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Universidad La República

In research, Universidad La República stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,668 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,921 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,782
of 22,385 · #5,157 all time
Rank in Chile
#35
of 104
Research works
1.6k
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.4k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
96%
world 18%
Universidad La República

What is Universidad La República 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 #2,668 of 9,585 6.9%269 #3364
Social SciencesField #1,921 of 5,988 7.7%186 #2462

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad La República 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 La República work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Universidad La República is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Arts and Humanities (9%), Medicine (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 293 fractional works · 65.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 203 fractional works · 45.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 51 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 29 fractional works · 6.5% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 42 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 15.7% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 41 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversidad LaRepública445fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences66%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences20345.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities429.5%
    3. Psychology225.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance143.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting92.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Computer Science214.7%
    2. Environmental Science173.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy102.2%
    4. Engineering81.9%
    5. Mathematics40.8%
    6. Chemistry30.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.6%
    8. Materials Science20.5%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Medicine276.1%
    2. Health Professions132.8%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences245.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology122.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    4. Neuroscience20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.14× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.28× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.61× its world share, 203 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.61×203 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.28×42 works
  3. Psychology1.65×22 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×14 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×24 works
  6. Health Professions1.07×12 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.97×10 works
  8. Environmental Science0.78×17 works
  9. Mathematics0.67×4 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×9 works
  11. Computer Science0.61×21 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×3 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.52×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×12 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.44×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.43×3 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×3 works
  18. Nursing0.41×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  20. Medicine0.32×27 works
  21. Neuroscience0.28×2 works
  22. Energy0.27×1 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.15×2 works
  26. Engineering0.13×8 works

What are the most cited papers from Universidad La República?

The most cited paper from Universidad La República is "A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis" (Aras Bozkurt et al., 2020), with 891 citations. Next come "Prevalence of comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis and evaluation of their monitoring: results of an international, cross-sectional study (COMORA)" (871) and "Human Health and Ocean Pollution" (766).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A global outlook to the interruption of education due to COVID-19 pandemic: Navigating in a time of uncertainty and crisis Aras Bozkurt et al. · UVic’s Research and Learning Repository (University of Victoria) Open access 5 Jun 2020 891
2 Prevalence of comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis and evaluation of their monitoring: results of an international, cross-sectional study (COMORA) Maxime Dougados et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 4 Oct 2013 871
3 Human Health and Ocean Pollution Philip J. Landrigan et al. · Annals of Global Health Open access 3 Dec 2020 766
4 Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research Andrés Esteban et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 25 Oct 2007 742
5 Apolipoprotein A-I is a selective target for myeloperoxidase-catalyzed oxidation and functional impairment in subjects with cardiovascular disease Lemin Zheng, Benedicta N. Nukuna, Marie-Luise Brennan et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation 16 Aug 2004 658
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Universidad La República?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Education, Social Movements, Human Rights, Public Policy, Gender and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Globalization55▲ 6.3×65 topics
  2. Latin America42▲ 49×21 topics
  3. Education37▲ 4.8×51 topics
  4. Human Rights30▲ 6.5×26 topics
  5. Social Movements29▲ 22×19 topics
  6. Public Policy23▲ 11×18 topics
  7. Sustainability21▲ 1.97×44 topics
  8. Gender20▲ 8.5×18 topics
  9. Cultural Studies19▲ 11×17 topics
  10. History19▲ 6.0×25 topics
  11. Public Health17▲ 2.6×28 topics
  12. Inequality16▲ 15×11 topics
  13. Democracy15▲ 9.8×15 topics
  14. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.2×20 topics
  15. Memory15▲ 14×9 topics
  16. Innovation14▲ 3.1×23 topics
  17. Identity14▲ 4.3×24 topics
  18. Social Inequality14▲ 12×10 topics
  19. Political Violence14▲ 120×3 topics
  20. Ethics13▲ 5.9×25 topics
  21. Communication13▲ 9.4×15 topics
  22. Neoliberalism13▲ 8.1×13 topics
  23. Community Participation13▲ 8.1×10 topics
  24. Dictatorship12▲ 160×2 topics
  25. Historiography11▲ 21×10 topics
  26. Knowledge Management11▲ 4.5×11 topics
  27. Feminism11▲ 8.3×10 topics
  28. Cultural Identity11▲ 4.8×14 topics
  29. Literature10▲ 4.2×21 topics
  30. Colonialism10▲ 4.8×16 topics
  31. Health Promotion10▲ 6.8×10 topics
  32. Social Sciences10▲ 15×11 topics
  33. Inclusive Education9▲ 5.8×8 topics
  34. Constitutionalism9▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Welfare State9▲ 25×4 topics
  36. Participation9▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Testimony8▲ 67×3 topics
  38. Trauma8▲ 8.8×7 topics
  39. Society8▲ 9.3×8 topics
  40. Collective Memory8▲ 60×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad La República publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Memory, violence, and history, Social Sciences and Policies, Latin American Urban Studies and Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America.

Memory, violence, and hi…7Memory, violence, and history: 7 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…6Social Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksScience, Technology, and…5Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 5 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…5Latin American socio-political dynamics: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksArgentine historical stu…4Argentine historical studies: 4 fractional worksPublic Policy and Governance: 4 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional works
Social PsychologyGeneral Social SciencesUrban StudiesDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 5 works
  5. 5 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  8. 8 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors96.1%domestic only3.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Universidad La República's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher 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 La República as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Universidad La República0.0022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Universidad La República 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Universidad La República6.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.0% in 2007.

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