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National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

Research output, impact, five-year growth, topic strengths and transparent benchmarking from open scholarly metadata.

ITS Research Score62.4
Global research rank#3,927
Country rank#1
Momentum rank#2,073

Research performance overview

National Autonomous University of Nicaragua is an education institution in Nicaragua represented in the ITS Research Intelligence database through OpenAlex and ROR-linked identity data. Over the most recent five-year window available locally, the institution is associated with 2,324 research works and 2,593 citations. Its current h-index is 94, while the five-year trend shows strong expansion in publication activity. It currently places #3,927 in the ITS global research-performance ranking. Within Nicaragua, its current research-performance position is #1.

Five-year research output and impact

Research works, 5 years2,324
Citations, 5 years2,593
H-index94
i10-index880
Publication growth80.9%
Citation growth-74.8%

Recent citation volume is approximately 1.1 citations per five-year work when the two aggregate windows are divided. This is a descriptive ratio rather than a field-normalized citation indicator, because disciplines have very different citation practices. The h-index and i10-index add longer-run visibility context, while the growth metrics show direction of travel rather than historical accumulation alone.

Research trend by year

YearWorksCitations recordedOpen-access works
2010391,23219
2011471,12130
20124499333
2013871,60956
20149286566
20151321,25199
20161581,616127
20172932,792248
20182152,048177
20192432,681208
20203111,908279
20213371,184315
2022294967278
2023372678356
2024453534445
2025733366711
202647248434

The yearly series runs from 2010 to 2026 in the current local snapshot. Annual research counts should be read as a pattern rather than as an audited financial-style total: scholarly metadata is continually corrected, affiliations can be re-resolved, and citations continue to accumulate after publication.

Research strengths and leading topics

Business, Innovation, and EconomyEducational Innovations and TechnologyEducation and Teacher TrainingEducational Research and Science TeachingHigher Education and SustainabilityE-Learning and Knowledge ManagementPublic Health and Environmental IssuesBusiness, Education, Mathematics ResearchPlant and soil sciencesEducational and Organizational Development

The strongest topic signals currently associated with National Autonomous University of Nicaragua include Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational Innovations and Technology and Education and Teacher Training. Topic lists are useful for understanding where an institution is visibly active, but they are not equivalent to a complete departmental census because OpenAlex topics are inferred from the institution’s works rather than from its administrative structure.

National benchmark

Among the 18 index-ready universities currently available for Nicaragua, the average five-year output is about 515 works and the average five-year citation count is about 613. National Autonomous University of Nicaragua is currently above that research-output average and above the citation average. Its own growth signal is 80.9%, compared with a country-set average of 6.9%.

Deep research intelligence

Deep enrichment is queued for this otherwise quality-gated institution. Base research metrics remain available while the collaboration and partner-country aggregates are being calculated.

How to interpret this university profile

ITS Research Solution treats this page as research intelligence rather than a prestige label. The score is designed to summarize measurable research activity using recent output, recent citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth. Size still matters, so the score should be interpreted together with the trend table and topic profile. A smaller institution with strong momentum can therefore look different from a large institution with a much longer publication history.

Rankings are recalculated from the local analytical database after OpenAlex synchronization. The public page is indexable only when the institution has enough recent research activity, at least five active years in the available trend window, and multiple topic signals. This quality gate prevents empty or minimally populated institution records from becoming search-engine pages.

Data sources and verification

The institution identity is linked to the Research Organization Registry (ROR) through the ROR identifier supplied by OpenAlex. Research counts, citation totals, yearly activity, h-index, i10-index and topic signals come from OpenAlex. OpenAlex institution records are themselves grounded in ROR for canonical institution identity. Data can change as scholarly records, affiliations and citation links are corrected, so the page records the latest local synchronization time rather than presenting the figures as permanent.

  • OpenAlex institution ID: I20305541
  • ROR ID: 04084tn63
  • Last synchronized: 2026-09-09 23:31:44

Frequently asked questions

What is the research score for National Autonomous University of Nicaragua?

The current ITS Research Performance Score is 62.4 out of 100. It combines recent publication output, citations, h-index, i10-index and five-year publication growth.

How many research works are associated with National Autonomous University of Nicaragua?

The current local five-year window contains 2,324 works associated with the institution in OpenAlex.

Is this an official university ranking?

No. This is an independent ITS Research Solution research-performance analysis built from open scholarly metadata. It does not represent an official government or accreditation ranking.