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Ecuador University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 77 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
9 85 Ecuador 77 4,559 2,785
Universidad Nacional de Loja
352
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
2,617
Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada
Table I. Number of scientists in Ecuador top 5.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 5.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Ecuador 9 85 4555 77 4559
Table II. General Universities in Ecuador top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Ecuador Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad San Francisco de Quito 1 165 3028 Ecuador Private 1988 119 119 1.000
2 Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE 2 169 3137 Ecuador Public 1922 137 137 1.000
3 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 3 197 3511 Ecuador Private 1946 192 192 1.000
4 Universidad Técnica de Manabí 4 233 4054 Ecuador Public 1952 184 184 1.000
5 Universidad de Cuenca 5 242 4140 Ecuador Public 1867 138 138 1.000
6 Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador 6 272 4506 Ecuador Public 1985 47 47 1.000
7 Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial 7 312 4881 Ecuador Private 1986 46 47 0.979
8 FLACSO Ecuador Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 8 316 4923 Ecuador Private 1974 48 48 1.000
9 Yachay Tech 9 317 4930 Ecuador Public 2014 68 68 1.000
10 Escuela Politécnica Nacional 10 324 4994 Ecuador Public 1869 116 116 1.000
Table III. Public Universities in Ecuador top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Ecuador Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE 2 169 3137 Ecuador 1922 137 137 1.000
2 Universidad Técnica de Manabí 4 233 4054 Ecuador 1952 184 184 1.000
3 Universidad de Cuenca 5 242 4140 Ecuador 1867 138 138 1.000
4 Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador 6 272 4506 Ecuador 1985 47 47 1.000
5 Yachay Tech 9 317 4930 Ecuador 2014 68 68 1.000
6 Escuela Politécnica Nacional 10 324 4994 Ecuador 1869 116 116 1.000
7 Universidad Estatal de Milagro 12 365 5331 Ecuador 2001 150 150 1.000
8 Universidad Nacional de Loja 13 381 5497 Ecuador 1859 106 106 1.000
9 Universidad Técnica de Machala 14 383 5558 Ecuador 1969 64 64 1.000
10 Universidad Estatal Amazónica 16 418 6118 Ecuador 1973 54 54 1.000
Table IV. Private Universities in Ecuador top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Ecuador Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad San Francisco de Quito 1 165 3028 Ecuador 1988 119 119 1.000
2 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 3 197 3511 Ecuador 1946 192 192 1.000
3 Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial 7 312 4881 Ecuador 1986 46 47 0.979
4 FLACSO Ecuador Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 8 316 4923 Ecuador 1974 48 48 1.000
5 Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Ecuador 11 358 5208 Ecuador 1994 269 269 1.000
6 Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes UNIANDES 15 400 5799 Ecuador 1997 81 81 1.000
7 Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo 17 419 6124 Ecuador 1994 82 82 1.000
8 Universidad de las Américas Ecuador 20 474 6924 Ecuador 1995 87 87 1.000
9 Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja 21 495 7127 Ecuador 1971 238 238 1.000
10 Universidad Particular Internacional SEK 27 617 8485 Ecuador 1993 50 51 0.980
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Ecuador Top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Ecuador Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Yachay Tech 9 317 4930 Ecuador Public 2014 68 68 1.000
2 Universidad Nacional de Educación UNAE 25 542 7710 Ecuador Public 2013 107 108 0.991
3 Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam 33 733 9883 Ecuador Public 2013 44 44 1.000
4 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tsa'chila 58 1268 15883 Ecuador Private 2017 4 4 1.000
5 Instituto Oceanográfico y Antártico de la Armada 62 1360 16934 Ecuador Institution 2012 4 4 1.000
6 Universidad de las Artes de Ecuador 68 1545 19058 Ecuador Public 2013 7 7 1.000
7 Ministerio de Educación 70 1654 20352 Ecuador Public 2018 4 4 1.000
8 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Bolivariano de Tecnología 72 1707 20808 Ecuador Private 2019 2 2 1.000
9 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Guayaquil 77 2008 23011 Ecuador Private 2017 1 1 1.000
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Ecuador Top 5.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Ecuador Top 5.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 5.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Yachay Tech 9 317 4930 Ecuador Public 2014 68 68 1.000
2 Universidad Estatal de Milagro 12 365 5331 Ecuador Public 2001 150 150 1.000
3 Universidad Nacional de Educación UNAE 25 542 7710 Ecuador Public 2013 107 108 0.991
4 Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí UNESUM 31 686 9440 Ecuador Public 2001 50 50 1.000
5 Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam 33 733 9883 Ecuador Public 2013 44 44 1.000
6 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tsachila 44 891 11465 Ecuador Private 2002 12 12 1.000
7 Universidad de los Hemisferios 45 898 11573 Ecuador Private 2004 14 14 1.000
8 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador 48 1096 13830 Ecuador Public 2008 2 2 1.000
9 Instituto Superior Tecnológico Tsa'chila 58 1268 15883 Ecuador Private 2017 4 4 1.000
10 Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi 60 1286 16151 Ecuador Public 2006 30 31 0.968
Table VII A. Ecuador Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Ecuador Table VII A. Ecuador Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 50 1920 Edgar Carrera Jarrin Edgar Carrera Jarrin

