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Paleontology research in Argentina

Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ranks first in Argentina for Paleontology research in 2022-now (#16 worldwide), followed by Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

Argentina's world rank
#14
of 25 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
816
Top-10% rate
6.2%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Paleontology in Argentina?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasBuenos Aires #1623.27.0%414
2Universidad Nacional de La PlataLa Plata #324.04.4%77

Institutions in Argentina above the floor of 40 fractional works in Paleontology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Paleontology researchers in Argentina?

Diego Pol, Martín D. Ezcurra and Fernando Emilio Novas rank highest among researchers based in Argentina, on their papers in Paleontology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Diego Pol#90,388 worldwide overall29.1 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Martín D. Ezcurra#127,618 worldwide overall25.4 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Fernando Emilio Novas#219,138 worldwide overall25.3 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ignacio A. Cerda#459,246 worldwide overall13.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Agustín G. Martinelli#745,685 worldwide overall14.1 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Alejandro Otero#427,985 worldwide overall9.6 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ricardo Nestor Martínez#703,233 worldwide overall9.3 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sebastián Apesteguı́a#604,219 worldwide overall9.2 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9José Luis Carballido#1,254,839 worldwide overall8.6 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10José F. Bonaparte#1,155,761 worldwide overall9.0 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Julia B. Desojo#1,035,460 worldwide overall11.2 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Néstor Rubén Cúneo#487,724 worldwide overall5.3 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Leonardo Salgado#1,461,528 worldwide overall11.6 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Federico L. Agnolín#1,906,730 worldwide overall14.4 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Oscar A. Alcober#1,216,609 worldwide overall5.8 of 19 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Argentina on their work in Paleontology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Argentina compares with other countries in Paleontology