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Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

In research, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,058 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,617 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,008 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — General Social Sciences is 22.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,042
of 28,054 · #12,259 all time
Rank in Chile
#22
of 107
Research works
3.2k
▲ 135% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción 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 #2,058 of 10,521 14.6%531 #3591
Social SciencesField #1,617 of 6,365 13.5%333 #2717
Physical SciencesDomain #5,008 of 12,888 17.0%327 #9937
EducationSubfield #971 of 1,892 21.7%114 #1469
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,403 of 1,998 7.8%79 #1890
Health SciencesDomain #8,907 of 11,982 10.2%148 #12577
Environmental ScienceField #2,700 of 3,551 15.4%73 #3824
MedicineField #8,068 of 10,443 11.3%109 #13422
Computer ScienceField #3,653 of 4,667 24.0%70 #5495
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,032 of 2,578 8.9%87 #3147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción 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#3,591 #2,058
  2. Social Sciences#2,717 #1,617
  3. Physical Sciences#9,937 #5,008
  4. Education#1,469 #971
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,890 #1,403
  6. Health Sciences#12,577 #8,907
  7. Environmental Science#3,824 #2,700
  8. Medicine#13,422 #8,068
  9. Computer Science#5,495 #3,653
  10. Sociology and Political Science#3,147 #2,032
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 Católica de la Santísima Concepción specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 22.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 26.8 works23×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.4 works7.4×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 333 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Lizana, Carlos Matus-Castillo and Anton Ziegenaus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción.

  1. 1 Ricardo Lizana Chile · #139,356 worldwide 191 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Carlos Matus-Castillo Chile · #352,668 worldwide 24 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Anton Ziegenaus Chile · #520,684 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Patrício Merino Beas Chile · #553,049 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Claudia Troncoso-Pantoja Chile · #568,011 worldwide 29 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 María Graciela Badilla Quintana Chile · #797,218 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ricardo Bustos Chile · #869,322 worldwide 80 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Yenima de la Caridad García Lorenzo Chile · #916,778 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Antonio Brante Chile · #930,200 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Fabiola Sáez-Delgado Chile · #964,469 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Latin America, Ethics, Philosophy, Sociology, Religion, Theology and Catholicism.

▲ 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. Education137▲ 7.4×52 topics
  2. Latin America81▲ 39×14 topics
  3. Ethics77▲ 15×27 topics
  4. Philosophy66▲ 14×19 topics
  5. Globalization58▲ 2.8×44 topics
  6. Sociology47▲ 32×6 topics
  7. Educational Technology46▲ 3.6×23 topics
  8. Religion46▲ 8.9×10 topics
  9. Innovation44▲ 3.9×22 topics
  10. E-Learning44▲ 4.1×12 topics
  11. Theology43▲ 41×5 topics
  12. COVID-1942▲ 2.9×22 topics
  13. Catholicism41▲ 100×4 topics
  14. Social Dynamics40▲ 60×2 topics
  15. Liberation39▲ 221×1 topic
  16. Pedagogy36▲ 6.9×12 topics
  17. Mental Health35▲ 2.2×27 topics
  18. Teacher Development32▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Educational Leadership31▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Student Performance31▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Curriculum Design31▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Educational Innovation31▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Quality Education30▲ 75×1 topic
  24. School Culture30▲ 75×1 topic
  25. History30▲ 4.0×19 topics
  26. Technology30▲ 5.2×14 topics
  27. Digital Divide29▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Social Movements29▲ 8.9×13 topics
  29. Distance Learning28▲ 7.7×8 topics
  30. Online Education27▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Inclusive Education26▲ 6.9×14 topics
  32. Digital Competence26▲ 27×2 topics
  33. ICT26▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Virtual Teaching25▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Health Promotion25▲ 7.2×13 topics
  36. Social Sciences25▲ 16×9 topics
  37. Physical Activity25▲ 4.7×12 topics
  38. Cultural Identity24▲ 4.3×8 topics
  39. Informal Learning23▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Communication21▲ 6.4×13 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology and Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America.

Religious and Theologica…39Religious and Theological Studies: 39 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 30 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 25 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 15 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 13 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 12 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 12 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 11 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationInformation SystemsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 30 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 25 works
  4. 4 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 15 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 13 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  9. 9 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 11 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 10 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 135% 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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