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Research in Alcobendas

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Alcobendas, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Acciona (Spain).

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1956-2026
71 years on the record
Alcobendas

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 Alcobendas?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Acciona (Spain)Company 774 #7,508
2Red Electrica de Espana (Spain)Company 150 #29,086 all time
3GEICAM – Spanish Breast Cancer GroupNonprofit 90 not ranked
4Fon (Spain)Company 9 not ranked
5Solintel (Spain)Company 4 not ranked
6Venter Pharma (Spain)Nonprofit 3 not ranked
7Farmalder (Spain)Company 3 not ranked
8Laboratorio Central de SanitasResearch facility 1 not ranked
9Centro Médico Sanitas AlcobendasHospital / health system 1 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.

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.

Acciona (Spain): 74.8%Red Electrica de Espana (Spain): 14.5%GEICAM – Spanish Breast Cancer Group: 8.7%Fon (Spain): 0.9%5 others listed: 1.2%75%largest
Acciona (Spain)774 · 74.8%Red Electrica de Espana (Spain)150 · 14.5%GEICAM – Spanish Breast Cancer Group90 · 8.7%Fon (Spain)9 · 0.9%5 others listed12 · 1.2%

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

Which fields of science does Alcobendas work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research in Alcobendas is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (14%).

Physical Sciences: 137 fractional works · 45.1% of its workEngineering: 90 fractional works · 29.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 11.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 93 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 56 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 13.5% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlcobendas305fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences31%

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. Engineering9029.4%
    2. Computer Science175.5%
    3. Environmental Science155.0%
    4. Energy72.3%
    5. Materials Science31.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences5618.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities154.9%
    3. Psychology93.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting72.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.5%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine4113.5%
    2. Health Professions103.1%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.1%
    3. Neuroscience41.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Alcobendas strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alcobendas is most concentrated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.7× the world share in Electrical and Electronic Engineering).

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 33.4 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.

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: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.63× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy2.63×6 works
  2. Engineering2.10×80 works
  3. Social Sciences1.53×49 works
  4. Health Professions1.19×8 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.14×8 works
  6. Veterinary1.07×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.99×12 works
  8. Nursing0.86×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×6 works
  10. Medicine0.72×35 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×4 works
  12. Psychology0.72×6 works
  13. Computer Science0.64×13 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×8 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.53×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×6 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.40×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.36×3 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.33×2 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.33×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.29×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.12×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Alcobendas?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Power Electronics, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid Applications, Quality of Life, Sustainability and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy21▲ 4.7×28 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 2.3×41 topics
  3. Power Electronics16▲ 16×8 topics
  4. Quality of Life15▲ 3.5×31 topics
  5. Machine Learning14▲ 1.33×29 topics
  6. Education13▲ 2.5×27 topics
  7. Smart Grid13▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Renewable Energy Integration12▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Globalization12▲ 1.99×32 topics
  10. Public Health11▲ 2.5×27 topics
  11. Smart Grid Applications11▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development10▲ 2.2×23 topics
  13. Breast Cancer9▲ 12×10 topics
  14. Human Rights9▲ 2.9×16 topics
  15. Decentralized Control9▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Energy Storage Systems8▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Distributed Power Generation8▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Microgrid Control8▲ 26×1 topic
  19. Social Justice8▲ 4.3×13 topics
  20. Latin America7▲ 12×11 topics
  21. Voltage Control7▲ 32×2 topics
  22. HVDC Transmission7▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Metastatic Breast Cancer6▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Control Strategies6▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Public Policy6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  26. Fault Detection6▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Neuroscience6▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Offshore Wind Farms6▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Power Systems6▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Modular Multilevel Converters5▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Voltage Source Converters5▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Cancer Patients5▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Mental Well-being5▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Art Therapy5▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Social Prescribing5▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Demand Response4▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Energy Management4▲ 8.9×1 topic
  38. Prognostic Markers4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Distributed Generation4▲ 17×3 topics
  40. CDK4/6 Inhibitors4▲ 47×1 topic

What research is done in Alcobendas?

Microgrid Control and Op…8Microgrid Control and Optimization: 8 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 5 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…4Smart Grid Energy Management: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…3Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 3 fractional worksPower System Optimizatio…2Power System Optimization and Stability: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 3 works
  7. 7 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 counting20%40%Alcobendas16.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.7% in 2011.

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