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University of Talca

In research, University of Talca stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,660 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,384 of 11,982 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,100 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law — Law is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,083
of 28,054 · #5,835 all time
Rank in Chile
#11
of 107
Research works
6k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is University of Talca 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 #2,660 of 10,521 20.7%496 #2530
Health SciencesDomain #3,384 of 11,982 16.1%201 #6033
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,100 of 3,409 29.5%141 #1263
MedicineField #3,415 of 10,443 17.3%119 #6143
Physical SciencesDomain #4,703 of 12,888 14.9%446 #6092
Life SciencesDomain #3,084 of 7,800 26.1%228 #4130
Plant ScienceSubfield #576 of 1,395 33.6%82 #888
Social SciencesField #2,675 of 6,365 20.1%274 #2811
EngineeringField #2,871 of 6,636 13.1%173 #4203
EducationSubfield #1,188 of 1,892 26.7%66 #1445

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Talca 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#2,530 #2,660
  2. Health Sciences#6,033 #3,384
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,263 #1,100
  4. Medicine#6,143 #3,415
  5. Physical Sciences#6,092 #4,703
  6. Life Sciences#4,130 #3,084
  7. Plant Science#888 #576
  8. Social Sciences#2,811 #2,675
  9. Engineering#4,203 #2,871
  10. Education#1,445 #1,188
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 Talca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 38.6 works4.8×
← 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: 2.16× its world share, 141 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 83 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 173 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.22× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.31× its world share, 29 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 119 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 274 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Talca?

Ranked on the composite score, Humberto Nogueira Alcalá, César Rivera and Ernesto D.R. Santibañez González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Talca.

  1. 1 Humberto Nogueira Alcalá Chile · #50,147 worldwide 56 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 César Rivera Chile · #163,346 worldwide 108 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Ernesto D.R. Santibañez González Chile · #184,914 worldwide 270 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Diego Palomo Vélez Chile · #258,253 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Gonzalo Aguilar Cavallo Chile · #279,477 worldwide 13 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Iván Suazo Galdames Chile · #309,872 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Leonardo S. Santos Chile · #329,053 worldwide 135 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Isaac Ravetllat Ballesté Chile · #349,603 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Cèsar Sepùlveda Chile · #353,693 worldwide 11 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Sergei Trofımchuk Chile · #369,766 worldwide 113 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Talca

Which keywords describe research at University of Talca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Latin America, Globalization, Human Rights, Climate Change, Education 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. Globalization70▲ 2.6×47 topics
  2. Climate Change62▲ 1.68×73 topics
  3. Power Electronics50▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Human Rights50▲ 3.5×26 topics
  5. Education48▲ 2.1×49 topics
  6. Renewable Energy Integration48▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Mental Health44▲ 2.2×37 topics
  8. Sustainability42▲ 1.25×64 topics
  9. Latin America42▲ 16×16 topics
  10. Quality of Life33▲ 1.67×40 topics
  11. Inclusive Education24▲ 5.0×13 topics
  12. Criminal Justice24▲ 7.8×4 topics
  13. Resilience23▲ 3.5×15 topics
  14. Social Movements22▲ 5.4×13 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control21▲ 5.8×5 topics
  16. Health Promotion20▲ 4.7×14 topics
  17. Social Rights20▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Constitutionalism19▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Energy Storage Systems18▲ 9.3×2 topics
  20. Smart Grid Applications17▲ 9.7×2 topics
  21. Decentralized Control17▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Judicial Review17▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Distributed Power Generation17▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Fault Tolerance17▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Microgrid Control17▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Photovoltaic Systems17▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Multilevel Converters16▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Voltage Source Inverters16▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Memory16▲ 4.9×8 topics
  30. Competitiveness16▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Phenolic Compounds15▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Polyphenols15▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Anthocyanins14▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Welfare State13▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Constitutional Rights13▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Electric Vehicle Charging13▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Legal Theory13▲ 13×1 topic
  38. DC-DC Converters12▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Legal Evidence12▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Standards of Proof12▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Talca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Multilevel Inverters and Converters, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Advanced DC-DC Converters.

Microgrid Control and Op…17Microgrid Control and Optimization: 17 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…16Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 16 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 13 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters12Advanced DC-DC Converters: 12 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…12Legal processes and jurisprudence: 12 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 11 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 11 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…11Criminal Justice and Penology: 11 fractional worksStress and Burnout Research: 10 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 9 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 12 works
  6. 6 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 11 works
  7. 7 Education and Teacher Training Education 11 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 11 works
  9. 9 Stress and Burnout Research Social Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 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 available68.5%not open31.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Talca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.

Other research institutions in Talca

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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.