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Alberto Hurtado University

In research, Alberto Hurtado University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,729 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,800 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,219 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Cultural Studies and Law — General Social Sciences is 29.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,661
of 28,054 · #14,543 all time
Rank in Chile
#51
of 107
Research works
3.9k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Alberto Hurtado University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,729 of 10,521 16.1%889 #2229
Social SciencesField #1,800 of 6,365 16.8%594 #1497
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,219 of 1,998 17.5%126 #1496
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,585 of 2,578 11.1%164 #1460
EducationSubfield #1,164 of 1,892 23.6%96 #1141
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #846 of 1,201 14.1%90 #933
PsychologyField #1,790 of 2,181 11.8%62 #2543
Physical SciencesDomain #11,778 of 12,888 10.3%78 #19144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberto Hurtado University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,229 #2,729
  2. Social Sciences#1,497 #1,800
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,496 #1,219
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,460 #1,585
  5. Education#1,141 #1,164
  6. Political Science and International Relations#933 #846
  7. Psychology#2,543 #1,790
  8. Physical Sciences#19,144 #11,778
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Alberto Hurtado University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 29.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 34.0 works30×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 43.0 works10×
  3. LawSubfield · 50.8 works8.3×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 40.0 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 27 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.17× its world share, 126 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.49× its world share, 594 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alberto Hurtado University?

Ranked on the composite score, Pedro Ibarra Güell, Elizabeth Lira and Fernando Pérez Villalón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alberto Hurtado University.

  1. 1 Pedro Ibarra Güell Chile · #265,795 worldwide 14 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth Lira Chile · #300,454 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Fernando Pérez Villalón Chile · #399,242 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Pablo Contreras Chile · #410,610 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Alfredo Ferrante Chile · #458,430 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Pablo Toro-Blanco Chile · #460,073 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Jorge Larraín Chile · #493,372 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Antonia Larraín Chile · #546,174 worldwide 34 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Marcos Fernández Labbé Chile · #587,567 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Juan Carlos Skewes Chile · #589,062 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Alberto Hurtado University

Which keywords describe research at Alberto Hurtado University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Education, Social Movements, Memory, Political Violence and Ethics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization207▲ 10×72 topics
  2. Latin America154▲ 77×19 topics
  3. Human Rights121▲ 11×32 topics
  4. Education102▲ 5.7×63 topics
  5. Social Movements78▲ 25×21 topics
  6. Memory62▲ 24×10 topics
  7. Political Violence57▲ 210×3 topics
  8. Ethics54▲ 11×34 topics
  9. Dictatorship54▲ 283×2 topics
  10. Welfare State53▲ 59×4 topics
  11. Colonialism52▲ 10×24 topics
  12. Migrant Integration46▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Social Inequality45▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Chile44▲ 429×1 topic
  15. Pinochet44▲ 429×1 topic
  16. Cultural Identity43▲ 8.0×15 topics
  17. Inequality40▲ 17×11 topics
  18. Community Participation37▲ 9.4×8 topics
  19. Public Policy36▲ 6.9×17 topics
  20. Philosophy34▲ 7.5×17 topics
  21. Inclusive Education33▲ 9.0×12 topics
  22. Criminal Justice33▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Social Rights33▲ 98×2 topics
  24. Gender Differences32▲ 8.1×10 topics
  25. Religion31▲ 6.3×19 topics
  26. Poetry31▲ 90×2 topics
  27. Economic Crisis31▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Democracy30▲ 8.2×15 topics
  29. Indigenous Knowledge30▲ 30×7 topics
  30. Neoliberalism30▲ 8.0×18 topics
  31. Participation30▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Social Work30▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Family Support29▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Ethical Challenges29▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Access29▲ 9.9×9 topics
  36. Community Intervention29▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Judicial Review29▲ 30×4 topics
  38. Third Sector29▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Constitutionalism28▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Interculturalism28▲ 215×1 topic

Which research topics does Alberto Hurtado University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Social Sciences and Policies, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies.

Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 44 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 28 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…28Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 28 fractional worksComparative constitution…23Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 23 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 20 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 17 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…17Criminal Justice and Penology: 17 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 16 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 14 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 14 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Social SciencesLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 28 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 28 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 23 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  6. 6 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 17 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 17 works
  8. 8 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  9. 9 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 14 works
  10. 10 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available81.0%not open19.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberto Hurtado University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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