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Research in Alicante

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Alicante, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Alicante, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant and Hospital General de Elda.

Research institutions
15
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
564k
16.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Alicante

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 Alicante?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlicanteUniversity 31,013 #948
2Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'AlacantHospital / health system 1,154 #13,667
3Hospital General de EldaHospital / health system 480 #19,857
4Hospital Perpetuo SocorroHospital / health system 445 #19,897
5MiranzaInstitution 387 #17,269 all time
6Hospital Quirón TorreviejaHospital / health system 273 #28,660 all time
7Instituto BernabeuResearch facility 209 #21,123
8Clínica IVI AlicanteHospital / health system 133 #32,365 all time
9Proyecto EspañolUniversity 49 not ranked
10Noah's PathHospital / health system 46 not ranked
11Francisco Muñoz Irles (Spain)Company 32 not ranked
12Centro de Estudios de Materiales y Control de Obra (Spain)Company 28 not ranked
13AijuNonprofit 16 not ranked
14Asacpharma (Spain)Company 15 not ranked
15Insoco (Spain)Company 4 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.

University of Alicante: 90.5%Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant: 3.4%Hospital General de Elda: 1.4%Hospital Perpetuo Socorro: 1.3%11 others listed: 3.5%90%largest
University of Alicante31k · 90.5%Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant1,154 · 3.4%Hospital General de Elda480 · 1.4%Hospital Perpetuo Socorro445 · 1.3%11 others listed1,192 · 3.5%

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

Which fields of science does Alicante work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Alicante is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 2,913 fractional works · 39.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,344 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 289 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 255 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 137 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 95 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 73 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 769 fractional works · 10.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 161 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 148 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 120 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 115 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 322 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 108 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 275 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 81 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 64 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 160 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 132 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,313 fractional works · 31.2% of its workComputer Science: 584 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 144 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 128 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 106 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 532 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 95 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 87 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 408 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEcology: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 162 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 155 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 87 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 152 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 81 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrochemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 119 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,646 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMedicine: 1,422 fractional works · 19.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 164 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 158 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 129 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 95 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 70 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 191 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 94 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 552 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 231 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 175 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 87 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAlicante7,423fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences39%

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 Sciences2,91339.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,34418.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities76910.4%
    3. Psychology3224.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2753.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1602.2%
    6. Decision Sciences440.6%
    1. Computer Science5847.9%
    2. Engineering5327.2%
    3. Environmental Science4085.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1622.2%
    5. Materials Science1552.1%
    6. Chemistry1522.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy1191.6%
    8. Energy761.0%
    9. Mathematics670.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering570.8%
  3. Health Sciences1,64622.2%
    1. Medicine1,42219.2%
    2. Health Professions1912.6%
    3. Nursing230.3%
    4. Dentistry70.1%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2313.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1752.4%
    3. Neuroscience871.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology430.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Alicante strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Alicante is most concentrated in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Archeology and Classics (20.3× the world share in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management).

  1. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 29.9 works20×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 109.7 works5.6×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 21.6 works5.6×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 150.3 works5.3×
  5. General Social SciencesSubfield · 35.8 works5.0×
  6. HistorySubfield · 103.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 204 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 147 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 68 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 50 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.35× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 512 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 463 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 364 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 139 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 103 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 169 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1,187 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.64× its world share, 680 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 254 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 37 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 151 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 278 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 1,190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.64×680 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.20×50 works
  3. Social Sciences1.45×1,190 works
  4. Psychology1.41×278 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.36×138 works
  6. Chemistry1.35×137 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×254 works
  8. Energy1.13×67 works
  9. Environmental Science1.13×364 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.09×151 works
  11. Computer Science1.02×512 works
  12. Health Professions0.99×169 works
  13. Medicine0.95×1,187 works
  14. Mathematics0.79×60 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.72×103 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×204 works
  17. Neuroscience0.64×68 works
  18. Nursing0.62×20 works
  19. Materials Science0.61×139 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.59×37 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×13 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×37 works
  23. Engineering0.48×463 works
  24. Veterinary0.46×4 works
  25. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×147 works
  26. Dentistry0.18×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Alicante?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology357▲ 1.21×130 topics
  2. Climate Change268▲ 1.33×97 topics
  3. Sustainability250▲ 1.38×83 topics
  4. Globalization243▲ 1.67×111 topics
  5. Education230▲ 1.80×91 topics
  6. Educational Technology169▲ 1.92×34 topics
  7. History165▲ 3.2×45 topics
  8. Gender150▲ 3.8×43 topics
  9. Literature143▲ 3.5×42 topics
  10. COVID-19143▲ 1.48×29 topics
  11. Innovation135▲ 1.76×51 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage133▲ 3.4×28 topics
  13. Identity127▲ 2.4×53 topics
  14. Communication114▲ 4.9×18 topics
  15. Catalysis108▲ 2.2×25 topics
  16. Social Movements103▲ 4.7×20 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior101▲ 2.2×15 topics
  18. Latin America100▲ 7.1×20 topics
  19. Cultural Studies91▲ 3.3×25 topics
  20. Historiography91▲ 10×12 topics
  21. Gender Differences91▲ 3.3×17 topics
  22. Informal Learning83▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Pragmatics80▲ 6.9×6 topics
  24. Sociolinguistics79▲ 5.8×7 topics
  25. Spain76▲ 29×5 topics
  26. Cultural Exchange71▲ 7.5×11 topics
  27. Society70▲ 5.0×15 topics
  28. Iberian Peninsula68▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Language Variation67▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Bilingualism65▲ 6.4×7 topics
  31. Archaeology64▲ 6.7×11 topics
  32. Language Contact64▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Lexicography64▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Welfare State61▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Myopia60▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Political Power57▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Intraocular Pressure56▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Global Prevalence55▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Tourism55▲ 8.1×8 topics
  40. Phraseology54▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Alicante?

Spanish Linguistics and …50Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 50 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…38Literacy and Educational Practices: 38 fractional worksReproductive Biology and Fertility: 36 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 34 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 32 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 31 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 31 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…29Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 29 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 29 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 28 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 50 works
  2. 2 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 38 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 36 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 34 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 32 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 31 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 31 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 29 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 29 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 28 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%Alicante17.3% 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 25.0% in 2016.

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