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Occupational Therapy research in Ecuador

Universidad Católica de Cuenca ranks first in Ecuador for Occupational Therapy research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes.

Ecuador's world rank
#16
of 26 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
751
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
2

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Occupational Therapy in Ecuador?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Católica de CuencaCuenca #1241.314.2%118
2Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesAmbato #1437.74.2%100

Institutions in Ecuador above the floor of 40 fractional works in Occupational Therapy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Occupational Therapy researchers in Ecuador?

Patricia Acosta-Vargas, Verónica Maldonado-Garcés and Mayra Carrión-Toro rank highest among researchers based in Ecuador, on their papers in Occupational Therapy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Patricia Acosta-Vargas#1,054,636 worldwide overall2.3 of 5 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Verónica Maldonado-Garcés#2,146,476 worldwide overall1.7 of 3 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mayra Carrión-Toro#1,766,007 worldwide overall1.2 of 1 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Marco Santórum#3,386,338 worldwide overall1.2 of 2 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Diego Ayuso-Murillo#1,841,098 worldwide overall1.0 of 1 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Ecuador on their work in Occupational Therapy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Ecuador compares with other countries in Occupational Therapy