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Law research in Chile

University of Chile ranks first in Chile for Law research in 2022–2025 (#296 worldwide), followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Chile's world rank
#34
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
974
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Law in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ChileSantiago #2966.28.5%128
2Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #3155.213.6%63

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

Who are the top Law researchers in Chile?

Alejandro Guzmán Brito, Humberto Nogueira Alcalá and Hernán Corral Talciani rank highest among researchers based in Chile.

  1. 1Alejandro Guzmán Brito#45,837 worldwide overall76 citations · 52 works
  2. 2Humberto Nogueira Alcalá#50,147 worldwide overall56 citations · 24 works
  3. 3Hernán Corral Talciani#131,021 worldwide overall27 citations · 29 works
  4. 4Carlos Pizarro Wilson#151,600 worldwide overall32 citations · 13 works
  5. 5Francisco Zúñiga Urbina#169,409 worldwide overall18 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Juan Pablo Mañalich Raffo#193,275 worldwide overall13 citations · 26 works
  7. 7Alejandro Vergara Blanco#209,795 worldwide overall6 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Jean Pierre Matus Acuña#236,951 worldwide overall15 citations · 53 works
  9. 9Íñigo de la Maza Gazmuri#248,132 worldwide overall13 citations · 19 works
  10. 10Diego Palomo Vélez#258,253 worldwide overall16 citations · 24 works
  11. 11José Luis Guzmán Dalbora#272,754 worldwide overall5 citations · 14 works
  12. 12Gonzalo Aguilar Cavallo#279,477 worldwide overall13 citations · 9 works
  13. 13José Luis Manzanares Samaniego#295,214 worldwide overall2 citations · 22 works
  14. 14José Luis Cea Egaña#324,681 worldwide overall5 citations · 18 works
  15. 15Patricia Laurenzo Copello#336,939 worldwide overall11 citations · 12 works

How Chile compares with other countries in Law