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Research in Salta

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Salta, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are National University of Salta and Universidad Católica de Salta.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
7.3%
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 Salta?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of SaltaUniversity 2,599 #17,731
2Universidad Católica de SaltaUniversity 359 #20,407
3Hospital Dr Arturo OñativiaHospital / health system 33 not ranked
4Centro Científico Tecnológico Salta - JujuyResearch facility 31 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 Salta: 86.0%Universidad Católica de Salta: 11.9%Hospital Dr Arturo Oñativia: 1.1%Centro Científico Tecnológico Salta - Jujuy: 1.0%86%largest
National University of Salta2,599 · 86.0%Universidad Católica de Salta359 · 11.9%Hospital Dr Arturo Oñativia33 · 1.1%Centro Científico Tecnológico Salta - Jujuy31 · 1.0%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Salta?

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

▲ 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. Education42▲ 4.8×33 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 4.0×38 topics
  3. Climate Change38▲ 2.7×59 topics
  4. Latin America33▲ 34×14 topics
  5. Cultural Identity26▲ 9.5×9 topics
  6. History24▲ 6.5×15 topics
  7. Human Rights23▲ 4.4×17 topics
  8. Sustainable Development20▲ 2.5×22 topics
  9. Gender20▲ 7.0×14 topics
  10. Renewable Energy18▲ 2.4×18 topics
  11. Educational Technology17▲ 2.8×11 topics
  12. Social Movements17▲ 11×11 topics
  13. Biodiversity17▲ 4.3×23 topics
  14. Public Health16▲ 2.1×28 topics
  15. Colonial History16▲ 155×3 topics
  16. Social Exclusion14▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Society14▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Invasive Species14▲ 6.2×15 topics
  19. Indigenous Peoples13▲ 113×2 topics
  20. Technology13▲ 4.6×11 topics
  21. Frontier Studies12▲ 331×1 topic
  22. State Policies12▲ 331×1 topic
  23. Colonialism12▲ 5.1×13 topics
  24. Politics12▲ 8.6×5 topics
  25. Philosophy12▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Public Policy12▲ 4.5×10 topics
  27. Constitutionalism11▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Cultural Studies11▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Ethics11▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. Economy11▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Social Inequality11▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Environmental Impact Assessment10▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Communication10▲ 6.4×10 topics
  34. Inclusive Education10▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Intercultural Education10▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Memory9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  37. Biogeography9▲ 6.7×16 topics
  38. Violence9▲ 12×6 topics
  39. Sociology8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 10×9 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

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