University of Antofagasta

Universidad de Antofagasta

Chile

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

Profile

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 University of Antofagasta's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Antofagasta is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Chile
Overall 6077 47
Academic 3378 37

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Chile
Natural sciences 3712 38
Biological sciences 2446 26
Earth & environmental sciences 2019 28
Physical sciences 1817 30

Research

University of Antofagasta has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 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 4 0.39

Overall Count and Share for 'University of Antofagasta' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 1 0.19
Earth & environmental sciences 1 0.02
Physical sciences 2 0.19

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Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), University of Antofagasta published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 5 2 5 2 0
Applied sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Natural sciences 5 2 5 2 0
Biological sciences 0 0 1 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0
Earth & environmental sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physical sciences 5 2 4 1 0
Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0
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 University of Antofagasta.

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (6 institutions) 41.0%
Domestic (6 institutions) 59.0%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Antofagasta by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
Center for Scientific Studies (CECs) 0.17 / 0.33 0.50
Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA) 0.19 / 0.25 0.44
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC) 0.23 / 0.16 0.38
Andres Bello University (UNAB) 0.21 / 0.13 0.34
Austral University of Chile (UACh) 0.19 / 0.13 0.31

Top 5 international collaborators with University of Antofagasta by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia 0.17 / 0.17 0.33
University of Lausanne (UNIL) 0.19 / 0.13 0.31
University of Navarra (UNAV) 0.19 / 0.02 0.20
Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN) 0.19 / 0.01 0.20
Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral de Navarra (ISPLN) 0.19 / 0.01 0.20

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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.