Top research institutions in Chile
University of Chile ranks first in Chile on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,174 worldwide), followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and University of Tarapacá.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of ChileUniversity · Santiago | #1,174 | 13.7% | 6,904 | #1 |
| 2 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileUniversity · Santiago | #1,306 | 16.4% | 6,499 | #2 |
| 3 | University of TarapacáUniversity · Arica | #2,138 | 21.5% | 1,179 | #12 |
| 4 | Universidad Andrés BelloUniversity · Santiago | #2,383 | 18.6% | 1,779 | #6 |
| 5 | University of ConcepciónUniversity · Concepción | #2,562 | 13.5% | 2,934 | #3 |
| 6 | Universidad de La FronteraUniversity · Temuco | #2,906 | 17.0% | 1,724 | #13 |
| 7 | Universidad de Santiago de ChileUniversity · Santiago | #3,232 | 13.2% | 2,581 | #4 |
| 8 | Universidad Autónoma de ChileUniversity · Temuco | #3,366 | 22.7% | 1,253 | #11 |
| 9 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoUniversity · Valparaíso | #3,838 | 18.6% | 1,913 | #10 |
| 10 | Catholic University of the MauleUniversity · Talca | #3,896 | 17.3% | 1,379 | #19 |
| 11 | University of TalcaUniversity · Talca | #4,083 | 19.0% | 1,370 | #14 |
| 12 | San Sebastián UniversityUniversity · Concepción | #4,176 | 15.8% | 1,414 | #22 |
| 13 | Federico Santa María Technical UniversityUniversity · Valparaíso | #4,255 | 14.6% | 1,142 | #5 |
| 14 | Universidad de Los Andes, ChileUniversity · Santiago | #4,425 | 14.0% | 1,026 | #17 |
| 15 | Universidad Católica del NorteUniversity · Antofagasta | #4,561 | 17.7% | 1,255 | #15 |
| 16 | Austral University of ChileUniversity · Valdivia | #4,589 | 14.5% | 1,779 | #8 |
| 17 | Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsUniversity · Santiago | #5,046 | 14.4% | 734 | #32 |
| 18 | Universidad Diego PortalesUniversity · Santiago | #5,143 | 22.0% | 1,173 | #16 |
| 19 | Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Santiago | #5,647 | 20.8% | 326 | #35 |
| 20 | Adolfo Ibáñez UniversityUniversity · Santiago | #5,756 | 17.8% | 1,123 | #20 |
| 21 | University of ValparaísoUniversity · Valparaíso | #5,946 | 15.0% | 986 | #21 |
| 22 | Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónUniversity · Concepción | #6,042 | 14.6% | 1,074 | #38 |
| 23 | Metropolitan University of TechnologyUniversity · Santiago | #6,118 | 18.7% | 551 | #41 |
| 24 | Universidad MayorUniversity · Santiago | #6,384 | 15.0% | 788 | #31 |
| 25 | Universidad Católica de TemucoUniversity · Temuco | #6,599 | 18.1% | 1,049 | #29 |
| 26 | Universidad del DesarrolloUniversity · Santiago | #6,654 | 18.4% | 836 | #30 |
| 27 | Millennium Science InitiativeGovernment institution · Santiago | #6,852 | 28.4% | 282 | #37 |
| 28 | Universidad de MagallanesUniversity · Punta Arenas | #7,445 | 17.7% | 289 | #24 |
| 29 | University of AtacamaUniversity · Copiapó | #7,515 | 12.8% | 450 | #50 |
| 30 | Center for Climate and Resilience ResearchResearch facility · Santiago | #7,646 | 23.8% | 171 | #25 |
| 31 | Universidad Santo TomásUniversity · Santiago | #7,731 | 17.5% | 539 | #48 |
| 32 | European Southern ObservatoryResearch facility · Santiago | #7,917 | 29.0% | 112 | #7 |
| 33 | Arturo Prat UniversityUniversity · Iquique | #8,059 | 16.7% | 486 | #46 |
| 34 | University of Bío-BíoUniversity · Concepción | #8,588 | 14.6% | 952 | #33 |
| 35 | University of the AmericasUniversity · Santiago | #8,597 | 19.3% | 553 | #62 |
| 36 | Universidad de AntofagastaUniversity · Antofagasta | #9,038 | 11.1% | 591 | #23 |
| 37 | Hospital BaseHospital / health system · Valdivia | #9,133 | 20.3% | 173 | #28 |
