Research performance, innovation outputs and societal impact are the three different sets of indicators the SCImago Institutions Rankings evaluate for the international ranking of academic and research-related institutions.

It is the most prestigious indicator for scientific productivity at the international level. SCImago published its ranking 2019 and ranks the Universidad de La Frontera in 7th place at the national level and in 41th place in Latin America.

Regarding 2018, our institution for higher education climbed 5 positions at the national level and in the Latin American ranking it climbed 18 positions, thanks to the processes of constant improvement which the Universidad de La Frontera included in its institutional development plans and which were also one of the facts that led to the new accreditation last year, for 6 years in all areas.

For Dr. Renato Hunter, the Vice-Rector for Research and Graduate Studies, one of the main factors for the good position of the Universidad de La Frontera during this last decade was its research performance, what leads to new challenges. “We need to establish a vision that focuses on the future regarding our indicators, especially when it comes to better mechanisms of internationalization and cooperation and, at the same time, to the networks that drive us towards state of the art scientific and technological development at the international level,” he said.

The SCImago Institutions Rankings analyze 12 objective variables combined in three different sets of indicators: Research performance (50%), innovation outputs (30%) and societal impact (20%).

This year, more than six thousand universities and research centers all over the world have been evaluated. To see the rankings, please go to: https://www.scimagoir.com/rankings.php.

Written by: Vice-Rectorate for Research and Graduate Studies