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Research in Río Cuarto

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Río Cuarto, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4.6k
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
71k
15.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1968-2026
59 years on the record
Río Cuarto

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 Río Cuarto?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoUniversity 4,496 #7,067
2Instituto Médico Río CuartoHospital / health system 76 not ranked

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 Río Cuarto work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Río Cuarto is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 239 fractional works · 36.7% of its workEngineering: 59 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 49 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 41 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 184 fractional works · 28.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 136 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPlant Science: 63 fractional works · 9.7% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 164 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 115 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 63 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRío Cuarto651fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering599.0%
    2. Environmental Science497.5%
    3. Computer Science416.3%
    4. Materials Science314.7%
    5. Chemistry253.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences142.1%
    7. Mathematics81.2%
    8. Energy60.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering50.7%
    10. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13620.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology375.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology81.3%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Social Sciences11517.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities162.5%
    3. Psychology152.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting142.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine477.3%
    2. Health Professions81.3%
    3. Veterinary40.6%
    4. Nursing30.4%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Río Cuarto strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Río Cuarto is most concentrated in Plant Science (5.4× the world share in Plant Science).

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 54.7 works5.4×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 118 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.49× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.83× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.83×4 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.26×118 works
  3. Chemistry2.49×23 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.08×4 works
  5. Social Sciences1.49×110 works
  6. Environmental Science1.46×42 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.29×8 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.28×12 works
  9. Materials Science1.22×25 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.06×33 works
  11. Mathematics0.98×7 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.96×16 works
  13. Energy0.92×5 works
  14. Computer Science0.85×38 works
  15. Nursing0.84×2 works
  16. Psychology0.76×14 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×14 works
  18. Engineering0.58×51 works
  19. Health Professions0.48×7 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×1 works
  21. Medicine0.37×42 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×4 works
  23. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.17×2 works
  25. Neuroscience0.14×1 works
  26. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Río Cuarto?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Reactive Oxygen Species, Globalization, Photodynamic Therapy, Sustainable Agriculture, Nanoparticles, Climate Change and Pedagogy.

▲ 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. Education41▲ 3.6×40 topics
  2. Climate Change34▲ 1.91×44 topics
  3. Globalization34▲ 2.6×35 topics
  4. Nanoparticles26▲ 3.1×21 topics
  5. Sustainability23▲ 1.44×25 topics
  6. Reactive Oxygen Species22▲ 8.4×9 topics
  7. Environmental Impact21▲ 1.91×27 topics
  8. Photodynamic Therapy18▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Pedagogy18▲ 5.5×7 topics
  10. Educational Technology17▲ 2.2×13 topics
  11. Sustainable Agriculture17▲ 8.3×8 topics
  12. E-Learning16▲ 2.6×3 topics
  13. Innovation16▲ 2.3×10 topics
  14. Biodiversity16▲ 3.1×17 topics
  15. Rural Development15▲ 6.8×6 topics
  16. Self-Assembly14▲ 6.7×9 topics
  17. Social Movements14▲ 7.2×13 topics
  18. Knowledge Management13▲ 3.7×8 topics
  19. Teacher Training13▲ 3.4×9 topics
  20. Distance Learning13▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Agriculture13▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Food Security12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Latin America12▲ 9.8×13 topics
  24. Rhizosphere Interactions12▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Communication12▲ 5.6×9 topics
  26. Digital Divide12▲ 6.8×2 topics
  27. ICT11▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Virtual Teaching11▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Root Exudates11▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Plant Immunity10▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Antimicrobial10▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Microbiome10▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Nitrogen Fixation10▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Pattern Recognition Receptors10▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Microbial Pathogens10▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Systemic Acquired Resistance10▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Host Recognition9▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Informal Learning9▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Fungal Pathogens9▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Photosensitizers8▲ 57×1 topic

What research is done in Río Cuarto?

Educational Innovations …11Educational Innovations and Technology: 11 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…8Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 8 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…8Education and Teacher Training: 8 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Res…7Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 7 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 7 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 7 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…5E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 5 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional works
Information SystemsPlant ScienceEducationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
  2. 2 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 8 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works
  4. 4 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  5. 5 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 7 works
  6. 6 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 5 works
  8. 8 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Río Cuarto8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.1% in 2007.

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