2019 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 University of Chile, Chile 16.94 16.91 111 -5.7%
2 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC), Chile 9.34 14.49 152 46.4%
3 Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile 4.80 9.56 27 88.2%
4 Andres Bello University (UNAB), Chile 9.81 6.69 42 -35.6%
5 University of Valparaíso (UV), Chile 2.50 6.10 45 130.2%
6 University of Concepción (UdeC), Chile 7.17 5.92 65 -22.1%
7 Federico Santa María Technical University (UTFSM), Chile 4.26 4.44 92 -1.5%
8 University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), Chile 7.03 4.27 14 -42.7%
9 Catholic University of the North (UCN), Chile 0.75 3.51 16 342.1%
10 Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), Chile 2.91 3.37 9 9.4%
11 Austral University of Chile (UACh), Chile 4.86 3.23 24 -37.3%
12 University of Antofagasta, Chile 0.88 2.39 14 156.5%
13 University of Bío-Bío (UBB), Chile 1.75 2.19 7 18.1%
14 Diego Portales University (UDP), Chile 1.58 1.70 18 1.7%
15 Universidad San Sebastián (USS), Chile 0.17 1.29 4 631.6%
16 University of La Serena (ULS), Chile 1.22 1.21 12 -5.9%
17 Universidad Mayor, Chile 0.24 1.07 11 315.2%
18 University of Magallanes (UMAG), Chile 0.06 0.54 6 758.6%
19 Universidad de los Andes (UANDES), Chile 0.26 0.42 2 50.8%
20 Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción (UCSC), Chile 0.58 0.40 3 -35.3%
21 University of Tarapacá (UTA), Chile 1.09 0.40 5 -65.3%
22 University of Atacama (UDA), Chile 1.06 0.35 5 -69.0%
23 University of the Frontier (UFRO), Chile 0.52 0.34 3 -37.8%
24 Temuco Catholic University, Chile 0.33 1 N/A
25 University of Talca (UTALCA), Chile 1.60 0.29 4 -83.1%
26 Central University of Chile (UCEN), Chile 0.13 0.25 1 88.8%
27 Universidad Arturo Prat (UNAP), Chile 0.22 2 N/A
28 Catholic University of Maule (UCM), Chile 0.33 0.14 2 -59.9%
29 Universidad Santo Tomás (UST), Chile 0.10 1 N/A
30 Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), Chile 0.08 5 N/A
31 Academia Politécnica Aeronáutica (APA), Chile 0.07 1 N/A
32 University Finis Terrae (UFT), Chile 0.06 1 N/A
33 Universidad de Playa Ancha (UPLA), Chile 0.04 1 N/A
34 Universidad Autónoma de Chile (UA), Chile 0.75 0.03 1 -96.9%

Footnote

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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.