Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Are you a researcher?

Create a profile to get free access to personal recommendations for colleagues and new articles.

Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral

Short name

ESPOL

Country, city

Ecuador, Guayaquil

04qenc566

Organization website

Publications

2 851

Citations

40 709

h-index

Top-3 journals

Sustainability (85 publications)

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (52 publications)

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (50 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (206 publications)

Ghent University (179 publications)

Universidad de Guayaquil (120 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

Ghent University (179 publications)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (60 publications)

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (56 publications)

Top-1 researchers by h-index

Fernando Luis

2 publications, 5 citations

h-index: 1

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1977

Total publications

2851

Total citations

40709

Citations per publication

14.28

Average publications per year

57.02

Average authors per publication

7.87

h-index

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 168, 5.89% Geography, Planning and Development 168 publications, 5.89%
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 149, 5.23% Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 149 publications, 5.23%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 145, 5.09% General Medicine 145 publications, 5.09%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 133, 4.67% Aquatic Science 133 publications, 4.67%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law	Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 127, 4.45% Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 127 publications, 4.45%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering	Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 114, 4% Electrical and Electronic Engineering 114 publications, 4%
General Materials Science	General Materials Science, 88, 3.09% General Materials Science 88 publications, 3.09%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 85, 2.98% Multidisciplinary 85 publications, 2.98%
Biochemistry	Biochemistry, 83, 2.91% Biochemistry 83 publications, 2.91%
Computer Science Applications	Computer Science Applications, 82, 2.88% Computer Science Applications 82 publications, 2.88%
Agronomy and Crop Science	Agronomy and Crop Science, 78, 2.74% Agronomy and Crop Science 78 publications, 2.74%
Water Science and Technology	Water Science and Technology, 78, 2.74% Water Science and Technology 78 publications, 2.74%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 72, 2.53% Plant Science 72 publications, 2.53%
Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering, 72, 2.53% Mechanical Engineering 72 publications, 2.53%
Building and Construction	Building and Construction, 71, 2.49% Building and Construction 71 publications, 2.49%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 68, 2.39% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 68 publications, 2.39%
General Engineering	General Engineering, 66, 2.31% General Engineering 66 publications, 2.31%
Food Science	Food Science, 64, 2.24% Food Science 64 publications, 2.24%
Applied Mathematics	Applied Mathematics, 63, 2.21% Applied Mathematics 63 publications, 2.21%
Energy Engineering and Power Technology	Energy Engineering and Power Technology, 61, 2.14% Energy Engineering and Power Technology 61 publications, 2.14%
Engineering (miscellaneous)	Engineering (miscellaneous), 61, 2.14% Engineering (miscellaneous) 61 publications, 2.14%
Condensed Matter Physics	Condensed Matter Physics, 60, 2.1% Condensed Matter Physics 60 publications, 2.1%
Instrumentation	Instrumentation, 60, 2.1% Instrumentation 60 publications, 2.1%
Environmental Engineering	Environmental Engineering, 60, 2.1% Environmental Engineering 60 publications, 2.1%
Control and Systems Engineering	Control and Systems Engineering, 55, 1.93% Control and Systems Engineering 55 publications, 1.93%
Ecology	Ecology, 55, 1.93% Ecology 55 publications, 1.93%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 52, 1.82% Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 52 publications, 1.82%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 51, 1.79% Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 51 publications, 1.79%
Civil and Structural Engineering	Civil and Structural Engineering, 50, 1.75% Civil and Structural Engineering 50 publications, 1.75%
Analytical Chemistry	Analytical Chemistry, 49, 1.72% Analytical Chemistry 49 publications, 1.72%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Sustainability	Sustainability, 85, 2.98% Sustainability 85 publications, 2.98%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 52, 1.82% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 52 publications, 1.82%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 50, 1.75% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 50 publications, 1.75%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 47, 1.65% PLoS ONE 47 publications, 1.65%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 46, 1.61% Communications in Computer and Information Science 46 publications, 1.61%
Aquaculture	Aquaculture, 30, 1.05% Aquaculture 30 publications, 1.05%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 30, 1.05% Scientific Reports 30 publications, 1.05%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 30, 1.05% Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 30 publications, 1.05%
