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Universidad de La Frontera

In research, Universidad de La Frontera stands highest in Medicine (#884 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,156 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,798 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies, Oral Surgery and Dentistry — Cultural Studies is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,906
of 28,054 · #5,501 all time
Rank in Chile
#6
of 107
Research works
7.2k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Universidad de La Frontera 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
MedicineField #884 of 10,443 14.6%321 #2269
Health SciencesDomain #1,156 of 11,982 13.5%467 #2401
Social SciencesDomain #1,798 of 10,521 18.8%558 #3054
Social SciencesField #1,754 of 6,365 19.1%317 #2545
Physical SciencesDomain #4,079 of 12,888 14.9%462 #6076
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,196 of 3,409 30.4%126 #1479
Life SciencesDomain #2,746 of 7,800 23.6%237 #4324
Arts and HumanitiesField #860 of 1,998 22.2%84 #1683
PsychologyField #991 of 2,181 15.9%100 #1615
EducationSubfield #977 of 1,892 28.3%70 #1345

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de La Frontera 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. Medicine#2,269 #884
  2. Health Sciences#2,401 #1,156
  3. Social Sciences#3,054 #1,798
  4. Social Sciences#2,545 #1,754
  5. Physical Sciences#6,076 #4,079
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,479 #1,196
  7. Life Sciences#4,324 #2,746
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,683 #860
  9. Psychology#1,615 #991
  10. Education#1,345 #977
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 La Frontera specialise in?

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

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 47.2 works6.7×
  2. Oral SurgerySubfield · 22.0 works6.6×
  3. DentistryField · 37.7 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: 1.54× its world share, 126 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 73 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 133 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 105 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.50× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 94 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 321 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 84 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 317 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de La Frontera?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando Laņas, Fernando Borie and Juan Carlos Araya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de La Frontera.

  1. 1 Fernando Laņas Chile · #2,846 worldwide 1.6k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Fernando Borie Chile · #96,051 worldwide 202 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Juan Carlos Araya Chile · #163,919 worldwide 93 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Carlos del Valle Rojas Chile · #248,479 worldwide 20 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Juan Carlos Roa Chile · #251,296 worldwide 119 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 David Jeison Chile · #261,299 worldwide 166 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Hans Urs von Balthasar Chile · #273,246 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 María Fernanda Fernández López Chile · #277,841 worldwide 7 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Pablo Cornejo Chile · #278,840 worldwide 216 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Fernando Rodríguez de la Flor Adánez Chile · #280,334 worldwide 6 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de La Frontera

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de La Frontera?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Promotion, Latin America, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Globalization, Intercultural Education and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology105▲ 1.54×112 topics
  2. Mental Health71▲ 2.8×38 topics
  3. Globalization69▲ 2.0×61 topics
  4. Public Health67▲ 2.7×50 topics
  5. Education63▲ 2.1×55 topics
  6. Climate Change63▲ 1.35×70 topics
  7. Health Promotion54▲ 9.9×16 topics
  8. Latin America50▲ 15×17 topics
  9. Quality of Life49▲ 1.98×51 topics
  10. Risk Factors41▲ 2.2×31 topics
  11. Physical Activity39▲ 4.6×12 topics
  12. Community Participation36▲ 5.7×12 topics
  13. Obesity35▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Innovation34▲ 1.85×27 topics
  15. Healthcare Access33▲ 6.8×8 topics
  16. Intercultural Education33▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Nutrition32▲ 4.1×15 topics
  18. Cultural Identity32▲ 3.5×13 topics
  19. Social Inequality30▲ 6.6×11 topics
  20. Colonialism30▲ 3.7×17 topics
  21. Indigenous Knowledge30▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Migrant Integration29▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Social Movements28▲ 5.4×22 topics
  24. Resilience27▲ 3.3×12 topics
  25. Colonial History26▲ 76×2 topics
  26. Cultural Diversity26▲ 6.6×9 topics
  27. Medical Education23▲ 5.1×11 topics
  28. Chronic Diseases23▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Racial Discrimination23▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Educational Policy22▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Poetry22▲ 38×3 topics
  32. Global Health21▲ 7.9×7 topics
  33. University Students21▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Educational Interventions20▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Interculturalism18▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Mapuche18▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Healthy Lifestyles17▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Burnout17▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Occupational Health16▲ 8.2×6 topics
  40. Healthcare Quality16▲ 9.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de La Frontera publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Health and Lifestyle Studies and Health and Medical Education.

Migration, Education, In…22Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 22 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…18Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 18 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…17Health and Lifestyle Studies: 17 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…14Health and Medical Education: 14 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 14 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 10 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…10Aging, Health, and Disability: 10 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…10Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 10 fractional worksEducational Innovations …9Educational Innovations and Technology: 9 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …9Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 9 fractional works
Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 22 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 17 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 14 works
  5. 5 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 14 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 10 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 9 works
  10. 10 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.2%domestic only69.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de La Frontera's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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