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Universidad Católica de La Plata

In research, Universidad Católica de La Plata stands highest in Social Sciences (#16,226 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#42,441
of 42,892
Rank in Argentina
#250
of 252
Research works
166
▲ 181% vs 2013–17
Citations
276
1.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de La Plata known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #16,226 of 16,945 6.3%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de La Plata 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).

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.66× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de La Plata?

Ranked on the composite score, Mario Enrique Sacchi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de La Plata.

  1. 1 Mario Enrique Sacchi Argentina · #781,440 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de La Plata

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de La Plata?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Human Rights, Globalization, Democracy and Religion.

▲ 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. Latin America10▲ 118×12 topics
  2. Education9▲ 11×16 topics
  3. Ethics7▲ 32×8 topics
  4. Philosophy7▲ 33×6 topics
  5. Human Rights6▲ 12×9 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  7. Democracy4▲ 26×7 topics
  8. Religion4▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Theology4▲ 91×2 topics
  10. Social Movements4▲ 28×5 topics
  11. Liberation4▲ 486×1 topic
  12. Social Dynamics4▲ 130×1 topic
  13. History4▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Inequality4▲ 34×6 topics
  15. Criminal Justice4▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Constitutionalism3▲ 78×3 topics
  18. Public Policy3▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Judicial Review3▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Culture2▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Social Rights2▲ 157×2 topics
  22. Society2▲ 26×5 topics
  23. Constitutional Rights2▲ 244×1 topic
  24. International Law2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Legal Theory2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Organizational Culture2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Transparency2▲ 37×4 topics
  28. Cultural Studies2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Human Dignity2▲ 107×2 topics
  30. Governance2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Penal System2▲ 227×1 topic
  32. Social Control2▲ 164×1 topic
  33. Legal Evidence2▲ 273×1 topic
  34. Social Sciences2▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Standards of Proof2▲ 273×1 topic
  36. Violence2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Consent2▲ 188×1 topic
  38. Institutions2▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Patient Autonomy2▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Gender Studies1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de La Plata publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Criminal Justice and Penology and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Religious and Theologica…4Religious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…2Criminal Justice and Penology: 2 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…2Legal processes and jurisprudence: 2 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 2 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 1 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…1Latin American socio-political dynamics: 1 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 1 fractional worksPhilosophical and Cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Governance: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 2 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 2 works
  5. 5 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  9. 9 Philosophical and Cultural Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de La Plata's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 181% 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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