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Arturo Prat University

In research, Arturo Prat University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,692 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,480 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,105 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,059
of 28,054 · #14,835 all time
Rank in Chile
#33
of 107
Research works
1.7k
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Arturo Prat 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 SciencesField #2,692 of 6,365 17.3%159 #4016
Social SciencesDomain #4,480 of 10,521 17.3%214 #6478
Physical SciencesDomain #8,105 of 12,888 16.3%158 #13246
Health SciencesDomain #9,433 of 11,982 15.1%62 #16610

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arturo Prat 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#4,016 #2,692
  2. Social Sciences#6,478 #4,480
  3. Physical Sciences#13,246 #8,105
  4. Health Sciences#16,610 #9,433
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.

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: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.03× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 159 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arturo Prat University?

Ranked on the composite score, Raúl Bernal-Meza, Miguel Ángel Mansilla and Guillermo Guzmán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arturo Prat University.

  1. 1 Raúl Bernal-Meza Chile · #230,647 worldwide 26 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Miguel Ángel Mansilla Chile · #408,522 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Guillermo Guzmán Chile · #922,582 worldwide 30 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Cristóbal Corral Chile · #1,203,740 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Walter Sielfeld Chile · #1,265,028 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Norman Toro Chile · #1,301,956 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Julio Benites Chile · #1,407,757 worldwide 25 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Javier Palacios Chile · #1,554,218 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Arturo Prat University

Which keywords describe research at Arturo Prat University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Social Inequality, Migrant Integration, Healthcare Access, Indigenous Knowledge, Colonial History and Education.

▲ 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. Globalization40▲ 4.2×41 topics
  2. Latin America35▲ 37×14 topics
  3. Education24▲ 2.9×30 topics
  4. Social Inequality19▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Mental Health17▲ 2.4×22 topics
  6. Migrant Integration16▲ 91×2 topics
  7. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.91×22 topics
  8. Healthcare Access16▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Cultural Identity15▲ 6.0×7 topics
  10. Indigenous Knowledge15▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Colonial History15▲ 159×2 topics
  12. Intercultural Education15▲ 39×4 topics
  13. Community Participation15▲ 8.1×5 topics
  14. Religion14▲ 6.1×6 topics
  15. Colonialism13▲ 5.8×6 topics
  16. Cultural Diversity13▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Educational Policy12▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Racial Discrimination12▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Poetry10▲ 62×2 topics
  20. Catholicism10▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Social Movements10▲ 6.8×12 topics
  22. Interculturalism10▲ 163×1 topic
  23. Mapuche10▲ 163×1 topic
  24. Inclusive Education9▲ 5.5×11 topics
  25. Geopolitics9▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Politics9▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Metal Recovery9▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Autonomy9▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Teacher Development9▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Pluralism8▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Public Sphere8▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Educational Leadership8▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Organizational Commitment8▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Economic Integration8▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Regionalism8▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Social Integration8▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Student Performance8▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Quality Education8▲ 42×1 topic
  39. School Culture8▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Quantum Gravity8▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Arturo Prat University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, International Relations in Latin America and Education and Teacher Training.

Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 12 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksInternational Relations …8International Relations in Latin America: 8 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…8Education and Teacher Training: 8 fractional worksReligion and Society in Latin America: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…5Social Sciences and Policies: 5 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional works
Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International RelationsEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 12 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  3. 3 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 5 works
  8. 8 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available76.9%not open23.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arturo Prat University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.