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Universidad de Antofagasta

In research, Universidad de Antofagasta stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,944 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,251 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,523 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,038
of 28,054 · #8,975 all time
Rank in Chile
#36
of 107
Research works
2.6k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Antofagasta 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,944 of 12,888 10.9%327 #5832
Social SciencesDomain #6,251 of 10,521 12.2%139 #9360
EngineeringField #5,523 of 6,636 12.2%74 #6570
Health SciencesDomain #10,063 of 11,982 7.5%80 #15794
Social SciencesField #5,388 of 6,365 10.9%87 #6358
Environmental ScienceField #3,092 of 3,551 9.0%78 #3532

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Antofagasta 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. Physical Sciences#5,832 #5,944
  2. Social Sciences#9,360 #6,251
  3. Engineering#6,570 #5,523
  4. Health Sciences#15,794 #10,063
  5. Social Sciences#6,358 #5,388
  6. Environmental Science#3,532 #3,092
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 de Antofagasta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 20.6 works6.7×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.99× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.44× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 78 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.84× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 42 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Antofagasta?

Ranked on the composite score, Christian Nıtschelm, Luís A. Cisternas and Ángel G. Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Antofagasta.

  1. 1 Christian Nıtschelm Chile · #145,174 worldwide 208 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Luís A. Cisternas Chile · #266,932 worldwide 180 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Ángel G. Fernández Chile · #397,424 worldwide 187 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Pedro Robles Chile · #434,562 worldwide 135 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 E. Unda-Sanzana Chile · #437,515 worldwide 121 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Chris Harrod Chile · #454,776 worldwide 74 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ricardo I. Jeldres Chile · #563,289 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 María Teresa González Chile · #677,961 worldwide 40 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Carlos Riquelme Chile · #709,685 worldwide 86 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Marcelo E. Oliva Chile · #721,609 worldwide 46 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Antofagasta

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Antofagasta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Recovery, Health Promotion, Education, Teacher Development, Organizational Commitment, Educational Leadership, Quality Education and Microbial Ecology.

▲ 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. Climate Change26▲ 1.63×44 topics
  2. Education25▲ 2.4×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact22▲ 2.2×26 topics
  4. Metal Recovery19▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Educational Technology16▲ 2.3×13 topics
  6. Health Promotion15▲ 7.9×12 topics
  7. Lithium-ion Batteries14▲ 5.5×4 topics
  8. E-Learning13▲ 2.2×6 topics
  9. Pedagogy13▲ 4.5×6 topics
  10. Teacher Development12▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Organizational Commitment12▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Educational Leadership12▲ 16×1 topic
  13. Microbial Ecology12▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Quality Education12▲ 53×1 topic
  15. Solar Energy11▲ 5.9×5 topics
  16. Sustainable Technology10▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Rare Earth Elements10▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Circular Economy10▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Bayesian Inference10▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Water Treatment9▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Battery Recycling9▲ 20×1 topic
  22. Hydrometallurgical Processes9▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Migrant Integration9▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics9▲ 5.8×11 topics
  25. Quantum Gravity9▲ 18×4 topics
  26. Occupational Health9▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Black Holes8▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Electrical Properties8▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Benthic Communities8▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Community Health8▲ 8.1×7 topics
  31. Flotation8▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Nanobubbles8▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Burnout8▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Generalized Exponential8▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Metallurgy8▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Phase Change Materials8▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Skew Distributions8▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Intercultural Education7▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Health Professionals7▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Antofagasta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Extraction and Separation Processes, Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques and Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications.

Education and Teacher Tr…12Education and Teacher Training: 12 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…9Extraction and Separation Processes: 9 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 8 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 8 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 7 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 7 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…6Health and Medical Education: 6 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 5 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 5 fractional works
EducationMechanical EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyStatistics and Probability6 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 12 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 8 works
  4. 4 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 8 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  10. 10 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available66.4%not open33.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.2%domestic only66.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Antofagasta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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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.