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National University of Quilmes

In research, National University of Quilmes stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,553 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,206 of 6,365 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,958 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies and Communication — Cultural Studies is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,332
of 28,054 · #11,043 all time
Rank in Argentina
#25
of 188
Research works
3.7k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is National University of Quilmes 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 #3,553 of 10,521 7.5%425 #3485
Social SciencesField #2,206 of 6,365 6.3%310 #2279
Life SciencesDomain #5,958 of 7,800 11.7%122 #7206
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,637 of 3,409 10.4%66 #3823
Physical SciencesDomain #10,557 of 12,888 8.3%112 #9099
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,306 of 2,578 5.7%84 #2645

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Quilmes 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#3,485 #3,553
  2. Social Sciences#2,279 #2,206
  3. Life Sciences#7,206 #5,958
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#3,823 #2,637
  5. Physical Sciences#9,099 #10,557
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,645 #2,306
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 National University of Quilmes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 40.0 works14×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 22.2 works11×
← 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: 1.95× its world share, 66 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 310 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at National University of Quilmes?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge R. Wagner, Elías José Palti and Natália Aruguete lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Quilmes.

  1. 1 Jorge R. Wagner Argentina · #226,613 worldwide 291 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Elías José Palti Argentina · #242,059 worldwide 26 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Natália Aruguete Argentina · #273,676 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Daniel E. Gómez Argentina · #313,874 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Silvia Porro Argentina · #334,619 worldwide 13 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Adolfo M. Iribarren Argentina · #365,279 worldwide 58 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Pablo Lorenzano Argentina · #368,278 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Alejandro Blanco Argentina · #370,284 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 M. Carmen Heredia Moreno Argentina · #378,555 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Christián C. Carman Argentina · #380,392 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Quilmes

Which keywords describe research at National University of Quilmes?

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

▲ 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. Globalization101▲ 7.2×58 topics
  2. Latin America64▲ 47×21 topics
  3. Gender51▲ 13×19 topics
  4. Social Movements51▲ 24×20 topics
  5. Education50▲ 4.2×45 topics
  6. History50▲ 10×26 topics
  7. Sustainability47▲ 2.7×40 topics
  8. Public Health44▲ 4.3×23 topics
  9. Inequality43▲ 26×11 topics
  10. Neoliberalism43▲ 17×15 topics
  11. Social Media36▲ 3.5×17 topics
  12. Rural Development34▲ 14×11 topics
  13. Politics32▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Economy28▲ 50×3 topics
  15. Sustainable Agriculture28▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Human Rights28▲ 3.8×21 topics
  17. Community Participation27▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Resistance26▲ 35×4 topics
  19. Protest25▲ 91×2 topics
  20. Cultural25▲ 75×3 topics
  21. Collective Action25▲ 417×1 topic
  22. Political Change25▲ 417×1 topic
  23. Cultural Identity24▲ 6.6×12 topics
  24. Argentina23▲ 715×1 topic
  25. Knowledge Management23▲ 5.9×8 topics
  26. Social23▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Public Policy22▲ 6.4×16 topics
  28. Identity22▲ 4.3×19 topics
  29. Social Capital20▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Information Technology20▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Colonialism20▲ 5.8×14 topics
  32. Cultural Studies18▲ 6.9×15 topics
  33. Communication18▲ 8.3×10 topics
  34. Industrial Clusters18▲ 66×2 topics
  35. Television18▲ 133×2 topics
  36. Local Economic Growth17▲ 155×1 topic
  37. Territorial Innovation17▲ 155×1 topic
  38. Internet17▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Media Studies17▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Memory17▲ 9.9×10 topics

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

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

Latin American socio-political dynamics: 25 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 23 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 17 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 16 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…9Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 9 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 8 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 8 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 7 fractional worksLatin American rural development: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesDevelopmentComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 23 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Innovation Development 17 works
  4. 4 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 16 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  6. 6 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 9 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 8 works
  9. 9 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 7 works
  10. 10 Latin American rural development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.