Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Country

Science in Argentina

Argentina ranks #38 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#37 all time), with 79k research works and 5.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#38
of 189 · #37 all time
Works, 2022-now
79k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2M
11.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.67×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
2 in the top 1,000
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Argentina

What is Argentina strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Argentina ranks highest in Social Sciences (#28 of 148), Medicine (#37 of 152) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#32 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Paleontology and General Arts and Humanities.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #28 of 148 6.7%19,107 #26 Institutions
MedicineField #37 of 152 5.5%12,740 #36 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #32 of 124 6.0%6,721 #30 Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #27 of 103 8.0%5,985 #30 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #33 of 119 6.8%4,347 #35 Institutions
PsychologyField #36 of 106 5.5%2,801 #35 Institutions
Cultural StudiesSubfield #16 of 47 8.9%1,860 #16 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #36 of 105 5.3%3,784 #31 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #42 of 122 5.2%5,502 #36 Institutions
EducationSubfield #39 of 112 5.3%2,489 #42 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #34 of 95 6.9%2,280 #33 Institutions
Plant ScienceSubfield #33 of 90 6.3%2,075 #31 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 985.7 works · #9 of 191 active here10×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 989.8 works · #9 of 212 active here9.3×
  3. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 165.3 works · #7 of 138 active here9.1×
  4. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 107.0 works · #10 of 144 active here7.3×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 2,046.9 works · #12 of 211 active here5.7×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 1,371.9 works · #14 of 213 active here5.5×
  7. DevelopmentSubfield · 471.1 works · #11 of 190 active here5.3×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 663.8 works · #16 of 193 active here4.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 7,576 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 4,295 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 953 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1,180 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 253 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 200 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1,066 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3,285 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2,702 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 545 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 4,485 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 6,214 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1,704 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 825 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 1,960 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 292 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 1,932 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 14k worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 505 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 252 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 6,412 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 1,301 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 350 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 1,429 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 3,113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 21k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.53×6,412 works
  2. Veterinary2.11×252 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.96×2,702 works
  4. Social Sciences1.86×21k works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.81×7,576 works
  6. Environmental Science1.42×6,214 works
  7. Nursing1.17×505 works
  8. Psychology1.16×3,113 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.08×953 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.00×1,960 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×4,295 works
  12. Medicine0.85×14k works
  13. Neuroscience0.83×1,180 works
  14. Health Professions0.83×1,932 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×253 works
  16. Mathematics0.80×825 works
  17. Chemistry0.77×1,066 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×1,429 works
  19. Dentistry0.69×292 works
  20. Energy0.68×545 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.65×200 works
  22. Materials Science0.56×1,704 works
  23. Computer Science0.48×3,285 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×1,301 works
  25. Decision Sciences0.41×350 works
  26. Engineering0.34×4,485 works

Which fields of science does Argentina work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Argentina is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (16%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 33k fractional works · 37.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 21k fractional works · 23.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4,726 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 2,707 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,473 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2,047 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 1,372 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1,077 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1,054 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 986 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 878 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 723 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 679 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 471 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 417 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 341 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 245 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 204 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 257 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6,412 fractional works · 7.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,460 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1,068 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 860 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 664 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 656 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 482 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 406 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 228 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 588 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 3,113 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,305 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 941 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 414 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 286 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 168 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,429 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,077 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 231 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 120 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,301 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 355 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 315 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 264 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 367 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 350 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23k fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,214 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 1,744 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 942 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 745 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 556 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 511 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 431 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 391 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 269 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 268 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 186 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4,485 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,017 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 824 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 469 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 318 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 282 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 281 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 267 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 255 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 197 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 574 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 3,285 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 910 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 715 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 516 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 401 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 349 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 394 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,702 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPaleontology: 990 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 479 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 442 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 432 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 194 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 166 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,960 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 595 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 526 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 308 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 270 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1,704 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 859 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 403 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 188 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 254 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1,066 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 487 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 579 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 825 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 624 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 545 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 521 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 200 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 17k fractional works · 19.8% of its workMedicine: 14k fractional works · 16.4% of its workSurgery: 1,915 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,596 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1,183 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 996 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 988 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 679 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 567 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 533 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 461 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 442 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 440 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 389 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 382 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 366 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 351 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 342 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 221 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 215 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 200 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 187 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 185 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,759 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1,932 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,179 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 753 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 505 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 486 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 292 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 252 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 233 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14k fractional works · 16.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7,576 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPlant Science: 2,366 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1,525 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1,118 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 717 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 683 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 342 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 253 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 247 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 324 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4,295 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,136 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 950 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 271 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 192 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 746 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1,180 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 540 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 265 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 375 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 953 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 474 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 283 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 195 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 253 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKArgentina88kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences38%

