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National University of San Juan

In research, National University of San Juan stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,440 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,452 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,004 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics — Geophysics is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,396
of 28,054 · #14,834 all time
Rank in Argentina
#47
of 188
Research works
3.1k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is National University of San Juan 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 #6,440 of 10,521 8.2%215 #10178
Physical SciencesDomain #8,452 of 12,888 9.8%297 #9191
EngineeringField #5,004 of 6,636 11.6%101 #4122
Social SciencesField #5,414 of 6,365 6.1%129 #7627
Life SciencesDomain #7,132 of 7,800 11.1%65 #11478

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National University of San Juan 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#10,178 #6,440
  2. Physical Sciences#9,191 #8,452
  3. Engineering#4,122 #5,004
  4. Social Sciences#7,627 #5,414
  5. Life Sciences#11,478 #7,132
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 San Juan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 23.4 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: 1.58× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.28× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.19× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 60 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University of San Juan?

Ranked on the composite score, Gustavo Correa, Pedro Mercado and Ricardo Carelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University of San Juan.

  1. 1 Gustavo Correa Argentina · #123,696 worldwide 68 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Pedro Mercado Argentina · #243,224 worldwide 158 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Ricardo Carelli Argentina · #244,635 worldwide 371 citations · 97 works
  4. 4 R. Gil-Hutton Argentina · #299,000 worldwide 149 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 H. Levato⋆ Argentina · #345,117 worldwide 302 citations · 98 works
  6. 6 C. Saffe Argentina · #356,970 worldwide 257 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Alejandro De Oto Argentina · #365,856 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Enrique E. Mombello Argentina · #408,603 worldwide 81 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Marcelo G. Molina Argentina · #486,260 worldwide 139 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 B. Kuchen Argentina · #497,711 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National University of San Juan

Which keywords describe research at National University of San Juan?

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

▲ 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 Change45▲ 2.7×61 topics
  2. Education36▲ 3.4×35 topics
  3. Globalization34▲ 2.9×35 topics
  4. Latin America30▲ 26×15 topics
  5. Renewable Energy26▲ 2.9×28 topics
  6. History24▲ 5.5×20 topics
  7. Sustainability22▲ 1.45×40 topics
  8. Gender21▲ 6.4×15 topics
  9. Social Movements20▲ 11×16 topics
  10. Biodiversity20▲ 4.3×22 topics
  11. Sustainable Development18▲ 1.90×18 topics
  12. Innovation18▲ 2.8×14 topics
  13. Invasive Species17▲ 6.5×17 topics
  14. Literature16▲ 5.0×15 topics
  15. Population Dynamics16▲ 10×11 topics
  16. Cultural Identity16▲ 4.9×5 topics
  17. Identity15▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage14▲ 4.3×15 topics
  19. Social Inequality14▲ 8.5×7 topics
  20. Molecular Phylogeny13▲ 14×10 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis13▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Communication13▲ 6.9×9 topics
  23. Subduction13▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Pedagogy12▲ 4.2×8 topics
  25. Colonialism12▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Society12▲ 10.0×9 topics
  27. Memory12▲ 7.9×7 topics
  28. Conservation12▲ 4.4×17 topics
  29. Conservation Biology11▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control11▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Cultural Studies11▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 7.9×4 topics
  33. Biogeography10▲ 6.3×14 topics
  34. Tectonics10▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Violence10▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Global Change9▲ 5.9×5 topics
  37. Nonlinear Systems9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Poetry9▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Plate Tectonics8▲ 9.0×3 topics
  40. Tectonic Evolution8▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does National University of San Juan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American Urban Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Latin American Urban Stu…7Latin American Urban Studies: 7 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…7Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecological Studies: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…6Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksEducational Innovations …6Educational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 5 fractional worksArgentine historical stu…5Argentine historical studies: 5 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 5 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 5 fractional works
Urban StudiesGlobal and Planetary ChangeRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 7 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 6 works
  7. 7 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 5 works
  8. 8 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 5 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University of San Juan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.