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Universidad Nacional del Sur

In research, Universidad Nacional del Sur stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,518 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,198 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,020 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and Cultural Studies — Anthropology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,301
of 28,054 · #5,746 all time
Rank in Argentina
#11
of 188
Research works
8.4k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional del Sur 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,518 of 12,888 8.2%510 #3861
Social SciencesDomain #4,198 of 10,521 9.4%417 #4630
Health SciencesDomain #7,020 of 11,982 8.9%66 #10170
Computer ScienceField #2,805 of 4,667 3.3%85 #2777
EngineeringField #4,396 of 6,636 10.0%121 #3300
Life SciencesDomain #5,278 of 7,800 12.6%160 #6628
Social SciencesField #4,599 of 6,365 8.7%220 #4167
Environmental ScienceField #2,858 of 3,551 10.2%108 #2893
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,618 of 1,998 9.4%88 #2022
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,811 of 3,409 13.0%97 #2493

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional del Sur 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. Physical Sciences#3,861 #4,518
  2. Social Sciences#4,630 #4,198
  3. Health Sciences#10,170 #7,020
  4. Computer Science#2,777 #2,805
  5. Engineering#3,300 #4,396
  6. Life Sciences#6,628 #5,278
  7. Social Sciences#4,167 #4,599
  8. Environmental Science#2,893 #2,858
  9. Arts and Humanities#2,022 #1,618
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,493 #2,811
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 Sur specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 24.5 works7.6×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 29.5 works6.3×
← 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: 1.77× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.00× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 120 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 45 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 220 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional del Sur?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerardo M. E. Perillo, Elsa Estévez and P. Julián lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional del Sur.

  1. 1 Gerardo M. E. Perillo Argentina · #105,519 worldwide 312 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Elsa Estévez Argentina · #114,466 worldwide 165 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 P. Julián Argentina · #130,665 worldwide 212 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Pablo Martín Argentina · #142,976 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Jorge A. Solsona Argentina · #182,010 worldwide 201 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Osvaldo Agamennoni Argentina · #184,411 worldwide 120 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Andrea Cohen Argentina · #249,403 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Marcelo J. Avena Argentina · #272,081 worldwide 295 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ricardo Boland Argentina · #307,798 worldwide 131 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Ana Russo de Boland Argentina · #311,399 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional del Sur

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional del Sur?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Latin America, Globalization, Social Movements, Sustainability, Community Participation, History and Literature.

▲ 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. Climate Change74▲ 2.4×76 topics
  2. Sustainability50▲ 1.77×61 topics
  3. Globalization49▲ 2.2×39 topics
  4. Latin America39▲ 18×16 topics
  5. Education35▲ 1.77×43 topics
  6. Environmental Impact35▲ 1.79×38 topics
  7. History31▲ 3.9×28 topics
  8. Sustainable Development30▲ 1.65×25 topics
  9. Literature28▲ 4.4×23 topics
  10. Gender26▲ 4.2×16 topics
  11. Biodiversity26▲ 3.0×24 topics
  12. Social Movements26▲ 7.5×16 topics
  13. Community Participation26▲ 6.0×10 topics
  14. Cultural Identity24▲ 4.0×14 topics
  15. Rural Development23▲ 5.7×12 topics
  16. Identity22▲ 2.6×21 topics
  17. Knowledge Management20▲ 3.1×10 topics
  18. Sustainable Agriculture20▲ 5.5×7 topics
  19. Invasive Species20▲ 4.0×18 topics
  20. Social Inequality19▲ 6.1×11 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage18▲ 2.9×20 topics
  22. Cultural Studies18▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Communication17▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Memory16▲ 5.7×13 topics
  25. Society15▲ 6.7×10 topics
  26. Violence14▲ 8.5×6 topics
  27. Urban Planning14▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Social Exclusion13▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Tourism13▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Industrial Clusters12▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Colonial History12▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Globalization Impact12▲ 59×2 topics
  33. Environmental Impact Assessment12▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Indigenous Peoples12▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Local Economic Growth12▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Territorial Innovation12▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Frontier Studies12▲ 136×1 topic
  38. State Policies12▲ 136×1 topic
  39. Literary Criticism11▲ 20×5 topics
  40. Knowledge Representation11▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional del Sur publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Innovation, Indigenous Cultures and History, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Latin American Urban Studies.

Regional Development and…12Regional Development and Innovation: 12 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and …12Indigenous Cultures and History: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…11Environmental and Ecological Studies: 11 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…10Latin American Urban Studies: 10 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional worksArgentine historical studies: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…7Classical Antiquity Studies: 7 fractional worksLatin American Literature Studies: 7 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 6 fractional worksWater Resource Managemen…6Water Resource Management and Quality: 6 fractional works
DevelopmentAnthropologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Innovation Development 12 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 12 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 10 works
  5. 5 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  6. 6 Argentine historical studies Cultural Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 7 works
  8. 8 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 7 works
  9. 9 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 Water Resource Management and Quality Water Science and Technology 6 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional del Sur's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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