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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences21k23.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities6,4127.3%
    3. Psychology3,1133.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,4291.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1,3011.5%
    6. Decision Sciences3500.4%
    1. Environmental Science6,2147.1%
    2. Engineering4,4855.1%
    3. Computer Science3,2853.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,7023.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,9602.2%
    6. Materials Science1,7041.9%
    7. Chemistry1,0661.2%
    8. Mathematics8250.9%
    9. Energy5450.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering2000.2%
    1. Medicine14k16.4%
    2. Health Professions1,9322.2%
    3. Nursing5050.6%
    4. Dentistry2920.3%
    5. Veterinary2520.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7,5768.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4,2954.9%
    3. Neuroscience1,1801.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology9531.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2530.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Argentina?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Social Movements, Education, History, Gender, Climate Change and Social Inequality.

▲ 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 country'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. Globalization5,661▲ 3.3×167 topics
  2. Climate Change4,461▲ 1.87×123 topics
  3. Education4,214▲ 2.8×141 topics
  4. Epidemiology4,167▲ 1.19×140 topics
  5. Latin America3,932▲ 24×23 topics
  6. Public Health2,816▲ 2.2×75 topics
  7. History2,786▲ 4.6×64 topics
  8. Social Movements2,751▲ 11×32 topics
  9. Sustainability2,654▲ 1.24×124 topics
  10. Gender2,566▲ 5.4×56 topics
  11. Human Rights2,376▲ 2.6×84 topics
  12. Identity1,909▲ 3.0×75 topics
  13. Cultural Identity1,864▲ 4.3×36 topics
  14. Biodiversity1,796▲ 2.7×37 topics
  15. Neoliberalism1,740▲ 5.5×30 topics
  16. Innovation1,697▲ 1.87×74 topics
  17. Ethics1,695▲ 3.8×59 topics
  18. Social Inequality1,673▲ 7.1×21 topics
  19. Literature1,623▲ 3.4×59 topics
  20. Cultural Studies1,567▲ 4.8×39 topics
  21. Memory1,556▲ 7.2×23 topics
  22. Colonialism1,446▲ 3.5×49 topics
  23. Invasive Species1,426▲ 3.8×21 topics
  24. Inequality1,394▲ 7.0×19 topics
  25. Communication1,383▲ 5.0×23 topics
  26. Philosophy1,347▲ 3.5×44 topics
  27. Politics1,316▲ 5.7×24 topics
  28. Public Policy1,293▲ 3.1×29 topics
  29. Society1,260▲ 7.5×26 topics
  30. Biogeography1,167▲ 4.8×20 topics
  31. Community Participation1,145▲ 3.7×18 topics
  32. Feminism1,125▲ 4.4×26 topics
  33. Violence1,050▲ 8.1×15 topics
  34. Economy1,023▲ 15×8 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny927▲ 6.4×12 topics
  36. Welfare State912▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Resistance885▲ 10.0×9 topics
  38. Political Violence883▲ 39×3 topics
  39. Cultural822▲ 19×7 topics
  40. Protest816▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Argentina publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Latin American socio-political dynamics, Argentine historical studies, Latin American Urban Studies.

Latin American socio-pol…780Latin American socio-political dynamics: 780 fractional worksArgentine historical stu…722Argentine historical studies: 722 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 653 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 618 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 606 fractional worksMemory, violence, and history: 558 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 407 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 403 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 361 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 350 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 347 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontology Studies: 338 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesUrban StudiesGeneral Social Sciences7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 780 works
  2. 2 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 722 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 653 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 618 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 606 works
  6. 6 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 558 works
  7. 7 Regional Development and Innovation Development 407 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 403 works
  9. 9 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 361 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 350 works
  11. 11 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 347 works
  12. 12 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 338 works

How many world-class institutions does Argentina hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #38 of 189 #37 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #35 of 204 #36 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

501st to 1,000th2

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 2 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Argentina lead research?

