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Research in Antofagasta

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Antofagasta, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Católica del Norte and Universidad de Antofagasta.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.2k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
12.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1965-2026
62 years on the record
Antofagasta

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Antofagasta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Católica del NorteUniversity 5,525 #3,448
2Universidad de AntofagastaUniversity 2,586 #4,805
3Hospital Regional de AntofagastaHospital / health system 120 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Antofagasta work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Antofagasta is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (11%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,003 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 237 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEcology: 69 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 38 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 222 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 49 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 166 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 78 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 121 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 37 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 87 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOceanography: 33 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 72 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 39 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 693 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 410 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEducation: 91 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 74 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 53 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLaw: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 79 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 36 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 75 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 62 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 41 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 230 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 158 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 39 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 159 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 65 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 58 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAntofagasta2,085fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science23711.4%
    2. Engineering22210.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1668.0%
    4. Computer Science1215.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences874.2%
    6. Mathematics723.4%
    7. Energy391.9%
    8. Materials Science341.6%
    9. Chemistry201.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.3%
    1. Social Sciences41019.7%
    2. Psychology793.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting753.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities623.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance412.0%
    6. Decision Sciences251.2%
    1. Medicine1587.6%
    2. Health Professions602.9%
    3. Dentistry60.3%
    4. Nursing40.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology653.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences582.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology180.9%
    4. Neuroscience150.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Antofagasta strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Antofagasta is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.8× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 66.0 works6.8×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 30.6 works5.8×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 26.8 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.07× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 198 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.29× its world share, 213 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.01× its world share, 66 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.29× its world share, 137 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 378 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.29×137 works
  2. Mathematics3.01×66 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.71×80 works
  4. Environmental Science2.29×213 works
  5. Energy2.07×36 works
  6. Social Sciences1.59×378 works
  7. Psychology1.29×74 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.28×23 works
  9. Health Professions1.13×56 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×66 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.07×58 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×39 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×16 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.78×5 works
  15. Computer Science0.74×108 works
  16. Engineering0.70×198 works
  17. Chemistry0.64×19 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×51 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×56 works
  20. Dentistry0.54×5 works
  21. Veterinary0.54×1 works
  22. Nursing0.45×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.44×29 works
  24. Neuroscience0.40×12 works
  25. Medicine0.40×143 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Antofagasta?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Climate Change, Education, Environmental Impact, Metal Recovery, Indigenous Knowledge and General Relativity.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change100▲ 1.76×77 topics
  2. Globalization94▲ 2.3×71 topics
  3. Education82▲ 2.3×56 topics
  4. Environmental Impact81▲ 2.3×45 topics
  5. Sustainability77▲ 1.51×77 topics
  6. Latin America63▲ 16×20 topics
  7. Sustainable Development58▲ 1.76×42 topics
  8. Mental Health50▲ 1.67×37 topics
  9. Innovation43▲ 2.0×37 topics
  10. Human Rights43▲ 2.0×27 topics
  11. Metal Recovery40▲ 9.7×3 topics
  12. Health Promotion36▲ 5.5×14 topics
  13. Community Participation35▲ 4.7×8 topics
  14. Indigenous Knowledge33▲ 15×4 topics
  15. General Relativity33▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Quantum Gravity32▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Aquaculture32▲ 6.0×7 topics
  18. Migrant Integration32▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Black Holes31▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Supernovae29▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Social Inequality29▲ 5.2×9 topics
  22. Social Movements28▲ 4.6×19 topics
  23. Dark Energy28▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Access27▲ 4.8×9 topics
  25. Circular Economy27▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background27▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters27▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Climate Change Impacts26▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Intercultural Education26▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Colonial History26▲ 61×3 topics
  31. Criminal Justice26▲ 5.6×5 topics
  32. Corporate Social Responsibility26▲ 7.4×8 topics
  33. Rare Earth Elements23▲ 7.5×4 topics
  34. Teacher Development22▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Educational Leadership22▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. Student Performance22▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Quality Education22▲ 29×1 topic
  38. School Culture22▲ 29×1 topic
  39. String Theory22▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Sustainable Technology22▲ 9.3×2 topics

What research is done in Antofagasta?

Cosmology and Gravitatio…24Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 24 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…21Education and Teacher Training: 21 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 20 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 19 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 16 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 15 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 15 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…14Legal processes and jurisprudence: 14 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 14 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 14 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsEducationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsMechanical Engineering6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 21 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 works
  4. 4 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 19 works
  5. 5 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 16 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 15 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  8. 8 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 14 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 14 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 14 works

Research output over time

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grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Antofagasta13.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.1% in 2017.

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