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Universidad Central de Chile

In research, Universidad Central de Chile stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,800 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,693 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,727 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law, Education and Political Science and International Relations — Law is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,111
of 28,054 · #19,322 all time
Rank in Chile
#44
of 107
Research works
1.2k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Universidad Central de Chile 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 SciencesField #2,800 of 6,365 18.8%199 #3606
Social SciencesDomain #4,693 of 10,521 16.3%274 #6046
Physical SciencesDomain #7,727 of 12,888 15.4%85 #15823

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Central de Chile 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#3,606 #2,800
  2. Social Sciences#6,046 #4,693
  3. Physical Sciences#15,823 #7,727
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 Central de Chile specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 27.2 works11×
  2. EducationSubfield · 53.7 works4.0×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 24.3 works3.7×
← 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, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 200 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Central de Chile?

Ranked on the composite score, Sebastián Teillier, Javier A. Figueroa and Herminia Gonzálvez Torralbo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Central de Chile.

  1. 1 Sebastián Teillier Chile · #610,299 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Javier A. Figueroa Chile · #721,912 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Herminia Gonzálvez Torralbo Chile · #1,143,345 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Central de Chile

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Central de Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Human Rights, Latin America, Migrant Integration, Welfare State, Educational Leadership and Student Performance.

▲ 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. Globalization52▲ 6.0×51 topics
  2. Education38▲ 5.1×42 topics
  3. Human Rights31▲ 6.8×24 topics
  4. Latin America25▲ 30×15 topics
  5. Mental Health20▲ 3.2×25 topics
  6. Migrant Integration20▲ 122×2 topics
  7. Welfare State18▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Educational Leadership17▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Student Performance17▲ 36×3 topics
  10. COVID-1917▲ 2.8×15 topics
  11. Quality Education17▲ 102×1 topic
  12. Teacher Development17▲ 62×1 topic
  13. Participation15▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Criminal Justice15▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Community Participation15▲ 9.2×8 topics
  16. Social Inequality15▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Pedagogy15▲ 6.8×7 topics
  18. Gender Differences14▲ 8.6×5 topics
  19. Ethical Challenges14▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Innovation14▲ 3.0×21 topics
  21. Economic Crisis14▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Family Support14▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Community Intervention14▲ 96×1 topic
  24. Inclusive Education14▲ 8.8×9 topics
  25. Social Work14▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Communication13▲ 9.9×9 topics
  27. Social Justice13▲ 5.2×14 topics
  28. Health Promotion13▲ 9.2×11 topics
  29. Social Movements13▲ 9.6×13 topics
  30. Healthcare Access12▲ 9.9×7 topics
  31. Prison System10▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Digital Divide10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  33. Distance Learning10▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Indigenous Knowledge10▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Delinquency10▲ 49×2 topics
  36. Penal System9▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Social Control9▲ 88×1 topic
  38. ICT9▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Virtual Teaching9▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Judicial Review9▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Central de Chile publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Social Sciences and Policies, Criminal Justice and Penology and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Education and Teacher Tr…17Education and Teacher Training: 17 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 14 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…9Criminal Justice and Penology: 9 fractional worksEducational Innovations …9Educational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 7 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 6 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…5Stress and Burnout Research: 5 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 5 fractional works
EducationGeneral Social SciencesLawInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 17 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 14 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 9 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  5. 5 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  6. 6 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 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 available73.2%not open26.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Central de Chile's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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