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What is the best university for Social Sciences in Chile?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago |
#358 | 32.4 | 12.0% | 1,677 |
| 2 | Universidad Diego PortalesSantiago |
#418 | 30.6 | 17.8% | 510 |
| 3 | University of ChileSantiago |
#468 | 29.3 | 9.9% | 1,727 |
| 4 | Alberto Hurtado UniversitySantiago |
#606 | 26.3 | 11.8% | 594 |
| 5 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoValparaíso |
#710 | 24.5 | 12.1% | 548 |
| 6 | Universidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago |
#826 | 22.8 | 8.7% | 553 |
| 7 | Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación HumanasProvidencia |
#888 | 21.9 | 6.6% | 583 |
| 8 | Universidad Católica de TemucoTemuco |
#893 | 21.9 | 13.5% | 446 |
| 9 | University of TarapacáArica |
#918 | 21.6 | 15.5% | 337 |
| 10 | Adolfo Ibáñez UniversitySantiago |
#951 | 21.2 | 8.8% | 341 |
| 11 | Universidad Andrés BelloSantiago |
#981 | 20.8 | 12.6% | 398 |
| 12 | Austral University of ChileValdivia |
#1,199 | 18.5 | 11.1% | 472 |
| 13 | Catholic University of the MauleTalca |
#1,210 | 18.4 | 12.7% | 382 |
| 14 | Universidad Central de ChileSantiago |
#1,226 | 18.2 | 14.2% | 200 |
| 15 | Universidad de Los LagosOsorno |
#1,275 | 17.8 | 9.4% | 230 |
| 16 | Finis Terrae UniversitySantiago |
#1,305 | 17.5 | 11.8% | 140 |
| 17 | Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónConcepción |
#1,325 | 17.3 | 13.7% | 333 |
| 18 | Universidad Católica Silva HenríquezSantiago |
#1,354 | 17.1 | 15.7% | 196 |
| 19 | San Sebastián UniversityConcepción |
#1,361 | 17.0 | 10.0% | 314 |
| 20 | Universidad del DesarrolloSantiago |
#1,401 | 16.7 | 17.5% | 148 |
| 21 | Centro de Estudios CientíficosValdivia |
#1,598 | 15.2 | 8.1% | 159 |
| 22 | Universidad Autónoma de ChileTemuco |
#1,617 | 15.1 | 17.6% | 312 |
| 23 | University of Bío-BíoConcepción |
#1,628 | 15.0 | 13.0% | 247 |
| 24 | Arturo Prat UniversityIquique |
#1,722 | 14.3 | 15.9% | 159 |
| 25 | University of ConcepciónConcepción |
#1,767 | 14.0 | 10.7% | 513 |
| 26 | University of ValparaísoValparaíso |
#1,796 | 13.9 | 13.3% | 153 |
| 27 | Dirección de Investigación y DesarrolloValdivia |
#1,798 | 13.8 | 8.5% | 275 |
| 28 | Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la EducaciónValparaíso |
#1,896 | 13.2 | 11.9% | 170 |
| 29 | Universidad La RepúblicaSantiago |
#1,921 | 13.1 | 7.7% | 186 |
| 30 | University of the AmericasSantiago |
#2,012 | 12.5 | 15.3% | 169 |
| 31 | Gobierno de ChileSantiago |
#2,039 | 12.4 | 9.3% | 140 |
| 32 | University of La SerenaLa Serena |
#2,061 | 12.3 | 5.1% | 203 |
| 33 | Universidad Católica del NorteAntofagasta |
#2,131 | 11.9 | 12.8% | 288 |
| 34 | University of TalcaTalca |
#2,149 | 11.8 | 14.1% | 274 |
| 35 | Universidad MayorSantiago |
#2,433 | 10.4 | 17.0% | 147 |
| 36 | Universidad de Los Andes, ChileSantiago |
#2,579 | 9.7 | 11.0% | 193 |
| 37 | Atacama Large Millimeter Submillimeter ArraySantiago |
#2,583 | 9.7 | 20.3% | 103 |
| 38 | Metropolitan University of Educational SciencesSantiago |
#2,605 | 9.6 | 10.5% | 136 |
| 39 | Academy of Christian Humanism UniversitySantiago |
#2,613 | 9.5 | 8.3% | 120 |
| 40 | University of O'HigginsRancagua |
#3,056 | 7.7 | 18.3% | 92 |
| 41 | Universidad de La FronteraTemuco |
#3,165 | 7.3 | 12.4% | 317 |
| 42 | Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsSantiago |
#3,424 | 6.4 | 8.2% | 180 |
| 43 | Metropolitan University of TechnologySantiago |
#3,468 | 6.3 | 13.7% | 90 |
| 44 | Viña del Mar UniversityViña del Mar |
#3,504 | 6.2 | 9.6% | 89 |
| 45 | Universidad Santo TomásSantiago |
#3,725 | 5.5 | 17.2% | 103 |
| 46 | Fundación ChileSantiago |
#3,872 | 5.0 | 7.9% | 76 |
| 47 | University of AtacamaCopiapó |
#4,209 | 4.1 | 10.8% | 98 |
| 48 | Universidad de AntofagastaAntofagasta |
#4,458 | 3.4 | 8.4% | 87 |
| 49 | Universidad Adventista de ChileChillán |
#4,639 | 2.9 | 12.4% | 80 |
Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Chile?
Homero Gil de Zúñiga, Sebastián Valenzuela and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser rank highest among researchers based in Chile, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Homero Gil de Zúñiga#11,148 worldwide overall81.2 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Sebastián Valenzuela#122,298 worldwide overall42.0 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser#67,694 worldwide overall32.6 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Roberto González#85,769 worldwide overall28.8 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
- 5René Valdés#126,741 worldwide overall27.1 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Miguél Nussbaum#75,393 worldwide overall23.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Claudia Mellado#410,081 worldwide overall31.6 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Calógero M. Santoro#312,192 worldwide overall20.7 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Teresa Correa#131,302 worldwide overall19.5 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Fabiola Sáez-Delgado#195,930 worldwide overall17.7 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Claudio Latorre#113,882 worldwide overall15.4 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
- 12David G. Altman#332,284 worldwide overall20.4 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Katerin Arias-Ortega#293,247 worldwide overall20.1 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
How Chile compares with other countries in Social Sciences