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Research in A Coruña

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in A Coruña, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidade da Coruña, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña and Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña.

Research institutions
11
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.8%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in A Coruña?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade da CoruñaUniversity 16,901 #2,439
2Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A CoruñaHospital / health system 3,241 #7,340
3Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A CoruñaResearch facility 873 #8,665
4Asociación Española de Psiquiatría del Niño y el AdolescenteNonprofit 279 #41,519 all time
5EuroEspes Biomedical Research CenterResearch facility 218 #30,589 all time
6Centro Oncológico de GaliciaHospital / health system 212 #35,616 all time
7Gerontologic Complex La MilagrosaGovernment institution 70 not ranked
8Consellería de Cultura, Educación, Formación Profesional e UniversidadesGovernment institution 14 not ranked
9Centro Médico Sanitas A CoruñaHospital / health system 9 not ranked
10Interoud Innovation (Spain)Company 6 not ranked
11Nanogap Sub-NM-Powder (Spain)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Universidade da Coruña: 77.4%Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña: 14.8%Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña: 4.0%Asociación Española de Psiquiatría del Niño y el Adolescente: 1.3%7 others listed: 2.4%77%largest
Universidade da Coruña17k · 77.4%Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña3,241 · 14.8%Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña873 · 4.0%Asociación Española de Psiquiatría del Niño y el Adolescente279 · 1.3%7 others listed531 · 2.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is A Coruña strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in A Coruña is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development and Communication (6.5× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 28.9 works6.5×
  2. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 34.6 works4.2×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 43.4 works3.9×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 24.5 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in A Coruña?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Welfare State, Deep Learning, Education and Inflammation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology183◆ 1.15×130 topics
  2. Deep Learning143◆ 1.04×65 topics
  3. Climate Change143▲ 1.32×87 topics
  4. Globalization130▲ 1.64×78 topics
  5. Machine Learning122◆ 0.93×73 topics
  6. Inflammation106▲ 1.26×77 topics
  7. Sustainability102◆ 1.04×87 topics
  8. Education100▲ 1.45×73 topics
  9. COVID-1988▲ 1.61×24 topics
  10. Environmental Impact84▲ 1.22×43 topics
  11. Quality of Life82▲ 1.41×58 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage77▲ 3.5×25 topics
  13. Social Media70▲ 1.22×27 topics
  14. Treatment70▲ 1.42×47 topics
  15. Human Rights63▲ 1.51×43 topics
  16. History61▲ 2.2×32 topics
  17. Literature56▲ 2.6×35 topics
  18. Gender54▲ 2.5×28 topics
  19. Welfare State51▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Communication47▲ 3.8×18 topics
  21. Rural Development44▲ 3.1×12 topics
  22. Gender Differences42▲ 2.8×15 topics
  23. Latin America40▲ 5.2×18 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk39▲ 3.1×9 topics
  25. Social Networks38▲ 3.5×12 topics
  26. European Union38▲ 4.1×11 topics
  27. Ethical Challenges34▲ 4.3×6 topics
  28. Environmental Conservation32▲ 8.1×7 topics
  29. Economic Crisis32▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Informal Learning32▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Constitutional Law32▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. Spain31▲ 21×5 topics
  33. Sustainable Tourism31▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Participation30▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Urban Planning27▲ 8.2×6 topics
  36. Family Support27▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Social Work27▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Migrant Integration26▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Community Intervention26▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Third Sector26▲ 20×1 topic

What research is done in A Coruña?

Social Sciences and Poli…26Social Sciences and Policies: 26 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…21Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 21 fractional worksGalician and Iberian cultural studies: 20 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…20E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 20 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…17Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 17 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 16 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…15Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 15 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 14 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 14 fractional works
General Social SciencesRheumatologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentComputer Science Applications6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 26 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 21 works
  3. 3 Galician and Iberian cultural studies Geography, Planning and Development 20 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 20 works
  5. 5 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 17 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  8. 8 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 15 works
  9. 9 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  10. 10 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 14 works

Research output over time

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