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Chile
Chile ranks between 23rd and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.0 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33MY0.6%23–33CZ0.5%23–33CL0.4%23–33QA0.4%23–33HK0.4%
Universidad Católica del Norte0.2% of the top 10%
Supercapacitors
30–32tied, of 86
1stCN46.3%30–32SE0.2%30–32IE0.2%30–32CL0.2%33–40PT0.1%33–40ET0.1%
Outside the top 30
Metropolitan University of Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Small satellites
24–39tied, of 470.8 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%24–39SE0.7%24–39PK0.7%24–39CL0.6%24–39EG0.6%24–39BO0.5%
Outside the top 30
University of Chile0.5% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 551.3 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40ZA0.2%31–40CO0.2%31–40CL0.2%31–40IE0.2%31–40KZ0.2%
Outside the top 30
Universidad Mayor0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
26–36tied, of 480.4 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%26–36LT0.1%26–36LU0.1%26–36CL0.1%26–36PT0.1%26–36MX0.1%
Outside the top 30
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile0.1% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
38–40tied, of 701.1 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%31–37HU0.1%31–37AE0.1%38–40EE0.1%38–40CL0.1%38–40QA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Autonomous underwater vehicles
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electric batteries
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen by electrolysis
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fusion
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Gene editing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
High-performance computing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Satellite navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Magnets and superconductors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Genome sequencing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Cybersecurity
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Distributed ledgers
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced robotics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method