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University of Atacama

In research, University of Atacama stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,978 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,886 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,127 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,515
of 28,054 · #15,682 all time
Rank in Chile
#29
of 107
Research works
1.2k
▲ 179% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is University of Atacama 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 #4,978 of 12,888 14.7%200 #9893
Social SciencesDomain #6,886 of 10,521 12.2%159 #8157
Health SciencesDomain #8,127 of 11,982 8.6%61 #17259
Social SciencesField #4,919 of 6,365 11.5%98 #4952

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Atacama 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#9,893 #4,978
  2. Social Sciences#8,157 #6,886
  3. Health Sciences#17,259 #8,127
  4. Social Sciences#4,952 #4,919
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: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.93× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.29× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.12× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Atacama?

Ranked on the composite score, Tonio L. Alarcón, Carmen Burgos Videla and Arun Thirumurugan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Atacama.

  1. 1 Tonio L. Alarcón Chile · #402,594 worldwide 0 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Carmen Burgos Videla Chile · #829,301 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Arun Thirumurugan Chile · #1,420,671 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Danny Guzmán Chile · #1,484,788 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Giovanni Leone Chile · #1,504,456 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Diego I. Gallardo Chile · #1,593,139 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Atacama

Which keywords describe research at University of Atacama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Migrant Integration, Education, Health Promotion, Curriculum Design, Indigenous Knowledge, Teacher Development and Educational Leadership.

▲ 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. Education22▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 2.2×29 topics
  3. Mental Health17▲ 2.6×20 topics
  4. Latin America15▲ 18×15 topics
  5. Migrant Integration15▲ 89×2 topics
  6. Educational Technology14▲ 2.7×16 topics
  7. Innovation14▲ 3.0×16 topics
  8. Curriculum Design13▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Health Promotion13▲ 9.2×12 topics
  10. Indigenous Knowledge13▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Teacher Development13▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Educational Leadership13▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Quality Education13▲ 74×1 topic
  14. School Culture13▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Community Participation11▲ 6.5×7 topics
  16. Knowledge Management10▲ 4.2×9 topics
  17. Healthcare Access10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  18. Social Inequality10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  19. Resilience10▲ 4.4×5 topics
  20. Economic Crisis9▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Social Work9▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Social Movements9▲ 6.7×10 topics
  24. Burnout8▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Intercultural Education8▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Family Support8▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Ethical Challenges8▲ 9.5×2 topics
  28. Occupational Health8▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Participation8▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Welfare State8▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Community Intervention8▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Third Sector8▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Colonial History8▲ 91×2 topics
  34. Coping Strategies8▲ 7.1×5 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  36. Climate Change Impacts7▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Competitiveness7▲ 20×4 topics
  38. Psychological Well-being7▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Racial Discrimination7▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Health Professionals7▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Atacama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Social Sciences and Policies, Stress and Burnout Research and Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics.

Education and Teacher Training: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 8 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…7Stress and Burnout Research: 7 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…7Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…5Health and Lifestyle Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 4 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional works
EducationGeneral Social SciencesSocial PsychologyCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 13 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 8 works
  3. 3 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 7 works
  5. 5 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  10. 10 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Atacama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 179% 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.