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Research in Antofagasta

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Antofagasta, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad Católica del Norte and Universidad de Antofagasta.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.2k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Antofagasta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Católica del NorteUniversity 5,525 #4,561
2Universidad de AntofagastaUniversity 2,586 #9,038
3Hospital Regional de AntofagastaHospital / health system 120 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Antofagasta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Climate Change, Education, Environmental Impact, Metal Recovery, Indigenous Knowledge and Migrant Integration.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change90▲ 1.77×73 topics
  2. Globalization87▲ 2.4×61 topics
  3. Education76▲ 2.3×51 topics
  4. Environmental Impact73▲ 2.3×43 topics
  5. Sustainability69▲ 1.50×72 topics
  6. Latin America58▲ 16×17 topics
  7. Sustainable Development51▲ 1.72×39 topics
  8. Mental Health47▲ 1.71×36 topics
  9. Human Rights42▲ 2.1×25 topics
  10. Metal Recovery37▲ 9.7×3 topics
  11. Health Promotion34▲ 5.8×14 topics
  12. Community Participation31▲ 4.5×8 topics
  13. Indigenous Knowledge31▲ 17×4 topics
  14. Migrant Integration30▲ 43×2 topics
  15. General Relativity30▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Aquaculture29▲ 6.0×6 topics
  17. Quantum Gravity28▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Black Holes28▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Social Inequality27▲ 5.4×9 topics
  20. Social Movements27▲ 4.8×19 topics
  21. Criminal Justice26▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Supernovae26▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Circular Economy26▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Dark Energy25▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Colonial History24▲ 67×3 topics
  26. Intercultural Education24▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Cosmic Microwave Background24▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Cosmological Parameters24▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Corporate Social Responsibility24▲ 8.2×8 topics
  30. Climate Change Impacts24▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Teacher Development22▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Student Performance22▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Educational Leadership21▲ 9.0×1 topic
  34. Quality Education21▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Rare Earth Elements21▲ 7.8×4 topics
  36. Welfare State21▲ 13×4 topics
  37. String Theory20▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Sustainable Technology20▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Benthic Communities20▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Marine Biodiversity20▲ 18×2 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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