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Research in Mar del Plata

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National University of Mar del Plata, Institute of Marine and Coastal Research and Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales.

Research institutions
10
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
13k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Mar del Plata?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of Mar del PlataUniversity 9,022 #7,520
2Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de MaterialesGovernment institution 1,199 #16,211
3Institute of Marine and Coastal ResearchResearch facility 949 #12,991
4Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo PesqueroResearch facility 825 #22,626
5Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del PlataResearch facility 467 #21,956
6Hospital Privado de ComunidadHospital / health system 420 #24,926
7Universidad Fraternidad de Agrupaciones Santo Tomás de AquinoUniversity 223 #41,021 all time
8Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del PlataResearch facility 157 #27,919 all time
9Regen Network (Argentina)Company 1 not ranked
10Centro Diocesano de Estudio y ReflexiónResearch facility 0 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.

National University of Mar del Plata: 68.0%Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales: 9.0%Institute of Marine and Coastal Research: 7.2%Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo Pesquero: 6.2%5 others listed: 9.6%68%largest
National University of Mar del Plata9,022 · 68.0%Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales1,199 · 9.0%Institute of Marine and Coastal Research949 · 7.2%Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo Pesquero825 · 6.2%5 others listed1,268 · 9.6%

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

What is Mar del Plata strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Mar del Plata is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Oceanography and Cultural Studies (9.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 21.9 works9.5×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 36.5 works6.2×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 51.4 works6.0×
← 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 Mar del Plata?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change178▲ 3.1×76 topics
  2. Globalization143▲ 3.5×61 topics
  3. Education104▲ 2.9×58 topics
  4. Latin America96▲ 24×19 topics
  5. Gender83▲ 7.2×23 topics
  6. Environmental Impact72▲ 2.0×46 topics
  7. Social Movements71▲ 11×20 topics
  8. History70▲ 4.7×30 topics
  9. Identity60▲ 3.9×29 topics
  10. Human Rights54▲ 2.5×31 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications53▲ 2.1×27 topics
  12. Biodiversity53▲ 3.3×26 topics
  13. Social Inequality52▲ 9.2×10 topics
  14. Literature51▲ 4.5×24 topics
  15. Conservation49▲ 5.4×18 topics
  16. Memory47▲ 9.2×12 topics
  17. Cultural Identity47▲ 4.3×15 topics
  18. Cultural Studies46▲ 5.7×16 topics
  19. Neoliberalism45▲ 6.0×12 topics
  20. Invasive Species44▲ 4.9×18 topics
  21. Nanocomposites43▲ 2.5×19 topics
  22. Colonialism41▲ 4.1×19 topics
  23. Communication39▲ 6.0×13 topics
  24. Feminism37▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Population Dynamics36▲ 6.7×11 topics
  26. Politics34▲ 6.0×11 topics
  27. Inequality33▲ 6.9×10 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability33▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Violence32▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Society31▲ 7.6×12 topics
  31. Trophic Cascades30▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Marine Environment29▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Economy28▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management28▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Political Violence27▲ 49×3 topics
  36. Segregation27▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Housing27▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Fragmentation26▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Metropolitan Areas26▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Residential26▲ 66×1 topic

What research is done in Mar del Plata?

Latin American Urban Stu…26Latin American Urban Studies: 26 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…24Marine and fisheries research: 24 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 21 fractional worksMemory, violence, and history: 17 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 16 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 16 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 15 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…15Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 15 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 13 fractional works
Urban StudiesGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 26 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 24 works
  3. 3 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  4. 4 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 17 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Innovation Development 16 works
  6. 6 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 16 works
  7. 7 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 15 works
  8. 8 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 15 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 15 works
  10. 10 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 13 works

Research output over time

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