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Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

In research, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,503 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#2,573 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,714 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,046
of 28,054 · #10,617 all time
Rank in Chile
#17
of 107
Research works
1.8k
▲ 104% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins 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 #2,503 of 10,521 13.5%308 #4736
MedicineField #2,573 of 10,443 14.7%75 #7674
Social SciencesField #1,714 of 6,365 13.3%181 #3123
Health SciencesDomain #3,618 of 11,982 13.7%108 #9596
Physical SciencesDomain #4,793 of 12,888 16.1%227 #9235
Life SciencesDomain #5,081 of 7,800 13.9%91 #8517
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,720 of 1,998 14.6%69 #3080

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins 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#4,736 #2,503
  2. Medicine#7,674 #2,573
  3. Social Sciences#3,123 #1,714
  4. Health Sciences#9,596 #3,618
  5. Physical Sciences#9,235 #4,793
  6. Life Sciences#8,517 #5,081
  7. Arts and Humanities#3,080 #1,720
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 Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 21.1 works5.5×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.74× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.26× its world share, 69 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 180 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins?

Ranked on the composite score, Iskra Pávez Soto, Juan Larraín and Manuel E. Cortés lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins.

  1. 1 Iskra Pávez Soto Chile · #294,620 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Juan Larraín Chile · #451,589 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Manuel E. Cortés Chile · #864,466 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Germán Morong Reyes Chile · #1,177,062 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Cesar Morales‐Verdejo Chile · #1,601,251 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins?

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

▲ 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. Education54▲ 4.3×44 topics
  2. Globalization40▲ 2.8×48 topics
  3. Social Movements34▲ 16×14 topics
  4. Latin America34▲ 24×17 topics
  5. Climate Change29▲ 1.45×68 topics
  6. Cultural Identity27▲ 7.1×12 topics
  7. History26▲ 5.1×25 topics
  8. Mental Health26▲ 2.4×33 topics
  9. Public Health25▲ 2.4×39 topics
  10. Gender23▲ 5.8×19 topics
  11. Human Rights22▲ 2.9×20 topics
  12. Community Participation20▲ 7.4×7 topics
  13. Memory19▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Political Power19▲ 53×4 topics
  15. Historiography18▲ 19×8 topics
  16. Physical Activity17▲ 4.8×12 topics
  17. Constitutionalism17▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Healthcare Access17▲ 8.1×8 topics
  19. Health Promotion16▲ 7.0×13 topics
  20. Intercultural Education16▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Revolution16▲ 98×2 topics
  22. Migrant Integration16▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Political Violence16▲ 81×3 topics
  24. Dictatorship15▲ 116×2 topics
  25. Indigenous Knowledge15▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Inclusive Education15▲ 5.8×11 topics
  27. Hispanic World15▲ 149×1 topic
  28. Independence15▲ 149×1 topic
  29. Pedagogy15▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Chile14▲ 198×1 topic
  31. Pinochet14▲ 198×1 topic
  32. Society14▲ 9.9×11 topics
  33. Social Inequality14▲ 7.0×11 topics
  34. Teacher Development14▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Colonial History14▲ 94×3 topics
  36. Educational Leadership13▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Quality Education13▲ 46×1 topic
  38. School Culture13▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Cultural Diversity12▲ 7.2×6 topics
  40. Language Policy11▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies in Latin America, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Education and Teacher Training and Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics.

Historical Studies in La…15Historical Studies in Latin America: 15 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dyn…14Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 14 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…13Education and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…10Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 10 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…7Health and Lifestyle Studies: 7 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 5 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceEducationCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 15 works
  2. 2 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  4. 4 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 10 works
  5. 5 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 10 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  8. 8 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  9. 9 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 6 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 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 available73.7%not open26.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.2%domestic only67.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 104% 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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