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University of La Serena

In research, University of La Serena stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,300 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,349 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,337 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,365
of 28,054 · #10,191 all time
Rank in Chile
#39
of 107
Research works
2.2k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is University of La Serena 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 #5,300 of 12,888 15.2%209 #6033
Social SciencesDomain #6,349 of 10,521 8.3%316 #8669
Social SciencesField #4,337 of 6,365 7.6%203 #5760
EducationSubfield #1,462 of 1,892 9.6%109 #2002
Life SciencesDomain #7,027 of 7,800 19.8%71 #11779

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of La Serena 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#6,033 #5,300
  2. Social Sciences#8,669 #6,349
  3. Social Sciences#5,760 #4,337
  4. Education#2,002 #1,462
  5. Life Sciences#11,779 #7,027
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 La Serena specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 26.2 works7.8×
← 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: 1.53× its world share, 47 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.16× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 203 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of La Serena?

Ranked on the composite score, José O. Valderrama, Julio R. Gutiérrez and Roberto Lemus‐Mondaca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of La Serena.

  1. 1 José O. Valderrama Chile · #83,400 worldwide 433 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Julio R. Gutiérrez Chile · #106,423 worldwide 268 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Roberto Lemus‐Mondaca Chile · #239,861 worldwide 275 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Antonio Vega‐Gálvez Chile · #272,570 worldwide 261 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Carlos Calvo Muñoz Chile · #373,366 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Antonio Carvajal Chile · #401,116 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Alexandre Roman–Lopes Chile · #612,735 worldwide 149 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Nelson O. Moraga Chile · #777,508 worldwide 101 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Francisco A. Squeo Chile · #813,358 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Facundo A. Gómez Chile · #989,515 worldwide 81 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of La Serena

Which keywords describe research at University of La Serena?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Pedagogy, Innovation, Communication, Inclusive Education, Educational Technology and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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. Education88▲ 8.0×41 topics
  2. Globalization54▲ 4.2×36 topics
  3. Innovation36▲ 5.4×20 topics
  4. Sustainability35▲ 2.2×44 topics
  5. Educational Technology34▲ 4.4×14 topics
  6. Pedagogy32▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Communication29▲ 15×8 topics
  8. Qualitative Research29▲ 5.2×14 topics
  9. Inclusive Education29▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Climate Change27▲ 1.56×58 topics
  11. E-Learning24▲ 3.7×6 topics
  12. Social Sciences22▲ 24×9 topics
  13. Organizational Commitment22▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies21▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Teacher Training20▲ 5.0×10 topics
  16. Learning20▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Educational Leadership20▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Sociology20▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Student Performance20▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Teacher Development20▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Knowledge Management20▲ 5.5×15 topics
  22. Epistemology20▲ 101×2 topics
  23. Quality Education20▲ 80×1 topic
  24. School Culture20▲ 80×1 topic
  25. Latin America19▲ 16×14 topics
  26. Methodology19▲ 63×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning18▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Competitiveness17▲ 32×6 topics
  29. Leadership16▲ 5.2×9 topics
  30. Technology15▲ 4.4×10 topics
  31. Competencias Docentes14▲ 152×1 topic
  32. Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior14▲ 152×1 topic
  33. Colonialism14▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Organizational Culture14▲ 5.5×10 topics
  35. Poetry12▲ 57×2 topics
  36. Youth Development12▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Professional Identity12▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Social Pedagogy12▲ 127×1 topic
  39. Student Achievement12▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Indigenous Knowledge11▲ 18×5 topics

Which research topics does University of La Serena publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Teacher Training, Educational theories and practices, Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation and Educational Practices and Policies.

Education and Teacher Training: 20 fractional worksEducational theories and practices: 19 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…14Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 14 fractional worksEducational Practices an…12Educational Practices and Policies: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 10 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 9 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…8Literacy and Educational Practices: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksEducational Technology in Learning: 6 fractional worksEducational Research and Science Teaching: 6 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsLiterature and Literary TheoryComputer Science Applications1 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Teacher Training Education 20 works
  2. 2 Educational theories and practices Education 19 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 14 works
  4. 4 Educational Practices and Policies Education 12 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 10 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  7. 7 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 8 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  9. 9 Educational Technology in Learning Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Educational Research and Science Teaching General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of La Serena's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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.

Other research institutions in La Serena

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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.