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Universidad La República

In research, Universidad La República stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,623 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,748 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,662
of 28,054 · #25,542 all time
Rank in Chile
#67
of 107
Research works
1.6k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad La República 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 #5,623 of 10,521 9.2%269 #8330
Social SciencesField #3,748 of 6,365 8.3%186 #5070

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.35× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universidad La República?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Social Movements, Education, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization51▲ 6.5×61 topics
  2. Latin America38▲ 50×19 topics
  3. Education34▲ 4.9×45 topics
  4. Human Rights28▲ 6.9×25 topics
  5. Social Movements27▲ 23×19 topics
  6. Public Policy22▲ 11×17 topics
  7. Sustainability20▲ 2.1×39 topics
  8. Gender18▲ 8.3×17 topics
  9. Cultural Studies18▲ 12×16 topics
  10. History16▲ 5.8×23 topics
  11. Public Health15▲ 2.6×25 topics
  12. Memory15▲ 15×9 topics
  13. Inequality14▲ 16×10 topics
  14. Sustainable Development14▲ 2.3×19 topics
  15. Democracy14▲ 9.6×13 topics
  16. Innovation14▲ 3.2×23 topics
  17. Political Violence13▲ 128×3 topics
  18. Social Inequality13▲ 12×10 topics
  19. Communication13▲ 10×13 topics
  20. Dictatorship12▲ 171×2 topics
  21. Community Participation12▲ 8.2×10 topics
  22. Identity12▲ 4.2×23 topics
  23. Ethics11▲ 5.9×21 topics
  24. Neoliberalism11▲ 7.8×13 topics
  25. Historiography11▲ 21×10 topics
  26. Knowledge Management11▲ 4.8×11 topics
  27. Cultural Identity10▲ 4.7×13 topics
  28. Feminism10▲ 8.7×10 topics
  29. Inclusive Education9▲ 6.6×8 topics
  30. Health Promotion9▲ 7.2×9 topics
  31. Constitutionalism9▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Welfare State8▲ 25×4 topics
  33. Testimony8▲ 75×3 topics
  34. Social Sciences8▲ 15×10 topics
  35. Trauma8▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Collective Memory8▲ 71×2 topics
  37. Participation8▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Social History7▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Transgenerational Trauma7▲ 223×1 topic
  40. Community Development7▲ 9.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidad La República publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Memory, violence, and history, Latin American Urban Studies, Social Sciences and Policies and Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America.

Memory, violence, and hi…7Memory, violence, and history: 7 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…6Latin American Urban Studies: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 5 fractional worksScience, Technology, and Education in Latin America: 5 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 5 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional worksPublic Policy and Govern…4Public Policy and Governance: 4 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyUrban StudiesGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political Science5 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 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  4. 4 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Science, Technology, and Education in Latin America Demography 5 works
  6. 6 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 works
  8. 8 Public Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 works
  10. 10 Argentine historical studies 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad La República's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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