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University of O'Higgins

In research, University of O'Higgins stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,985 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,138 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,982 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,278
of 28,054 · #18,073 all time
Rank in Chile
#38
of 107
Research works
733
▲ 725% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is University of O'Higgins 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 #6,985 of 12,888 14.7%122 #14221
Social SciencesDomain #6,138 of 10,521 24.8%138 #9034
Social SciencesField #3,982 of 6,365 28.8%92 #6378
Life SciencesDomain #6,215 of 7,800 19.9%60 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of O'Higgins 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#14,221 #6,985
  2. Social Sciences#9,034 #6,138
  3. Social Sciences#6,378 #3,982
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: 1.90× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.21× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.06× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of O'Higgins?

Ranked on the composite score, Federico Navarro, María Soledad Burrone and Gonzalo Muñoz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of O'Higgins.

  1. 1 Federico Navarro Chile · #446,228 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 María Soledad Burrone Chile · #951,104 worldwide 17 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Gonzalo Muñoz Chile · #985,959 worldwide 47 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Emilio Vilches Chile · #1,545,793 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Pedro Pérez-Aros Chile · #1,602,641 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Étienne Bresciani Chile · #1,629,374 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of O'Higgins

Which keywords describe research at University of O'Higgins?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Globalization, Latin America, Mental Health, Health Promotion, Informal Learning, Climate Change and Migrant Integration.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 2.7×39 topics
  2. Educational Technology18▲ 4.0×12 topics
  3. Climate Change17▲ 1.68×51 topics
  4. Mental Health16▲ 2.9×29 topics
  5. Education13▲ 2.0×26 topics
  6. Latin America11▲ 15×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life10▲ 1.92×20 topics
  8. Human Rights10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 2.2×15 topics
  10. Health Promotion9▲ 7.2×10 topics
  11. Teacher Training8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  12. Obesity8▲ 2.9×15 topics
  13. Informal Learning8▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Inclusive Education8▲ 5.6×8 topics
  15. Migrant Integration7▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Chronic Diseases7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  17. Student Achievement7▲ 23×6 topics
  18. Physical Activity7▲ 3.9×7 topics
  19. Educational Interventions7▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Memory7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  21. Optimization7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  22. Social Inequality7▲ 6.7×7 topics
  23. University Students7▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Social Integration7▲ 39×3 topics
  25. Nutrition6▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Community Engagement6▲ 5.0×12 topics
  27. Healthcare Access6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Convex Optimization6▲ 20×5 topics
  29. Aging Population6▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Educational Leadership6▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Intercultural Education6▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Healthy Lifestyles6▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Welfare State5▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Quality Education5▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Teacher Development5▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Variational Inequalities5▲ 61×2 topics
  37. Elderly Care5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Indigenous Knowledge5▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Iterative Algorithms4▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Nonlinear Operators4▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does University of O'Higgins publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, Education and Teacher Training, Optimization and Variational Analysis and Literacy and Educational Practices.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…6Health and Lifestyle Studies: 6 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…5Education and Teacher Training: 5 fractional worksOptimization and Variational Analysis: 4 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…4Literacy and Educational Practices: 4 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disab…4Aging, Health, and Disability: 4 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 4 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 4 fractional worksEducation in Rural Conte…4Education in Rural Contexts: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationComputational Theory and MathematicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Education and Teacher Training Education 5 works
  3. 3 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  4. 4 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 4 works
  5. 5 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 4 works
  7. 7 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Education in Rural Contexts Education 4 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 3 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 available63.0%not open37.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of O'Higgins's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 725% 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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