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Catholic University of the Maule

In research, Catholic University of the Maule stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,387 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#342 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,289 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences and Cultural Studies — General Social Sciences is 17.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,896
of 28,054 · #8,148 all time
Rank in Chile
#10
of 107
Research works
3.4k
▲ 197% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Catholic University of the Maule 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 #1,387 of 10,521 16.5%644 #2271
PsychologyField #342 of 2,181 14.2%118 #1100
Social SciencesField #1,289 of 6,365 17.4%382 #1597
Life SciencesDomain #2,063 of 7,800 24.2%179 #4438
Health SciencesDomain #4,113 of 11,982 16.2%247 #8225
MedicineField #3,689 of 10,443 16.2%170 #7781
EducationSubfield #695 of 1,892 22.5%161 #1187
Physical SciencesDomain #6,960 of 12,888 15.7%309 #12486
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,151 of 3,409 22.9%91 #3600
Health ProfessionsField #1,374 of 1,928 17.1%70 #2887

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic University of the Maule 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#2,271 #1,387
  2. Psychology#1,100 #342
  3. Social Sciences#1,597 #1,289
  4. Life Sciences#4,438 #2,063
  5. Health Sciences#8,225 #4,113
  6. Medicine#7,781 #3,689
  7. Education#1,187 #695
  8. Physical Sciences#12,486 #6,960
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,600 #2,151
  10. Health Professions#2,887 #1,374
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 Catholic University of the Maule specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 17.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 26.7 works18×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 28.4 works5.0×
← 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: 1.39× its world share, 91 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 84 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.81× its world share, 118 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 382 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic University of the Maule?

Ranked on the composite score, Armando Rojas, Pedro Severino-González and Pablo Valdés-Badilla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic University of the Maule.

  1. 1 Armando Rojas Chile · #320,675 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Pedro Severino-González Chile · #518,580 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Pablo Valdés-Badilla Chile · #526,561 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Roberto Polanco-Carrasco Chile · #552,515 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Danilo Díaz–Levicoy Chile · #559,692 worldwide 15 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Jorge Valenzuela Chile · #572,230 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Lucas Pujol-Cols Chile · #576,706 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Susan Sanhueza Henríquez Chile · #693,848 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Franklin Castillo-Retamal Chile · #766,036 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Gonzalo Salas Chile · #909,548 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic University of the Maule

Which keywords describe research at Catholic University of the Maule?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Latin America, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, Educational Technology, Ethics and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Education148▲ 6.2×64 topics
  2. Globalization86▲ 3.2×57 topics
  3. Mental Health65▲ 3.2×36 topics
  4. Educational Technology64▲ 3.9×24 topics
  5. Climate Change57▲ 1.53×71 topics
  6. Innovation56▲ 3.9×32 topics
  7. Latin America56▲ 21×15 topics
  8. Physical Activity51▲ 7.5×12 topics
  9. Health Promotion49▲ 11×14 topics
  10. Ethics45▲ 6.8×30 topics
  11. Public Health45▲ 2.2×45 topics
  12. COVID-1944▲ 2.4×16 topics
  13. Teacher Training44▲ 5.1×17 topics
  14. Pedagogy43▲ 6.4×16 topics
  15. E-Learning42▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Teacher Development41▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Obesity36▲ 3.5×19 topics
  18. Inclusive Education36▲ 7.4×14 topics
  19. Student Performance34▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Philosophy34▲ 5.6×17 topics
  21. Educational Leadership34▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Colonialism34▲ 5.1×12 topics
  23. Curriculum Design34▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Organizational Commitment33▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Quality Education33▲ 63×1 topic
  26. School Culture33▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Chronic Diseases32▲ 9.0×8 topics
  28. Distance Learning32▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. Migrant Integration28▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Digital Divide28▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Online Education28▲ 11×4 topics
  32. University Students27▲ 34×2 topics
  33. ICT27▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Digital Competence26▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Virtual Teaching26▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Social Movements26▲ 6.2×16 topics
  37. Student Achievement24▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Teaching Methods24▲ 12×8 topics
  39. Educational Interventions24▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Welfare State22▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Catholic University of the Maule publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Social Sciences and Policies.

Education and Teacher Training: 33 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 26 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…21Health and Lifestyle Studies: 21 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…19Social Sciences and Policies: 19 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 16 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 13 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…12Literacy and Educational Practices: 12 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 11 fractional worksEducational methodologies and cognitive development: 11 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 10 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 33 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 26 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 21 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 19 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 16 works
  6. 6 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  7. 7 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 12 works
  8. 8 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 11 works
  9. 9 Educational methodologies and cognitive development Developmental and Educational Psychology 11 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 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 available76.1%not open23.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic University of the Maule's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 197% 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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