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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales

In research, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,464 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,324 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,842
of 42,892
Rank in Chile
#135
of 141
Research works
195
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,464 of 16,945 10.6%160
Social SciencesField #9,324 of 10,206 10.3%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 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).

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: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales?

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

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Latin America4▲ 88×6 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  3. Education3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  4. Social Movements2▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  6. Human Rights2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  7. Memory2▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Communication2▲ 22×5 topics
  9. Ethics2▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Gender1▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Climate Change1▲ 2.2×4 topics
  12. Public Health1▲ 4.1×6 topics
  13. Agriculture1▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Chile1▲ 591×1 topic
  15. Epidemiology1▲ 1.36×10 topics
  16. Food Security1▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Pinochet1▲ 591×1 topic
  18. Social Inequality1▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Environmental Policy1▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Feminism1▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Mental Health1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  22. Rural Development1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. COVID-191▲ 3.4×5 topics
  24. Political Participation1▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Rural Communities1▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Social Impact1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Latin American rural development, Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues and Education and Teacher Training.

Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 1 fractional worksLatin American rural development: 1 fractional worksFeminism, Gender, and So…1Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…1Education and Teacher Training: 1 fractional worksGender, Violence, Rights in Latin America: 0 fractional worksMedical research and treatments: 0 fractional worksJournalism and Media Stu…0Journalism and Media Studies: 0 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and C…0Media, Journalism, and Communication History: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultur…0Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 0 fractional worksEducational Innovations …0Educational Innovations and Technology: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGender StudiesEducation5 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 1 works
  2. 2 Latin American rural development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Feminism, Gender, and Social Issues Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 1 works
  5. 5 Gender, Violence, Rights in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Medical research and treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Journalism and Media Studies Communication 0 works
  8. 8 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 0 works
  9. 9 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 0 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 available57.3%not open42.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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