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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Short name

PUCE

Country, city

Ecuador, Quito

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Organization website

Publications

2 631

Citations

47 424

h-index

Top-3 journals

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (77 publications)

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (72 publications)

PLoS ONE (52 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Universidad San Francisco de Quito (174 publications)

Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador) (139 publications)

Universidad Central del Ecuador (129 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University of São Paulo (98 publications)

Ohio University (82 publications)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (74 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1973

Total publications

2631

Total citations

47424

Citations per publication

18.03

Average publications per year

49.64

Average authors per publication

9.32

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

	50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 475, 18.05% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 475 publications, 18.05%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 201, 7.64% General Medicine 201 publications, 7.64%
Ecology	Ecology, 199, 7.56% Ecology 199 publications, 7.56%
Animal Science and Zoology	Animal Science and Zoology, 166, 6.31% Animal Science and Zoology 166 publications, 6.31%
Infectious Diseases	Infectious Diseases, 129, 4.9% Infectious Diseases 129 publications, 4.9%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 111, 4.22% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 111 publications, 4.22%
Plant Science	Plant Science, 99, 3.76% Plant Science 99 publications, 3.76%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 98, 3.72% Multidisciplinary 98 publications, 3.72%
Genetics	Genetics, 91, 3.46% Genetics 91 publications, 3.46%
Molecular Biology	Molecular Biology, 70, 2.66% Molecular Biology 70 publications, 2.66%
Global and Planetary Change	Global and Planetary Change, 68, 2.58% Global and Planetary Change 68 publications, 2.58%
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 60, 2.28% General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 60 publications, 2.28%
Parasitology	Parasitology, 56, 2.13% Parasitology 56 publications, 2.13%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences	General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 54, 2.05% General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 54 publications, 2.05%
Nature and Landscape Conservation	Nature and Landscape Conservation, 54, 2.05% Nature and Landscape Conservation 54 publications, 2.05%
Microbiology (medical)	Microbiology (medical), 53, 2.01% Microbiology (medical) 53 publications, 2.01%
Microbiology	Microbiology, 53, 2.01% Microbiology 53 publications, 2.01%
Aquatic Science	Aquatic Science, 52, 1.98% Aquatic Science 52 publications, 1.98%
Surgery	Surgery, 48, 1.82% Surgery 48 publications, 1.82%
General Mathematics	General Mathematics, 47, 1.79% General Mathematics 47 publications, 1.79%
Insect Science	Insect Science, 45, 1.71% Insect Science 45 publications, 1.71%
Neurology (clinical)	Neurology (clinical), 45, 1.71% Neurology (clinical) 45 publications, 1.71%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 44, 1.67% General Environmental Science 44 publications, 1.67%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis	Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 35, 1.33% Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 35 publications, 1.33%
General Neuroscience	General Neuroscience, 33, 1.25% General Neuroscience 33 publications, 1.25%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine	Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 32, 1.22% Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32 publications, 1.22%
Food Science	Food Science, 32, 1.22% Food Science 32 publications, 1.22%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 31, 1.18% Geography, Planning and Development 31 publications, 1.18%
General Immunology and Microbiology	General Immunology and Microbiology, 30, 1.14% General Immunology and Microbiology 30 publications, 1.14%
Neurology	Neurology, 30, 1.14% Neurology 30 publications, 1.14%
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Journals

