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Social Issues and Policies in Latin America

Social Issues and Policies in Latin America is a research topic within Law. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1951. 11.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to legal education, human rights, criminal law, and social justice. It includes discussions on legal reforms, drug policy, ethical considerations in research and practice, and the education of youth offenders. The cluster also addresses the impact of globalization on legal systems and the importance of inclusive education in promoting social justice.

  • Human Rights
  • Legal Reform
  • Criminal Law
  • Education
  • Social Justice
  • Drug Policy
  • Ethics
  • Youth Offenders
  • Globalization
  • Inclusive Education
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+144%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research?

By volume, Ecuador and Peru publish the most (1.3k and 519 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ecuador 1.3k works
  2. 2 Peru 519 works
  3. 3 Mexico 494 works
  4. 4 Colombia 414 works
  5. 5 Spain 406 works
  6. 6 Argentina 137 works
  7. 7 Chile 132 works
  8. 8 ?? 78 works
  9. 9 United States 76 works
  10. 10 Brazil 75 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Ecuador: 35.2%Peru: 14.4%Mexico: 13.7%Colombia: 11.5%6 others listed: 25.1%35%largest
Ecuador1,269 · 35.2%Peru519 · 14.4%Mexico494 · 13.7%Colombia414 · 11.5%6 others listed905 · 25.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research, followed by Universidad César Vallejo and Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 314 works
  2. 2 Universidad César VallejoPeru 149 works
  3. 3 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 132 works
  4. 4 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 124 works
  5. 5 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 75 works
  6. 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 56 works
  7. 7 University of GuayaquilEcuador 53 works
  8. 8 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 50 works
  9. 9 Universidad Tecnica de MachalaEcuador 42 works
  10. 10 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 41 works

Where is Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research done?

The largest centres of Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research in 2022–2025 are Ambato (Ecuador), Bogotá (Colombia), Lima (Peru) and Trujillo (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato, Durán and Machala.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ambato Ecuador 465 works
  2. 2 Bogotá Colombia 204 works
  3. 3 Lima Peru 197 works
  4. 4 Trujillo Peru 179 works
  5. 5 Quito Ecuador 175 works
  6. 6 Cuenca Ecuador 159 works
  7. 7 Mexico City Mexico 130 works
  8. 8 Guayaquil Ecuador 127 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 126 works
  10. 10 Santiago Chile 65 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AmbatoEC · 465.5 works278×
  2. Durán41.1 works131×
  3. MachalaEC · 41.7 works121×
  4. CuencaEC · 158.6 works104×
  5. TrujilloPE · 178.6 works102×
  6. MantaEC · 29.5 works102×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social Issues and Policies in Latin America than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Social Issues and Policies in Latin America?

Among universities, judged by research, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja and Universidad Indoamérica score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 22.39%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: 75, 26.8%Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja: 19, 33.4%Universidad Indoamérica: 124, 22.1%Universidad San Francisco de Quito: 10, 26.6%University of Guayaquil: 53, 12.2%Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo: 32, 23.4%Universidad Católica de Cuenca: 132, 16.0%Central University of Ecuador: 24, 13.7%Universidad Independiente: 10, 25.7%Catholic University of Colombia: 10, 24.0%Universidad Técnica …Pontificia Universid…Universidad San Fran…Universidad Indoamér…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 79.326.8%160.6×75 +268.6%
2 Universidad Técnica Particular de LojaEcuador 78.433.4%75.3×19 +490.9%
3 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 67.522.1%439.3×124 —
4 Universidad San Francisco de QuitoEcuador 64.626.6%38.3×10 +85.9%
5 University of GuayaquilEcuador 64.512.2%83.0×53 +1646.6%
6 Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoEcuador 61.923.4%102.7×32 —
7 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 61.516.0%167.1×132 —
8 Central University of EcuadorEcuador 61.513.7%54.1×24 +1872.9%
9 Universidad IndependienteCosta Rica 61.525.7%60.6×10 —
10 Catholic University of ColombiaColombia 61.524.0%135.9×10 +139.9%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Social Issues and Policies in Latin America research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 144% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Social Issues and Policies in Latin America.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.