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National University of Salta

In research, National University of Salta stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,042 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,122 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,623 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies — Cultural Studies is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,731
of 28,054 · #17,089 all time
Rank in Argentina
#85
of 188
Research works
2.6k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is National University of Salta 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 #8,042 of 10,521 9.2%157 #7322
Social SciencesField #5,122 of 6,365 9.1%110 #4411
Physical SciencesDomain #10,623 of 12,888 6.6%123 #10531
Life SciencesDomain #7,449 of 7,800 7.6%64 #12835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of Salta 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#7,322 #8,042
  2. Social Sciences#4,411 #5,122
  3. Physical Sciences#10,531 #10,623
  4. Life Sciences#12,835 #7,449
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 Salta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.0 works13×
← 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: 2.59× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.89× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.76× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.58× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of Salta?

Ranked on the composite score, José Rodríguez Molina, Natalia Von Ellenrieder and Yang Bo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of Salta.

  1. 1 José Rodríguez Molina Argentina · #276,897 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Natalia Von Ellenrieder Argentina · #427,976 worldwide 97 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Yang Bo Argentina · #504,614 worldwide 1 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Alejandro Luis Hernández Argentina · #521,199 worldwide 63 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Ricardo N. Alonso Argentina · #525,077 worldwide 175 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 J. Viramonte Argentina · #630,138 worldwide 127 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Adriana Noemí Ramón Argentina · #651,855 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Carlos Hernán Sosa Argentina · #682,467 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 María V. Albeza Argentina · #727,515 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  10. 9 Noemí Acreche Argentina · #727,515 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National University of Salta

Which keywords describe research at National University of Salta?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 2.9×53 topics
  2. Globalization28▲ 3.6×33 topics
  3. Education26▲ 4.0×26 topics
  4. Cultural Identity24▲ 12×9 topics
  5. History19▲ 7.1×14 topics
  6. Latin America19▲ 26×12 topics
  7. Gender16▲ 7.5×12 topics
  8. Renewable Energy16▲ 2.8×16 topics
  9. Biodiversity15▲ 5.1×20 topics
  10. Colonial History15▲ 192×3 topics
  11. Human Rights14▲ 3.6×12 topics
  12. Social Movements14▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Public Health13▲ 2.3×22 topics
  14. Educational Technology13▲ 2.8×7 topics
  15. Sustainable Development13▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Social Exclusion13▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Politics12▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Indigenous Peoples12▲ 138×2 topics
  19. Colonialism12▲ 6.3×12 topics
  20. Frontier Studies12▲ 404×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species12▲ 7.0×14 topics
  22. State Policies12▲ 404×1 topic
  23. Economy10▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Cultural Studies10▲ 7.0×8 topics
  25. Society10▲ 13×7 topics
  26. Intercultural Education9▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Environmental Impact Assessment9▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Technology9▲ 4.3×9 topics
  29. Memory9▲ 9.1×6 topics
  30. Communication8▲ 7.1×10 topics
  31. Conservation8▲ 5.0×13 topics
  32. Violence8▲ 15×6 topics
  33. Biogeography8▲ 7.6×14 topics
  34. Drug Resistance8▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Social Inequality8▲ 7.4×5 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 13×8 topics
  37. Global Change8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  38. Constitutionalism7▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Cultural7▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Habitat Fragmentation7▲ 7.9×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Cultures and History, Argentine historical studies, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education.

Indigenous Cultures and …12Indigenous Cultures and History: 12 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…6Environmental and Ecological Studies: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …5Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 5 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksMemory, violence, and history: 5 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…4Historical Studies in Latin America: 4 fractional worksEducation in Rural Conte…4Education in Rural Contexts: 4 fractional worksHistory and Politics in …4History and Politics in Latin America: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations …3Educational Innovations and Technology: 3 fractional works
AnthropologyCultural StudiesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 12 works
  2. 2 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 5 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
  6. 6 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 4 works
  8. 8 Education in Rural Contexts Education 4 works
  9. 9 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 4 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 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 available66.1%not open33.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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