| 38 | University of O'HigginsUniversity · Rancagua | #9,278 | 19.4% | 380 | #56 |
| 39 | University of La SerenaUniversity · La Serena | #9,365 | 12.0% | 644 | #26 |
| 40 | Millennium Institute on Immunology and ImmunotherapyResearch facility · Santiago | #9,453 | 30.6% | 80 | #34 |
| 41 | Dirección de Investigación y DesarrolloResearch facility · Valdivia | #9,474 | 7.1% | 784 | #47 |
| 42 | Centro de Estudios CientíficosNonprofit · Valdivia | #9,920 | 12.7% | 457 | #18 |
| 43 | Clínica AlemanaHospital / health system · Santiago | #10,289 | 10.9% | 448 | #42 |
| 44 | Universidad Central de ChileUniversity · Santiago | #11,111 | 15.5% | 438 | #63 |
| 45 | Academy of Christian Humanism UniversityUniversity · Santiago | #11,548 | 7.0% | 201 | #90 |
| 46 | Universidad de Los LagosUniversity · Osorno | #11,581 | 14.9% | 628 | #52 |
| 47 | Viña del Mar UniversityUniversity · Viña del Mar | #11,582 | 13.6% | 430 | #71 |
| 48 | Millennium Institute for Integrative BiologyInstitution · Santiago | #11,613 | 28.3% | 147 | #65 |
| 49 | Finis Terrae UniversityUniversity · Santiago | #11,806 | 14.7% | 501 | #69 |
| 50 | Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de ChileHospital / health system · Santiago | #12,563 | 5.7% | 464 | #39 |
| 51 | Alberto Hurtado UniversityUniversity · Santiago | #12,661 | 15.7% | 1,046 | #44 |
| 52 | Instituto de Investigaciones AgropecuariasResearch facility · Santiago | #12,700 | 14.1% | 303 | #53 |
| 53 | Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la EducaciónUniversity · Valparaíso | #13,023 | 15.2% | 404 | #64 |
| 54 | Advanced Center for Chronic DiseasesResearch facility · Santiago | #13,645 | 28.8% | 87 | #51 |
| 55 | Centro de Recursos Educativos AvanzadosResearch facility · Santiago | #13,755 | 25.0% | 75 | #60 |
| 56 | Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel Associated DiseasesResearch facility · Valdivia | #14,783 | 24.7% | 90 | #61 |
| 57 | Fundación Ciencia and VidaNonprofit · Santiago | #15,335 | 17.1% | 70 | #49 |
| 58 | Universidad Adventista de ChileUniversity · Chillán | #15,510 | 12.0% | 301 | #95 |
| 59 | Research Center for Integrated Disaster Risk ManagementResearch facility · Santiago | #15,521 | 21.2% | 97 | #73 |
| 60 | Universidad Católica Silva HenríquezUniversity · Santiago | #15,795 | 15.8% | 357 | #83 |
| 61 | Complex Engineering System InstituteResearch facility · Santiago | #15,839 | 35.8% | 98 | #84 |
| 62 | Metropolitan University of Educational SciencesUniversity · Santiago | #16,041 | 13.4% | 352 | #70 |
| 63 | Atacama Large Millimeter Submillimeter ArrayResearch facility · Santiago | #16,080 | 7.9% | 365 | #43 |
| 64 | Institute of Ecology and BiodiversityNonprofit · Santiago | #16,236 | 23.4% | 109 | #45 |
| 65 | Gobierno de ChileGovernment institution · Santiago | #16,253 | 10.8% | 302 | #82 |
| 66 | Fundación ChileNonprofit · Santiago | #16,340 | 10.1% | 320 | #57 |
| 67 | Universidad La RepúblicaUniversity · Santiago | #16,662 | 8.7% | 396 | #81 |
| 68 | Clínica Las CondesHospital / health system · Santiago | #16,941 | 7.5% | 292 | #40 |
| 69 | Patagonian Ecosystems Investigation Research CenterResearch facility · Coyhaique | #17,160 | 24.7% | 63 | #78 |
| 70 | Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación HumanasInstitution · Providencia | #17,385 | 3.7% | 1,259 | #72 |
| 71 | Center of Applied Ecology & SustainabilityResearch facility · Santiago | #17,687 | 23.1% | 137 | #68 |
| 72 | Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture ResearchResearch facility · Concepción | #17,983 | 13.8% | 92 | #66 |
