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Research in Alcalá de Henares

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Alcalá and IMDEA Water.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
351k
15.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Alcalá de Henares

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Alcalá de Henares?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de AlcaláUniversity 33,466 #764
2IMDEA WaterResearch facility 237 #21,272
3Miguel de Cervantes Health Care CentreHospital / health system 31 not ranked

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

Which fields of science does Alcalá de Henares work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Alcalá de Henares is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (14%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,636 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 677 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 166 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 106 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 540 fractional works · 11.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 118 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 104 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 85 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 76 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 164 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 59 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 126 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 99 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 73 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,582 fractional works · 32.7% of its workEngineering: 470 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 142 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 87 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 322 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 319 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 57 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 106 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 102 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 100 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 82 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,205 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMedicine: 1,043 fractional works · 21.5% of its workSurgery: 121 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 38 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 133 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 421 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 184 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 93 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 125 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 47 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAlcalá de Henares4,844fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,63633.8%
    1. Social Sciences67714.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities54011.1%
    3. Psychology1643.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1262.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance992.0%
    6. Decision Sciences300.6%
    1. Engineering4709.7%
    2. Computer Science3226.7%
    3. Environmental Science3196.6%
    4. Chemistry1062.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1022.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1002.1%
    7. Materials Science821.7%
    8. Energy350.7%
    9. Mathematics300.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.3%
  3. Health Sciences1,20524.9%
    1. Medicine1,04321.5%
    2. Health Professions1332.7%
    3. Nursing140.3%
    4. Dentistry100.2%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1843.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1252.6%
    3. Neuroscience471.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology471.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics160.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Alcalá de Henares strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alcalá de Henares is most concentrated in Archeology, Conservation and History (6.0× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 76.2 works6.0×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 20.6 works5.1×
  3. HistorySubfield · 69.2 works5.1×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 34.5 works4.9×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 91.5 works4.9×
  6. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.7 works4.9×
← 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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 102 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 160 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.39× its world share, 93 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 286 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 78 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 420 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 275 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 120 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 918 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.94× its world share, 483 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 90 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 135 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 596 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.94×483 works
  2. Chemistry1.39×93 works
  3. Environmental Science1.30×275 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.17×78 works
  5. Medicine1.12×918 works
  6. Social Sciences1.11×596 works
  7. Health Professions1.07×120 works
  8. Psychology1.04×135 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.01×15 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×90 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×41 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.93×88 works
  13. Computer Science0.87×286 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×13 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×114 works
  16. Energy0.79×31 works
  17. Veterinary0.78×4 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×160 works
  19. Engineering0.66×420 works
  20. Neuroscience0.63×43 works
  21. Nursing0.63×13 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.61×25 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×102 works
  24. Mathematics0.51×26 works
  25. Materials Science0.48×72 works
  26. Dentistry0.46×10 works

Which keywords describe research in Alcalá de Henares?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Gender, History, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Identity and Climate Change.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology235▲ 1.22×131 topics
  2. Globalization173▲ 1.82×88 topics
  3. Climate Change160▲ 1.21×89 topics
  4. Deep Learning137▼ 0.82×70 topics
  5. Education127▲ 1.53×81 topics
  6. Sustainability121◆ 1.02×78 topics
  7. History110▲ 3.3×43 topics
  8. Gender104▲ 4.0×37 topics
  9. Literature100▲ 3.8×44 topics
  10. Identity98▲ 2.8×52 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage96▲ 3.7×23 topics
  12. Treatment94▲ 1.59×51 topics
  13. Public Health91▲ 1.28×62 topics
  14. Diagnosis77▲ 1.70×41 topics
  15. Culture60▲ 2.4×24 topics
  16. Cultural Studies59▲ 3.3×24 topics
  17. Cultural Identity59▲ 2.4×24 topics
  18. Social Movements59▲ 4.1×23 topics
  19. Corpus Linguistics56▲ 5.5×5 topics
  20. Latin America54▲ 5.9×22 topics
  21. Spain51▲ 30×5 topics
  22. Health Disparities49▲ 3.9×9 topics
  23. Historiography46▲ 7.8×13 topics
  24. Society43▲ 4.7×15 topics
  25. Archaeology43▲ 6.9×10 topics
  26. Iberian Peninsula43▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Welfare State42▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Cultural Competence42▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Narrative41▲ 5.5×12 topics
  30. Bilingualism41▲ 6.2×7 topics
  31. Healthcare Communication41▲ 9.6×3 topics
  32. Pragmatics40▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Quality of Care38▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Language Barriers37▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Medical Interpreters37▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Cross-Cultural Communication36▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Lexicography35▲ 8.4×5 topics
  38. Language Contact34▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Cultural Translation33▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Translator Competence33▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Alcalá de Henares?

Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 33 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 30 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …27Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 27 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…19Archaeological and Historical Studies: 19 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 18 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 18 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Iden…17Spanish Culture and Identity: 17 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 17 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…15Social Sciences and Policies: 15 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsLanguage and LinguisticsArcheologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 33 works
  2. 2 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 30 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 27 works
  4. 4 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 19 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  6. 6 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 18 works
  7. 7 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 17 works
  8. 8 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 17 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 15 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Alcalá de Henares17.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.4% in 2008.

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