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Universidad Católica de Salta

In research, Universidad Católica de Salta stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,727 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,407
of 28,054 · #37,171 all time
Rank in Argentina
#112
of 188
Research works
359
▲ 228% vs 2013–17
Citations
944
2.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de Salta 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 #7,727 of 10,521 4.6%75 #14242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Salta 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: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.38× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.88× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Salta?

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

▲ 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. Education16▲ 7.8×22 topics
  2. Latin America14▲ 61×11 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 5.2×18 topics
  4. Human Rights9▲ 7.3×12 topics
  5. Sustainable Development7▲ 3.8×14 topics
  6. Climate Change7▲ 2.1×22 topics
  7. Philosophy7▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Religion6▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Ethics5▲ 9.0×5 topics
  10. Social Rights5▲ 128×2 topics
  11. E-Learning5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  12. COVID-195▲ 2.9×6 topics
  13. Criminal Justice5▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Innovation5▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. Educational Technology4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  16. Inclusive Education4▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Constitutionalism4▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Sociology4▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Public Policy4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  20. Culture4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  21. Knowledge Management4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  22. History4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  23. Society4▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Judicial Review4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Welfare State4▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Social Dynamics4▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Technology4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Theology4▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Gender4▲ 5.7×8 topics
  30. Pedagogy4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Social Movements3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  32. Art3▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Constitutional Rights3▲ 132×1 topic
  34. European Union3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Legal Theory3▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Social Inequality3▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Competitiveness3▲ 30×5 topics
  38. Constitutional Law3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Foreign Policy3▲ 56×2 topics
  40. Geopolitics3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Salta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, International Relations in Latin America and Criminal Justice and Penology.

Religious and Theologica…4Religious and Theological Studies: 4 fractional worksComparative constitution…3Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 3 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 2 fractional worksCultural and Mythological Studies: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 2 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 2 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…2Legal processes and jurisprudence: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLawGeneral Arts and Humanities3 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 3 works
  3. 3 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 2 works
  5. 5 Cultural and Mythological Studies General Arts and Humanities 2 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 2 works
  7. 7 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 2 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 2 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 available80.4%not open19.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de Salta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 228% 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.

Other research institutions in Salta

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.