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Austral University of Chile

In research, Austral University of Chile stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,412 of 7,800 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,346 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,971 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Cultural Studies and Ecology — General Social Sciences is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,589
of 28,054 · #4,900 all time
Rank in Chile
#16
of 107
Research works
11k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Austral University of Chile 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,412 of 7,800 16.3%296 #2841
Social SciencesDomain #3,346 of 10,521 14.7%719 #2919
Health SciencesDomain #3,971 of 11,982 11.0%243 #4386
Physical SciencesDomain #4,388 of 12,888 14.8%521 #5328
Social SciencesField #2,240 of 6,365 15.1%470 #2318
Environmental ScienceField #1,525 of 3,551 15.7%211 #1346
MedicineField #4,671 of 10,443 11.1%152 #6431
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,611 of 3,409 19.1%160 #1141
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,750 of 2,578 12.3%99 #2231
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,627 of 3,579 13.4%81 #3066

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austral University of Chile 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. Life Sciences#2,841 #2,412
  2. Social Sciences#2,919 #3,346
  3. Health Sciences#4,386 #3,971
  4. Physical Sciences#5,328 #4,388
  5. Social Sciences#2,318 #2,240
  6. Environmental Science#1,346 #1,525
  7. Medicine#6,431 #4,671
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,141 #1,611
  9. Sociology and Political Science#2,231 #1,750
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,066 #2,627
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 Austral University of Chile specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.6 works12×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 43.6 works6.0×
  3. EcologySubfield · 83.0 works5.9×
← 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: 1.89× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 81 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.39× its world share, 211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.52× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 470 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austral University of Chile?

Ranked on the composite score, Sergio Mezzano, Claudio Donoso Zegers and María Catrileo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austral University of Chile.

  1. 1 Sergio Mezzano Chile · #57,187 worldwide 370 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Claudio Donoso Zegers Chile · #160,754 worldwide 121 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 María Catrileo Chile · #211,023 worldwide 250 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Vicente Serrano Marín Chile · #224,410 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Daniel F. Calderini Chile · #241,331 worldwide 181 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Cecilia Smith‐Ramírez Chile · #274,055 worldwide 228 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Guillermo D’Elía Chile · #295,136 worldwide 183 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Hans Richter Chile · #338,863 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Rodrigo Browne Sartori Chile · #345,199 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Jordi Delgado Castro Chile · #359,707 worldwide 5 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Austral University of Chile

Which keywords describe research at Austral University of Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Climate Change, Social Movements, Memory, Colonialism and Social Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization160▲ 4.6×68 topics
  2. Climate Change129▲ 2.7×83 topics
  3. Latin America114▲ 33×18 topics
  4. Human Rights100▲ 5.5×41 topics
  5. Education78▲ 2.5×54 topics
  6. Epidemiology71◆ 1.00×94 topics
  7. Sustainability64▲ 1.47×69 topics
  8. Public Health54▲ 2.1×49 topics
  9. Social Movements54▲ 10×17 topics
  10. Colonialism54▲ 6.4×19 topics
  11. Memory53▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Social Inequality47▲ 9.9×10 topics
  13. Biodiversity46▲ 3.5×28 topics
  14. Cultural Identity46▲ 5.0×12 topics
  15. Poetry44▲ 75×3 topics
  16. Invasive Species42▲ 5.5×21 topics
  17. Political Violence40▲ 85×3 topics
  18. Dictatorship38▲ 118×2 topics
  19. Community Participation38▲ 5.8×10 topics
  20. Criminal Justice37▲ 9.4×4 topics
  21. Interculturalism34▲ 156×1 topic
  22. Mapuche34▲ 156×1 topic
  23. Indigenous Knowledge34▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Migrant Integration32▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Chile30▲ 175×1 topic
  26. Pinochet30▲ 175×1 topic
  27. Climate Change Impacts30▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Inclusive Education30▲ 4.8×11 topics
  29. Biogeography28▲ 6.1×18 topics
  30. Health Promotion28▲ 5.0×13 topics
  31. Healthcare Access28▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Population Dynamics27▲ 6.1×12 topics
  33. Welfare State27▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Constitutionalism26▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Judicial Review25▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Social Rights24▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Molecular Phylogeny24▲ 8.7×12 topics
  38. Intercultural Education22▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Legal Evidence21▲ 90×1 topic
  40. Standards of Proof21▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Austral University of Chile publish most on?

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

Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 34 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 30 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 21 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 19 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 18 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 17 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…16Social Sciences and Policies: 16 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…15Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 15 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…14Criminal Justice and Penology: 14 fractional worksComparative Internationa…13Comparative International Legal Studies: 13 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceLawPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 34 works
  2. 2 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  3. 3 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 21 works
  4. 4 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 19 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 18 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 17 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 16 works
  8. 8 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 15 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 14 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 13 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 available64.0%not open36.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austral University of Chile's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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