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Universidad Católica del Norte

In research, Universidad Católica del Norte stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,411 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,010 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,106 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,561
of 28,054 · #6,138 all time
Rank in Chile
#15
of 107
Research works
5.5k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica del Norte 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 #2,411 of 10,521 22.3%496 #2255
Physical SciencesDomain #4,010 of 12,888 15.0%563 #5169
Social SciencesField #2,106 of 6,365 18.7%288 #1841
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,117 of 2,578 34.8%60 #1841
Life SciencesDomain #4,123 of 7,800 18.5%89 #6634
Environmental ScienceField #1,884 of 3,551 13.4%135 #1753
Health SciencesDomain #6,772 of 11,982 9.2%107 #12976
EngineeringField #3,918 of 6,636 15.5%123 #6524
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,064 of 1,209 17.8%61 #1716
Computer ScienceField #4,114 of 4,667 14.1%74 #5227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica del Norte 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#2,255 #2,411
  2. Physical Sciences#5,169 #4,010
  3. Social Sciences#1,841 #2,106
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,841 #1,117
  5. Life Sciences#6,634 #4,123
  6. Environmental Science#1,753 #1,884
  7. Health Sciences#12,976 #6,772
  8. Engineering#6,524 #3,918
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,716 #1,064
  10. Computer Science#5,227 #4,114
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 del Norte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 45.5 works7.0×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 20.1 works5.7×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 20.0 works5.1×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 22.8 works4.5×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.46× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 123 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 135 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.22× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.41× its world share, 95 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 288 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica del Norte?

Ranked on the composite score, Láutaro Núñez, Martín Thiel and Carolina Agüero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica del Norte.

  1. 1 Láutaro Núñez Chile · #110,031 worldwide 65 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Martín Thiel Chile · #141,212 worldwide 540 citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Carolina Agüero Chile · #210,025 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Miguel Atienza Chile · #284,262 worldwide 87 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 José Antonio González Pizarro Chile · #292,413 worldwide 12 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth E. Grandón Chile · #296,896 worldwide 258 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Alfonso Urzúa Chile · #330,448 worldwide 121 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Guillermo Chong Chile · #333,025 worldwide 134 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jaime Barrientos Chile · #404,049 worldwide 57 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Carlos F. Gaymer Chile · #454,076 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica del Norte

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica del Norte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Education, Sustainability, General Relativity and Indigenous Knowledge.

▲ 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. Globalization73▲ 3.0×58 topics
  2. Climate Change64▲ 1.88×70 topics
  3. Sustainability55▲ 1.81×68 topics
  4. Latin America52▲ 22×16 topics
  5. Environmental Impact51▲ 2.4×42 topics
  6. Education50▲ 2.4×46 topics
  7. Sustainable Development42▲ 2.1×38 topics
  8. Mental Health35▲ 1.90×33 topics
  9. Human Rights33▲ 2.6×21 topics
  10. Community Participation25▲ 5.3×7 topics
  11. General Relativity24▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Social Movements24▲ 6.3×17 topics
  13. Indigenous Knowledge24▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Cultural Identity23▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Aquaculture22▲ 6.6×5 topics
  16. Criminal Justice21▲ 7.6×5 topics
  17. Migrant Integration21▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Black Holes20▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Social Inequality20▲ 5.9×9 topics
  20. Supernovae20▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Dark Energy20▲ 24×2 topics
  22. Health Promotion20▲ 4.9×13 topics
  23. Corporate Social Responsibility19▲ 9.8×8 topics
  24. Quantum Gravity19▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Colonial History19▲ 78×3 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background19▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters19▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Access18▲ 5.2×9 topics
  29. Climate Change Impacts18▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Metal Recovery18▲ 7.1×3 topics
  31. Social Rights18▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Constitutionalism18▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Intercultural Education17▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Judicial Review16▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Welfare State16▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Marine Environment15▲ 8.4×3 topics
  37. String Theory14▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Quantum Entanglement14▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Field Theories14▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Holographic14▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Católica del Norte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…19Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 19 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…14Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 14 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 14 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 12 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 11 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 10 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…10Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 9 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsPolitical Science and International RelationsLaw6 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 12 works
  5. 5 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 12 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 11 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  8. 8 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 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 available68.0%not open32.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica del Norte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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