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Education research in Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks first in Chile for Education research in 2022–2025 (#271 worldwide), followed by University of Chile and Universidad Andrés Bello.

Chile's world rank
#38
of 115 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.8k
Top-10% rate
22.0%
Ranked institutions
23

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Education in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #27125.828.6%279
2University of ChileSantiago #45618.924.1%253
3Universidad Andrés BelloSantiago #67713.626.2%137
4Catholic University of the MauleTalca #69513.322.5%161
5University of TarapacáArica #72512.736.6%76
6Pontificia Universidad Católica de ValparaísoValparaíso #74412.424.9%164
7University of ConcepciónConcepción #75612.222.5%137
8Universidad Autónoma de ChileTemuco #81511.237.3%79
9Universidad Católica de TemucoTemuco #87610.223.0%132
10University of Bío-BíoConcepción #88810.024.4%111
11Universidad Diego PortalesSantiago #9668.932.4%95
12Universidad Católica de la Santísima ConcepciónConcepción #9718.821.7%114
13Universidad de La FronteraTemuco #9778.828.3%70
14Universidad de Santiago de ChileSantiago #1,0767.518.4%107
15Alberto Hurtado UniversitySantiago #1,1646.423.6%96
16University of TalcaTalca #1,1886.226.7%66
17San Sebastián UniversityConcepción #1,3714.320.3%67
18Metropolitan University of Educational SciencesSantiago #1,3984.021.0%65
19Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la EducaciónValparaíso #1,4203.822.1%61
20Universidad de Los LagosOsorno #1,4333.716.8%72
21Austral University of ChileValdivia #1,4363.715.2%84
22University of La SerenaLa Serena #1,4623.49.7%109
23Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación HumanasProvidencia #1,6551.84.2%140

Institutions in Chile above the floor of 40 fractional works in Education, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Education researchers in Chile?

Miguél Nussbaum, Beatrice Ávalos and Emilio Rodríguez-Ponce rank highest among researchers based in Chile.

  1. 1Miguél Nussbaum#29,954 worldwide overall470 citations · 18 works
  2. 2Beatrice Ávalos#83,457 worldwide overall165 citations · 21 works
  3. 3Emilio Rodríguez-Ponce#139,102 worldwide overall70 citations · 28 works
  4. 4Francisco Ganga Contreras#151,851 worldwide overall42 citations · 25 works
  5. 5Liliana Pedraja-Rejas#181,713 worldwide overall79 citations · 36 works
  6. 6José Joaquín Brunner#197,418 worldwide overall36 citations · 25 works
  7. 7Ernesto Schiefelbein#276,156 worldwide overall33 citations · 19 works
  8. 8Aldo Ocampo González#327,444 worldwide overall5 citations · 22 works
  9. 9Carmen Montecinos#367,921 worldwide overall70 citations · 29 works
  10. 10Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación#506,843 worldwide overall0 citations · 17 works
  11. 11Alberto Moreno Doña#571,146 worldwide overall13 citations · 19 works
  12. 12Carlos Ossa Cornejo#664,854 worldwide overall15 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Cristhian Pérez Villalobos#948,137 worldwide overall29 citations · 33 works
  14. 14Revista Atenea#1,128,230 worldwide overall22 citations · 20 works
  15. 15Óscar Espinoza#1,139,583 worldwide overall35 citations · 22 works

How Chile compares with other countries in Education