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Universidad del Desarrollo

In research, Universidad del Desarrollo stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,497 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,000 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,440 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,654
of 28,054 · #10,499 all time
Rank in Chile
#26
of 107
Research works
2.7k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Universidad del Desarrollo 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 #2,497 of 10,521 29.9%300 #3138
Health SciencesDomain #5,000 of 11,982 10.0%360 #6908
MedicineField #4,440 of 10,443 10.3%292 #6558
Social SciencesField #2,916 of 6,365 28.9%130 #3824
PsychologyField #1,273 of 2,181 21.1%89 #2089
Life SciencesDomain #4,619 of 7,800 16.2%90 #7022
Physical SciencesDomain #10,294 of 12,888 15.4%85 #16532

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad del Desarrollo 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#3,138 #2,497
  2. Health Sciences#6,908 #5,000
  3. Medicine#6,558 #4,440
  4. Social Sciences#3,824 #2,916
  5. Psychology#2,089 #1,273
  6. Life Sciences#7,022 #4,619
  7. Physical Sciences#16,532 #10,294
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 del Desarrollo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 38.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.27× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 292 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.51× its world share, 89 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad del Desarrollo?

Ranked on the composite score, Grégory Mertz, José Ernesto Amorós and Julio Alvear Téllez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad del Desarrollo.

  1. 1 Grégory Mertz Chile · #228,548 worldwide 84 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 José Ernesto Amorós Chile · #229,365 worldwide 139 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Julio Alvear Téllez Chile · #398,294 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Pablo Vial Chile · #593,504 worldwide 62 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Sergio Verdugo Chile · #607,915 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Thomas Weitzel Chile · #651,214 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 José M. Munita Chile · #684,658 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Rodrigo Guzmán Rojas Chile · #908,532 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Iris Delgado Chile · #1,063,436 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Leo Ferres Chile · #1,119,170 worldwide 55 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad del Desarrollo

Which keywords describe research at Universidad del Desarrollo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Public Health, Risk Factors, Global Health, Quality of Life and Resilience.

▲ 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. Epidemiology85▲ 2.6×117 topics
  2. Mental Health48▲ 4.0×33 topics
  3. Public Health38▲ 3.2×52 topics
  4. Health Promotion32▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Risk Factors30▲ 3.2×34 topics
  6. Quality of Life29▲ 2.4×48 topics
  7. Globalization28▲ 1.70×45 topics
  8. Education26▲ 1.79×35 topics
  9. Innovation21▲ 2.4×24 topics
  10. COVID-1921▲ 1.86×19 topics
  11. Depression20▲ 2.7×19 topics
  12. Treatment20▲ 1.99×40 topics
  13. Resilience19▲ 4.8×9 topics
  14. Social Capital18▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Physical Activity17▲ 4.2×9 topics
  16. Global Health17▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Obesity17▲ 2.7×18 topics
  18. Healthcare Access14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  19. Surgical Management14▲ 4.0×20 topics
  20. Adolescents13▲ 4.3×9 topics
  21. Complications13▲ 3.1×16 topics
  22. Coping Strategies13▲ 6.2×7 topics
  23. Medical Education12▲ 5.8×12 topics
  24. Rehabilitation12▲ 3.8×12 topics
  25. Social Determinants of Health12▲ 6.5×6 topics
  26. Educational Interventions12▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Community Health12▲ 8.8×6 topics
  28. Latin America12▲ 7.2×13 topics
  29. Burnout11▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Occupational Health11▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation11▲ 4.2×8 topics
  32. Healthcare Systems11▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Health Policy10▲ 7.5×6 topics
  34. Psychological Well-being10▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality10▲ 11×4 topics
  36. University Students10▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Health Professionals9▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Work Stress9▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Entrepreneurial Orientation8▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Opportunity Recognition8▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad del Desarrollo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Education, Stress and Burnout Research, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Health and Lifestyle Studies.

Health and Medical Educa…9Health and Medical Education: 9 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…9Stress and Burnout Research: 9 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…8Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 8 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 6 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 6 fractional worksPublic Health and Social…6Public Health and Social Inequalities: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksPsychological Well-being…5Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 5 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 9 works
  2. 2 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  4. 4 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 6 works
  8. 8 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad del Desarrollo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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