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Chile vs Colombia

On research quality in 2022–now, Chile ranks #56 in the world and Colombia #59, of 192 countries. Chile stands higher in 15 of the 23 fields both publish in, Colombia in 8.

Chile

World rank, 2022–now
#56
#49 all time
Works, 2022–now
67k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.1%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
67%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Social Sciences, Life-span and Life-course Studies, Cultural Studies.

Colombia

World rank, 2022–now
#59
#60 all time
Works, 2022–now
87k
fractional
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
72%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Life-span and Life-course Studies, Horticulture, General Social Sciences.

Who leads in each field?

Chile stands higher in 15 of 23 fields, Colombia in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Chile 158 Colombia
  1. #58Agricultural and Biological Sciences#35
  2. #51Arts and Humanities#53
  3. #48Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#54
  4. #57Business, Management and Accounting#60
  5. #54Chemistry#53
  6. #65Computer Science#63
  7. #49Decision Sciences#57
  8. #49Dentistry#56
  9. #45Earth and Planetary Sciences#64
  10. #70Economics, Econometrics and Finance#68
  11. #65Energy#67
  12. #59Engineering#67
  13. #55Environmental Science#54
  14. #54Health Professions#52
  15. #53Immunology and Microbiology#51
  16. #65Materials Science#71
  17. #67Mathematics#53
  18. #50Medicine#53
  19. #44Neuroscience#54
  20. #51Nursing#60
  21. #41Physics and Astronomy#57
  22. #45Psychology#52
  23. #50Social Sciences#54

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20k30kColombia23k in 2025Chile18k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Chile or Colombia?

Colombia publishes 1.3× as much research as Chile in 2022–now (87k against 67k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Chile or Colombia?

15.1% of Chile's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 9.9% for Colombia.

Where does their research happen?