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Research in Concepción

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Concepción, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Concepción, San Sebastián University and Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Concepción?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of ConcepciónUniversity 17,400 #2,562
2Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónUniversity 3,190 #6,042
3San Sebastián UniversityUniversity 2,869 #4,176
4Hospital Regional de ConcepciónHospital / health system 602 #25,058
5Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture ResearchResearch facility 302 #17,983
6Millennium Institute of OceanographyResearch facility 228 #33,618 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 2022–2025. 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%

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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×
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Which keywords describe research in Concepción?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization312▲ 2.8×76 topics
  2. Education301▲ 3.1×78 topics
  3. Latin America295▲ 27×20 topics
  4. Climate Change282▲ 1.84×89 topics
  5. Epidemiology213◆ 0.95×130 topics
  6. Mental Health176▲ 2.1×42 topics
  7. Sustainability160▲ 1.16×80 topics
  8. Human Rights154▲ 2.6×38 topics
  9. Social Movements144▲ 8.4×22 topics
  10. Ethics134▲ 4.9×38 topics
  11. Quality of Life134▲ 1.64×56 topics
  12. Public Health131▲ 1.58×55 topics
  13. Memory116▲ 8.3×13 topics
  14. Philosophy105▲ 4.2×25 topics
  15. Health Promotion103▲ 5.7×16 topics
  16. Colonialism102▲ 3.8×25 topics
  17. Cultural Identity94▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Pedagogy90▲ 3.2×16 topics
  19. Physical Activity89▲ 3.2×12 topics
  20. Political Violence88▲ 59×3 topics
  21. Dictatorship85▲ 82×2 topics
  22. Power Electronics84▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Teacher Development80▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Educational Leadership79▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Student Performance79▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Curriculum Design78▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Educational Innovation78▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Inclusive Education78▲ 3.9×14 topics
  29. Organizational Commitment78▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Quality Education77▲ 36×1 topic
  31. School Culture77▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Social Inequality77▲ 5.1×12 topics
  33. Chile75▲ 135×1 topic
  34. Pinochet75▲ 135×1 topic
  35. Poetry75▲ 40×3 topics
  36. Sociology69▲ 8.9×10 topics
  37. Migrant Integration62▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Informal Learning59▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Welfare State58▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Participation56▲ 10.0×4 topics

What research is done in Concepción?

  1. 1 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 77 works
  2. 2 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSociology and Political Science 75 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 54 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaLiterature and Literary Theory 53 works
  5. 5 Religious and Theological StudiesSociology and Political Science 50 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 43 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and DisabilityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 41 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 40 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban StudiesUrban Studies 33 works
  10. 10 Stress and Burnout ResearchSocial Psychology 32 works

Research output over time

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