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University of Chile

In research, University of Chile stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,107 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,122 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,005 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Cultural Studies — General Social Sciences is 15.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,174
of 28,054 · #878 all time
Rank in Chile
#1
of 107
Research works
55k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
753k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is University of Chile 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 #1,107 of 12,888 14.8%1,873 #907
Health SciencesDomain #1,122 of 11,982 11.7%1,351 #880
Social SciencesDomain #1,005 of 10,521 13.5%2,857 #527
MedicineField #1,181 of 10,443 11.6%976 #941
Life SciencesDomain #909 of 7,800 15.0%822 #841
Social SciencesField #747 of 6,365 14.6%1,716 #446
Computer ScienceField #794 of 4,667 15.0%338 #410
General Social SciencesSubfield #5 of 29 12.4%115 #6
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #732 of 3,579 15.7%319 #658
EngineeringField #1,550 of 6,636 13.8%474 #1135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Chile 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#907 #1,107
  2. Health Sciences#880 #1,122
  3. Social Sciences#527 #1,005
  4. Medicine#941 #1,181
  5. Life Sciences#841 #909
  6. Social Sciences#446 #747
  7. Computer Science#410 #794
  8. General Social Sciences#6 #5
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#658 #732
  10. Engineering#1,135 #1,550
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 University of Chile specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 15.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 115.1 works15×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 53.7 works4.7×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 124.3 works4.4×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 152.1 works4.1×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 319 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 115 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 73 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 338 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 160 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 474 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 391 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 114 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 104 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 169 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.19× its world share, 73 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 245 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 976 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.24× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.46× its world share, 490 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 328 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 1,716 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Chile?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Uauy, Martín Heidegger and Attila Csendes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Chile.

  1. 1 Ricardo Uauy Chile · #15,543 worldwide 675 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Martín Heidegger Chile · #26,942 worldwide 203 citations · 169 works
  3. 3 Attila Csendes Chile · #29,627 worldwide 286 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Humberto R. Maturana Chile · #33,295 worldwide 507 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 José M. Merigó Chile · #34,037 worldwide 814 citations · 110 works
  6. 6 Claudio Hetz Chile · #37,960 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Juan Carlos Silva Chile · #51,523 worldwide 460 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Roberto Cárdenas Chile · #57,332 worldwide 544 citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Sergio Lavandero Chile · #61,573 worldwide 476 citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Camila Corvalán Chile · #61,683 worldwide 222 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at University of Chile

Which keywords describe research at University of Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Social Movements, Memory, Education, Political Violence and Dictatorship.

▲ 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. Globalization572▲ 4.2×107 topics
  2. Latin America427▲ 32×22 topics
  3. Human Rights328▲ 4.6×50 topics
  4. Epidemiology326▲ 1.19×134 topics
  5. Education306▲ 2.6×90 topics
  6. Climate Change247▲ 1.33×90 topics
  7. Social Movements246▲ 12×23 topics
  8. Memory219▲ 13×14 topics
  9. Public Health205▲ 2.0×64 topics
  10. Political Violence173▲ 96×3 topics
  11. Mental Health173▲ 1.71×42 topics
  12. Dictatorship165▲ 132×2 topics
  13. Ethics159▲ 4.8×47 topics
  14. Colonialism156▲ 4.8×33 topics
  15. Cultural Identity154▲ 4.3×20 topics
  16. History141▲ 2.9×42 topics
  17. Social Inequality140▲ 7.6×14 topics
  18. Identity130▲ 2.6×46 topics
  19. Migrant Integration128▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Welfare State128▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Chile127▲ 189×1 topic
  22. Pinochet127▲ 189×1 topic
  23. Health Promotion117▲ 5.3×16 topics
  24. Philosophy116▲ 3.8×34 topics
  25. Poetry115▲ 50×3 topics
  26. Community Participation107▲ 4.2×12 topics
  27. Indigenous Knowledge92▲ 14×7 topics
  28. Participation90▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Society89▲ 6.7×15 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges88▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Economic Crisis88▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Literary Discourse87▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Interculturalism86▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Mapuche86▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Social Work85▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Constitutionalism85▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Family Support81▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Community Intervention80▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Third Sector80▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Intercultural Education78▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Chile publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Social Sciences and Policies and Education and Teacher Training.

Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 127 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 86 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…80Social Sciences and Policies: 80 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…66Education and Teacher Training: 66 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 52 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 50 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…49Legal processes and jurisprudence: 49 fractional worksMigration, Education, In…48Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 48 fractional worksHealth and Medical Educa…44Health and Medical Education: 44 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…43Latin American Urban Studies: 43 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social SciencesEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 127 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 86 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 80 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 66 works
  5. 5 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 52 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 50 works
  7. 7 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 49 works
  8. 8 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 48 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Education General Health Professions 44 works
  10. 10 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 43 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Chile's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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