IEEE Access	IEEE Access, 29, 1.02% IEEE Access 29 publications, 1.02%
Sensors	Sensors, 28, 0.98% Sensors 28 publications, 0.98%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 28, 0.98% Heliyon 28 publications, 0.98%
Water (Switzerland)	Water (Switzerland), 27, 0.95% Water (Switzerland) 27 publications, 0.95%
Energies	Energies, 25, 0.88% Energies 25 publications, 0.88%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 23, 0.81% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 23 publications, 0.81%
IFAC-PapersOnLine	IFAC-PapersOnLine, 21, 0.74% IFAC-PapersOnLine 21 publications, 0.74%
Mathematics	Mathematics, 19, 0.67% Mathematics 19 publications, 0.67%
E3S Web of Conferences	E3S Web of Conferences, 18, 0.63% E3S Web of Conferences 18 publications, 0.63%
Frontiers in Marine Science	Frontiers in Marine Science, 16, 0.56% Frontiers in Marine Science 16 publications, 0.56%
Foods	Foods, 16, 0.56% Foods 16 publications, 0.56%
WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 16, 0.56% WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 16 publications, 0.56%
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 15, 0.53% International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 15 publications, 0.53%
Plant Disease	Plant Disease, 15, 0.53% Plant Disease 15 publications, 0.53%
Aquaculture Research	Aquaculture Research, 14, 0.49% Aquaculture Research 14 publications, 0.49%
Green Energy and Technology	Green Energy and Technology, 14, 0.49% Green Energy and Technology 14 publications, 0.49%
Science of the Total Environment	Science of the Total Environment, 13, 0.46% Science of the Total Environment 13 publications, 0.46%
Geosciences (Switzerland)	Geosciences (Switzerland), 13, 0.46% Geosciences (Switzerland) 13 publications, 0.46%
Procedia CIRP	Procedia CIRP, 12, 0.42% Procedia CIRP 12 publications, 0.42%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 12, 0.42% Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 12 publications, 0.42%
Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation	Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 11, 0.39% Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation 11 publications, 0.39%
Procedia Computer Science	Procedia Computer Science, 11, 0.39% Procedia Computer Science 11 publications, 0.39%
	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Elsevier	Elsevier, 685, 24.03% Elsevier 685 publications, 24.03%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 565, 19.82% Springer Nature 565 publications, 19.82%
MDPI	MDPI, 476, 16.7% MDPI 476 publications, 16.7%
Wiley	Wiley, 158, 5.54% Wiley 158 publications, 5.54%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 125, 4.38% Taylor & Francis 125 publications, 4.38%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 71, 2.49% Frontiers Media S.A. 71 publications, 2.49%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 65, 2.28% Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 65 publications, 2.28%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 55, 1.93% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 55 publications, 1.93%
Index Copernicus	Index Copernicus, 42, 1.47% Index Copernicus 42 publications, 1.47%
Emerald	Emerald, 41, 1.44% Emerald 41 publications, 1.44%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 28, 0.98% IOP Publishing 28 publications, 0.98%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 26, 0.91% American Chemical Society (ACS) 26 publications, 0.91%
EDP Sciences	EDP Sciences, 23, 0.81% EDP Sciences 23 publications, 0.81%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan	Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, 22, 0.77% Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan 22 publications, 0.77%
SAGE	SAGE, 21, 0.74% SAGE 21 publications, 0.74%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 19, 0.67% Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 19 publications, 0.67%
Scientific Societies	Scientific Societies, 19, 0.67% Scientific Societies 19 publications, 0.67%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 18, 0.63% Oxford University Press 18 publications, 0.63%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)	Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz), 18, 0.63% Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) 18 publications, 0.63%
Copernicus	Copernicus, 17, 0.6% Copernicus 17 publications, 0.6%
wit transactions on ecology and the environment	wit transactions on ecology and the environment, 16, 0.56% wit transactions on ecology and the environment 16 publications, 0.56%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego	Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, 16, 0.56% Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego 16 publications, 0.56%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 15, 0.53% Cambridge University Press 15 publications, 0.53%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 14, 0.49% Walter de Gruyter 14 publications, 0.49%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 13, 0.46% Hindawi Limited 13 publications, 0.46%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 12, 0.42% World Scientific 12 publications, 0.42%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 11, 0.39% American Society for Microbiology 11 publications, 0.39%
AIP Publishing	AIP Publishing, 11, 0.39% AIP Publishing 11 publications, 0.39%
IGI Global	IGI Global, 10, 0.35% IGI Global 10 publications, 0.35%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 9, 0.32% Social Science Electronic Publishing 9 publications, 0.32%
	100 200 300 400 500 600 700

