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Research in Bahía Blanca

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Nacional del Sur.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
132k
12.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Bahía Blanca

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 Bahía Blanca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Nacional del SurUniversity 8,408 #6,514

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 Bahía Blanca work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Bahía Blanca is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (12%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 902 fractional works · 49.5% of its workEngineering: 220 fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 189 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 123 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 47 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 103 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 82 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPaleontology: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 57 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 42 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 495 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 254 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCultural Studies: 34 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopment: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 47 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 51 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 291 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 163 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPlant Science: 53 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 97 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 133 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMedicine: 96 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBahía Blanca1,822fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences27%

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. Engineering22012.1%
    2. Environmental Science18910.4%
    3. Computer Science1236.7%
    4. Materials Science1035.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences824.5%
    6. Chemistry573.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy422.3%
    8. Energy351.9%
    9. Mathematics331.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering191.0%
    1. Social Sciences25413.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities935.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance623.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting512.8%
    5. Psychology221.2%
    6. Decision Sciences130.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1639.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology975.3%
    3. Neuroscience181.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    1. Medicine965.3%
    2. Health Professions211.2%
    3. Nursing100.5%
    4. Veterinary30.2%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bahía Blanca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bahía Blanca is most concentrated in Anthropology and Cultural Studies (5.6× the world share in Anthropology).

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 25.6 works5.6×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 30.4 works4.6×
← 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: 1.86× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 82 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.95× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.98× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 114 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 66 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.11× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 199 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 159 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.56× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 91 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 238 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.95×17 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.59×66 works
  3. Energy2.11×31 works
  4. Chemistry1.98×50 works
  5. Environmental Science1.98×159 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.94×91 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.86×143 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.66×58 works
  9. Materials Science1.56×88 works
  10. Mathematics1.51×29 works
  11. Veterinary1.21×3 works
  12. Social Sciences1.16×238 works
  13. Nursing1.10×9 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×6 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy1.01×36 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×82 works
  17. Computer Science0.91×114 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×46 works
  19. Engineering0.82×199 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.70×11 works
  21. Neuroscience0.53×14 works
  22. Health Professions0.47×20 works
  23. Psychology0.40×20 works
  24. Dentistry0.30×2 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×4 works
  26. Medicine0.27×83 works

Which keywords describe research in Bahía Blanca?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Latin America, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Social Movements and Globalization.

▲ 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 Change110▲ 2.2×79 topics
  2. Sustainability71▲ 1.59×62 topics
  3. Environmental Impact62▲ 2.0×42 topics
  4. Globalization56▲ 1.56×44 topics
  5. Nanoparticles46▲ 2.0×36 topics
  6. Biodiversity45▲ 3.2×25 topics
  7. Latin America45▲ 13×17 topics
  8. Education42▲ 1.33×49 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications40▲ 1.86×26 topics
  10. Sustainable Development38▲ 1.32×28 topics
  11. History35▲ 2.8×29 topics
  12. Nanocomposites35▲ 2.4×17 topics
  13. Invasive Species34▲ 4.4×18 topics
  14. Gender30▲ 3.1×16 topics
  15. Literature30▲ 3.0×23 topics
  16. Recycling30▲ 4.2×7 topics
  17. Community Participation29▲ 4.5×10 topics
  18. Social Movements29▲ 5.3×17 topics
  19. Waste Management27▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Cultural Identity26▲ 2.8×16 topics
  21. Biogeography25▲ 5.0×17 topics
  22. Rural Development25▲ 4.0×12 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture24▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Conservation23▲ 2.9×17 topics
  25. Social Inequality21▲ 4.3×11 topics
  26. Memory18▲ 4.1×13 topics
  27. Marine Environment17▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Pollution17▲ 4.8×3 topics
  29. Urban Planning17▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Violence16▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Environmental Impact Assessment15▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Tourism15▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Knowledge Representation14▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Geographic Information Systems14▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Social Exclusion14▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Description Logics14▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Approach14▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Energy Policy Analysis14▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Colonial History14▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Industrial Clusters14▲ 20×3 topics

What research is done in Bahía Blanca?

Environmental and Ecolog…13Environmental and Ecological Studies: 13 fractional worksRegional Development and…12Regional Development and Innovation: 12 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 12 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…11Business, Innovation, and Economy: 11 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…11Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 11 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 10 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 8 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…8Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Algebra and Logic: 7 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentDevelopmentAnthropologyEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Innovation Development 12 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 12 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  5. 5 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 11 works
  6. 6 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 10 works
  7. 7 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  8. 8 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Advanced Algebra and Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bahía Blanca8.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2016.

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