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Science in Chile

Chile ranks #56 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#49 all time), with 67k research works and 15.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#56
of 192 · #49 all time
Works, 2022–2025
67k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
67%
world 63%

What is Chile strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022–2025, Chile ranks highest in Medicine (#50 of 155), Cultural Studies (#16 of 49) and Education (#38 of 115). Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Life-span and Life-course Studies and Cultural Studies.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #50 of 155 11.3%10,379 Institutions
Cultural StudiesSubfield #16 of 49 21.4%1,274 Institutions
EducationSubfield #38 of 115 22.0%3,793 Institutions
Social SciencesField #50 of 151 16.5%16,348 Institutions
PsychologyField #45 of 109 15.6%3,231 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #52 of 122 12.7%3,733 Institutions
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #22 of 51 27.8%824 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #42 of 97 15.8%1,844 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #55 of 125 14.1%4,264 Institutions
EngineeringField #59 of 134 13.5%5,046 Institutions
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #48 of 108 15.5%2,504 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #58 of 126 19.7%3,194 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 · 780.6 works11×
  2. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 107.6 works9.7×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 1,273.6 works4.7×
  4. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 96.8 works4.5×
  5. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 61.0 works4.4×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 409.4 works3.7×
  7. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 1,305.5 works3.7×
  8. PharmacySubfield · 180.4 works3.0×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 3,194 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 2,504 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 526 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 947 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 112 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 150 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 655 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 3,206 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 1,262 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 490 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 5,046 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 4,264 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 1,068 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 831 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.36× its world share, 2,021 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.56× its world share, 506 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 2,507 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 10k worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 264 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 95 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 3,881 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 1,548 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 486 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1,308 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 3,231 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 16k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research in Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Education, Social Movements, Human Rights, Memory, Social Inequality and Health Promotion.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization4,494▲ 3.4×165 topics
  2. Education3,478▲ 3.0×140 topics
  3. Latin America3,325▲ 26×23 topics
  4. Epidemiology3,038◆ 1.15×137 topics
  5. Climate Change2,557▲ 1.42×119 topics
  6. Human Rights2,217▲ 3.2×81 topics
  7. Mental Health2,018▲ 2.1×48 topics
  8. Sustainability2,002▲ 1.23×124 topics
  9. Public Health1,908▲ 1.96×73 topics
  10. Social Movements1,783▲ 8.9×30 topics
  11. Quality of Life1,630▲ 1.69×59 topics
  12. Cultural Identity1,388▲ 4.0×36 topics
  13. Colonialism1,387▲ 4.4×48 topics
  14. Memory1,300▲ 8.0×22 topics
  15. Ethics1,290▲ 4.0×59 topics
  16. Health Promotion1,262▲ 6.0×17 topics
  17. Social Inequality1,249▲ 7.0×19 topics
  18. Community Participation1,078▲ 4.3×17 topics
  19. Political Violence1,005▲ 57×3 topics
  20. Migrant Integration993▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Dictatorship954▲ 79×2 topics
  22. Healthcare Access932▲ 5.0×13 topics
  23. Poetry904▲ 41×3 topics
  24. Teacher Development863▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Indigenous Knowledge854▲ 13×9 topics
  26. Educational Leadership847▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Welfare State833▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Student Performance824▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Organizational Commitment820▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Curriculum Design809▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Ethical Education808▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Educational Innovation807▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Quality Education804▲ 32×1 topic
  34. School Culture804▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Chile787▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Pinochet787▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Intercultural Education730▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Literary Discourse727▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Interculturalism724▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Mapuche724▲ 88×1 topic

Which universities in Chile lead research?

University of Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and University of Tarapacá rank highest in Chile on research quality in 2022–2025.

0%10%20%mean 16.9067%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Chile: 6,904, 13.7%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: 6,499, 16.4%University of Tarapacá: 1,179, 21.5%Universidad Andrés Bello: 1,779, 18.6%University of Concepción: 2,934, 13.5%Universidad de La Frontera: 1,724, 17.0%Universidad de Santiago de Chile: 2,581, 13.2%Universidad Autónoma de Chile: 1,253, 22.7%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso: 1,913, 18.6%Catholic University of the Maule: 1,379, 17.3%University of Talca: 1,370, 19.0%San Sebastián University: 1,414, 15.8%Federico Santa María Technical University: 1,142, 14.6%Universidad de Los Andes, Chile: 1,026, 14.0%Universidad Católica del Norte: 1,255, 17.7%University of TarapacáUniversidad Andrés B…Pontificia Universid…University of Chile
above the meannear itbelow it

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

  1. 1University of ChileUniversity · Santiago · #1,174 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 6.9k works
  2. 2Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileUniversity · Santiago · #1,306 worldwide16.4% top 10% · 6.5k works
  3. 3University of TarapacáUniversity · Arica · #2,138 worldwide21.5% top 10% · 1.2k works
  4. 4Universidad Andrés BelloUniversity · Santiago · #2,383 worldwide18.6% top 10% · 1.8k works
  5. 5University of ConcepciónUniversity · Concepción · #2,562 worldwide13.5% top 10% · 2.9k works
  6. 6Universidad de La FronteraUniversity · Temuco · #2,906 worldwide17.0% top 10% · 1.7k works
  7. 7Universidad de Santiago de ChileUniversity · Santiago · #3,232 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 2.6k works
  8. 8Universidad Autónoma de ChileUniversity · Temuco · #3,366 worldwide22.7% top 10% · 1.3k works
  9. 9Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoUniversity · Valparaíso · #3,838 worldwide18.6% top 10% · 1.9k works
  10. 10Catholic University of the MauleUniversity · Talca · #3,896 worldwide17.3% top 10% · 1.4k works
  11. 11University of TalcaUniversity · Talca · #4,083 worldwide19.0% top 10% · 1.4k works
  12. 12San Sebastián UniversityUniversity · Concepción · #4,176 worldwide15.8% top 10% · 1.4k works
  13. 13Federico Santa María Technical UniversityUniversity · Valparaíso · #4,255 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 1.1k works
  14. 14Universidad de Los Andes, ChileUniversity · Santiago · #4,425 worldwide14.0% top 10% · 1k works
  15. 15Universidad Católica del NorteUniversity · Antofagasta · #4,561 worldwide17.7% top 10% · 1.3k works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Chile

Who are the top researchers in Chile?

José Rodríguez, Samir Kouro and Fernando Laņas rank highest among researchers based in Chile.

  1. 1 José Rodríguez · #1,079 worldwide 6.8k citations · 329 works
  2. 2 Samir Kouro · #1,559 worldwide 2.9k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Fernando Laņas · #2,846 worldwide 1.6k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Marcelo A. Pérez · #6,000 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Marcelo Arenas · #9,170 worldwide 589 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Marcelo Garrido · #12,307 worldwide 1k citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Uauy · #15,543 worldwide 675 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Miquel Martorell · #19,018 worldwide 856 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 L. Morán · #20,908 worldwide 620 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 T. M. C. Abbott · #21,124 worldwide 1.1k citations · 88 works
Top researchers in Chile

Which cities in Chile are research hubs?

  1. 1 Santiago Chile 181k works
  2. 2 Concepción Chile 25k works
  3. 3 Valparaíso Chile 21k works
  4. 4 Valdivia Chile 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Santiago: 74.0%Concepción: 10.0%Valparaíso: 8.6%Valdivia: 7.4%74%largest
Santiago181k · 74.0%Concepción25k · 10.0%Valparaíso21k · 8.6%Valdivia18k · 7.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

How open and international is Chile's research?

67% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 29% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available66.7%not open33.3%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Chile's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

Research fields in Chile