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San Sebastián University

In research, San Sebastián University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,529 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,784 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,656 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,176
of 28,054 · #8,652 all time
Rank in Chile
#12
of 107
Research works
2.9k
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is San Sebastián University 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 #2,529 of 10,521 15.8%491 #3969
Social SciencesField #1,784 of 6,365 14.2%314 #2826
Health SciencesDomain #3,656 of 11,982 12.6%331 #6816
Physical SciencesDomain #4,128 of 12,888 17.0%437 #9241
Life SciencesDomain #2,857 of 7,800 18.9%155 #5164
MedicineField #4,024 of 10,443 12.7%246 #8006
EngineeringField #2,633 of 6,636 16.7%187 #7119
PsychologyField #1,500 of 2,181 17.4%71 #2924
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,659 of 2,318 14.3%82 —
EducationSubfield #1,371 of 1,892 20.3%67 #2177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Sebastián University 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#3,969 #2,529
  2. Social Sciences#2,826 #1,784
  3. Health Sciences#6,816 #3,656
  4. Physical Sciences#9,241 #4,128
  5. Life Sciences#5,164 #2,857
  6. Medicine#8,006 #4,024
  7. Engineering#7,119 #2,633
  8. Psychology#2,924 #1,500
  9. Education#2,177 #1,371
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: 0.45× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 47 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 246 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 71 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 314 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Sebastián University?

Ranked on the composite score, César García Álvarez, Samuel Durán‐Agüero and Roberto Acevedo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Sebastián University.

  1. 1 César García Álvarez Chile · #307,154 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Samuel Durán‐Agüero Chile · #886,355 worldwide 33 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Roberto Acevedo Chile · #1,055,520 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Cristián Luarte-Rocha Chile · #1,259,717 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 I Eizaguirre Chile · #1,417,951 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Álvaro I. Langer Chile · #1,529,534 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at San Sebastián University

Which keywords describe research at San Sebastián University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Power Electronics, Globalization, Renewable Energy Integration, Social Movements, Human Rights, Memory and Political Violence.

▲ 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. Globalization95▲ 3.4×54 topics
  2. Latin America94▲ 35×18 topics
  3. Epidemiology72▲ 1.29×114 topics
  4. Power Electronics69▲ 15×7 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration63▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Human Rights61▲ 4.2×27 topics
  7. Education58▲ 2.4×49 topics
  8. Mental Health56▲ 2.7×37 topics
  9. Social Movements46▲ 11×15 topics
  10. Quality of Life45▲ 2.2×51 topics
  11. Public Health38▲ 1.86×46 topics
  12. Memory38▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Political Violence34▲ 92×3 topics
  14. Dictatorship33▲ 127×2 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control31▲ 8.5×5 topics
  16. Chile31▲ 226×1 topic
  17. Pinochet31▲ 226×1 topic
  18. Health Promotion28▲ 6.2×14 topics
  19. Physical Activity26▲ 3.7×11 topics
  20. Fault Tolerance25▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Ethics25▲ 3.6×26 topics
  22. Photovoltaic Systems25▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Multilevel Converters25▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Voltage Source Inverters25▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Colonialism23▲ 3.5×16 topics
  26. Democracy23▲ 4.6×14 topics
  27. Decentralized Control21▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Energy Storage Systems20▲ 9.9×2 topics
  29. Electric Vehicle Charging20▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Smart Grid Applications19▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Participation19▲ 14×3 topics
  32. DC-DC Converters19▲ 23×1 topic
  33. High-Frequency Power Conversion19▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Distributed Power Generation18▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Microgrid Control18▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Political Power17▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Social Integration16▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Teacher Development16▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Curriculum Design15▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Student Performance15▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does San Sebastián University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 31 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 25 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters19Advanced DC-DC Converters: 19 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…18Microgrid Control and Optimization: 18 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 15 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 11 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…11Health and Lifestyle Studies: 11 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksPolitics and Society in Latin America: 10 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 31 works
  2. 2 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 18 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 15 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 11 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  9. 9 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 9 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 available69.5%not open30.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Sebastián University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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