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Research in La Plata

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in La Plata, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas and Instituto de Física La Plata.

Research institutions
16
10 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
38k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in La Plata?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Nacional de La PlataUniversity 28,424 #3,195
2Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y AplicadasUniversity 2,006 #11,379
3Comisión de Investigaciones CientíficasGovernment institution 1,608 #18,711
4Centro Científico Tecnológico - La PlataResearch facility 1,269 #14,630
5Instituto de Física La PlataResearch facility 1,082 #11,981
6Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de AlimentosResearch facility 1,000 #19,479
7Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología CelularResearch facility 476 #15,645
8Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología MolecularResearch facility 455 #18,229
9Ministerio de Salud - Provincia de Buenos AiresGovernment institution 408 #23,997
10Biochemistry Research Institute of La PlataNonprofit 405 #18,268
11Hospital de Niños Superiora Sor María LudovicaHospital / health system 362 #34,318 all time
12Instituto de Genética VeterinariaResearch facility 308 #34,821 all time
13Universidad Notarial ArgentinaUniversity 293 #42,160 all time
14Centro de Investigaciones en Tecnologia de PinturasResearch facility 231 #34,631 all time
15Universidad Católica de La PlataUniversity 166 #42,441 all time
16Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios ComplejosResearch facility 5 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.

Universidad Nacional de La Plata: 73.8%Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas: 5.2%Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas: 4.2%Centro Científico Tecnológico - La Plata: 3.3%12 others listed: 13.5%74%largest
Universidad Nacional de La Plata28k · 73.8%Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas2,006 · 5.2%Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas1,608 · 4.2%Centro Científico Tecnológico - La Plata1,269 · 3.3%12 others listed5,191 · 13.5%

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What is La Plata strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Plata is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, Paleontology and General Social Sciences (22.7× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 21.1 works23×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 91.5 works14×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 69.5 works11×
  4. MuseologySubfield · 58.9 works8.6×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 70.8 works7.7×
  6. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 159.0 works7.0×
← 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 La Plata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Gender, Education, Social Movements, History, Memory and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Globalization405▲ 3.7×89 topics
  2. Education320▲ 3.3×78 topics
  3. Latin America281▲ 26×21 topics
  4. Climate Change252▲ 1.67×93 topics
  5. Gender229▲ 7.5×42 topics
  6. History214▲ 5.5×44 topics
  7. Social Movements199▲ 12×26 topics
  8. Human Rights180▲ 3.1×45 topics
  9. Identity174▲ 4.3×45 topics
  10. Public Health170▲ 2.1×54 topics
  11. Memory168▲ 12×17 topics
  12. Cultural Studies155▲ 7.3×27 topics
  13. Innovation139▲ 2.4×39 topics
  14. Literature136▲ 4.5×39 topics
  15. Neoliberalism134▲ 6.7×22 topics
  16. Social Inequality132▲ 8.8×14 topics
  17. Cultural Identity130▲ 4.5×23 topics
  18. Communication111▲ 6.5×16 topics
  19. Biodiversity109▲ 2.6×30 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage108▲ 3.5×27 topics
  21. Colonialism108▲ 4.0×31 topics
  22. Technology102▲ 3.5×20 topics
  23. Culture100▲ 3.4×28 topics
  24. Feminism100▲ 6.3×19 topics
  25. Inequality98▲ 7.7×15 topics
  26. Ethics98▲ 3.6×41 topics
  27. Society96▲ 8.8×15 topics
  28. Political Violence88▲ 60×3 topics
  29. Biogeography82▲ 5.6×20 topics
  30. Politics78▲ 5.2×17 topics
  31. Violence78▲ 9.4×10 topics
  32. Dictatorship76▲ 75×2 topics
  33. Welfare State74▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Gender Studies70▲ 8.1×17 topics
  35. Social Sciences70▲ 8.9×16 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny69▲ 8.0×11 topics
  37. Informal Learning67▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Economy66▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Social History65▲ 14×6 topics
  40. Resistance65▲ 11×8 topics

What research is done in La Plata?

Memory, violence, and hi…62Memory, violence, and history: 62 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…58Latin American socio-political dynamics: 58 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 52 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…52Social Sciences and Policies: 52 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…48Latin American Urban Studies: 48 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 38 fractional worksGender and Feminist Studies: 38 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual …37Photographic and Visual Arts: 37 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 37 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 36 fractional works
Social PsychologySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 62 works
  2. 2 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 58 works
  3. 3 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 52 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 52 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 48 works
  6. 6 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 38 works
  7. 7 Gender and Feminist Studies Gender Studies 38 works
  8. 8 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 37 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 37 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 36 works

Research output over time

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