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Nacional de Cuyo rank highest in Argentina on research quality in 2022-now.

0%5%10%mean 5.35333%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Consejo Nacional de …Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Bueno…Universidad Nacional…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasGovernment institution · Buenos Aires · #635 worldwide6.8% top 10% · 21k works
  2. 2Universidad de Buenos AiresUniversity · Buenos Aires · #965 worldwide6.1% top 10% · 8.5k works
  3. 3Universidad Nacional de CuyoUniversity · Mendoza · #2,097 worldwide6.6% top 10% · 1.2k works
  4. 4Universidad Nacional de La PlataUniversity · La Plata · #2,102 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 4k works
  5. 5National University of General San MartínUniversity · Buenos Aires · #2,124 worldwide7.3% top 10% · 906 works
  6. 6Pontificia Universidad Católica ArgentinaUniversity · Buenos Aires · #2,792 worldwide7.0% top 10% · 876 works
  7. 7Universidad Nacional de CórdobaUniversity · Córdoba · #2,798 worldwide4.7% top 10% · 3.7k works
  8. 8National University of RosarioUniversity · Rosario · #2,877 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 1.9k works
  9. 9National University of Mar del PlataUniversity · Mar del Plata · #2,979 worldwide5.3% top 10% · 1.3k works
  10. 10Universidad Nacional del LitoralUniversity · Santa Fe · #3,214 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 1.3k works
  11. 11Fundación Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesNonprofit · Buenos Aires · #3,332 worldwide6.3% top 10% · 1.1k works
  12. 12National University of the NortheastUniversity · Corrientes · #3,541 worldwide2.7% top 10% · 858 works
  13. 13National University of QuilmesUniversity · Bernal · #3,733 worldwide5.6% top 10% · 709 works
  14. 14Hospital Italiano de Buenos AiresHospital / health system · Buenos Aires · #4,043 worldwide4.3% top 10% · 1.7k works
  15. 15National Technological UniversityUniversity · Buenos Aires · #4,061 worldwide2.7% top 10% · 882 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Argentina

Who are the top researchers in Argentina?

Rafael Ugarriza Díaz, Enzo Tagliazucchi and Osvaldo E. Sala rank highest among researchers based in Argentina.

  1. 1 Rafael Ugarriza Díaz #1,505 worldwide 80k citations · 380 works
  2. 2 Enzo Tagliazucchi #4,405 worldwide 15k citations · 294 works
  3. 3 Osvaldo E. Sala #6,469 worldwide 55k citations · 325 works
  4. 4 Sandra M. Díaz #7,348 worldwide 83k citations · 374 works
  5. 5 G. Farrar #18,089 worldwide 10k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Walter Fabián Martínez #19,384 worldwide 8.8k citations · 102 works
  7. 7 R. M. de Almeida #21,880 worldwide 12k citations · 114 works
  8. 8 Carlos Luis Ballaré #23,800 worldwide 18k citations · 157 works
  9. 9 Mario C. Diaz #26,057 worldwide 41k citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Silvia C. Sookoian #27,763 worldwide 24k citations · 214 works
Top researchers in Argentina

Which cities in Argentina are research hubs?

  1. 1 Buenos AiresArgentina 226k works
  2. 2 La PlataArgentina 38k works
  3. 3 CórdobaArgentina 32k works

How open and international is Argentina's research?

62% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 20% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 74% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 25% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.02× the expected open access and 1.16× the expected international share, which puts it #150 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Argentina's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Argentina as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.35% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Argentina0.34% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Argentina over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 6.3% of its 453k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Argentina6.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.3% in 2009.

Which countries have research most like Argentina's?

Mexico is Argentina's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Argentina's, with both strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

  1. 1 MexicoBoth strong in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences, Veterinary 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 French PolynesiaBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 SpainBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Social Sciences 0.77 Compare
  4. 4 GuadeloupeBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.75 Compare
  5. 5 RéunionBoth strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.71 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

Compare Argentina with

Compare any two

Share Argentina's ranking

Argentina on Science Explorer

A card with Argentina's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research fields in Argentina

Questions people ask

What is Argentina strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Argentina ranks highest in Social Sciences (#28 of 148), Medicine (#37 of 152) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#32 of 124). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Paleontology and General Arts and Humanities.

See the full answer
All 1,273 questions in the Question Catalogue

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Argentina. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.