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Research in Salta

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Salta, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University of Salta and Universidad Católica de Salta.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
8.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1960-2026
67 years on the record
Salta

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 Salta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of SaltaUniversity 2,599 #6,355
2Universidad Católica de SaltaUniversity 359 #13,280
3Hospital Dr Arturo OñativiaHospital / health system 33 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 Salta work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Salta is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 250 fractional works · 42.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 180 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 28 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDemography: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 41 fractional works · 7.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 174 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 52 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% 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 workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 92 fractional works · 15.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 66 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 17 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSalta583fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences43%

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. Social Sciences18030.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities417.0%
    3. Psychology142.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting81.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.3%
    1. Environmental Science528.9%
    2. Engineering345.9%
    3. Computer Science325.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences244.1%
    5. Energy122.1%
    6. Mathematics71.1%
    7. Materials Science61.1%
    8. Chemistry30.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6611.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology152.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Medicine478.0%
    2. Health Professions91.6%
    3. Veterinary61.1%
    4. Nursing40.7%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Salta strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salta is most concentrated in Cultural Studies (11.1× the world share in Cultural Studies).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 23.3 works11×
← 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: 2.37× its world share, 58 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.49× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.05× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 168 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.05×6 works
  2. Social Sciences2.58×168 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.51×37 works
  4. Energy2.49×12 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.37×58 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.32×19 works
  7. Environmental Science1.83×47 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×7 works
  9. Nursing1.36×3 works
  10. Mathematics1.01×6 works
  11. Psychology0.85×13 works
  12. Computer Science0.64×26 works
  13. Health Professions0.55×8 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×6 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×8 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×12 works
  17. Engineering0.39×30 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×1 works
  19. Medicine0.38×38 works
  20. Dentistry0.36×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.33×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.28×5 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.16×1 works
  25. Neuroscience0.11×1 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.11×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Salta?

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

▲ 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. Education48▲ 4.8×35 topics
  2. Globalization43▲ 3.7×39 topics
  3. Climate Change42▲ 2.6×61 topics
  4. Latin America35▲ 32×16 topics
  5. Epidemiology28▲ 1.19×65 topics
  6. Cultural Identity26▲ 9.0×9 topics
  7. History25▲ 6.2×18 topics
  8. Human Rights24▲ 4.0×17 topics
  9. Sustainable Development22▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Gender21▲ 6.7×14 topics
  11. Educational Technology21▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Biodiversity19▲ 4.3×23 topics
  13. Renewable Energy19▲ 2.2×18 topics
  14. Public Health18▲ 2.2×30 topics
  15. Social Movements18▲ 11×11 topics
  16. E-Learning17▲ 3.0×7 topics
  17. Colonial History16▲ 139×3 topics
  18. Invasive Species15▲ 6.2×15 topics
  19. Technology14▲ 4.7×11 topics
  20. Social Exclusion14▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Society14▲ 13×7 topics
  22. Colonialism13▲ 4.9×13 topics
  23. Indigenous Peoples13▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Frontier Studies13▲ 327×1 topic
  25. State Policies13▲ 327×1 topic
  26. Inclusive Education13▲ 6.0×10 topics
  27. Politics13▲ 8.3×5 topics
  28. Public Policy12▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Ethics12▲ 4.2×10 topics
  30. Philosophy12▲ 4.6×5 topics
  31. Social Inequality12▲ 7.6×8 topics
  32. Cultural Studies12▲ 5.3×11 topics
  33. Constitutionalism11▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Economy11▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Communication11▲ 5.9×10 topics
  36. Drug Resistance11▲ 6.5×6 topics
  37. Environmental Impact Assessment11▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Intercultural Education10▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Molecular Phylogeny10▲ 10×9 topics
  40. Violence9▲ 11×7 topics

What research is done in Salta?

Indigenous Cultures and History: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 8 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 6 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 6 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 5 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…5Historical Studies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksMemory, violence, and history: 5 fractional worksEducation in Rural Conte…5Education in Rural Contexts: 5 fractional works
AnthropologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentCultural StudiesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 12 works
  2. 2 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  3. 3 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 5 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 5 works
  8. 8 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  9. 9 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Education in Rural Contexts Education 5 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Salta7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 2015.

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