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Research in Copiapó

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Copiapó, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Atacama.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
7.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Copiapó

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 Copiapó?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AtacamaUniversity 1,192 #3,893

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 Copiapó work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Copiapó is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (9%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 232 fractional works · 45.2% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 40 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInstrumentation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 20 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 169 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 104 fractional works · 20.3% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 74 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCopiapó513fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences14%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. Engineering458.8%
    2. Computer Science418.0%
    3. Environmental Science407.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy275.2%
    5. Materials Science244.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences203.9%
    7. Chemistry163.0%
    8. Mathematics91.8%
    9. Energy81.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.3%
    1. Social Sciences10420.3%
    2. Psychology254.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting152.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities142.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.3%
    6. Decision Sciences40.8%
    1. Medicine438.4%
    2. Health Professions295.6%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences204.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology132.5%
    3. Neuroscience40.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Copiapó?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Health Promotion, Migrant Integration, Teacher Development, Indigenous Knowledge, Curriculum Design and Educational Leadership.

▲ 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. Education26▲ 2.9×36 topics
  2. Mental Health21▲ 2.8×21 topics
  3. Globalization20▲ 1.97×31 topics
  4. Educational Technology17▲ 2.7×17 topics
  5. Innovation16▲ 3.0×16 topics
  6. Latin America15▲ 16×15 topics
  7. Health Promotion15▲ 9.3×13 topics
  8. Migrant Integration15▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Curriculum Design13▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Indigenous Knowledge13▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Teacher Development13▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Educational Leadership13▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Quality Education13▲ 69×1 topic
  14. School Culture13▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Knowledge Management12▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Community Participation11▲ 6.2×7 topics
  17. Healthcare Access11▲ 8.0×5 topics
  18. Social Inequality10▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction10▲ 4.5×6 topics
  20. Resilience10▲ 4.0×7 topics
  21. Economic Crisis9▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Social Work9▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Social Movements9▲ 6.0×10 topics
  24. Burnout9▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Coping Strategies9▲ 6.7×5 topics
  26. Ethical Challenges8▲ 7.7×2 topics
  27. Intercultural Education8▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Occupational Health8▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Family Support8▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Participation8▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Welfare State8▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Community Intervention8▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Third Sector8▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Colonial History8▲ 76×2 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity8▲ 6.9×6 topics
  36. Aging Population8▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Informal Learning8▲ 12×3 topics
  38. University Students8▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Psychological Well-being7▲ 9.8×3 topics

What research is done in Copiapó?

Education and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 8 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…7Stress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…7Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…5Health and Lifestyle Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional works
EducationGeneral Social SciencesSocial PsychologyCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 8 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 7 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Copiapó14.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 2020.

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