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Medicine research in Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks first in Chile for Medicine research in 2022-now (#540 worldwide), followed by Universidad del Desarrollo and University of Chile.

Chile's world rank
#31
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
10k
Top-10% rate
7.9%
Ranked institutions
40

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #54030.59.3%1,239
2Universidad del DesarrolloSantiago #87025.26.5%609
3University of ChileSantiago #1,04823.27.1%1,300
4Hospital BaseValdivia #1,61118.415.8%121
5Universidad Andrés BelloSantiago #1,78817.311.6%292
6University of ValparaísoValparaíso #2,01016.05.6%199
7San Sebastián UniversityConcepción #2,04415.88.5%246
8Universidad Autónoma de ChileTemuco #2,18815.012.7%252
9Finis Terrae UniversitySantiago #2,40814.09.5%139
10Universidad de Los Andes, ChileSantiago #2,51513.56.2%298
11Hospital San Juan de DiosSantiago #2,56413.34.5%134
12Complejo Asistencial Sótero del RíoPuente Alto #2,61713.15.0%137
13Clínica Las CondesSantiago #2,68912.83.1%172
14Catholic University of the MauleTalca #2,87712.010.3%170
15Universidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago #3,00811.57.8%272
16Clinica Santa MariaSantiago #3,24610.78.5%80
17Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoValparaíso #3,42110.114.7%92
18Universidad Santo TomásSantiago #3,4909.99.3%138
19Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación HumanasProvidencia #3,5499.72.0%105
20Universidad de La FronteraTemuco #3,6319.410.0%321
21Viña del Mar UniversityViña del Mar #3,8958.79.3%97
22Universidad MayorSantiago #3,9408.66.5%128
23Hospital San Borja ArriaránSantiago #4,1268.04.0%79
24University of ConcepciónConcepción #4,2247.86.5%287
25Hospital del SalvadorSantiago #4,2497.74.5%97
26Austral University of ChileValdivia #4,4377.28.4%153
27Universidad Diego PortalesSantiago #4,6036.87.2%95
28University of TalcaTalca #4,6046.812.0%119
29Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónConcepción #4,7676.47.6%109
30Hospital Regional de ConcepciónConcepción #4,8496.21.5%88
31University of the AmericasSantiago #4,8906.210.5%92
32University of TarapacáArica #5,0855.710.0%63
33Clínica MEDS (Chile)Santiago #5,2245.45.7%96
34Universidad Católica de TemucoTemuco #5,2985.37.8%80
35Dirección de Investigación y DesarrolloValdivia #5,4045.15.5%69
36Instituto Nacional del CáncerSantiago #5,6684.55.5%62
37University of Bío-BíoConcepción #6,0783.810.5%62
38Hospital del TrabajadorSantiago #6,1283.74.4%63
39Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsSantiago #6,4733.19.0%76
40Universidad Católica del NorteAntofagasta #6,9412.38.5%71

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Chile?

Fernando Tomas Lanas, Juan Pablo Arab and Marco A. Arrese rank highest among researchers based in Chile, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Fernando Tomas Lanas#28,353 worldwide overall93.4 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Juan Pablo Arab#50,170 worldwide overall95.8 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Marco A. Arrese#91,158 worldwide overall93.0 of 352 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Antônio García‐Hermoso#58,821 worldwide overall77.1 of 260 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Glenn Hernández#35,432 worldwide overall70.0 of 152 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Chile on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine