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Research in San Juan

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in San Juan, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University of San Juan.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
8.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
98k
11.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
San Juan

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Which research institutions are in San Juan?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of San JuanUniversity 3,121 #4,573
2Universidad Católica de CuyoUniversity 205 #21,673 all time

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 San Juan work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in San Juan is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 732 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 462 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 107 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 62 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 52 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCultural Studies: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 135 fractional works · 7.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 81 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 645 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEngineering: 179 fractional works · 9.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 164 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology: 46 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 109 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeophysics: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPaleontology: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 90 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 38 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 281 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 172 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 52 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 201 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 154 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Juan1,859fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences46224.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1357.3%
    3. Psychology814.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting241.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.0%
    6. Decision Sciences100.5%
    1. Engineering1799.6%
    2. Environmental Science1648.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1095.9%
    4. Computer Science904.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy382.0%
    6. Materials Science241.3%
    7. Energy191.0%
    8. Chemistry120.7%
    9. Mathematics90.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1729.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology583.1%
    3. Neuroscience321.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology170.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.1%
    1. Medicine1548.3%
    2. Health Professions301.6%
    3. Nursing90.5%
    4. Veterinary60.3%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is San Juan strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Juan is most concentrated in Paleontology, Anthropology and Cultural Studies (15.5× the world share in Paleontology).

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 31.0 works16×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 30.1 works6.5×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 41.8 works6.2×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 33.6 works5.8×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 147 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.67× its world share, 95 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 159 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 141 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.58× its world share, 123 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 73 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 418 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.67×95 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.58×123 works
  3. Veterinary2.39×5 works
  4. Social Sciences2.00×418 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×147 works
  6. Environmental Science1.72×141 works
  7. Psychology1.45×73 works
  8. Energy1.13×17 works
  9. Neuroscience1.06×28 works
  10. Nursing1.04×8 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.96×35 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×14 works
  13. Computer Science0.66×85 works
  14. Engineering0.64×159 works
  15. Health Professions0.62×27 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×51 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.53×8 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×18 works
  19. Mathematics0.43×8 works
  20. Medicine0.43×136 works
  21. Chemistry0.39×10 works
  22. Materials Science0.36×21 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×18 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×2 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×1 works

Which keywords describe research in San Juan?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Social Movements, Climate Change, History, Gender, Education 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-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. Globalization126▲ 3.4×72 topics
  2. Climate Change120▲ 2.4×89 topics
  3. Education95▲ 3.0×66 topics
  4. Latin America88▲ 25×19 topics
  5. History75▲ 5.8×35 topics
  6. Social Movements67▲ 12×22 topics
  7. Gender66▲ 6.6×25 topics
  8. Sustainability63▲ 1.40×77 topics
  9. Public Health57▲ 2.1×51 topics
  10. Human Rights45▲ 2.4×30 topics
  11. Biodiversity42▲ 3.0×28 topics
  12. Social Inequality41▲ 8.3×12 topics
  13. Identity39▲ 2.9×34 topics
  14. Cultural Identity38▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Invasive Species38▲ 4.9×20 topics
  16. Neoliberalism37▲ 5.5×19 topics
  17. Politics37▲ 7.5×13 topics
  18. Society36▲ 10×13 topics
  19. Literature35▲ 3.5×26 topics
  20. Memory35▲ 7.8×13 topics
  21. Population Dynamics33▲ 6.9×12 topics
  22. Colonialism32▲ 3.6×25 topics
  23. Ethics31▲ 3.3×31 topics
  24. Cultural Studies30▲ 4.4×18 topics
  25. Feminism30▲ 5.5×14 topics
  26. Molecular Phylogeny30▲ 9.7×12 topics
  27. Economy28▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Communication27▲ 4.7×13 topics
  29. Inequality27▲ 6.4×11 topics
  30. Violence27▲ 9.8×10 topics
  31. Phylogenetic Analysis27▲ 4.6×14 topics
  32. Biogeography26▲ 5.0×18 topics
  33. Cultural22▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Political Violence22▲ 46×3 topics
  35. Social Sciences20▲ 7.6×13 topics
  36. Dictatorship20▲ 62×2 topics
  37. Social20▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Argentina20▲ 233×1 topic
  39. Intellectuals20▲ 233×1 topic
  40. Subduction20▲ 14×3 topics

What research is done in San Juan?

Argentine historical stu…18Argentine historical studies: 18 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…14Latin American Urban Studies: 14 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 13 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …13Indigenous Cultures and History: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…12Social Sciences and Policies: 12 fractional worksMemory, violence, and history: 12 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…9Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 9 fractional works
Cultural StudiesUrban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 18 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 14 works
  3. 3 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 13 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 12 works
  6. 6 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 12 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 10 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 9 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025San Juan9.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2016.

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