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Research in Punta Arenas

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Punta Arenas, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Magallanes and Center for Dynamic Research on High Latitude Marine Ecosystems.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Punta Arenas?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de MagallanesUniversity 1,685 #7,445
2Instituto Antártico ChilenoInstitution 259 #32,264 all time
3Center for Dynamic Research on High Latitude Marine EcosystemsResearch facility 198 #20,501

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.

What is Punta Arenas strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Punta Arenas is most concentrated in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences (25.6× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 28.7 works26×
  2. EcologySubfield · 54.3 works17×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 57.2 works9.1×
← 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 Punta Arenas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate Change Impacts and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change85▲ 7.9×64 topics
  2. Biogeography28▲ 27×18 topics
  3. Biodiversity25▲ 8.4×23 topics
  4. Benthic Communities20▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Marine Biodiversity20▲ 87×2 topics
  6. Conservation20▲ 11×17 topics
  7. Climate Change Impacts19▲ 40×4 topics
  8. Sustainability17▲ 1.71×38 topics
  9. Invasive Species15▲ 8.9×17 topics
  10. Ocean Acidification15▲ 52×3 topics
  11. Population Dynamics15▲ 15×10 topics
  12. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 19×7 topics
  13. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.1×28 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience13▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Indigenous Knowledge13▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Ecology12▲ 19×7 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Relationships12▲ 41×2 topics
  18. Permafrost11▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Deep-Sea Ecology11▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Environmental Ethics11▲ 47×4 topics
  21. Estuarine Quality11▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Coastal Protection10▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Biocultural Conservation10▲ 180×1 topic
  24. Earth Stewardship10▲ 180×1 topic
  25. Ecosystem Services9▲ 6.0×9 topics
  26. Global Warming9▲ 5.6×9 topics
  27. Kelp Forests9▲ 79×1 topic
  28. Seagrasses9▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Antarctic9▲ 245×1 topic
  30. Microorganisms9▲ 181×1 topic
  31. Aquaculture9▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades9▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Global Change8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  34. Hydrology8▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Predator-Prey Interactions8▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Communication8▲ 38×3 topics
  37. Paleoclimatology8▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Marine Environment8▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Phylogeny8▲ 13×12 topics
  40. Anthropogenic Noise7▲ 63×1 topic

What research is done in Punta Arenas?

Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 11 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 10 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…9Marine and coastal plant biology: 9 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology9Polar Research and Ecology: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 5 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 5 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 11 works
  2. 2 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 9 works
  4. 4 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 9 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 7 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 5 works
  10. 10 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 5 works

Research output over time

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