Universidad SurcolombianaUniversity

Colombia

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Foundation: 1968

Mission: La Universidad Surcolombiana orienta y lidera la formación integral, humana y crítica de profesionales e investigadores, fundamentada en conocimientos disciplinares, de las profesiones, interdisciplinares y multiculturales, mediante procesos académicos, sociales y políticos transformadores, comprometidos prioritariamente con la construcción de una nación democrática, deliberativa, participativa y en paz, sustentada en el desarrollo humano, social, sostenible y sustentable en la región Surcolombiana; su accionar será orientado por la ética cívica, el diálogo multicultural, la preservación y defensa del medio ambiente y el Pensamiento Complejo, con proyección nacional e internacional.

Vision: En el año 2024, la Universidad Surcolombiana consolidará el liderazgo de los procesos de formación integral y crítica de profesionales y será vanguardia en la formación de investigadores, que promuevan los procesos de apropiación, producción y aplicación de los conocimientos, en la construcción de una sociedad democrática, deliberativa, participativa, a fin de que contribuyan a la solución de los problemas relevantes de la realidad regional, con perspectiva de sustentabilidad ambiental, equidad, justicia, pluralismo, solidaridad y respeto por la dignidad humana.

History: www.usco.edu.co

94th
Overall percentile
86th
Research percentile
95th
Innovation percentile
60th
Societal percentile

Evolution of the institution

The following data gives a quick reading on the scientific performance in the last years. The research ranking refers to the volume, impact and quality of the institution's research output. The innovation ranking is calculated on the number of patent applications of the institution and the citations that its research output receives from patents. Finally, the societal ranking is based on the number of pages of the institution's website and the number of backlinks and mentions from social networks.

Compared to its context

The result of the evaluation of the institution can be compared to obtain a view of the country, the region to which it belongs and the institutions of the world, placing it in their respective positions.

Compared to All sectors (percentiles)
Compared to Universities sector (percentiles)

Ranks by Subject areas/categories

We have divided the scientific output of the institution into 19 large areas of knowledge and the following table shows only the ranks in different territorial domains achieved by the institution in each of the areas. For an institution to have a presence in an area, it is necessary that it exceed in the last year a minimum output threshold equivalent to twice the percentage that this area represents in the world. If you need scientific indicators on these areas visit Scopus and/or SciVal.

 
AreaWorldLatin AmericaIBEROAMERICAOECDColombia
Energy 3591st189th324th1642nd20th
Engineering 4239th220th355th1965th25th
Medicine 4990th343rd697th3121st32nd
Social Sciences +     

Publishing profile

These are the journals used by the institution's researchers to publish their work in the last year. The size of each circle represents the value of the SJR of the publication, and its spatial position represents its subject matter.

This visualizatión allows you to identify the knowledge areas where the institution has published, recognize the prestige of the scientific journals in which the institution knowledge has been published, and identify predominant scientific communities.

Where is the institution located?

  • Government
  • Health
  • Universities
  • Companies
  • Non-Profit
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