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University of the Coast

In research, University of the Coast stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,047 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,027 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,022 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Water Science and Technology — Water Science and Technology is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,683
of 28,054 · #6,563 all time
Rank in Colombia
#4
of 173
Research works
2.5k
▲ 213% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is University of the 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,047 of 12,888 18.1%405 #5176
Social SciencesDomain #3,027 of 10,521 21.9%332 #3993
Health SciencesDomain #4,022 of 11,982 17.8%144 #6507
Social SciencesField #2,791 of 6,365 20.0%142 #3918
EngineeringField #3,572 of 6,636 14.8%152 #6938
MedicineField #5,751 of 10,443 19.6%97 #12999
Environmental ScienceField #2,025 of 3,551 18.6%89 #3301
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,845 of 2,578 24.3%77 #2367
Computer ScienceField #3,636 of 4,667 18.1%70 #4346

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the 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).

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#5,176 #2,047
  2. Social Sciences#3,993 #3,027
  3. Health Sciences#6,507 #4,022
  4. Social Sciences#3,918 #2,791
  5. Engineering#6,938 #3,572
  6. Medicine#12,999 #5,751
  7. Environmental Science#3,301 #2,025
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#2,367 #1,845
  9. Computer Science#4,346 #3,636
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 Coast specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Water Science and Technology takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Water Science and TechnologySubfield · 21.5 works4.4×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.34× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 152 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.76× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Coast?

Ranked on the composite score, Nelson J Alvis-Zakzuk, Marcos L.S. Oliveira and Dison S.P. Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Coast.

  1. 1 Nelson J Alvis-Zakzuk Colombia · #55,029 worldwide 337 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Marcos L.S. Oliveira Colombia · #193,386 worldwide 207 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Dison S.P. Franco Colombia · #458,342 worldwide 175 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Emiro De-La-Hoz-Franco Colombia · #466,975 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Alexis Sagastume Gutiérrez Colombia · #500,363 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Jorge Iván Silva Ortega Colombia · #611,769 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Amelec Viloria Colombia · #632,041 worldwide 112 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Luís F.O. Silva Colombia · #632,908 worldwide 356 citations · 107 works
  9. 9 Shariq Aziz Butt Colombia · #660,978 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Reynier Israel Ramírez Molina Colombia · #731,636 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Coast

Which keywords describe research at University of the Coast?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Small and Medium Enterprises, Digital Marketing, Social Responsibility, Urban Development, Innovation Ecosystems, Economic Impact, Psychopharmacology Education and Tourism 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. Sustainability60▲ 2.6×59 topics
  2. Education50▲ 3.1×33 topics
  3. Small and Medium Enterprises47▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Digital Marketing44▲ 11×3 topics
  5. Innovation42▲ 4.3×33 topics
  6. Renewable Energy40▲ 3.0×34 topics
  7. Machine Learning40▲ 1.29×59 topics
  8. Social Responsibility39▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Urban Development38▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Economic Impact38▲ 7.0×4 topics
  11. Innovation Ecosystems37▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Psychopharmacology Education36▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Tourism Management36▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impact35▲ 2.2×41 topics
  15. Sustainable Development30▲ 2.0×44 topics
  16. Risk Assessment26▲ 4.0×17 topics
  17. Knowledge Management25▲ 4.8×11 topics
  18. Competitiveness24▲ 32×6 topics
  19. Nanomaterials24▲ 2.4×14 topics
  20. Healthcare23▲ 2.1×19 topics
  21. Health Promotion22▲ 7.2×11 topics
  22. Organizational Culture19▲ 5.1×7 topics
  23. Heavy Metals19▲ 8.3×6 topics
  24. Technology18▲ 3.7×12 topics
  25. Adsorption18▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. Pedagogy17▲ 3.8×10 topics
  27. Biochar17▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Wastewater Treatment17▲ 7.6×7 topics
  29. Occupational Health16▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Social Impact16▲ 4.3×10 topics
  31. Workplace Safety16▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Legislation15▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. Contaminant Removal14▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Surface Area14▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Musculoskeletal Disorders14▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Latin America13▲ 7.2×13 topics
  37. Ergonomics13▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Industrial Hygiene13▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Safety Management Systems12▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Teleworking12▲ 80×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Business, Innovation, an…36Business, Innovation, and Economy: 36 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…14Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 14 fractional worksOccupational Health and …12Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations …10Educational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…8E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 8 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…7Environmental and Ecological Studies: 7 fractional worksDiverse Applied Research Studies: 7 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 7 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 6 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsWater Science and TechnologyOccupational TherapyInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 36 works
  2. 2 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 14 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 12 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 8 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  7. 7 Diverse Applied Research Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 7 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 6 works
  10. 10 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 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 available75.4%not open24.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 213% 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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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.