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Social Psychology research in Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile ranks first in Chile for Social Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#423 worldwide), followed by University of Chile.

Chile's world rank
#46
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.2k
Top-10% rate
15.2%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Social Psychology in Chile?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago #4236.919.9%95
2University of ChileSantiago #5512.97.6%126

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

Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in Chile?

Alfonso Urzúa, Sandra Valenzuela Süazo and Pablo Vera-Villarroel rank highest among researchers based in Chile.

  1. 1Alfonso Urzúa#330,448 worldwide overall121 citations · 9 works
  2. 2Sandra Valenzuela Süazo#575,820 worldwide overall33 citations · 8 works
  3. 3Pablo Vera-Villarroel#682,804 worldwide overall81 citations · 9 works
  4. 4María Pía Santelices#743,114 worldwide overall67 citations · 9 works
  5. 5Manuel Cárdenas#1,129,073 worldwide overall53 citations · 8 works
  6. 6Rubén Alvarado#1,179,533 worldwide overall26 citations · 9 works
  7. 7Eugenia V. Vinet#1,261,923 worldwide overall28 citations · 8 works

How Chile compares with other countries in Social Psychology