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University of the Andes

In research, University of the Andes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,428 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,633 of 10,521 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,538 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Food Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,660
of 28,054 · #7,057 all time
Rank in Venezuela
#4
of 30
Research works
8.4k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of the Andes 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,428 of 12,888 6.3%289 #4865
Social SciencesDomain #7,633 of 10,521 10.2%196 #5606
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,538 of 3,409 6.9%107 #1823
Social SciencesField #5,148 of 6,365 9.4%124 #3851
Life SciencesDomain #6,626 of 7,800 7.1%149 #6806
EngineeringField #6,021 of 6,636 4.7%91 #4405
Health SciencesDomain #11,027 of 11,982 3.6%110 #8497
MedicineField #10,062 of 10,443 3.6%89 #7418

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Andes 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. Physical Sciences#4,865 #8,428
  2. Social Sciences#5,606 #7,633
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,823 #2,538
  4. Social Sciences#3,851 #5,148
  5. Life Sciences#6,806 #6,626
  6. Engineering#4,405 #6,021
  7. Health Sciences#8,497 #11,027
  8. Medicine#7,418 #10,062
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 Andes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 20.3 works5.8×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 30.4 works5.4×
← 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: 3.03× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 124 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 the Andes?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerardo Marín, M. Burguera and J.L. Burguera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Andes.

  1. 1 Gerardo Marín Venezuela · #35,989 worldwide 548 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 M. Burguera Venezuela · #134,721 worldwide 156 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 J.L. Burguera Venezuela · #182,880 worldwide 143 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Maximina Monasterio Venezuela · #186,568 worldwide 183 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Françoise Salager‐Meyer Venezuela · #219,559 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Louis Salager Venezuela · #223,496 worldwide 214 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Morillo Moreno Venezuela · #226,021 worldwide 7 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 José Armando Venezuela · #230,511 worldwide 9 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Emilio Vilanova Venezuela · #238,104 worldwide 330 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Hugo Leiva Venezuela · #257,625 worldwide 116 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Andes

Which keywords describe research at University of the Andes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Globalization, Latin America, Climate Change, Nutrition, Innovation and Agriculture.

▲ 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. Sustainability45▲ 2.5×37 topics
  2. Education42▲ 3.3×36 topics
  3. Globalization41▲ 2.8×39 topics
  4. Climate Change39▲ 1.96×57 topics
  5. Epidemiology31◆ 1.07×67 topics
  6. Innovation27▲ 3.5×25 topics
  7. Public Health24▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Latin America23▲ 16×16 topics
  9. Sustainable Development22▲ 1.87×20 topics
  10. Nutrition21▲ 6.2×8 topics
  11. Environmental Impact20▲ 1.58×24 topics
  12. Agriculture19▲ 6.3×5 topics
  13. Biodiversity18▲ 3.2×18 topics
  14. Rural Development18▲ 6.9×8 topics
  15. Invasive Species17▲ 5.5×16 topics
  16. Teacher Training17▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Human Rights17▲ 2.2×14 topics
  18. Small and Medium Enterprises16▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Social Responsibility16▲ 9.0×4 topics
  20. Digital Marketing15▲ 4.9×2 topics
  21. Pedagogy15▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Antioxidant15▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Communication14▲ 6.1×11 topics
  24. Knowledge Management14▲ 3.4×11 topics
  25. Competitiveness14▲ 23×6 topics
  26. Public Policy14▲ 3.7×11 topics
  27. Economic Analysis13▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Policy13▲ 8.2×3 topics
  29. Urban Development13▲ 4.9×4 topics
  30. Livestock13▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Economic Impact13▲ 3.0×4 topics
  32. Food12▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Innovation Ecosystems12▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Biological Control12▲ 10×7 topics
  35. Psychopharmacology Education11▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Tourism Management11▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Social Movements10▲ 4.6×9 topics
  38. Phylogeny10▲ 9.1×11 topics
  39. Stability Analysis9▲ 7.3×4 topics
  40. Social Sciences8▲ 7.9×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural and Food Production Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Education and Teacher Training and International Relations in Latin America.

Agricultural and Food Production Studies: 12 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 7 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 7 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies: 6 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences6Plant and soil sciences: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations …5Educational Innovations and Technology: 5 fractional worksChemical and Environment…5Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research: 5 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…4Water Resource Management and Quality: 4 fractional works
Food ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEducationPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 12 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 7 works
  4. 4 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  5. 5 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 6 works
  6. 6 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Chemical and Environmental Engineering Research Information Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 4 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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.