 #2,999
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 the Amazon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 33.1 works14×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 23.0 works9.4×
  3. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 22.0 works7.2×
← 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: 5.70× its world share, 141 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.51× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.97× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Amazon?

Ranked on the composite score, Verenice Sánchez Castillo, Diego Felipe Arbeláez-Campillo and Juan Carlos Suárez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Amazon.

  1. 1 Verenice Sánchez Castillo Colombia · #317,915 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Diego Felipe Arbeláez-Campillo Colombia · #632,581 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Suárez Colombia · #711,897 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Carlos Alberto Gómez Cano Colombia · #712,849 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Gloria Elena Estrada-Cely Colombia · #1,080,152 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Amazon

Which keywords describe research at University of the Amazon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Education, Globalization, Rural Development, Innovation, Climate Change, Food Security and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Sustainability82▲ 6.4×41 topics
  2. Education58▲ 6.5×33 topics
  3. Climate Change51▲ 3.6×50 topics
  4. Globalization51▲ 5.0×33 topics
  5. Innovation39▲ 7.0×22 topics
  6. Sustainable Development38▲ 4.6×33 topics
  7. Rural Development38▲ 21×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact34▲ 3.9×25 topics
  9. Food Security34▲ 12×15 topics
  10. Biodiversity34▲ 8.6×22 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture30▲ 18×8 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises29▲ 32×6 topics
  13. Social Responsibility28▲ 23×6 topics
  14. Digital Marketing26▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Knowledge Management25▲ 8.6×14 topics
  16. Teacher Training24▲ 7.5×12 topics
  17. Public Health24▲ 3.2×32 topics
  18. Agriculture23▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Educational Technology23▲ 3.6×20 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems22▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Environmental Education22▲ 28×6 topics
  22. Urban Development22▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Community Participation22▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Agroecology21▲ 28×4 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation21▲ 11×11 topics
  26. Economic Impact21▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Nutrition21▲ 8.8×7 topics
  28. Globalization Effects20▲ 55×2 topics
  29. Tourism Management20▲ 53×2 topics
  30. City Branding20▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Psychopharmacology Education20▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Services20▲ 9.8×8 topics
  33. Pedagogy19▲ 7.3×9 topics
  34. Social Impact18▲ 8.6×9 topics
  35. Competitiveness18▲ 42×5 topics
  36. Public Policy17▲ 6.7×10 topics
  37. Economic Analysis17▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Organizational Culture16▲ 7.8×8 topics
  39. Community Engagement15▲ 8.8×6 topics
  40. Policy15▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does University of the Amazon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Plant and soil sciences.

Business, Innovation, and Economy: 20 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 13 fractional worksEducational Innovations …11Educational Innovations and Technology: 11 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences11Plant and soil sciences: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 9 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 8 fractional worksRegional Development and…8Regional Development and Innovation: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental and sustainability education: 7 fractional worksWater Resource Management and Quality: 7 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research…7Diverse Applied Research Studies: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFood ScienceInformation SystemsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  2. 2 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 13 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
  4. 4 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 9 works
  6. 6 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 8 works
  8. 8 Environmental and sustainability education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  9. 9 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 7 works
  10. 10 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 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 available85.4%not open14.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Amazon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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.

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.