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Research in Alcalá de Henares

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Alcalá, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias and IMDEA Water.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
23k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Alcalá de Henares?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de AlcaláUniversity 20,516 #1,429
2Hospital Universitario Príncipe de AsturiasHospital / health system 2,238 #11,326
3IMDEA WaterResearch facility 237 #21,068
4Miguel de Cervantes Health Care CentreHospital / health system 31 not ranked
5Centro Internacional de Neurociencia CajalResearch facility 0 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.

Universidad de Alcalá: 89.1%Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias: 9.7%IMDEA Water: 1.0%Miguel de Cervantes Health Care Centre: 0.1%89%largest
Universidad de Alcalá21k · 89.1%Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias2,238 · 9.7%IMDEA Water237 · 1.0%Miguel de Cervantes Health Care Centre31 · 0.1%

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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.

Which keywords describe research in Alcalá de Henares?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Globalization, Gender, Literature, History, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology203▲ 1.21×130 topics
  2. Globalization153▲ 1.83×75 topics
  3. Climate Change132◆ 1.15×87 topics
  4. Deep Learning123▼ 0.84×69 topics
  5. Education108▲ 1.49×74 topics
  6. Sustainability104◆ 1.01×72 topics
  7. Gender96▲ 4.2×34 topics
  8. History96▲ 3.2×41 topics
  9. Literature90▲ 3.9×37 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage87▲ 3.7×22 topics
  11. Identity86▲ 2.8×45 topics
  12. Treatment83▲ 1.60×51 topics
  13. Diagnosis68▲ 1.72×41 topics
  14. Cultural Studies55▲ 3.4×23 topics
  15. Social Movements53▲ 4.2×22 topics
  16. Corpus Linguistics50▲ 5.5×5 topics
  17. Latin America49▲ 6.0×20 topics
  18. Urban Development46▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Spain44▲ 27×5 topics
  20. Historiography44▲ 8.1×12 topics
  21. Health Disparities42▲ 3.8×8 topics
  22. Iberian Peninsula41▲ 31×3 topics
  23. Narrative40▲ 5.9×12 topics
  24. Archaeology40▲ 7.0×9 topics
  25. Society40▲ 4.8×15 topics
  26. Welfare State39▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Pragmatics36▲ 5.3×6 topics
  28. Healthcare Communication36▲ 9.6×3 topics
  29. Cultural Competence34▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Bilingualism34▲ 5.9×6 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange33▲ 6.0×9 topics
  32. Quality of Care33▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Language Barriers33▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Medical Interpreters33▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Cross-Cultural Communication31▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Lexicography31▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Language Contact31▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Political Power30▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Cultural Translation30▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Translator Competence30▲ 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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