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 77, 2.93% Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 77 publications, 2.93%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 72, 2.74% Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems 72 publications, 2.74%
PLoS ONE	PLoS ONE, 52, 1.98% PLoS ONE 52 publications, 1.98%
Zootaxa	Zootaxa, 42, 1.6% Zootaxa 42 publications, 1.6%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 40, 1.52% Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies 40 publications, 1.52%
Communications in Computer and Information Science	Communications in Computer and Information Science, 30, 1.14% Communications in Computer and Information Science 30 publications, 1.14%
Symmetry	Symmetry, 28, 1.06% Symmetry 28 publications, 1.06%
ZooKeys	ZooKeys, 27, 1.03% ZooKeys 27 publications, 1.03%
Biotropica	Biotropica, 27, 1.03% Biotropica 27 publications, 1.03%
Journal of Surgical Case Reports	Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 26, 0.99% Journal of Surgical Case Reports 26 publications, 0.99%
Neotropical Biodiversity	Neotropical Biodiversity, 25, 0.95% Neotropical Biodiversity 25 publications, 0.95%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 21, 0.8% PeerJ 21 publications, 0.8%
Global Ecology and Biogeography	Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, 0.8% Global Ecology and Biogeography 21 publications, 0.8%
Journal of Cardiac Surgery	Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 19, 0.72% Journal of Cardiac Surgery 19 publications, 0.72%
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution	Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 18, 0.68% Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 18 publications, 0.68%
Scientific Reports	Scientific Reports, 18, 0.68% Scientific Reports 18 publications, 0.68%
AIMS Mathematics	AIMS Mathematics, 18, 0.68% AIMS Mathematics 18 publications, 0.68%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science	Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 17, 0.65% Lecture Notes in Computer Science 17 publications, 0.65%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 16, 0.61% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 16 publications, 0.61%
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 16, 0.61% Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 16 publications, 0.61%
Sustainability	Sustainability, 15, 0.57% Sustainability 15 publications, 0.57%
Heliyon	Heliyon, 15, 0.57% Heliyon 15 publications, 0.57%
Check List	Check List, 14, 0.53% Check List 14 publications, 0.53%
Ecology	Ecology, 13, 0.49% Ecology 13 publications, 0.49%
Iheringia - Serie Zoologia	Iheringia - Serie Zoologia, 13, 0.49% Iheringia - Serie Zoologia 13 publications, 0.49%
Ecology and Evolution	Ecology and Evolution, 13, 0.49% Ecology and Evolution 13 publications, 0.49%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)	Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 13, 0.49% Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 13 publications, 0.49%
Journal of Biogeography	Journal of Biogeography, 13, 0.49% Journal of Biogeography 13 publications, 0.49%
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13, 0.49% PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13 publications, 0.49%
Fractals	Fractals, 13, 0.49% Fractals 13 publications, 0.49%
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Publishers

