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Research in Ushuaia

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Ushuaia, Argentina. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are National University of Tierra del Fuego.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
677
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.8k
11.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Ushuaia

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 Ushuaia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1National University of Tierra del FuegoUniversity 677 #12,577

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 Ushuaia work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Ushuaia is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Environmental Science (25%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEcology: 28 fractional works · 12.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.2% of its workOceanography: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPaleontology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 39.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 27.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 12.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUshuaia217fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences6%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5324.7%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2411.2%
    3. Computer Science83.6%
    4. Engineering31.3%
    5. Materials Science10.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences6027.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities156.7%
    3. Psychology62.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences199.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
    1. Medicine104.6%
    2. Health Professions31.5%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Ushuaia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ushuaia is most concentrated in Ecology (15.2× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 22.1 works15×
← 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 24 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: 1.91× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.19× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.67× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.19×18 works
  2. Environmental Science4.67×43 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.52×14 works
  4. Social Sciences2.34×55 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.91×17 works
  6. Psychology0.90×5 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×3 works
  9. Health Professions0.64×3 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×3 works
  11. Computer Science0.46×7 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×4 works
  13. Veterinary0.28×0 works
  14. Medicine0.25×9 works
  15. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Engineering0.09×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  19. Energy0.07×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.04×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.03×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Ushuaia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Latin America, Globalization, Invasive Species, Conservation, Biogeography and Climate Change Impacts.

▲ 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. Climate Change37▲ 6.3×51 topics
  2. Biodiversity18▲ 11×20 topics
  3. Globalization16▲ 3.8×31 topics
  4. Latin America12▲ 30×12 topics
  5. Invasive Species11▲ 12×14 topics
  6. Education11▲ 3.0×18 topics
  7. Conservation10▲ 11×13 topics
  8. Biogeography9▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Sustainability9▲ 1.75×31 topics
  10. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 32×5 topics
  11. Social Movements8▲ 12×13 topics
  12. Population Dynamics7▲ 13×7 topics
  13. Cultural Identity7▲ 6.7×9 topics
  14. Indigenous Knowledge7▲ 31×4 topics
  15. Social Inequality6▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Memory6▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 7.1×11 topics
  18. Community Participation6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services6▲ 6.6×9 topics
  20. Environmental Ethics5▲ 38×3 topics
  21. Gender5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  22. Colonial History5▲ 114×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Pedagogy5▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Political Violence5▲ 88×3 topics
  26. Biocultural Conservation5▲ 154×1 topic
  27. Earth Stewardship5▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Ecology5▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Communication5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  30. Dictatorship5▲ 124×2 topics
  31. Species Richness5▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades5▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 13×8 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Paleoclimatology4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Tourism4▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Hominin Genetics4▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Paleolithic Archaeology4▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Permafrost4▲ 40×2 topics

What research is done in Ushuaia?

Environmental and Cultur…4Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …3Indigenous Cultures and History: 3 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksMemory, violence, and hi…2Memory, violence, and history: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 2 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity studies: 2 fractional works
EcologyAnthropologyPaleontologyUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 3 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Geography and Environmental Studies in Latin America Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  8. 8 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 2 works

Research output over time

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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 2025Ushuaia8.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2022.

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