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University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast

In research, University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,308 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,796
of 28,054 · #39,469 all time
Rank in Nicaragua
#9
of 11
Research works
648
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
564
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast 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 #10,308 of 10,521 5.8%68 #14944

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast 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).

What does University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 23.7 works8.6×
← 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: 2.28× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.95× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Inclusive Education, Innovation, Intercultural Education, Sustainability, Teacher Training and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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. Education14▲ 9.0×17 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 7.7×13 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 4.3×13 topics
  4. Inclusive Education9▲ 27×5 topics
  5. Innovation8▲ 8.2×9 topics
  6. Intercultural Education8▲ 106×3 topics
  7. Teacher Training7▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Knowledge Management7▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Educación Superior6▲ 496×1 topic
  10. Responsabilidad Social Universitaria6▲ 496×1 topic
  11. Cultural Practices6▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Social Justice5▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Sustainable Development Goals5▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.6×10 topics
  16. Cultural Variation5▲ 366×1 topic
  17. Indigenous Knowledge Systems5▲ 172×1 topic
  18. Latin America5▲ 28×6 topics
  19. Colonialism5▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Rural Development5▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Agroecology5▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Food Security4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  23. Gender Studies4▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Epistemology4▲ 154×2 topics
  25. Social Impact4▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Social Movements4▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Curriculum Development4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Postcolonialism4▲ 37×4 topics
  29. Community Development4▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Community Participation4▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Educational Leadership4▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Quality Education4▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Competitiveness4▲ 54×4 topics
  34. Public Policy4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  35. Pedagogy4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Cultural Appropriation4▲ 620×1 topic
  37. Ethnic Identity4▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Education Research4▲ 320×1 topic
  39. Mixed Method Designs4▲ 478×1 topic
  40. Coloniality3▲ 364×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education and Sustainability, Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education, Education and Teacher Training and Social Issues and Sustainability.

Higher Education and Sus…6Higher Education and Sustainability: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …5Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…4Education and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksSocial Issues and Sustai…4Social Issues and Sustainability: 4 fractional worksEducational Methods and Psychological Studies: 4 fractional worksLatin American Cultural Politics: 3 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences3Plant and soil sciences: 3 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 2 fractional works
EducationCultural StudiesAnthropologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education and Sustainability Education 6 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 5 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  4. 4 Social Issues and Sustainability Cultural Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies Education 4 works
  6. 6 Latin American Cultural Politics Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 2 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 available75.0%not open25.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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.