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University of Concepción

In research, University of Concepción stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,143 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,343 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,695 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Oceanography and Cultural Studies — General Social Sciences is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,562
of 28,054 · #2,424 all time
Rank in Chile
#5
of 107
Research works
17k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
245k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is University of Concepción 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 #2,143 of 12,888 13.3%1,227 #1872
Social SciencesDomain #2,343 of 10,521 14.7%872 #2334
Health SciencesDomain #2,695 of 11,982 10.3%414 #3057
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #957 of 3,409 18.1%206 #1302
MedicineField #3,115 of 10,443 9.9%287 #4698
Social SciencesField #1,990 of 6,365 14.7%513 #1646
Life SciencesDomain #2,464 of 7,800 14.4%421 #3140
Environmental ScienceField #1,190 of 3,551 12.2%346 #997
EducationSubfield #756 of 1,892 22.5%137 #1110
EngineeringField #2,699 of 6,636 11.8%320 #1868

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Concepción 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#1,872 #2,143
  2. Social Sciences#2,334 #2,343
  3. Health Sciences#3,057 #2,695
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,302 #957
  5. Medicine#4,698 #3,115
  6. Social Sciences#1,646 #1,990
  7. Life Sciences#3,140 #2,464
  8. Environmental Science#997 #1,190
  9. Education#1,110 #756
  10. Engineering#1,868 #2,699
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 Concepción specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.1 works8.4×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 38.4 works4.7×
  3. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 51.5 works4.3×
  4. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 65.2 works4.2×
  5. EcologySubfield · 85.9 works3.7×
← 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: 1.48× its world share, 206 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 145 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.02× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 52 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 109 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.31× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 320 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.37× its world share, 346 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 101 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 19 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 88 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 287 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 513 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Concepción?

Ranked on the composite score, Miquel Martorell, L. Morán and Lohengrin A. Cavieres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Concepción.

  1. 1 Miquel Martorell Chile · #19,018 worldwide 856 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 L. Morán Chile · #20,908 worldwide 620 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Lohengrin A. Cavieres Chile · #23,540 worldwide 464 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Óscar Link Chile · #27,804 worldwide 1.4k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Aníbal Pauchard Chile · #43,582 worldwide 396 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Ernesto Gianoli Chile · #91,374 worldwide 288 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Juan A. Tapia Chile · #94,357 worldwide 181 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Neil M. Nagar Chile · #110,097 worldwide 502 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Carina B. Lange Chile · #111,169 worldwide 320 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 M. Aníbal Valenzuela Chile · #138,882 worldwide 105 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at University of Concepción

Which keywords describe research at University of Concepción?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Climate Change, Globalization, Social Movements, Memory, Education, Poetry and Mental Health.

▲ 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 Change192▲ 2.4×81 topics
  2. Globalization157▲ 2.7×56 topics
  3. Latin America118▲ 21×17 topics
  4. Education104▲ 2.1×67 topics
  5. Mental Health83▲ 1.94×37 topics
  6. Sustainability79◆ 1.10×69 topics
  7. Environmental Impact78▲ 1.56×49 topics
  8. Human Rights68▲ 2.2×26 topics
  9. Public Health68▲ 1.59×44 topics
  10. Social Movements68▲ 7.7×17 topics
  11. Quality of Life64▲ 1.52×47 topics
  12. Memory61▲ 8.5×9 topics
  13. Colonialism55▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Cultural Identity51▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Health Promotion47▲ 5.0×16 topics
  16. Invasive Species46▲ 3.7×19 topics
  17. Poetry46▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Social Inequality46▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Political Violence41▲ 53×3 topics
  20. Dictatorship40▲ 76×2 topics
  21. Indigenous Knowledge37▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Migrant Integration34▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Chile33▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Pinochet33▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Climate Change Impacts33▲ 9.5×7 topics
  26. Educational Leadership33▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Gender Studies32▲ 7.1×10 topics
  28. Teacher Development32▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Student Performance32▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Educational Innovation32▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Curriculum Design32▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Organizational Commitment32▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Quality Education32▲ 28×1 topic
  34. School Culture32▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Welfare State31▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Aging Population30▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Interculturalism30▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Mapuche30▲ 82×1 topic
  39. Social Integration28▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Occupational Health27▲ 7.8×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Concepción publish most on?

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

Political and Social Dyn…33Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 33 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…32Education and Teacher Training: 32 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 30 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 23 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 22 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 22 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 21 fractional worksStress and Burnout Resea…20Stress and Burnout Research: 20 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 18 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationLiterature and Literary TheoryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 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 33 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 32 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 30 works
  4. 4 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  5. 5 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 22 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 22 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 21 works
  8. 8 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 20 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 18 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 available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Concepción's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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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.