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Social Sciences research in Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks first in Chile for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#445 worldwide), followed by University of Chile and Universidad Diego Portales.

Chile's world rank
#23
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
27k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
56

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #44533.511.2%2,801
2University of ChileSantiago #58730.58.8%2,890
3Universidad Diego PortalesSantiago #75327.815.4%768
4Alberto Hurtado UniversitySantiago #80527.010.6%889
5Adolfo Ibáñez UniversitySantiago #80927.010.3%668
6Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoValparaíso #86926.212.3%886
7Universidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago #1,10923.59.1%936
8Catholic University of the MauleTalca #1,17422.911.9%644
9Universidad Andrés BelloSantiago #1,18122.812.4%691
10Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación HumanasProvidencia #1,21222.66.4%896
11Universidad del DesarrolloSantiago #1,35621.315.8%342
12University of TarapacáArica #1,41020.914.6%508
13Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónConcepción #1,41320.912.8%531
14Universidad Católica de TemucoTemuco #1,41820.813.5%618
15University of La SerenaLa Serena #1,52620.05.1%316
16Dirección de Investigación y DesarrolloValdivia #1,56119.88.4%464
17San Sebastián UniversityConcepción #1,58619.69.5%491
18Austral University of ChileValdivia #1,62919.310.4%723
19Universidad Autónoma de ChileTemuco #1,70118.917.7%510
20University of ConcepciónConcepción #1,84318.09.5%872
21Finis Terrae UniversitySantiago #1,96217.312.8%236
22Universidad de Los LagosOsorno #2,05716.811.3%316
23Centro de Estudios CientíficosValdivia #2,06916.77.9%265
24University of Bío-BíoConcepción #2,07716.711.2%394
25Universidad Católica del NorteAntofagasta #2,07916.712.9%496
26University of ValparaísoValparaíso #2,15916.312.3%289
27Universidad Católica Silva HenríquezSantiago #2,21316.013.4%277
28Universidad de Los Andes, ChileSantiago #2,27915.79.9%363
29Universidad Central de ChileSantiago #2,29615.612.5%274
30Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la EducaciónValparaíso #2,52914.510.4%263
31Universidad La RepúblicaSantiago #2,66813.96.9%269
32University of TalcaTalca #2,75913.613.6%496
33University of the AmericasSantiago #2,83313.314.6%269
34Metropolitan University of Educational SciencesSantiago #3,07912.410.1%212
35Gobierno de ChileSantiago #3,24711.89.6%198
36Arturo Prat UniversityIquique #3,44411.215.0%214
37Academy of Christian Humanism UniversitySantiago #3,52810.97.3%172
38Universidad de La FronteraTemuco #3,54410.911.4%558
39Universidad MayorSantiago #3,60610.715.6%230
40Atacama Large Millimeter Submillimeter ArraySantiago #4,2738.815.9%158
41University of O'HigginsRancagua #4,3628.615.2%138
42Universidad Santo TomásSantiago #4,3738.614.8%192
43Fundación ChileSantiago #4,5218.27.3%136
44Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsSantiago #4,7517.78.5%308
45Universidad de AntofagastaAntofagasta #4,7967.69.2%139
46Viña del Mar UniversityViña del Mar #4,8127.59.1%154
47University of AtacamaCopiapó #4,8967.39.8%159
48Metropolitan University of TechnologySantiago #4,9277.312.1%146
49Universidad Adventista de ChileChillán #5,0726.910.6%137
50United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the CaribbeanSantiago #5,7195.614.0%84
51Federico Santa María Technical UniversityValparaíso #6,1484.811.8%135
52Universidad Gabriela MistralSantiago #6,8133.78.2%69
53Millennium Science InitiativeSantiago #6,8343.721.8%68
54Universidad de MagallanesPunta Arenas #7,1813.29.5%77
55Hospital del TrabajadorSantiago #7,1913.18.3%61
56Clinica Santa MariaSantiago #7,8872.18.4%61

Institutions in Chile above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Chile?

Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Maribel Guerrero and Agustín M. Ibáñez rank highest among researchers based in Chile, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Homero Gil de Zúñiga#11,148 worldwide overall86.5 of 181 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Maribel Guerrero#13,009 worldwide overall66.9 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Agustín M. Ibáñez#22,667 worldwide overall55.8 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sarfaraz Hashemkhani Zolfani#25,558 worldwide overall40.9 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5José M. Merigó#404,507 worldwide overall79.8 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Roberto González#85,769 worldwide overall42.9 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Masatoshi Sato#650,619 worldwide overall41.8 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Muhammad Zada#27,188 worldwide overall33.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alejandro Vega-Muñoz#78,885 worldwide overall38.6 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sebastián Valenzuela#122,298 worldwide overall45.3 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser#67,694 worldwide overall33.2 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Miguél Nussbaum#75,393 worldwide overall33.8 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ernesto D.R. Santibañez González#41,682 worldwide overall30.2 of 72 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Chile on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Chile compares with other countries in Social Sciences