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Universidad Santo Tomás

In research, Universidad Santo Tomás stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,046 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,250 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,788 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,731
of 28,054 · #15,533 all time
Rank in Chile
#31
of 107
Research works
1.4k
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Universidad Santo Tomás 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 #3,046 of 10,521 20.4%192 #4301
Social SciencesField #2,250 of 6,365 20.1%103 #2772
Health SciencesDomain #5,788 of 11,982 14.0%190 #13008
MedicineField #5,783 of 10,443 14.2%138 #12433
Life SciencesDomain #4,521 of 7,800 19.3%74 #8981
Physical SciencesDomain #10,152 of 12,888 17.5%82 #17683

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Santo Tomás 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#4,301 #3,046
  2. Social Sciences#2,772 #2,250
  3. Health Sciences#13,008 #5,788
  4. Medicine#12,433 #5,783
  5. Life Sciences#8,981 #4,521
  6. Physical Sciences#17,683 #10,152
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.

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: 1.10× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.07× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.61× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.33× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Santo Tomás?

Ranked on the composite score, César Marín, Igor Cigarroa and Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Santo Tomás.

  1. 1 César Marín Chile · #388,725 worldwide 106 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Igor Cigarroa Chile · #801,532 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz Chile · #804,815 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Felipe E. García Chile · #986,798 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Yeny Concha‐Cisternas Chile · #1,132,741 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo Chile · #1,250,235 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Marco Vega Chile · #1,402,478 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Santo Tomás

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Santo Tomás?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Physical Activity, Health Promotion, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Obesity, Nutrition and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Mental Health49▲ 6.2×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology44▲ 2.0×77 topics
  3. Physical Activity28▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Risk Factors27▲ 4.6×25 topics
  5. Quality of Life27▲ 3.5×41 topics
  6. Public Health26▲ 3.4×40 topics
  7. Health Promotion26▲ 15×14 topics
  8. Education26▲ 2.8×38 topics
  9. Obesity24▲ 5.8×20 topics
  10. Nutrition20▲ 8.2×12 topics
  11. Climate Change20▲ 1.36×44 topics
  12. Social Support18▲ 6.0×14 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases17▲ 12×7 topics
  14. University Students16▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Educational Interventions14▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Adolescents14▲ 7.0×11 topics
  17. Aging Population14▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Healthy Lifestyles14▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Geriatric Assessment13▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Coping Strategies13▲ 9.7×7 topics
  21. Social Integration13▲ 53×3 topics
  22. Resilience12▲ 4.7×11 topics
  23. Elderly Care12▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Functional Dependence12▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Health Status12▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Latin America12▲ 11×14 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction12▲ 4.9×8 topics
  28. High-Intensity Interval Training10▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Teacher Development10▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Social Inequality9▲ 6.2×8 topics
  31. Psychological Well-being8▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Resistance Training8▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Burnout8▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Occupational Health8▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Injury Prevention8▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Curriculum Design8▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Physiological Demands8▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Training Load8▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Educational Leadership8▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Intercultural Education8▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Santo Tomás publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Aging, Health, and Disability, Sports Performance and Training and Stress and Burnout Research.

Health and Lifestyle Studies: 14 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 12 fractional worksSports Performance and T…8Sports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…7Stress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 7 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 7 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…4Resilience and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksHealth and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksComparative Animal Anatomy Studies: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 14 works
  2. 2 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 7 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies Urology 4 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 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 available78.2%not open21.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Santo Tomás's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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