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Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the history, politics, and societal impact of Chile during the era of Augusto Pinochet's regime. It covers topics such as dictatorship, human rights violations, exile, political violence, and the influence of globalization on Chilean society. The papers also delve into the role of social movements and the collective memory of this tumultuous period in Chilean history.

  • Pinochet
  • Chile
  • Dictatorship
  • Human Rights
  • Exile
  • Latin America
  • Social Movements
  • Political Violence
  • Globalization
  • Memory
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
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Which countries lead Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research?

By volume, Chile and the United States publish the most (787 and 251 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chile 787 works
  2. 2 United States 251 works
  3. 3 Argentina 180 works
  4. 4 Spain 160 works
  5. 5 Mexico 99 works
  6. 6 Brazil 84 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 76 works
  8. 8 France 69 works
  9. 9 Peru 66 works
  10. 10 Russia 46 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Chile: 43.3%United States: 13.8%Argentina: 9.9%Spain: 8.8%6 others listed: 24.1%43%largest
Chile787 · 43.3%United States251 · 13.8%Argentina180 · 9.9%Spain160 · 8.8%6 others listed439 · 24.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Chile publishes the most Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of ChileChile 127 works
  2. 2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 88 works
  3. 3 Universidad de Santiago de ChileChile 72 works
  4. 4 Alberto Hurtado UniversityChile 44 works
  5. 5 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 35 works
  6. 6 University of ConcepciónChile 33 works
  7. 7 San Sebastián UniversityChile 31 works
  8. 8 Universidad Diego PortalesChile 31 works
  9. 9 Austral University of ChileChile 30 works
  10. 10 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 28 works

Who are the leading researchers in Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America include Kenneth Maxwell.

  1. 1 Kenneth Maxwell Norway 1.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research done?

The largest centres of Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research in 2022–2025 are Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Madrid (Spain) and Concepción (Chile). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Arica, Santiago and Valdivia.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Santiago Chile 503 works
  2. 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 94 works
  3. 3 Madrid Spain 75 works
  4. 4 Concepción Chile 75 works
  5. 5 Mexico City Mexico 50 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 47 works
  7. 7 Valparaíso Chile 45 works
  8. 8 Valdivia Chile 45 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 33 works
  10. 10 Paris France 30 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AricaCL · 20.8 works180×
  2. SantiagoCL · 502.9 works149×
  3. ValdiviaCL · 44.6 works140×
  4. ConcepciónCL · 74.8 works135×
  5. ValparaísoCL · 44.7 works98×
  6. TemucoCL · 29.7 works74×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Diego Portales, Alberto Hurtado University and San Sebastián University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 8.7%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Diego Portales: 31, 22.6%Alberto Hurtado University: 44, 10.1%San Sebastián University: 31, 7.8%Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: 88, 8.1%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 24, 9.0%University of Valparaíso: 12, 9.2%University of Chile: 127, 5.8%Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez: 13, 8.4%Universidad de Santiago de Chile: 72, 1.9%Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins: 14, 4.1%Universidad Diego Po…Alberto Hurtado Univ…Pontificia Universid…San Sebastián Univer…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad Diego PortalesChile 71.022.6%270.7×31 -4.8%
2 Alberto Hurtado UniversityChile 67.110.1%429.2×44 +244.4%
3 San Sebastián UniversityChile 65.47.8%225.5×31 +216.7%
4 Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile 63.78.1%138.6×88 +61.5%
5 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 60.39.0%16.0×24 +174.0%
6 University of ValparaísoChile 58.49.2%125.2×12 +170.4%
7 University of ChileChile 58.35.8%188.9×127 -16.3%
8 Universidad Católica Silva HenríquezChile 54.78.4%371.1×13 +164.2%
9 Universidad de Santiago de ChileChile 54.41.9%285.7×72 +70.0%
10 Universidad Bernardo O'HigginsChile 54.14.1%197.9×14 +410.8%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.