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Research in Talca

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Talca, Chile. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Catholic University of the Maule and University of Talca.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.6k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
95k
9.9 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1957-2026
70 years on the record
Talca

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 Talca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of TalcaUniversity 6,003 #2,892
2Catholic University of the MauleUniversity 3,399 #1,556
3Hospital Regional de TalcaHospital / health system 197 #26,106 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 Talca work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Talca is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,253 fractional works · 40.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 720 fractional works · 23.2% of its workEducation: 253 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 136 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 67 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLaw: 50 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 221 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 55 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 146 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 76 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 65 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 837 fractional works · 27.0% of its workEngineering: 241 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 83 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 189 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 181 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 45 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 68 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 535 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 356 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 66 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 127 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 67 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 471 fractional works · 15.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 259 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 128 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 138 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTalca3,096fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences40%

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 Sciences1,25340.5%
    1. Social Sciences72023.2%
    2. Psychology2217.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities1464.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting762.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance652.1%
    6. Decision Sciences250.8%
    1. Engineering2417.8%
    2. Computer Science1896.1%
    3. Environmental Science1815.8%
    4. Mathematics682.2%
    5. Chemistry401.3%
    6. Materials Science381.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy341.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences260.8%
    9. Energy170.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Medicine35611.5%
    2. Health Professions1274.1%
    3. Dentistry351.1%
    4. Nursing150.5%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2598.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1384.5%
    3. Neuroscience541.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Talca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Talca is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Computer Science Applications and Cultural Studies (10.3× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 31.5 works10×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 25.1 works3.6×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 39.1 works3.4×
← 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: 1.76× its world share, 233 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 35 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 175 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 221 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 160 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.25× its world share, 30 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 116 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 316 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 137 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 198 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 659 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.33×198 works
  2. Dentistry2.25×30 works
  3. Social Sciences1.87×659 works
  4. Mathematics1.84×60 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.76×233 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.70×137 works
  7. Health Professions1.57×116 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×160 works
  9. Neuroscience1.05×48 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×61 works
  11. Nursing0.89×12 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.86×23 works
  13. Computer Science0.81×175 works
  14. Chemistry0.80×35 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×116 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×67 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×6 works
  18. Energy0.59×15 works
  19. Medicine0.59×316 works
  20. Engineering0.53×221 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×22 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.50×31 works
  23. Veterinary0.45×2 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.35×3 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×10 works
  26. Materials Science0.34×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Talca?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Inclusive Education, Educational Technology and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Education213▲ 4.0×77 topics
  2. Globalization172▲ 2.8×76 topics
  3. Climate Change133▲ 1.58×87 topics
  4. Mental Health118▲ 2.7×43 topics
  5. Epidemiology114◆ 0.92×108 topics
  6. Latin America103▲ 17×19 topics
  7. Sustainability100▲ 1.32×81 topics
  8. Educational Technology98▲ 2.7×29 topics
  9. Innovation88▲ 2.7×41 topics
  10. Quality of Life80▲ 1.79×46 topics
  11. Human Rights80▲ 2.5×36 topics
  12. Public Health76▲ 1.68×51 topics
  13. COVID-1975▲ 1.87×25 topics
  14. Health Promotion73▲ 7.5×15 topics
  15. Teacher Training71▲ 3.7×18 topics
  16. Physical Activity69▲ 4.6×12 topics
  17. Inclusive Education66▲ 5.9×16 topics
  18. Ethics60▲ 3.8×36 topics
  19. Pedagogy57▲ 3.6×19 topics
  20. Teacher Development54▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Power Electronics53▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Social Movements53▲ 5.8×18 topics
  23. Renewable Energy Integration50▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Colonialism50▲ 3.4×18 topics
  25. Educational Leadership48▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Student Performance48▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Curriculum Design47▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Organizational Commitment47▲ 7.7×3 topics
  29. Quality Education46▲ 41×1 topic
  30. School Culture46▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Chronic Diseases45▲ 5.7×8 topics
  32. University Students39▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Migrant Integration37▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Welfare State37▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Student Achievement36▲ 13×6 topics
  36. Competitiveness34▲ 14×6 topics
  37. Digital Competence34▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Informal Learning34▲ 8.5×5 topics
  39. Educational Interventions34▲ 12×3 topics
  40. ICT33▲ 8.0×2 topics

What research is done in Talca?

Education and Teacher Training: 44 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 32 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…29Health and Lifestyle Studies: 29 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…24Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 24 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 23 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 18 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…18Stress and Burnout Research: 18 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 17 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 17 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…16Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 16 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 44 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 32 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 29 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 24 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 23 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 18 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 18 works
  8. 8 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  9. 9 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 17 works
  10. 10 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 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%Talca18.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 2015.

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