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Neuroscience research in Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks first in Chile for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#658 worldwide), followed by University of Chile.

Chile's world rank
#30
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
947
Top-10% rate
9.6%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #6587.210.5%104
2University of ChileSantiago #7625.17.1%133

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Chile?

Agustín M. Ibáñez, L. Felipe Barros and Adolfo M. García rank highest among researchers based in Chile, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Agustín M. Ibáñez#22,667 worldwide overall50.4 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2L. Felipe Barros#83,365 worldwide overall14.4 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Adolfo M. García#64,265 worldwide overall19.8 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Sebastián Moguilner#35,792 worldwide overall13.5 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Josephine Cruzat#70,336 worldwide overall11.7 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sol Fittipaldi#49,093 worldwide overall11.2 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Vicente Medel#122,165 worldwide overall10.7 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Felipe A. Court#79,559 worldwide overall11.2 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ruben A Herzog#126,287 worldwide overall9.7 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Pavel Prado#179,340 worldwide overall9.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Claudio A. Hetz#15,485 worldwide overall9.0 of 24 papers here in the top 10%

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