With other organizations

	50 100 150 200 250
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo	Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, 206, 7.23% Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo 206 publications, 7.23%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 179, 6.28% Ghent University 179 publications, 6.28%
Universidad de Guayaquil	Universidad de Guayaquil, 120, 4.21% Universidad de Guayaquil 120 publications, 4.21%
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil	Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, 89, 3.12% Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil 89 publications, 3.12%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 60, 2.1% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 60 publications, 2.1%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid	Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 56, 1.96% Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 56 publications, 1.96%
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 52, 1.82% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 52 publications, 1.82%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 51, 1.79% Technische Universität Dresden 51 publications, 1.79%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 46, 1.61% University of Florida 46 publications, 1.61%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 45, 1.58% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 45 publications, 1.58%
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas	Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, 45, 1.58% Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas 45 publications, 1.58%
Computer Vision Center	Computer Vision Center, 44, 1.54% Computer Vision Center 44 publications, 1.54%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 44, 1.54% Polytechnic University of Catalonia 44 publications, 1.54%
Spanish Geological Survey Institute	Spanish Geological Survey Institute, 44, 1.54% Spanish Geological Survey Institute 44 publications, 1.54%
National Polytechnic School (Ecuador)	National Polytechnic School (Ecuador), 41, 1.44% National Polytechnic School (Ecuador) 41 publications, 1.44%
University of Salamanca	University of Salamanca, 39, 1.37% University of Salamanca 39 publications, 1.37%
University of Almería	University of Almería, 36, 1.26% University of Almería 36 publications, 1.26%
Lund University	Lund University, 35, 1.23% Lund University 35 publications, 1.23%
Universidad Ecotec	Universidad Ecotec, 35, 1.23% Universidad Ecotec 35 publications, 1.23%
Universidad de Cuenca	Universidad de Cuenca, 34, 1.19% Universidad de Cuenca 34 publications, 1.19%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 33, 1.16% University of Granada 33 publications, 1.16%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 29, 1.02% University of Antwerp 29 publications, 1.02%
Polytechnic University of Valencia	Polytechnic University of Valencia, 29, 1.02% Polytechnic University of Valencia 29 publications, 1.02%
Federal University of Pará	Federal University of Pará, 29, 1.02% Federal University of Pará 29 publications, 1.02%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 28, 0.98% Grenoble Alpes University 28 publications, 0.98%
Agricultural Research Service	Agricultural Research Service, 28, 0.98% Agricultural Research Service 28 publications, 0.98%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 27, 0.95% University of Exeter 27 publications, 0.95%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 26, 0.91% Purdue University 26 publications, 0.91%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 26, 0.91% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 26 publications, 0.91%
Universidad del Zulia	Universidad del Zulia, 26, 0.91% Universidad del Zulia 26 publications, 0.91%
	50 100 150 200 250

With foreign organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Ghent University	Ghent University, 179, 6.28% Ghent University 179 publications, 6.28%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 60, 2.1% Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 60 publications, 2.1%
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid	Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 56, 1.96% Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 56 publications, 1.96%
Technische Universität Dresden	Technische Universität Dresden, 51, 1.79% Technische Universität Dresden 51 publications, 1.79%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 46, 1.61% University of Florida 46 publications, 1.61%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 45, 1.58% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 45 publications, 1.58%
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas	Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, 45, 1.58% Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas 45 publications, 1.58%
Computer Vision Center	Computer Vision Center, 44, 1.54% Computer Vision Center 44 publications, 1.54%
Polytechnic University of Catalonia	Polytechnic University of Catalonia, 44, 1.54% Polytechnic University of Catalonia 44 publications, 1.54%
Spanish Geological Survey Institute	Spanish Geological Survey Institute, 44, 1.54% Spanish Geological Survey Institute 44 publications, 1.54%
University of Salamanca	University of Salamanca, 39, 1.37% University of Salamanca 39 publications, 1.37%
University of Almería	University of Almería, 36, 1.26% University of Almería 36 publications, 1.26%
Lund University	Lund University, 35, 1.23% Lund University 35 publications, 1.23%
University of Granada	University of Granada, 33, 1.16% University of Granada 33 publications, 1.16%
University of Antwerp	University of Antwerp, 29, 1.02% University of Antwerp 29 publications, 1.02%
Polytechnic University of Valencia	Polytechnic University of Valencia, 29, 1.02% Polytechnic University of Valencia 29 publications, 1.02%
Federal University of Pará	Federal University of Pará, 29, 1.02% Federal University of Pará 29 publications, 1.02%
Grenoble Alpes University	Grenoble Alpes University, 28, 0.98% Grenoble Alpes University 28 publications, 0.98%
Agricultural Research Service	Agricultural Research Service, 28, 0.98% Agricultural Research Service 28 publications, 0.98%
University of Exeter	University of Exeter, 27, 0.95% University of Exeter 27 publications, 0.95%
Purdue University	Purdue University, 26, 0.91% Purdue University 26 publications, 0.91%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas	Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 26, 0.91% Universidade Estadual de Campinas 26 publications, 0.91%
Universidad del Zulia	Universidad del Zulia, 26, 0.91% Universidad del Zulia 26 publications, 0.91%
Autonomous University of Barcelona	Autonomous University of Barcelona, 25, 0.88% Autonomous University of Barcelona 25 publications, 0.88%
University of Manchester	University of Manchester, 25, 0.88% University of Manchester 25 publications, 0.88%
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 25, 0.88% Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 25 publications, 0.88%
University of Rovira i Virgili	University of Rovira i Virgili, 24, 0.84% University of Rovira i Virgili 24 publications, 0.84%
Sungkyunkwan University	Sungkyunkwan University, 23, 0.81% Sungkyunkwan University 23 publications, 0.81%
University of A Coruña	University of A Coruña, 23, 0.81% University of A Coruña 23 publications, 0.81%
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María	Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, 23, 0.81% Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María 23 publications, 0.81%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

With other countries

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Spain	Spain, 450, 15.78% Spain 450 publications, 15.78%
USA	USA, 424, 14.87% USA 424 publications, 14.87%
Belgium	Belgium, 227, 7.96% Belgium 227 publications, 7.96%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 170, 5.96% United Kingdom 170 publications, 5.96%
Chile	Chile, 142, 4.98% Chile 142 publications, 4.98%
Germany	Germany, 140, 4.91% Germany 140 publications, 4.91%
Brazil	Brazil, 128, 4.49% Brazil 128 publications, 4.49%
China	China, 108, 3.79% China 108 publications, 3.79%
France	France, 99, 3.47% France 99 publications, 3.47%
Venezuela	Venezuela, 98, 3.44% Venezuela 98 publications, 3.44%
Mexico	Mexico, 92, 3.23% Mexico 92 publications, 3.23%
Canada	Canada, 83, 2.91% Canada 83 publications, 2.91%
Colombia	Colombia, 75, 2.63% Colombia 75 publications, 2.63%
Italy	Italy, 70, 2.46% Italy 70 publications, 2.46%
Australia	Australia, 65, 2.28% Australia 65 publications, 2.28%
Peru	Peru, 58, 2.03% Peru 58 publications, 2.03%
Portugal	Portugal, 49, 1.72% Portugal 49 publications, 1.72%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 47, 1.65% Netherlands 47 publications, 1.65%
Sweden	Sweden, 46, 1.61% Sweden 46 publications, 1.61%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 44, 1.54% Republic of Korea 44 publications, 1.54%
Argentina	Argentina, 41, 1.44% Argentina 41 publications, 1.44%
Poland	Poland, 32, 1.12% Poland 32 publications, 1.12%
India	India, 26, 0.91% India 26 publications, 0.91%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 23, 0.81% Switzerland 23 publications, 0.81%
Turkey	Turkey, 20, 0.7% Turkey 20 publications, 0.7%
Vietnam	Vietnam, 19, 0.67% Vietnam 19 publications, 0.67%
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, 19, 0.67% Costa Rica 19 publications, 0.67%
Austria	Austria, 16, 0.56% Austria 16 publications, 0.56%
Ireland	Ireland, 16, 0.56% Ireland 16 publications, 0.56%
	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
Statistics recalculated daily.
Publications published earlier than 1977 are ignored in the statistics.
The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.

Science degree

Academy membership

Research interests

Skills