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Universidad Nacional de Lanús

In research, Universidad Nacional de Lanús stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,572 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,893 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,775
of 28,054 · #37,838 all time
Rank in Argentina
#179
of 188
Research works
745
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional de Lanús 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 #9,572 of 10,521 4.7%131 #11176
Social SciencesField #5,893 of 6,365 6.2%95 #7949

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional de Lanús 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: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.90× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.87× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.16× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional de Lanús?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugo Spinelli, Carlos M. Vilas and Mario Testa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional de Lanús.

  1. 1 Hugo Spinelli Argentina · #211,178 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Carlos M. Vilas Argentina · #238,462 worldwide 38 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Mario Testa Argentina · #240,961 worldwide 64 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Esther Díaz Argentina · #479,113 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional de Lanús

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional de Lanús?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Globalization, Health Promotion, Latin America, Global Health, Mental Health, Community Participation and Healthcare Access.

▲ 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. Public Health26▲ 9.9×24 topics
  2. Globalization24▲ 6.7×26 topics
  3. Epidemiology21▲ 2.9×22 topics
  4. Health Promotion17▲ 29×9 topics
  5. Latin America16▲ 46×18 topics
  6. Mental Health16▲ 6.0×19 topics
  7. Global Health14▲ 52×7 topics
  8. Community Participation14▲ 21×6 topics
  9. Healthcare Access13▲ 26×6 topics
  10. Social Determinants11▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Welfare State11▲ 72×4 topics
  12. Human Rights11▲ 5.9×14 topics
  13. Maternal Health10▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Social Movements10▲ 19×11 topics
  15. Cultural Variation10▲ 380×1 topic
  16. Health Inequality10▲ 226×1 topic
  17. Gender Differences10▲ 15×5 topics
  18. History10▲ 7.6×12 topics
  19. Education10▲ 3.1×19 topics
  20. Gender9▲ 9.3×9 topics
  21. Participation9▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Economic Crisis9▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Migrant Integration9▲ 131×2 topics
  24. Community Intervention8▲ 139×1 topic
  25. Identity8▲ 6.1×16 topics
  26. Social Work8▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Social Inequality7▲ 15×7 topics
  28. Social Support7▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Memory7▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Colonialism6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  31. Health6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  32. Neoliberalism6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Neuroscience6▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Migration6▲ 9.3×7 topics
  35. Cultural Studies6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  36. Ethics6▲ 6.3×13 topics
  37. Social Integration5▲ 65×3 topics
  38. Communication5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  39. Delinquency5▲ 62×2 topics
  40. Inequality5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional de Lanús publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Public Health and Social Inequalities, Social Sciences and Policies, Latin American socio-political dynamics and Aging, Health, and Disability.

Public Health and Social…10Public Health and Social Inequalities: 10 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 8 fractional worksLatin American socio-political dynamics: 4 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 4 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 4 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 4 fractional worksPsychological Treatments…4Psychological Treatments and Disorders: 4 fractional worksMemory, violence, and hi…4Memory, violence, and history: 4 fractional worksArgentine historical stu…4Argentine historical studies: 4 fractional worksGender, Health, and Soci…3Gender, Health, and Social Inequality: 3 fractional works
HealthGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health and Social Inequalities Health 10 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 8 works
  3. 3 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 4 works
  6. 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Memory, violence, and history Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Gender, Health, and Social Inequality Sociology and Political Science 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 available83.0%not open17.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional de Lanús's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.