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astroparticle physics |
159 119 0.748 625 544 0.870 126684 66969 0.529
1 2 155 7062 Patricio Lopez Jaramillo Patricio Lopez Jaramillo

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial MasirUDESBucaramangVistProfUTE…
enfermedades cardiometabolicas |
107 88 0.822 373 275 0.737 136995 69688 0.509
1 3 514 22389 Oscar Del Brutto Oscar Del Brutto

Ecuador
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología | Neuroepidemiología |
66 35 0.530 230 124 0.539 17936 5024 0.280
1 4 547 23399 Juan Carlos Erazo Juan Carlos Erazo

Ecuador
Universidad Católica de Cuenca Business & Management / Strategic Management
Administración | Capital Intelectual | Contabilidad | Educación Superior | Marketing |
41 39 0.951 225 210 0.933 7658 7162 0.935
1 5 574 24001 Jan Feyen Jan Feyen

Ecuador
Universidad de Cuenca Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil physics | hydrology |
70 27 0.386 223 102 0.457 15368 3456 0.225
1 6 905 33320 Maria Jose Rodriguez Maria Jose Rodriguez

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal de Bolívar
discapacitat intel.lectual | estimulació multisensorial | Snoezelen |
53 36 0.679 191 101 0.529 11722 6406 0.546
1 7 1110 38989 Juan Loor Juan Loor

Ecuador
Universidad Técnica de Manabí Business & Management / Strategic Management
Administración | finanzas | economía |
41 37 0.902 176 154 0.875 6148 4792 0.779
1 8 2053 60739 Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire

Ecuador
Universidad Técnica de Machala Education / Education (Other, All)
Educación | Investigación | Pedagogía | Didáctica |
42 42 1.000 139 138 0.993 7624 7386 0.969
2 9 2428 69319 Enfoque Ute Enfoque Ute

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial
engineering | ingeniería | ICT | TIC | technology |
28 25 0.893 129 105 0.814 3917 3253 0.830
1 10 2488 70207 Theofilos Toulkeridis Theofilos Toulkeridis

Ecuador
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Risk assessment | Geology | Volcanology | Speleology | Natural heritage |
36 29 0.806 128 105 0.820 4312 2931 0.680
Table VII B. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Ecuador Table VII B. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 42 1150 Edgar Carrera Jarrin Edgar Carrera Jarrin

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astroparticle physics |
159 119 0.748 625 544 0.870 126684 66969 0.529
1 2 126 5698 Patricio Lopez Jaramillo Patricio Lopez Jaramillo

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial MasirUDESBucaramangVistProfUTE…
enfermedades cardiometabolicas |
107 88 0.822 373 275 0.737 136995 69688 0.509
1 3 237 11098 Juan Carlos Erazo Juan Carlos Erazo

Ecuador
Universidad Católica de Cuenca Business & Management / Strategic Management
Administración | Capital Intelectual | Contabilidad | Educación Superior | Marketing |
41 39 0.951 225 210 0.933 7658 7162 0.935
1 4 478 22276 Juan Loor Juan Loor

Ecuador
Universidad Técnica de Manabí Business & Management / Strategic Management
Administración | finanzas | economía |
41 37 0.902 176 154 0.875 6148 4792 0.779
1 5 626 28083 Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire

Ecuador
Universidad Técnica de Machala Education / Education (Other, All)
Educación | Investigación | Pedagogía | Didáctica |
42 42 1.000 139 138 0.993 7624 7386 0.969
1 6 830 34510 Oscar Del Brutto Oscar Del Brutto

