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Research in Valparaiso

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Valparaiso, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Valparaiso University.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.3k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
46k
7.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Valparaiso

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Which research institutions are in Valparaiso?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Valparaiso UniversityUniversity 6,314 #2,850
2AER Group (United States)Company 1 not ranked

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 Valparaiso work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research in Valparaiso is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (12%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 515 fractional works · 57.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 294 fractional works · 32.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 76 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 43 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 98 fractional works · 11.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 61 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 189 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEngineering: 53 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 35 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 140 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMedicine: 103 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 33 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKValparaiso892fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences58%

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 Sciences29432.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities9811.0%
    3. Psychology616.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting323.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.3%
    6. Decision Sciences101.1%
    1. Engineering535.9%
    2. Computer Science444.9%
    3. Environmental Science353.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy242.7%
    5. Mathematics151.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.8%
    7. Materials Science60.6%
    8. Energy40.4%
    9. Chemistry20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine10311.5%
    2. Health Professions333.7%
    3. Dentistry30.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences172.0%
    2. Neuroscience151.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology141.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Valparaiso strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Valparaiso is most concentrated in Cultural Studies and Literature and Literary Theory (7.2× the world share in Cultural Studies).

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.6 works7.2×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 22.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 257 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.08×86 works
  2. Social Sciences2.77×257 works
  3. Psychology2.26×50 works
  4. Mathematics1.66×14 works
  5. Health Professions1.40×27 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.35×10 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×17 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×25 works
  9. Neuroscience0.87×10 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.86×14 works
  11. Environmental Science0.81×30 works
  12. Computer Science0.56×32 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×6 works
  14. Medicine0.54×76 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×15 works
  16. Energy0.41×3 works
  17. Dentistry0.41×2 works
  18. Engineering0.37×41 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×1 works
  20. Nursing0.32×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×11 works
  22. Materials Science0.16×4 works
  23. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Valparaiso?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Social Movements, Memory, Education, Colonialism and Political Violence.

▲ 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. Globalization89▲ 5.0×63 topics
  2. Latin America64▲ 38×17 topics
  3. Human Rights51▲ 5.5×40 topics
  4. Education47▲ 3.0×60 topics
  5. Social Movements43▲ 16×18 topics
  6. Memory31▲ 14×9 topics
  7. Sustainability31▲ 1.40×52 topics
  8. History30▲ 4.9×37 topics
  9. Identity30▲ 4.7×37 topics
  10. Colonialism30▲ 7.0×26 topics
  11. Mental Health27▲ 2.1×35 topics
  12. Gender26▲ 5.5×32 topics
  13. Innovation26▲ 2.9×30 topics
  14. Political Violence25▲ 111×3 topics
  15. Cultural Identity25▲ 5.6×14 topics
  16. Dictatorship24▲ 156×2 topics
  17. Gender Differences23▲ 6.8×9 topics
  18. Social Inequality21▲ 8.9×12 topics
  19. Culture21▲ 4.5×22 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage20▲ 4.3×13 topics
  21. Chile20▲ 245×1 topic
  22. Pinochet20▲ 245×1 topic
  23. Literature18▲ 3.7×27 topics
  24. Ethics18▲ 4.0×32 topics
  25. Cultural Studies18▲ 5.3×18 topics
  26. Feminism17▲ 6.5×17 topics
  27. Society16▲ 9.7×13 topics
  28. Poetry16▲ 54×3 topics
  29. Communication15▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Welfare State15▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Migrant Integration15▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Literary Discourse14▲ 71×2 topics
  33. Interculturalism14▲ 132×1 topic
  34. Mapuche14▲ 132×1 topic
  35. Tourism14▲ 17×6 topics
  36. Social Sciences14▲ 11×12 topics
  37. Participation13▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Ethical Challenges12▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Indigenous Knowledge12▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Constitutionalism11▲ 15×5 topics

What research is done in Valparaiso?

Political and Social Dyn…19Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 19 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 7 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 6 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 6 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 5 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social SciencesUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 13 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 7 works
  5. 5 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  6. 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  10. 10 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 5 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 2025Valparaiso8.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.3% in 2001.

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