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Law research in Ecuador

Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes ranks first in Ecuador for Law research in 2022–2025 (#24 worldwide), followed by Universidad Católica de Cuenca and Universidad Indoamérica.

Ecuador's world rank
#15
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.7k
Top-10% rate
16.4%
Ranked institutions
9

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Law in Ecuador?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesAmbato #2447.611.1%640
2Universidad Católica de CuencaCuenca #5135.216.2%295
3Universidad IndoaméricaAmbato #5334.520.3%306
4Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorQuito #6032.522.3%171
5University of GuayaquilGuayaquil #17315.115.4%101
6Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoRiobamba #19113.423.0%78
7Universidad Tecnica de MachalaMachala #2836.917.1%84
8Universidad Nacional de LojaLoja #3652.713.0%66
9Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de ManabíManta #3901.611.7%62

Institutions in Ecuador above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Law researchers in Ecuador?

Cecilia Ivonne Narváez-Zurita, Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez and José Bermejo Vera rank highest among researchers based in Ecuador.

  1. 1Cecilia Ivonne Narváez-Zurita#141,484 worldwide overall36 citations · 12 works
  2. 2Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez#167,367 worldwide overall66 citations · 13 works
  3. 3José Bermejo Vera#297,390 worldwide overall3 citations · 9 works
  4. 4Fernando de Jesús Castro-Sánchez#486,359 worldwide overall1 citations · 19 works
  5. 5Iruma Alfonso-González#537,858 worldwide overall2 citations · 15 works

How Ecuador compares with other countries in Law