Ecuador
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología | Neuroepidemiología |
66 35 0.530 230 124 0.539 17936 5024 0.280
1 8 1255 48169 Theofilos Toulkeridis Theofilos Toulkeridis

Ecuador
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Risk assessment | Geology | Volcanology | Speleology | Natural heritage |
36 29 0.806 128 105 0.820 4312 2931 0.680
2 7 1254 48158 Enfoque Ute Enfoque Ute

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial
engineering | ingeniería | ICT | TIC | technology |
28 25 0.893 129 105 0.814 3917 3253 0.830
1 9 1324 50241 Jan Feyen Jan Feyen

Ecuador
Universidad de Cuenca Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil physics | hydrology |
70 27 0.386 223 102 0.457 15368 3456 0.225
1 10 1351 51211 Maria Jose Rodriguez Maria Jose Rodriguez

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal de Bolívar
discapacitat intel.lectual | estimulació multisensorial | Snoezelen |
53 36 0.679 191 101 0.529 11722 6406 0.546
Table VII C. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Ecuador Table VII C. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 41 733 Edgar Carrera Jarrin Edgar Carrera Jarrin

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astroparticle physics |
159 119 0.748 625 544 0.870 126684 66969 0.529
1 2 68 2181 Patricio Lopez Jaramillo Patricio Lopez Jaramillo

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial MasirUDESBucaramangVistProfUTE…
enfermedades cardiometabolicas |
107 88 0.822 373 275 0.737 136995 69688 0.509
1 3 250 17583 Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo

Ecuador
Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes UNIANDES Education / Education (Other, All)
Ciencias Pedagógicas | Ciencias de la Educación | Ciencias Sociales | Investigación Científica | Neutrosophic |
53 52 0.981 60 59 0.983 5791 5678 0.980
1 4 427 28198 David A Neill David A Neill

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal Amazónica Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant systematics | Amazon forests | flora of Ecuador | conservation biology | neotropical dendrology |
57 45 0.789 109 94 0.862 20463 9637 0.471
2 5 539 34434 José M Alvarez Suarez José M Alvarez Suarez

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
Natural antioxidants | Food Chemistry | Oxidative stress | Aging |
49 43 0.878 77 77 1.000 10053 6131 0.610
1 6 582 36121 Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire

Ecuador
Universidad Técnica de Machala Education / Education (Other, All)
Educación | Investigación | Pedagogía | Didáctica |
42 42 1.000 139 138 0.993 7624 7386 0.969
1 7 612 37879 Catherine Walsh Catherine Walsh

Ecuador
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador Social Sciences / Social Science
decolonial pedagogy and thought | social-political struggle | interculturality | gender otherwise |
58 41 0.707 104 80 0.769 23886 14344 0.601
1 8 725 43816 Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez

Ecuador
Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Ecuador Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
softcomputing | fuzzy cognitive maps | artificial intelligence | neutrosophic | machine learning |
48 40 0.833 95 88 0.926 6001 5317 0.886
1 9 726 43864 Rafael Alvarado Rafael Alvarado

Ecuador
Universidad Nacional de Loja Economics & Econometrics / Environmental Economics
Sustainable Development | Environmental Economics | Energy Economics | Regional Economics. |
41 40 0.976 97 92 0.948 5409 5268 0.974
1 10 763 45447 Juan Carlos Erazo Juan Carlos Erazo

Ecuador
Universidad Católica de Cuenca Business & Management / Strategic Management
Administración | Capital Intelectual | Contabilidad | Educación Superior | Marketing |
41 39 0.951 225 210 0.933 7658 7162 0.935
Table VII D. Ecuador Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Ecuador Table VII D. Ecuador Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 50 1491 Patricio Lopez Jaramillo Patricio Lopez Jaramillo

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial MasirUDESBucaramangVistProfUTE…
enfermedades cardiometabolicas |
107 88 0.822 373 275 0.737 136995 69688 0.509
1 2 55 1724 Edgar Carrera Jarrin Edgar Carrera Jarrin

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito Natural Sciences / Physics
high energy physics | astroparticle physics |
159 119 0.748 625 544 0.870 126684 66969 0.529
1 3 440 28691 Catherine Walsh Catherine Walsh

