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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

In research, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,737 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,248 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,361 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Literature and Literary Theory and Cultural Studies — General Social Sciences is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,838
of 28,054 · #5,072 all time
Rank in Chile
#9
of 107
Research works
8.7k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 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 #1,737 of 10,521 18.0%886 #1626
Social SciencesField #1,248 of 6,365 17.1%548 #1378
Physical SciencesDomain #3,361 of 12,888 17.4%691 #4483
EngineeringField #2,222 of 6,636 15.6%244 #3535
Health SciencesDomain #4,344 of 11,982 21.4%141 #8356
EducationSubfield #744 of 1,892 24.9%164 #811
Life SciencesDomain #3,936 of 7,800 24.1%195 #5610
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,062 of 1,998 13.6%166 #703
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,912 of 3,409 29.1%103 #2794
Computer ScienceField #2,896 of 4,667 20.2%136 #3207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 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#1,626 #1,737
  2. Social Sciences#1,378 #1,248
  3. Physical Sciences#4,483 #3,361
  4. Engineering#3,535 #2,222
  5. Health Sciences#8,356 #4,344
  6. Education#811 #744
  7. Life Sciences#5,610 #3,936
  8. Arts and Humanities#703 #1,062
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,794 #1,912
  10. Computer Science#3,207 #2,896
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 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 35.1 works17×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 58.9 works5.8×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 37.3 works4.8×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 103 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 136 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 244 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.00× its world share, 166 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 548 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso?

Ranked on the composite score, Alejandro Guzmán Brito, Gíovanní Parodi and Carlos Salinas Araneda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.

  1. 1 Alejandro Guzmán Brito Chile · #45,837 worldwide 76 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Gíovanní Parodi Chile · #98,002 worldwide 109 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Carlos Salinas Araneda Chile · #149,518 worldwide 16 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Claudia Mellado Chile · #157,817 worldwide 101 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Romina Pedreschi Chile · #161,509 worldwide 279 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Verónica López Chile · #193,984 worldwide 157 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 José Ignacio Rodríguez Chile · #302,747 worldwide 29 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Eduardo Cordero Quinzacara Chile · #360,938 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Carmen Montecinos Chile · #367,921 worldwide 70 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Ricardo Espinoza Lolas Chile · #401,734 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Which keywords describe research at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Globalization, Ethics, Social Movements, Colonialism, Educational Leadership and Inclusive 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. Education140▲ 4.2×71 topics
  2. Globalization131▲ 3.5×63 topics
  3. Latin America98▲ 27×16 topics
  4. Sustainability71▲ 1.52×67 topics
  5. Ethics61▲ 6.6×33 topics
  6. Educational Technology56▲ 2.5×21 topics
  7. Human Rights56▲ 2.8×27 topics
  8. Social Movements55▲ 9.5×19 topics
  9. Innovation54▲ 2.7×31 topics
  10. Colonialism51▲ 5.6×22 topics
  11. Cultural Identity48▲ 4.9×15 topics
  12. History48▲ 3.6×35 topics
  13. Philosophy46▲ 5.4×21 topics
  14. Inclusive Education45▲ 6.7×12 topics
  15. Gender43▲ 4.2×28 topics
  16. Educational Leadership42▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Physical Activity40▲ 4.3×11 topics
  18. Teacher Development40▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Literature39▲ 3.7×32 topics
  20. Educational Innovation38▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Organizational Commitment38▲ 9.8×2 topics
  22. Curriculum Design38▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Ethical Education38▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Poetry38▲ 60×3 topics
  25. Student Performance38▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Quality Education38▲ 52×1 topic
  27. School Culture38▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Technology37▲ 3.6×21 topics
  29. Memory35▲ 7.5×8 topics
  30. Social Sciences33▲ 12×10 topics
  31. Criminal Justice32▲ 7.7×3 topics
  32. Literary Discourse31▲ 70×2 topics
  33. Interculturalism30▲ 130×1 topic
  34. Mapuche30▲ 130×1 topic
  35. Social Inequality30▲ 6.0×9 topics
  36. Society29▲ 7.9×14 topics
  37. Migrant Integration25▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Violence25▲ 8.9×10 topics
  39. Gender Studies24▲ 8.2×12 topics
  40. Informal Learning24▲ 9.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America.

Education and Teacher Training: 38 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 30 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…22Legal processes and jurisprudence: 22 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dyn…20Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 19 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 16 fractional worksComparative Internationa…16Comparative International Legal Studies: 16 fractional worksPhilosophical Thought and Analysis: 14 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 12 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 12 fractional works
EducationLiterature and Literary TheoryLawSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 38 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 30 works
  3. 3 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 22 works
  4. 4 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 19 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 16 works
  7. 7 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 16 works
  8. 8 Philosophical Thought and Analysis General Social Sciences 14 works
  9. 9 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  10. 10 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 12 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 available67.2%not open32.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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