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Millennium Science Initiative

In research, Millennium Science Initiative stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,971 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,834 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy and Plant Science (Physics and Astronomy is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,345
of 22,385 · #6,892 all time
Rank in Chile
#47
of 104
Research works
534
▲ 115% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Millennium Science Initiative

What is Millennium Science Initiative known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,971 of 10,670 9.0%116 #6014
Social SciencesDomain #6,834 of 9,585 21.8%68 -

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Millennium Science Initiative 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Millennium Science Initiative work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Millennium Science Initiative is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (11%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 130 fractional works · 39.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 33 fractional works · 9.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 25.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 69 fractional works · 20.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 6.6% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 46 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMillenniumScience…329fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy339.9%
    2. Engineering278.3%
    3. Environmental Science175.1%
    4. Materials Science164.7%
    5. Computer Science123.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences92.9%
    7. Mathematics61.9%
    8. Chemistry51.7%
    9. Energy31.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    1. Social Sciences5015.1%
    2. Psychology226.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences319.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology288.6%
    3. Neuroscience72.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Medicine3510.6%
    2. Health Professions103.1%
    3. Nursing10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Millennium Science Initiative specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 32.7 works4.5×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 21.8 works3.8×
← 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: 1.96× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.36× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.47× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.47×33 works
  2. Psychology2.15×22 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.96×31 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.82×9 works
  5. Mathematics1.66×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×28 works
  7. Materials Science1.36×16 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.30×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.29×7 works
  10. Social Sciences1.19×50 works
  11. Health Professions1.16×10 works
  12. Energy1.14×3 works
  13. Chemistry1.06×6 works
  14. Environmental Science1.03×17 works
  15. Nursing0.82×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×2 works
  18. Engineering0.56×27 works
  19. Medicine0.55×35 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.53×5 works
  21. Computer Science0.45×12 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×3 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.37×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Millennium Science Initiative?

Ranked on the quality score, Gonzalo A. Ruz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Millennium Science Initiative.

  1. 1 Gonzalo A. Ruz Chile · #3,431,139 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Millennium Science Initiative

What are the most cited papers from Millennium Science Initiative?

The most cited paper from Millennium Science Initiative is "The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio: A Relevant Marker of Gut Dysbiosis in Obese Patients?" (Fabien Magne, Martín Gotteland, Léa Gauthier et al., 2020), with 2,368 citations. Next come "Monte Verde: Seaweed, Food, Medicine, and the Peopling of South America" (700) and "XBP-1 deficiency in the nervous system protects against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by increasing autophagy" (536).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes Ratio: A Relevant Marker of Gut Dysbiosis in Obese Patients? Fabien Magne, Martín Gotteland, Léa Gauthier et al. · Nutrients Open access 19 May 2020 2,368
2 Monte Verde: Seaweed, Food, Medicine, and the Peopling of South America Tom D. Dillehay, Carlos Ramírez, Mario Pino et al. · Science 8 May 2008 700
3 XBP-1 deficiency in the nervous system protects against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by increasing autophagy Claudio A. Hetz, Peter Thielen, Soledad Matus et al. · Genes & Development Open access 17 Sep 2009 536
4 Interleukin-6 induces Alzheimer-type phosphorylation of tau protein by deregulating the cdk5/p35 pathway Rodrigo A. Quintanilla, Daniel I. Orellana, Christian González‐Billault et al. · Experimental Cell Research Open access 28 Feb 2004 451
5 Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Cardiac Activation Mapping Francisco Sahli Costabal, Yibo Yang, Paris Perdikaris et al. · Frontiers in Physics Open access 28 Feb 2020 423
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Millennium Science Initiative?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dark Matter, Particle Physics, Mental Health, Social Support, Higgs Boson, High-Energy Collider, Gene Expression and Signal Transduction.

▲ 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-now 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. Mental Health13▲ 2.7×29 topics
  2. Climate Change11▲ 1.24×39 topics
  3. Epidemiology11▼ 0.83×50 topics
  4. Dark Matter10▲ 25×3 topics
  5. Social Support9▲ 5.2×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life9▲ 1.85×22 topics
  7. Particle Physics9▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Gene Expression7▲ 3.3×15 topics
  9. Depression7▲ 2.3×17 topics
  10. Catalysis6▲ 2.9×16 topics
  11. Nanomaterials6▲ 1.83×14 topics
  12. Human Rights6▲ 1.84×15 topics
  13. Higgs Boson5▲ 33×1 topic
  14. High-Energy Collider5▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Adolescents5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  17. Elderly Care4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Signal Transduction4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Cosmology4▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Cosmic Rays4▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Neutrinos4▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Electrocatalysis4▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Health Disparities4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Ionic Liquids4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Genetic Regulation4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Transcription Factors4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  27. Galactic Center4▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Mortality Risk4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Long-Term Care3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Axions3▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Intersectionality3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  32. WIMPs3▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  34. Heterogeneous Catalysts3▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Global South3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Epidemiological Study3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Family Support3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Feminist Theory3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Social Relationships3▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Millennium Science Initiative publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Disability Rights and Representation and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Particle physics theoret…5Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 5 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 3 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 3 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 2 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…2Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSafety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  3. 3 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 3 works
  4. 4 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available61.6%not open38.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.8%domestic only46.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Millennium Science Initiative's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 115% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Millennium Science Initiative as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Millennium Science Initiative0.0014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Millennium Science Initiative over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Millennium Science Initiative14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2025.

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