Universities by Research i10-index in Chile
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Chile118,406 works
89,599
2Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile87,262 works
70,585
3University of Concepción41,303 works
33,893
4Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María15,979 works
17,260
5Universidad de Santiago de Chile24,965 works
16,355
6Austral University of Chile22,145 works
16,244
7Universidad Andrés Bello20,693 works
12,911
8Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso22,583 works
12,152
9Universidad de La Frontera16,538 works
11,940
10University of Talca12,920 works
8,197
11University of Valparaíso14,728 works
8,112
12Universidad Católica del Norte13,549 works
7,715
13Universidad del Desarrollo9,381 works
5,414
14Universidad Diego Portales12,058 works
4,873
15Universidad de Antofagasta6,133 works
4,754
16University of Tarapacá10,605 works
4,638
17Universidad Autónoma de Chile10,798 works
4,518
18Universidad de Los Andes, Chile7,575 works
3,942
19Adolfo Ibáñez University11,555 works
3,847
20University of La Serena5,990 works
3,815
21University of Bío-Bío9,018 works
3,610
22Catholic University of the Maule9,145 works
2,789
23San Sebastián University9,320 works
2,746
24Universidad Mayor6,365 works
2,714
25Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción7,808 works
2,605
26Universidad de Magallanes4,157 works
2,221
27Universidad de Los Lagos5,690 works
2,203
28Universidad Católica de Temuco6,773 works
2,201
29Universidad Santo Tomás10,110 works
1,885
30Metropolitan University of Technology3,723 works
1,331
31Arturo Prat University4,152 works
1,320
32University of Atacama3,355 works
1,268
33Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins4,002 works
1,058
34Alberto Hurtado University6,343 works
971
35Finis Terrae University3,253 works
931
36University of the Americas5,516 works
910
37Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso992 works
780
38Universidad Central de Chile3,225 works
723
39Millennium Institute for Subatomic Physics at High-Energy Frontier, Saphir590 works
676
40University of O'Higgins2,182 works
646
41Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación2,947 works
619
42ESE Business School1,799 works
567
43Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences3,309 works
493
44Viña del Mar University1,513 works
290
45Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez2,081 works
194
46Universidad Adventista de Chile1,242 works
192
47Universidad del Mar650 works
147
48University of the Pacific374 works
145
49Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales1,591 works
139
50Instituto Nacional de Capacitación Profesional424 works
136
Highlights
Within Chile, University of Chile ranks first in 2026 with 89,599, followed by Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (70,585) and University of Concepción (33,893).
Across 50 entries, values run from 89,599 (University of Chile) to 136 (Instituto Nacional de Capacitación Profesional), with a median of 2,413.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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