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Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación

In research, Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,038 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,550 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,650 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,023
of 28,054 · #19,680 all time
Rank in Chile
#53
of 107
Research works
1.7k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación 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 #4,038 of 10,521 14.4%263 #4799
Social SciencesField #2,550 of 6,365 16.0%170 #2822
Physical SciencesDomain #9,650 of 12,888 18.4%76 #14747
EducationSubfield #1,420 of 1,892 22.0%61 #1879

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación 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#4,799 #4,038
  2. Social Sciences#2,822 #2,550
  3. Physical Sciences#14,747 #9,650
  4. Education#1,879 #1,420
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 Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 33.0 works15×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.65× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 170 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación?

Ranked on the composite score, Miguel Alvarado Borgoño, Daniel López and Patricio Landaeta Mardones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación.

  1. 1 Miguel Alvarado Borgoño Chile · #295,381 worldwide 4 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Daniel López Chile · #437,353 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Patricio Landaeta Mardones Chile · #441,382 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Víctor Silva Echeto Chile · #469,383 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Francisco Martín del Buey Chile · #653,101 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Alexis Candia-Cáceres Chile · #705,687 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Claudia Carrasco Aguilar Chile · #726,715 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Franklin Johnson Chile · #1,040,908 worldwide 63 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Alejandro Madrid Chile · #1,439,668 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Education, Colonialism, Social Movements, Cultural Identity, Poetry and Teacher Development.

▲ 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. Globalization67▲ 8.4×40 topics
  2. Latin America50▲ 65×15 topics
  3. Education44▲ 6.3×36 topics
  4. Colonialism29▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Social Movements28▲ 23×13 topics
  6. Cultural Identity28▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Poetry26▲ 193×3 topics
  8. Teacher Development23▲ 91×2 topics
  9. Memory22▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Student Performance22▲ 50×3 topics
  11. Educational Leadership22▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Organizational Commitment22▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Quality Education22▲ 141×1 topic
  14. School Culture22▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Human Rights21▲ 5.1×16 topics
  16. Educational Technology20▲ 4.3×17 topics
  17. Interculturalism20▲ 400×1 topic
  18. Mapuche20▲ 400×1 topic
  19. E-Learning20▲ 4.8×9 topics
  20. Innovation18▲ 4.3×12 topics
  21. Social Inequality17▲ 16×10 topics
  22. Political Violence16▲ 151×3 topics
  23. Pedagogy15▲ 7.7×10 topics
  24. Dictatorship15▲ 207×2 topics
  25. Neoliberalism15▲ 10×10 topics
  26. Identity14▲ 4.8×17 topics
  27. Inclusive Education14▲ 9.8×9 topics
  28. Gender Studies14▲ 22×6 topics
  29. Gender14▲ 6.3×11 topics
  30. Teacher Training13▲ 5.3×13 topics
  31. Literature13▲ 5.8×13 topics
  32. Technology13▲ 5.9×7 topics
  33. Chile12▲ 318×1 topic
  34. Pinochet12▲ 318×1 topic
  35. Communication12▲ 10.0×8 topics
  36. Digital Divide12▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Distance Learning12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Online Education11▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Latin American Literature11▲ 169×2 topics
  40. Literary Criticism11▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Education and Teacher Training: 22 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 20 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 11 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 10 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…8Latin American Urban Studies: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 6 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 5 fractional works
EducationLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 22 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 20 works
  3. 3 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 11 works
  5. 5 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 10 works
  6. 6 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 8 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 7 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  9. 9 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  10. 10 Educational theories and practices Education 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 available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017.

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