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Research in Concepción

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Concepción, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are San Sebastián University, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción and University of Concepción.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
298k
12.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Concepción

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 Concepción?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ConcepciónUniversity 17,400 #2,503
2Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónUniversity 3,190 #2,344
3San Sebastián UniversityUniversity 2,869 #1,863
4Hospital Regional de ConcepciónHospital / health system 602 #17,421
5Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture ResearchResearch facility 302 #21,735
6Millennium Institute of OceanographyResearch facility 228 #22,952 all time
7Instituto Profesional IpgUniversity 21 not ranked
8Saint John's SchoolUniversity 11 not ranked
9Instituto Profesional Diego PortalesUniversity 3 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Concepción: 70.7%Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción: 13.0%San Sebastián University: 11.7%Hospital Regional de Concepción: 2.4%5 others listed: 2.3%71%largest
University of Concepción17k · 70.7%Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción3,190 · 13.0%San Sebastián University2,869 · 11.7%Hospital Regional de Concepción602 · 2.4%5 others listed565 · 2.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Concepción work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Concepción is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (13%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,398 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEngineering: 678 fractional works · 10.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 152 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 123 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 601 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEcology: 156 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 101 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 66 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 51 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 43 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 271 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 94 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 208 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 86 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 192 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOceanography: 74 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 184 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 95 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 60 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 58 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,144 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,302 fractional works · 20.0% of its workEducation: 356 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 295 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 140 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCultural Studies: 91 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 57 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 311 fractional works · 4.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 110 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 302 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 114 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 84 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 107 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 96 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 75 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,141 fractional works · 17.5% of its workMedicine: 851 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 145 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 88 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 53 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 102 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 205 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 116 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 838 fractional works · 12.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 345 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 104 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 75 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 308 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 162 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 87 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 83 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 50 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKConcepción6,522fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences18%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. Engineering67810.4%
    2. Environmental Science6019.2%
    3. Computer Science2714.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy2083.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1922.9%
    6. Materials Science1842.8%
    7. Chemistry1071.6%
    8. Mathematics600.9%
    9. Energy580.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering380.6%
  2. Social Sciences2,14432.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,30220.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities3114.8%
    3. Psychology3024.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1071.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance961.5%
    6. Decision Sciences250.4%
  3. Health Sciences1,14117.5%
    1. Medicine85113.0%
    2. Health Professions2053.1%
    3. Dentistry410.6%
    4. Nursing310.5%
    5. Veterinary140.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3455.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3084.7%
    3. Neuroscience871.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology831.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Concepción strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Concepción is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Oceanography and Cultural Studies (10.6× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 65.8 works11×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 64.8 works4.1×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 79.9 works3.5×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 100.6 works3.3×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 287 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 260 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 71 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 71 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.70× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 92 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 233 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 158 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 600 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 526 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 159 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 161 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 186 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 737 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 284 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 258 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 1,172 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science1.86×526 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.78×158 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.73×284 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.70×34 works
  5. Social Sciences1.63×1,172 works
  6. Veterinary1.58×12 works
  7. Psychology1.49×258 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.28×161 works
  9. Dentistry1.27×35 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×71 works
  11. Health Professions1.24×186 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.06×287 works
  13. Chemistry1.04×92 works
  14. Energy1.04×54 works
  15. Nursing0.89×25 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×260 works
  17. Materials Science0.80×159 works
  18. Mathematics0.78×52 works
  19. Neuroscience0.77×71 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×86 works
  21. Engineering0.70×600 works
  22. Medicine0.67×737 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×13 works
  24. Computer Science0.53×233 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×95 works
  26. Decision Sciences0.40×22 works

Which keywords describe research in Concepción?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Education, Globalization, Social Movements, Climate Change, Memory, Ethics and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Globalization340▲ 2.6×83 topics
  2. Education335▲ 3.0×83 topics
  3. Climate Change320▲ 1.81×92 topics
  4. Latin America319▲ 26×22 topics
  5. Epidemiology246◆ 0.95×132 topics
  6. Mental Health193▲ 2.1×43 topics
  7. Sustainability179◆ 1.13×84 topics
  8. Human Rights166▲ 2.5×41 topics
  9. Social Movements158▲ 8.2×22 topics
  10. Environmental Impact155▲ 1.40×55 topics
  11. Quality of Life151▲ 1.60×56 topics
  12. Ethics150▲ 4.5×42 topics
  13. Public Health149▲ 1.57×60 topics
  14. Educational Technology136▲ 1.77×34 topics
  15. Memory124▲ 7.8×15 topics
  16. Philosophy114▲ 3.9×27 topics
  17. Health Promotion113▲ 5.5×18 topics
  18. Colonialism112▲ 3.6×25 topics
  19. Cultural Identity102▲ 3.1×17 topics
  20. Pedagogy101▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Physical Activity95▲ 3.0×12 topics
  22. Political Violence94▲ 57×3 topics
  23. Social Inequality93▲ 5.3×13 topics
  24. Power Electronics92▲ 4.4×8 topics
  25. Dictatorship91▲ 80×2 topics
  26. Teacher Development87▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Educational Leadership85▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Student Performance84▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Curriculum Design83▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration83▲ 3.9×6 topics
  31. Educational Innovation83▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Organizational Commitment82▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Quality Education82▲ 35×1 topic
  34. School Culture82▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Poetry81▲ 38×3 topics
  36. Chile80▲ 132×1 topic
  37. Pinochet80▲ 132×1 topic
  38. Sociology73▲ 8.0×12 topics
  39. Migrant Integration66▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Informal Learning65▲ 7.7×5 topics

What research is done in Concepción?

Education and Teacher Training: 77 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 75 fractional worksEducational Innovations …54Educational Innovations and Technology: 54 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…53Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 53 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 50 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 43 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…41Aging, Health, and Disability: 41 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 40 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 33 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…32Stress and Burnout Research: 32 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 77 works
  2. 2 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 75 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 54 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 53 works
  5. 5 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 50 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 43 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 41 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 40 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 33 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 32 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%Concepción13.1% 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 17.7% in 2011.

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