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Research in La Serena

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in La Serena, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of La Serena.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.3k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
12.7%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 La Serena?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of La SerenaUniversity 2,203 #9,365
2Cerro Tololo Inter-American ObservatoryResearch facility 863 #4,976 all time
3Las Campanas ObservatoryResearch facility 169 #17,146 all time
4Hospital la SerenaHospital / health system 103 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 La Serena: 66.0%Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory: 25.9%Las Campanas Observatory: 5.1%Hospital la Serena: 3.1%66%largest
University of La Serena2,203 · 66.0%Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory863 · 25.9%Las Campanas Observatory169 · 5.1%Hospital la Serena103 · 3.1%

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

What is La Serena strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in La Serena is most concentrated in Astronomy and Astrophysics (14.6× the world share in Astronomy and Astrophysics).

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 54.2 works15×
← 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 Serena?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Pedagogy, Innovation, Communication, Inclusive Education, Educational Technology and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Education90▲ 7.3×42 topics
  2. Globalization54▲ 3.8×36 topics
  3. Innovation37▲ 4.9×20 topics
  4. Sustainability36▲ 2.0×45 topics
  5. Educational Technology34▲ 4.0×14 topics
  6. Pedagogy32▲ 9.2×7 topics
  7. Communication29▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Qualitative Research29▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Climate Change29▲ 1.51×59 topics
  10. Inclusive Education29▲ 11×9 topics
  11. E-Learning24▲ 3.3×6 topics
  12. Social Sciences23▲ 23×10 topics
  13. Organizational Commitment22▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies21▲ 9.8×5 topics
  15. Teacher Training20▲ 4.6×10 topics
  16. Learning20▲ 9.5×3 topics
  17. Educational Leadership20▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Knowledge Management20▲ 5.0×15 topics
  19. Sociology20▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Student Performance20▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Teacher Development20▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Epistemology20▲ 91×2 topics
  23. Quality Education20▲ 72×1 topic
  24. School Culture20▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Latin America19▲ 14×14 topics
  26. Methodology19▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning18▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Competitiveness17▲ 29×6 topics
  29. Leadership16▲ 4.7×9 topics
  30. Star Formation15▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Organizational Culture14▲ 5.1×11 topics
  32. Competencias Docentes14▲ 137×1 topic
  33. Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior14▲ 137×1 topic
  34. Exoplanets14▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Stellar Astrophysics14▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Youth Development12▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Poetry12▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Professional Identity12▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Social Pedagogy12▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement12▲ 20×4 topics

What research is done in La Serena?

Education and Teacher Training: 20 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 19 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…14Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 14 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …14Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 14 fractional worksEducational Practices and Policies: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…10Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 10 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 8 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 8 fractional works
EducationAstronomy and AstrophysicsInformation SystemsInstrumentation1 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  2. 2 Educational theories and practices Education 19 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 14 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  5. 5 Educational Practices and Policies Education 12 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  7. 7 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 10 works
  8. 8 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 8 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.