Ecuador
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador Social Sciences / Social Science
decolonial pedagogy and thought | social-political struggle | interculturality | gender otherwise |
58 41 0.707 104 80 0.769 23886 14344 0.601
1 4 554 35825 David A Neill David A Neill

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal Amazónica Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant systematics | Amazon forests | flora of Ecuador | conservation biology | neotropical dendrology |
57 45 0.789 109 94 0.862 20463 9637 0.471
1 5 679 43041 Oscar Del Brutto Oscar Del Brutto

Ecuador
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología | Neuroepidemiología |
66 35 0.530 230 124 0.539 17936 5024 0.280
1 6 753 46640 Renato Valencia Renato Valencia

Ecuador
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Tropical forest dynamics and species diversity | conservation of plants and carbon dynamics in Amazonian forests |
56 37 0.661 98 80 0.816 16910 7260 0.429
1 7 929 53063 Jan Feyen Jan Feyen

Ecuador
Universidad de Cuenca Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
soil physics | hydrology |
70 27 0.386 223 102 0.457 15368 3456 0.225
2 8 1004 56260 Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca

Ecuador
Universidad de Cuenca CuencUniversity(Ecuador)
adolescents | epidemiology | physical fitness | physical activity |
19 16 0.842 22 19 0.864 14704 12101 0.823
1 9 1500 75113 Maria Jose Rodriguez Maria Jose Rodriguez

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal de Bolívar
discapacitat intel.lectual | estimulació multisensorial | Snoezelen |
53 36 0.679 191 101 0.529 11722 6406 0.546
1 10 1696 81122 Eccer Alexander Garcia Garcia Eccer Alexander Garcia Garcia

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal de Milagro Superior
Enfermeria Estadistica Anatomia Fisiologia Salud mental |
16 11 0.688 16 11 0.688 11012 2247 0.204
Table VII E. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Ecuador Table VII E. Ecuador Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 45 930 Patricio Lopez Jaramillo Patricio Lopez Jaramillo

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial MasirUDESBucaramangVistProfUTE…
enfermedades cardiometabolicas|
95 71 0.747 319 249 0.781 110415 70179 0.636
1 2 284 16488 Catherine Walsh Catherine Walsh

Ecuador
Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Ecuador AndinSimõnBolívar
decolonial pedagogy and thought|social-political struggle|interculturality|gender otherwise|
55 41 0.745 91 73 0.802 18429 12294 0.667
1 3 393 22507 Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca

Ecuador
Universidad de Cuenca CuencUniversity(Ecuador)
adolescents|epidemiology|physical fitness|physical activity|
14 14 1.000 16 15 0.938 10557 10065 0.953
1 4 456 26519 David A Neill David A Neill

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal Amazónica Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
plant systematics|Amazon forests|flora of Ecuador|conservation biology|neotropical dendrology|
51 40 0.784 93 81 0.871 17085 9033 0.529
1 5 688 37854 Renato Valencia Renato Valencia

Ecuador
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador EcuadorBotanyandPlantEcology
Tropical forest dynamics and species diversity|conservation of plants and carbon dynamics in Amazonian forests|
53 39 0.736 87 75 0.862 14392 7151 0.497
1 6 756 40387 Juan Cruz Juan Cruz

Ecuador
Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica Engineering & Technology / Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
Materiales de Ingeniería|
53 47 0.887 134 124 0.925 8839 6846 0.775
1 7 981 49643 Fray Martinez Reyes Fray Martinez Reyes

Ecuador
Universidad del Azuay Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Epidemiologia|Epidemiologia del Cancer|Metodologia de la Investigacion|Bioestadistica|Medicina Familiar|
11 11 1.000 11 11 1.000 6538 5921 0.906
1 8 1031 51932 Oscar Del Brutto Oscar Del Brutto

Ecuador
Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology
Neurología|Neuroepidemiología|
62 38 0.613 204 136 0.667 16147 5725 0.355
1 9 1085 53878 Maria Jose Rodriguez Maria Jose Rodriguez

Ecuador
Universidad Estatal de Bolívar
discapacitat intel.lectual|estimulació multisensorial|Snoezelen|
49 35 0.714 172 111 0.645 9486 5569 0.587
1 10 1226 59102 José M Alvarez Suarez José M Alvarez Suarez

Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito FranciscoQuito
Natural antioxidants|Food Chemistry|Oxidative stress|Aging|
39 36 0.923 62 62 1.000 7358 5193 0.706