	100 200 300 400 500 600
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 590, 22.42% Springer Nature 590 publications, 22.42%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 419, 15.93% Elsevier 419 publications, 15.93%
Wiley	Wiley, 326, 12.39% Wiley 326 publications, 12.39%
MDPI	MDPI, 282, 10.72% MDPI 282 publications, 10.72%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 136, 5.17% Taylor & Francis 136 publications, 5.17%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 100, 3.8% Oxford University Press 100 publications, 3.8%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 75, 2.85% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 75 publications, 2.85%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 74, 2.81% Frontiers Media S.A. 74 publications, 2.81%
SAGE	SAGE, 57, 2.17% SAGE 57 publications, 2.17%
Magnolia Press	Magnolia Press, 50, 1.9% Magnolia Press 50 publications, 1.9%
Pensoft Publishers	Pensoft Publishers, 47, 1.79% Pensoft Publishers 47 publications, 1.79%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 25, 0.95% Cambridge University Press 25 publications, 0.95%
PeerJ	PeerJ, 21, 0.8% PeerJ 21 publications, 0.8%
SciELO	SciELO, 21, 0.8% SciELO 21 publications, 0.8%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)	American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), 19, 0.72% American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) 19 publications, 0.72%
The Royal Society	The Royal Society, 18, 0.68% The Royal Society 18 publications, 0.68%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 16, 0.61% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 16 publications, 0.61%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 14, 0.53% World Scientific 14 publications, 0.53%
Hindawi Limited	Hindawi Limited, 14, 0.53% Hindawi Limited 14 publications, 0.53%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande	Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande, 13, 0.49% Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande 13 publications, 0.49%
BMJ	BMJ, 12, 0.46% BMJ 12 publications, 0.46%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 11, 0.42% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 11 publications, 0.42%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 10, 0.38% Walter de Gruyter 10 publications, 0.38%
Emerald	Emerald, 10, 0.38% Emerald 10 publications, 0.38%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 10, 0.38% Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 10 publications, 0.38%
American Chemical Society (ACS)	American Chemical Society (ACS), 9, 0.34% American Chemical Society (ACS) 9 publications, 0.34%
American Society for Microbiology	American Society for Microbiology, 9, 0.34% American Society for Microbiology 9 publications, 0.34%
Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 9, 0.34% Social Science Electronic Publishing 9 publications, 0.34%
IOP Publishing	IOP Publishing, 8, 0.3% IOP Publishing 8 publications, 0.3%
Mary Ann Liebert	Mary Ann Liebert, 7, 0.27% Mary Ann Liebert 7 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
Universidad San Francisco de Quito	Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 174, 6.61% Universidad San Francisco de Quito 174 publications, 6.61%
Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador)	Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador), 139, 5.28% Universidad de las Américas (Ecuador) 139 publications, 5.28%
Universidad Central del Ecuador	Universidad Central del Ecuador, 129, 4.9% Universidad Central del Ecuador 129 publications, 4.9%
Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica	Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, 117, 4.45% Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica 117 publications, 4.45%
National Polytechnic School (Ecuador)	National Polytechnic School (Ecuador), 114, 4.33% National Polytechnic School (Ecuador) 114 publications, 4.33%
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 98, 3.72% University of São Paulo 98 publications, 3.72%
Ohio University	Ohio University, 82, 3.12% Ohio University 82 publications, 3.12%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 74, 2.81% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 74 publications, 2.81%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 61, 2.32% University of Montpellier 61 publications, 2.32%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 53, 2.01% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 53 publications, 2.01%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 47, 1.79% University of Copenhagen 47 publications, 1.79%
Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay	Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay, 47, 1.79% Universidad de Investigacion de Tecnologia Experimental Yachay 47 publications, 1.79%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 44, 1.67% Aarhus University 44 publications, 1.67%
Yale University	Yale University, 43, 1.63% Yale University 43 publications, 1.63%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 42, 1.6% Université Paris-Saclay 42 publications, 1.6%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 42, 1.6% Universidad de Chile 42 publications, 1.6%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 41, 1.56% Harvard University 41 publications, 1.56%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 40, 1.52% University of Florida 40 publications, 1.52%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, 40, 1.52% Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia 40 publications, 1.52%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 39, 1.48% University of Oxford 39 publications, 1.48%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 36, 1.37% Ghent University 36 publications, 1.37%
Universidad de Cuenca	Universidad de Cuenca, 36, 1.37% Universidad de Cuenca 36 publications, 1.37%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 35, 1.33% Wageningen University and Research Centre 35 publications, 1.33%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 35, 1.33% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 35 publications, 1.33%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 34, 1.29% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 34 publications, 1.29%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 33, 1.25% University of California, Los Angeles 33 publications, 1.25%
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja	Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, 33, 1.25% Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 33 publications, 1.25%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 32, 1.22% University of Michigan 32 publications, 1.22%
Universidad Científica del Sur	Universidad Científica del Sur, 32, 1.22% Universidad Científica del Sur 32 publications, 1.22%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 31, 1.18% Stanford University 31 publications, 1.18%
	20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180

