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Finis Terrae University

In research, Finis Terrae University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,433 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#5,742 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,736 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,806
of 28,054 · #21,751 all time
Rank in Chile
#49
of 107
Research works
1.2k
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Finis Terrae 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 #5,433 of 10,521 14.9%236 #8326
MedicineField #5,742 of 10,443 12.9%139 #12297
Health SciencesDomain #6,736 of 11,982 13.2%167 #13285
Social SciencesField #4,181 of 6,365 15.3%140 #6255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Finis Terrae 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#8,326 #5,433
  2. Medicine#12,297 #5,742
  3. Health Sciences#13,285 #6,736
  4. Social Sciences#6,255 #4,181
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: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.86× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 139 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.69× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Finis Terrae University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodrigo Barcía Lehmann and Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Finis Terrae University.

  1. 1 Rodrigo Barcía Lehmann Chile · #495,214 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez Chile · #603,146 worldwide 14 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Finis Terrae University

Which keywords describe research at Finis Terrae University?

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

▲ 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. Globalization42▲ 4.3×35 topics
  2. Latin America41▲ 43×14 topics
  3. Education38▲ 4.4×43 topics
  4. Epidemiology30▲ 1.50×76 topics
  5. Social Movements27▲ 18×12 topics
  6. Human Rights27▲ 5.2×17 topics
  7. Memory19▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Mental Health18▲ 2.5×26 topics
  9. Political Violence18▲ 136×3 topics
  10. Cultural Identity18▲ 6.8×6 topics
  11. Dictatorship18▲ 193×2 topics
  12. Inflammation17▲ 1.67×54 topics
  13. COVID-1917▲ 2.5×19 topics
  14. Chile16▲ 338×1 topic
  15. Pinochet16▲ 338×1 topic
  16. Educational Technology14▲ 2.4×17 topics
  17. Quality of Life14▲ 1.95×42 topics
  18. Public Health14▲ 1.91×31 topics
  19. Colonialism14▲ 5.7×7 topics
  20. E-Learning13▲ 2.5×5 topics
  21. Ethics12▲ 5.2×12 topics
  22. Communication12▲ 7.9×12 topics
  23. Poetry12▲ 73×3 topics
  24. Pedagogy11▲ 4.7×7 topics
  25. Obesity11▲ 2.9×19 topics
  26. Interculturalism11▲ 176×1 topic
  27. Mapuche11▲ 176×1 topic
  28. Inclusive Education10▲ 5.8×9 topics
  29. Technology10▲ 3.6×11 topics
  30. Health Promotion8▲ 5.3×12 topics
  31. Sociology8▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Digital Divide8▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Educational Leadership8▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Student Performance8▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Teacher Development8▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Quality Education8▲ 40×1 topic
  37. School Culture8▲ 40×1 topic
  38. ICT8▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Virtual Teaching8▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Gender Studies7▲ 8.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Finis Terrae University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Education and Teacher Training and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Political and Social Dyn…16Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 16 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 8 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…4Health and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 4 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryEducationInformation Systems4 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 16 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 11 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 8 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 8 works
  5. 5 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 4 works
  10. 10 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 3 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 available77.9%not open22.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Finis Terrae University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% 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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