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Universidad de Magallanes

In research, Universidad de Magallanes stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,181 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,891 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology (Ecology is 12.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,343
of 22,385 · #5,615 all time
Rank in Chile
#53
of 104
Research works
1.7k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Universidad de Magallanes

What is Universidad de Magallanes known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,181 of 9,585 9.5%77 #5402
Physical SciencesDomain #8,891 of 10,670 9.9%110 #6567

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Magallanes 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Universidad de Magallanes work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Universidad de Magallanes is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (18%), Medicine (14%).

Physical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 37.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 18.2% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 15 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 27.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 16.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad deMagallanes322fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science5918.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3310.1%
    3. Engineering123.9%
    4. Computer Science72.3%
    5. Energy31.1%
    6. Materials Science20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences5918.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities103.2%
    3. Psychology103.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Medicine4714.4%
    2. Health Professions154.5%
    3. Veterinary10.2%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences278.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology154.6%
    3. Neuroscience72.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Universidad de Magallanes specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 31.3 works12×
← 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: 1.78× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.44× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.66× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.44×33 works
  2. Environmental Science3.66×59 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.78×27 works
  4. Health Professions1.72×15 works
  5. Social Sciences1.45×59 works
  6. Veterinary1.39×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.36×7 works
  8. Energy1.16×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.09×10 works
  10. Psychology1.02×10 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×15 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.81×3 works
  13. Medicine0.75×46 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.57×2 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×3 works
  17. Nursing0.37×1 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×4 works
  19. Mathematics0.31×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.30×8 works
  22. Engineering0.26×12 works
  23. Materials Science0.19×2 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.16×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Magallanes?

Ranked on the quality score, Ricardo De Pol‐Holz, A. Oyarzun and Rodrigo A. Cárcamo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Magallanes.

  1. 1 Ricardo De Pol‐Holz Chile · #115,216 worldwide 4.8k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 A. Oyarzun Chile · #265,887 worldwide 5.9k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Rodrigo A. Cárcamo Chile · #707,043 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Alejandra Tauro Chile · #948,122 worldwide 810 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Jorge F. Carrasco Chile · #980,161 worldwide 3.7k citations · 119 works
  6. 6 Fabiana María Martin Chile · #999,091 worldwide 1.6k citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Claudia Mac-lean Chile · #1,010,138 worldwide 404 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Gino Casassa Chile · #1,105,507 worldwide 13k citations · 276 works
  9. 9 Mario A. Rivera Chile · #1,193,683 worldwide 2.1k citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Camila Gherardelli Chile · #1,225,313 worldwide 406 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Magallanes

What are the most cited papers from Universidad de Magallanes?

The most cited paper from Universidad de Magallanes is "Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective" (Günter Blöschl et al., 2019), with 1,148 citations. Next come "Key indicators of Arctic climate change: 1971–2017" (897) and "Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century" (833).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective Günter Blöschl et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal Open access205 authors 10 Jun 2019 1,148
2 Key indicators of Arctic climate change: 1971–2017 Jason E. Box, William Colgan, Torben R. Christensen et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 8 Apr 2019 897
3 Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century Michael Zemp et al. · Journal of Glaciology Open access 2015 833
4 Diverse values of nature for sustainability Unai Pascual et al. · Nature Open access 9 Aug 2023 694
5 Technical efficiency in farming: a meta-regression analysis Boris E. Bravo‐Ureta, Daniel Solís, Víctor H Moreira López et al. · Journal of Productivity Analysis 18 Dec 2006 487
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Magallanes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Climate Change Impacts, Indigenous Knowledge, Conservation, Environmental Ethics and Invasive Species.

▲ 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-now 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 Change53▲ 6.1×63 topics
  2. Biodiversity18▲ 7.2×21 topics
  3. Biogeography17▲ 19×16 topics
  4. Climate Change Impacts15▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Indigenous Knowledge14▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Conservation14▲ 9.7×17 topics
  7. Environmental Ethics13▲ 63×4 topics
  8. Education13▲ 2.4×25 topics
  9. Sustainability13▲ 1.60×35 topics
  10. Invasive Species11▲ 8.4×17 topics
  11. Biocultural Conservation11▲ 231×1 topic
  12. Earth Stewardship11▲ 231×1 topic
  13. Quality of Life10▲ 2.1×17 topics
  14. Benthic Communities9▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity9▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.3×10 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 16×5 topics
  18. Permafrost8▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Migrant Integration7▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Ecology7▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Population Dynamics7▲ 8.1×10 topics
  23. Colonialism7▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Hydrology7▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Phylogeny7▲ 12×11 topics
  26. Physical Activity7▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Health Promotion6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Social Inequality6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  29. Paleoclimatology6▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Latin America6▲ 9.4×8 topics
  31. Ocean Acidification6▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Antarctic6▲ 163×1 topic
  33. Microorganisms6▲ 127×1 topic
  34. Participation5▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Phylogenetic Relationships5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Colonial History5▲ 79×3 topics
  37. Holocene5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Deep-Sea Ecology5▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Estuarine Quality5▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Coastal Protection5▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Magallanes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond, Polar Research and Ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Environmental and Cultur…11Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 11 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 6 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 4 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…4Health and Lifestyle Studies: 4 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …4Cryospheric studies and observations: 4 fractional worksHemiptera Insect Studies4Hemiptera Insect Studies: 4 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…3Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 3 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyAtmospheric ScienceGeneral Social Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 11 works
  2. 2 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 6 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 4 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Hemiptera Insect Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  10. 10 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 3 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Magallanes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad de Magallanes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Universidad de Magallanes0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad de Magallanes over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad de Magallanes9.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2004.

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