Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
Chile
Time frame: 1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 350 | 31.35 |
Overall Count and Share for 'Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 18 | 5.67 |
| Biological sciences | 22 | 3.31 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 1.03 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 26 | 4.81 |
| Health sciences | 32 | 5.01 |
| Physical sciences | 234 | 7.40 |
| Social sciences | 13 | 4.13 |
Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.
Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical Sciences | 168 | 3.89 |
| Clinical Sciences | 18 | 2.45 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 43 | 2.33 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 3 | 1.59 |
| Geology | 6 | 1.58 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 | 1.36 |
| Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics | 3 | 1.23 |
| Zoology | 4 | 1.09 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 9 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 29 |
| Applied sciences | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Health sciences | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Natural sciences | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Biological sciences | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Physical sciences | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Social sciences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Nature & Science | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (167 institutions) | 55.1% |
| Domestic (81 institutions) | 44.9% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.
Top 5 domestic collaborators with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| University of Chile | 6.57 / 7.17 | 13.74 |
| Andres Bello University (UNAB) | 5.05 / 2.26 | 7.31 |
| University of Concepción (UdeC) | 2.72 / 3.00 | 5.72 |
| Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM) | 2.35 / 1.66 | 4.01 |
| Chilean National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) | 2.58 / 1.03 | 3.62 |
Top 5 international collaborators with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) | 0.63 / 17.64 | 18.27 |
| Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) | 0.56 / 12.86 | 13.41 |
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 3.06 / 4.97 | 8.03 |
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 1.84 / 4.80 | 6.65 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 1.67 / 4.92 | 6.59 |
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Relationships
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Andean Geothermal Center of Excellence (CEGA)
- Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
- B-Fields in OB Stars (BOB Collaboration)
- Center for Advanced Studies of Chronic Disease (ACCDIS)
- Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA)
- Center for Genome Regulation (CRG)
- Center for Intercultural and Indigenous Research (CIIR)
- Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CEDEUS)
- Center of New Drugs for Hypertension (CENDHY)
- Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit Studies (BRT+ CoE)
- Centro Interdisciplinario de Neurociencia de Valparaiso (CINV)
- Centro de Excelencia en Biomedicina de Magallanes (CEBIMA)
- Coastal Social-Ecological Millennium Institute (SECOS)
- EMBIGGEN Anillo (El Anillo)
- Evolutionary Biology and Ecology of Algae Unit (EBEA)
- Global BPGen Consortium
- Instituto Milenio Intelligent Healthcare Engineering (iHEALTH)
- Instituto Milénio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE)
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International Global Change Laboratory (LINC-Global)
- Laboratorio Internacional en Cambio Global (LINCGlobal)
- Laboratorio Internacional en Cambio Global (LINCGlobal)
- MiNDSTEp consortium
- Milenium Scientific Iniciative (ICM) Nucleus on "Protoplanetary Disks in ALMA Early Science" (MAD Nucleus)
- Millenium Nucleus Center for the Discovery of Structures in Complex Data (MiDaS)
- Millenium Nucleus of Soft Smart Mechanical Metamaterials
- Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data (IMFD)
- Millennium Institute for Integrative Biology (iBio)
- Millennium Institute for Research in Optics (MIRO)
- Millennium Institute for Subatomic Physics at the High-Energy Frontier (SAPHIR)
- Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS)
- Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO)
- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy (IMII)
- Millennium Nucleus Center for the Study of Multiple Drivers Over Socio-Ecological Marine Systems (MUSELS)
- Millennium Nucleus Development of Super Adaptable Plants (MN-SAP)
- Millennium Nucleus Early Evolutionary Transitions of Mammals
- Millennium Nucleus Evolutionary Reconstruction of the InterStellar medium (ERIS)
- Millennium Nucleus for the Ecology and Conservation of Temperate Mesophotic Reef Ecosystem (NUTME)
- Millennium Nucleus for the Study of Pain (MiNuSPain)
- Millennium Nucleus on Musical and Sound Cultures (CMUS)
- Millennium Nucleus on Transversal Research and Technology to explore Supermassive Black Holes (TITANS)
- National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disaster Management (CIGIDEN)
- Núcleo Milenio Paleoclima
- The ATLAS Collaboration
- The Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis and Transmission (CRIPT CEIRR)
- The Daya Bay Collaboration