| 73 | Fundación Arturo López PérezHospital / health system · Santiago | #18,299 | 12.4% | 75 | #100 |
| 74 | Hospital Luis Calvo MackennaHospital / health system · Santiago | #18,840 | 11.8% | 81 | #79 |
| 75 | Instituto de Salud Pública de ChileHospital / health system · Santiago | #18,919 | 9.6% | 127 | #74 |
| 76 | Centre For Sustainable Urban DevelopmentResearch facility · Santiago | #19,179 | 30.2% | 103 | #86 |
| 77 | Complejo Asistencial Sótero del RíoHospital / health system · Puente Alto | #20,086 | 7.6% | 172 | #85 |
| 78 | Ministry of HealthGovernment institution · Santiago | #20,112 | 15.2% | 76 | #75 |
| 79 | Center for Dynamic Research on High Latitude Marine EcosystemsResearch facility · Punta Arenas | #20,501 | 17.9% | 65 | #96 |
| 80 | Hospital San Juan de DiosHospital / health system · Santiago | #21,213 | 4.6% | 224 | #76 |
| 81 | Universidad del MarUniversity · Viña del Mar | #21,675 | 8.2% | 152 | #87 |
| 82 | University UcinfUniversity · Santiago | #21,984 | 11.2% | 63 | #27 |
| 83 | Clinica Santa MariaHospital / health system · Santiago | #22,526 | 5.8% | 175 | #99 |
| 84 | Hospital Roberto del RioHospital / health system · Santiago | #22,986 | 6.2% | 71 | #94 |
| 85 | Universidad de AysénUniversity · Coyhaique | #23,012 | 12.9% | 75 | #97 |
| 86 | Hospital del SalvadorHospital / health system · Santiago | #23,126 | 6.6% | 137 | #93 |
| 87 | Production Development CorporationGovernment institution · Santiago | #23,220 | 7.5% | 92 | #109 |
| 88 | Hospital BaseHospital / health system · Osorno | #23,760 | 3.4% | 85 | #92 |
| 89 | Hospital del TrabajadorHospital / health system · Santiago | #24,676 | 5.8% | 150 | #118 |
| 90 | Instituto de Neurociencia BiomédicaResearch facility · Santiago | #24,764 | 7.4% | 65 | #80 |
| 91 | United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanGovernment institution · Santiago | #24,771 | 12.4% | 128 | #67 |
| 92 | Hospital Carlos Van BurenHospital / health system · Valparaíso | #25,002 | 4.0% | 62 | #120 |
| 93 | Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and PersonalityHospital / health system · Santiago | #25,019 | 23.7% | 65 | #116 |
| 94 | Hospital Regional de ConcepciónHospital / health system · Concepción | #25,058 | 2.9% | 117 | #111 |
| 95 | Hospital San Borja ArriaránHospital / health system · Santiago | #25,165 | 4.5% | 111 | #77 |
| 96 | Instituto de Fomento PesqueroGovernment institution · Valparaíso | #25,191 | 9.6% | 85 | #105 |
| 97 | Instituto Profesional ProvidenciaUniversity · Santiago | #25,438 | 8.2% | 68 | #131 |
| 98 | Clínica MEDS (Chile)Company · Santiago | #25,451 | 6.0% | 128 | #114 |
| 99 | Sociedad de Biología de ChileInstitution · Santiago | #25,452 | 6.6% | 108 | #107 |
| 100 | Instituto Nacional del CáncerHospital / health system · Santiago | #25,795 | 3.3% | 103 | #123 |
| 101 | Universidad Gabriela MistralUniversity · Santiago | #26,042 | 9.7% | 99 | #112 |
| 102 | Hospital Santiago Oriente - Dr. Luis Tisne BrousseHospital / health system · Santiago | #26,091 | 9.8% | 85 | #139 |
| 103 | Hospital Dr. Gustavo FrickeHospital / health system · Viña del Mar | #26,244 | 5.5% | 71 | #101 |
| 104 | Instituto Nacional del TóraxHospital / health system · Santiago | #26,375 | 5.8% | 62 | #117 |
| 105 | Clínica DávilaHospital / health system · Santiago | #26,966 | 2.9% | 66 | #119 |
| 106 | Colegio Médico de ChileUniversity · Santiago | #27,633 | 3.5% | 68 | #130 |
| 107 | Hospital DiprecaHospital / health system · Santiago | #27,737 | 5.5% | 62 | #102 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Chile on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Chile
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.