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Research in Santiago

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Santiago, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Andrés Bello.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
71k
12.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Santiago

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 Santiago?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Andrés BelloUniversity 5,504 #1,471

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 Santiago work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Santiago is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (16%), Psychology (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 748 fractional works · 38.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 430 fractional works · 22.2% of its workEducation: 146 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 71 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCultural Studies: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 139 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 50 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 95 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 551 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEngineering: 135 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 126 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 88 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 74 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 449 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMedicine: 311 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 43 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 96 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 51 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 32 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOral Surgery: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 186 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 80 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 44 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSantiago1,934fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences23%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 Sciences43022.2%
    2. Psychology1397.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities954.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting462.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance241.2%
    6. Decision Sciences150.8%
    1. Engineering1357.0%
    2. Computer Science1266.5%
    3. Environmental Science884.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy743.8%
    5. Chemistry412.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences351.8%
    7. Materials Science321.7%
    8. Mathematics100.5%
    9. Energy80.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Medicine31116.1%
    2. Health Professions965.0%
    3. Dentistry321.7%
    4. Nursing60.3%
    5. Veterinary30.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology804.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences603.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology231.2%
    4. Neuroscience211.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santiago strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santiago is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Computer Science Applications (12.0× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 23.5 works12×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 33.8 works7.4×
  3. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 22.0 works5.0×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.34× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 123 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 80 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 30 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.60× its world share, 63 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.67× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 92 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 292 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 128 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry3.67×32 works
  2. Psychology2.35×128 works
  3. Health Professions1.96×92 works
  4. Social Sciences1.77×398 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.68×86 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.60×63 works
  7. Chemistry1.34×37 works
  8. Veterinary1.27×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.23×22 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×30 works
  11. Environmental Science0.91×80 works
  12. Medicine0.85×292 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×76 works
  14. Computer Science0.79×110 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×43 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.72×12 works
  17. Neuroscience0.66×19 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×55 works
  19. Nursing0.62×5 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×23 works
  21. Energy0.49×8 works
  22. Materials Science0.48×30 works
  23. Engineering0.46×123 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.33×2 works
  25. Mathematics0.33×7 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Santiago?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Mental Health, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, Epidemiology 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. Epidemiology112▲ 1.46×109 topics
  2. Education103▲ 3.1×55 topics
  3. Globalization98▲ 2.6×56 topics
  4. Mental Health86▲ 3.1×44 topics
  5. Quality of Life64▲ 2.3×51 topics
  6. Latin America56▲ 15×18 topics
  7. Physical Activity55▲ 5.8×12 topics
  8. Educational Technology55▲ 2.4×23 topics
  9. Public Health55▲ 1.94×51 topics
  10. COVID-1953▲ 2.1×23 topics
  11. Risk Factors52▲ 2.4×29 topics
  12. E-Learning48▲ 2.6×9 topics
  13. Health Promotion48▲ 7.8×17 topics
  14. Innovation42▲ 2.1×32 topics
  15. Social Movements41▲ 7.2×13 topics
  16. Inclusive Education40▲ 5.7×11 topics
  17. Teacher Development39▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Student Performance38▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Educational Leadership38▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy38▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Cultural Identity37▲ 3.8×12 topics
  22. Organizational Commitment37▲ 9.6×3 topics
  23. Curriculum Design36▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Educational Innovation36▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Quality Education36▲ 51×1 topic
  26. School Culture36▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Distance Learning32▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Digital Divide30▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Power Electronics28▲ 4.6×8 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training27▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Online Education26▲ 6.8×3 topics
  32. Migrant Integration25▲ 39×2 topics
  33. ICT25▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Digital Competence25▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Virtual Teaching25▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Educational Interventions24▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Participation23▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Welfare State23▲ 15×4 topics
  39. University Students23▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Informal Learning22▲ 8.9×5 topics

What research is done in Santiago?

Education and Teacher Training: 34 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 23 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…19Social Sciences and Policies: 19 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…19Health and Lifestyle Studies: 19 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 15 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…14Sports injuries and prevention: 14 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 14 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 14 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…13Historical Studies in Latin America: 13 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsGeneral Social SciencesGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 34 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 23 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 19 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 15 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 14 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 13 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%30%Santiago17.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.3% in 2016.

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