With foreign organizations

	10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
University of São Paulo	University of São Paulo, 98, 3.72% University of São Paulo 98 publications, 3.72%
Ohio University	Ohio University, 82, 3.12% Ohio University 82 publications, 3.12%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 74, 2.81% Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 74 publications, 2.81%
University of Montpellier	University of Montpellier, 61, 2.32% University of Montpellier 61 publications, 2.32%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 53, 2.01% Universidad Nacional de Colombia 53 publications, 2.01%
University of Copenhagen	University of Copenhagen, 47, 1.79% University of Copenhagen 47 publications, 1.79%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 44, 1.67% Aarhus University 44 publications, 1.67%
Yale University	Yale University, 43, 1.63% Yale University 43 publications, 1.63%
Université Paris-Saclay	Université Paris-Saclay, 42, 1.6% Université Paris-Saclay 42 publications, 1.6%
Universidad de Chile	Universidad de Chile, 42, 1.6% Universidad de Chile 42 publications, 1.6%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 41, 1.56% Harvard University 41 publications, 1.56%
University of Florida	University of Florida, 40, 1.52% University of Florida 40 publications, 1.52%
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, 40, 1.52% Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia 40 publications, 1.52%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 39, 1.48% University of Oxford 39 publications, 1.48%
Ghent University	Ghent University, 36, 1.37% Ghent University 36 publications, 1.37%
Wageningen University and Research Centre	Wageningen University and Research Centre, 35, 1.33% Wageningen University and Research Centre 35 publications, 1.33%
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 35, 1.33% Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 35 publications, 1.33%
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier	Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, 34, 1.29% Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier 34 publications, 1.29%
University of California, Los Angeles	University of California, Los Angeles, 33, 1.25% University of California, Los Angeles 33 publications, 1.25%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 32, 1.22% University of Michigan 32 publications, 1.22%
Universidad Científica del Sur	Universidad Científica del Sur, 32, 1.22% Universidad Científica del Sur 32 publications, 1.22%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 31, 1.18% Stanford University 31 publications, 1.18%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 30, 1.14% Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 30 publications, 1.14%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 30, 1.14% University of Texas at Austin 30 publications, 1.14%
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia	Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, 30, 1.14% Universidad de los Andes, Colombia 30 publications, 1.14%
Smithsonian Institution	Smithsonian Institution, 30, 1.14% Smithsonian Institution 30 publications, 1.14%
University of Sargodha	University of Sargodha, 29, 1.1% University of Sargodha 29 publications, 1.1%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 29, 1.1% University of California, Berkeley 29 publications, 1.1%
University of Buenos Aires	University of Buenos Aires, 29, 1.1% University of Buenos Aires 29 publications, 1.1%
University of Minnesota	University of Minnesota, 29, 1.1% University of Minnesota 29 publications, 1.1%
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With other countries

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700
USA	USA, 652, 24.78% USA 652 publications, 24.78%
Spain	Spain, 317, 12.05% Spain 317 publications, 12.05%
Brazil	Brazil, 268, 10.19% Brazil 268 publications, 10.19%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 242, 9.2% United Kingdom 242 publications, 9.2%
Colombia	Colombia, 225, 8.55% Colombia 225 publications, 8.55%
France	France, 223, 8.48% France 223 publications, 8.48%
Mexico	Mexico, 184, 6.99% Mexico 184 publications, 6.99%
Germany	Germany, 164, 6.23% Germany 164 publications, 6.23%
Chile	Chile, 150, 5.7% Chile 150 publications, 5.7%
Peru	Peru, 148, 5.63% Peru 148 publications, 5.63%
Argentina	Argentina, 145, 5.51% Argentina 145 publications, 5.51%
Canada	Canada, 113, 4.29% Canada 113 publications, 4.29%
Venezuela	Venezuela, 105, 3.99% Venezuela 105 publications, 3.99%
China	China, 99, 3.76% China 99 publications, 3.76%
Italy	Italy, 95, 3.61% Italy 95 publications, 3.61%
Panama	Panama, 92, 3.5% Panama 92 publications, 3.5%
Belgium	Belgium, 87, 3.31% Belgium 87 publications, 3.31%
Denmark	Denmark, 81, 3.08% Denmark 81 publications, 3.08%
Bolivia	Bolivia, 79, 3% Bolivia 79 publications, 3%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 79, 3% Netherlands 79 publications, 3%
Australia	Australia, 77, 2.93% Australia 77 publications, 2.93%
Pakistan	Pakistan, 73, 2.77% Pakistan 73 publications, 2.77%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 63, 2.39% Switzerland 63 publications, 2.39%
India	India, 62, 2.36% India 62 publications, 2.36%
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia, 59, 2.24% Saudi Arabia 59 publications, 2.24%
Japan	Japan, 55, 2.09% Japan 55 publications, 2.09%
Malaysia	Malaysia, 54, 2.05% Malaysia 54 publications, 2.05%
Costa Rica	Costa Rica, 48, 1.82% Costa Rica 48 publications, 1.82%
Uruguay	Uruguay, 47, 1.79% Uruguay 47 publications, 1.79%
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Publications published earlier than 1973 are ignored in the statistics.
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