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Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

In research, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,677 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,505 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,969 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Cultural Studies — Anthropology is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,802
of 28,054 · #11,077 all time
Rank in Argentina
#34
of 188
Research works
4.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 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 #3,677 of 10,521 8.0%352 #4179
Social SciencesField #2,505 of 6,365 6.5%251 #2595
Physical SciencesDomain #9,969 of 12,888 8.0%195 #8100
Health SciencesDomain #9,538 of 11,982 11.1%61 #14641
Life SciencesDomain #6,971 of 7,800 8.1%89 #9241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires 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#4,179 #3,677
  2. Social Sciences#2,595 #2,505
  3. Physical Sciences#8,100 #9,969
  4. Health Sciences#14,641 #9,538
  5. Life Sciences#9,241 #6,971
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 Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 25.6 works13×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 29.4 works10×
← 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: 1.81× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.48× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 251 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires?

Ranked on the composite score, María Rita Otero, Cristian Mateos and Marcelo Campo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.

  1. 1 María Rita Otero Argentina · #115,404 worldwide 55 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Cristian Mateos Argentina · #159,025 worldwide 111 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Marcelo Campo Argentina · #173,697 worldwide 141 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Daniela Godoy Argentina · #321,238 worldwide 104 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 María Luz Endere Argentina · #340,991 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Eduardo José Míguez Argentina · #344,582 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 María Eugenia Conforti Argentina · #369,218 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Alejandro Zunino Argentina · #390,796 worldwide 115 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Héctor O. Di Rocco Argentina · #428,521 worldwide 80 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Gustavo Flensborg Argentina · #442,320 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Education, Social Movements, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Public Policy and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization57▲ 4.2×51 topics
  2. Latin America46▲ 35×18 topics
  3. Education44▲ 3.7×41 topics
  4. Climate Change42▲ 2.2×60 topics
  5. Sustainable Development34▲ 3.0×28 topics
  6. Sustainability32▲ 1.89×46 topics
  7. Social Movements31▲ 15×17 topics
  8. Public Health24▲ 2.4×28 topics
  9. Educational Technology22▲ 2.7×13 topics
  10. Innovation22▲ 3.0×23 topics
  11. Public Policy22▲ 6.3×14 topics
  12. Cultural Identity22▲ 6.0×12 topics
  13. History22▲ 4.4×15 topics
  14. Gender21▲ 5.5×14 topics
  15. Teacher Training20▲ 4.7×17 topics
  16. Social Inequality19▲ 10×12 topics
  17. Community Participation19▲ 7.3×10 topics
  18. Human Rights19▲ 2.6×20 topics
  19. Inequality19▲ 12×9 topics
  20. Rural Development18▲ 7.5×9 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage17▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Neoliberalism16▲ 6.3×9 topics
  23. Knowledge Management15▲ 3.9×7 topics
  24. Pedagogy15▲ 4.4×10 topics
  25. Politics15▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Communication14▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Community Engagement14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  28. Social Exclusion14▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Inclusive Education13▲ 5.4×9 topics
  30. Tourism13▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Sustainable Agriculture13▲ 5.8×8 topics
  32. Colonial History12▲ 92×2 topics
  33. Economy12▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Indigenous Peoples12▲ 76×2 topics
  35. Frontier Studies11▲ 220×1 topic
  36. State Policies11▲ 220×1 topic
  37. Resistance11▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Competitiveness11▲ 20×6 topics
  39. Protest11▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Collective Action11▲ 182×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Cultures and History, Latin American socio-political dynamics, Social Sciences and Policies and Argentine historical studies.

Indigenous Cultures and …11Indigenous Cultures and History: 11 fractional worksLatin American socio-pol…11Latin American socio-political dynamics: 11 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 9 fractional worksArgentine historical stu…9Argentine historical studies: 9 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins…8Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 8 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural Heritage: 8 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…7Environmental and Ecological Studies: 7 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 7 fractional worksRegional Development and Innovation: 7 fractional works
AnthropologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Social SciencesCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 11 works
  2. 2 Latin American socio-political dynamics Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 9 works
  4. 4 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  5. 5 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 8 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 8 works
  7. 7 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  8. 8 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 works
  9. 9 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 7 works
  10. 10 Regional Development and Innovation Development 7 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 available63.9%not open36.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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