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University of Bío-Bío

In research, University of Bío-Bío stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,286 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,064 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#888 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,588
of 28,054 · #11,030 all time
Rank in Chile
#34
of 107
Research works
3.9k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of Bío-Bío 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 #3,286 of 10,521 16.5%393 #4111
Social SciencesField #2,064 of 6,365 18.6%247 #3356
EducationSubfield #888 of 1,892 24.4%111 #1429
Physical SciencesDomain #7,209 of 12,888 11.6%369 #8904
EngineeringField #4,460 of 6,636 9.9%137 #5226
Health SciencesDomain #8,216 of 11,982 15.3%107 #13010
MedicineField #7,423 of 10,443 18.0%62 #13919
Life SciencesDomain #6,190 of 7,800 18.2%82 #8886
Computer ScienceField #4,228 of 4,667 10.5%62 #4325

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bío-Bío 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#4,111 #3,286
  2. Social Sciences#3,356 #2,064
  3. Education#1,429 #888
  4. Physical Sciences#8,904 #7,209
  5. Engineering#5,226 #4,460
  6. Health Sciences#13,010 #8,216
  7. Medicine#13,919 #7,423
  8. Life Sciences#8,886 #6,190
  9. Computer Science#4,325 #4,228
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: 1.08× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.62× its world share, 29 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 247 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Bío-Bío?

Ranked on the composite score, Cristian Torres‐Díaz, Alfonso Rodríguez and Héctor Cárcamo Vásquez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bío-Bío.

  1. 1 Cristian Torres‐Díaz Chile · #189,068 worldwide 209 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Alfonso Rodríguez Chile · #302,255 worldwide 78 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Héctor Cárcamo Vásquez Chile · #402,042 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Luís Rojas Donat Chile · #409,499 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Fernando Toledo Chile · #436,970 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Carlos L. Céspedes Chile · #454,592 worldwide 73 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Rodrigo García Álvarado Chile · #496,555 worldwide 32 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 José Norambuena-Contreras Chile · #509,059 worldwide 129 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Maureen Trebilcock Chile · #528,386 worldwide 52 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Carlos Rodríguez Garcés Chile · #534,794 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bío-Bío

Which keywords describe research at University of Bío-Bío?

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

▲ 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. Education73▲ 4.4×39 topics
  2. Globalization67▲ 3.6×35 topics
  3. Latin America42▲ 23×15 topics
  4. Sustainability40▲ 1.71×52 topics
  5. Innovation32▲ 3.2×22 topics
  6. Mental Health31▲ 2.2×20 topics
  7. Public Health29▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Educational Leadership28▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Student Performance28▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Curriculum Design28▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Teacher Development28▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Health Promotion27▲ 9.0×12 topics
  13. Pedagogy27▲ 5.8×10 topics
  14. Quality Education27▲ 75×1 topic
  15. School Culture27▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Social Inequality26▲ 10×7 topics
  17. E-Learning25▲ 2.6×5 topics
  18. Inclusive Education23▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Knowledge Management22▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Physical Activity20▲ 4.4×11 topics
  21. Social Movements20▲ 7.0×15 topics
  22. Digital Marketing19▲ 4.8×2 topics
  23. Social Sciences19▲ 14×7 topics
  24. Communication19▲ 6.6×10 topics
  25. Nutrition19▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Community Participation19▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Digital Divide18▲ 7.5×4 topics
  28. Rural Development18▲ 5.4×8 topics
  29. Competitiveness18▲ 23×6 topics
  30. Distance Learning18▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. University Students17▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Online Education16▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. ICT16▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Virtual Teaching16▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Occupational Health15▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Fragmentation15▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Segregation15▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Metropolitan Areas15▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Residential15▲ 82×1 topic
  40. Small and Medium Enterprises15▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Bío-Bío publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational Innovations and Technology, Latin American Urban Studies and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Education and Teacher Training: 27 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…15Latin American Urban Studies: 15 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, an…13Business, Innovation, and Economy: 13 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 12 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 12 fractional worksCultural and Social Stud…10Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 10 fractional worksHigher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 10 fractional worksEducational theories and…9Educational theories and practices: 9 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsUrban StudiesEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 27 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 15 works
  4. 4 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  5. 5 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  6. 6 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 12 works
  7. 7 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 10 works
  10. 10 Educational theories and practices Education 9 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 available70.7%not open29.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bío-Bío's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.