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National University of Luján

In research, National University of Luján stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,155 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,122 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,384 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,263
of 28,054 · #22,121 all time
Rank in Argentina
#45
of 188
Research works
1.6k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is National University of Luján 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 #4,155 of 10,521 8.9%164 #7740
Physical SciencesDomain #10,122 of 12,888 6.6%80 #13993
Social SciencesField #5,384 of 6,365 6.0%120 #6474

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Luján 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#7,740 #4,155
  2. Physical Sciences#13,993 #10,122
  3. Social Sciences#6,474 #5,384
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: 2.17× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.21× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.52× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.90× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Luján?

Ranked on the composite score, Raúl O. Fradkin, Gustavo D. Buzai and José Carlos Escudero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Luján.

  1. 1 Raúl O. Fradkin Argentina · #284,060 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Gustavo D. Buzai Argentina · #343,723 worldwide 16 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 José Carlos Escudero Argentina · #451,291 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Janet Bergstrom Argentina · #510,283 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mariano Ramos Argentina · #650,450 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Rafael Jakimczuk Argentina · #892,490 worldwide 13 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Adriana Martínez Argentina · #899,289 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Clara María Minaverry Argentina · #1,004,130 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Adriana Margarita Porcelli Argentina · #1,036,661 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Fernando Momo Argentina · #1,085,722 worldwide 47 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Luján

Which keywords describe research at National University of Luján?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Social Movements, Education, History, Gender, Politics and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization37▲ 6.1×29 topics
  2. Latin America30▲ 50×17 topics
  3. Education26▲ 4.8×29 topics
  4. Social Movements25▲ 27×14 topics
  5. Climate Change24▲ 2.8×50 topics
  6. History20▲ 9.0×12 topics
  7. Sustainability19▲ 2.6×30 topics
  8. Sustainable Development19▲ 3.8×19 topics
  9. Public Health18▲ 3.9×21 topics
  10. Gender17▲ 10×10 topics
  11. Politics15▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Public Policy14▲ 9.3×12 topics
  13. Neoliberalism13▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Rural Development13▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Human Rights12▲ 3.9×11 topics
  16. Community Participation12▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Economy12▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Social Inequality12▲ 15×9 topics
  19. Educational Technology12▲ 3.3×11 topics
  20. Inequality12▲ 16×7 topics
  21. Cultural Identity10▲ 6.4×8 topics
  22. Inclusive Education10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Pedagogy10▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 9.2×6 topics
  25. Teacher Training9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  26. Community Engagement9▲ 8.6×6 topics
  27. Agriculture9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Argentina9▲ 617×1 topic
  29. Cultural9▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Knowledge Management9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Resistance9▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Political Change8▲ 323×1 topic
  33. Protest8▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Urbanization8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Segregation8▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Number Theory8▲ 103×3 topics
  37. Historiography7▲ 19×7 topics
  38. Housing6▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Globalization Impact6▲ 114×2 topics
  40. Gender Identity6▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does National University of Luján publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Argentine historical studies, Latin American socio-political dynamics, Latin American Urban Studies and Regional Development and Innovation.

Argentine historical studies: 9 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 8 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…6Latin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksRegional Development and…6Regional Development and Innovation: 6 fractional worksEducation in Rural Contexts: 5 fractional worksGeography and Education Methods: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…4Social Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 4 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory Research: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …4Indigenous Cultures and History: 4 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesDevelopment5 others

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

  1. 1 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  2. 2 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Innovation Development 6 works
  5. 5 Education in Rural Contexts Education 5 works
  6. 6 Geography and Education Methods Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  9. 9 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 4 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 4 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of Luján's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.