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Research in Alicante

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Alicante, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Alicante, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis and Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant.

Research institutions
16
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
34k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.6%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Alicante?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlicanteUniversity 27,794 #630
2Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor BalmisHospital / health system 2,925 #9,022
3Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'AlacantHospital / health system 1,154 #15,342
4Hospital General de EldaHospital / health system 480 #24,462
5Hospital Perpetuo SocorroHospital / health system 445 #26,867
6MiranzaInstitution 387 #37,217 all time
7Hospital Quirón TorreviejaHospital / health system 273 #38,878 all time
8Instituto BernabeuResearch facility 209 #23,837
9Clínica IVI AlicanteHospital / health system 133 #39,477 all time
10Proyecto EspañolUniversity 49 not ranked
11Noah's PathHospital / health system 46 not ranked
12Francisco Muñoz Irles (Spain)Company 32 not ranked
13Centro de Estudios de Materiales y Control de Obra (Spain)Company 28 not ranked
14AijuNonprofit 16 not ranked
15Asacpharma (Spain)Company 15 not ranked
16Insoco (Spain)Company 4 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.

University of Alicante: 81.8%Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis: 8.6%Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant: 3.4%Hospital General de Elda: 1.4%12 others listed: 4.8%82%largest
University of Alicante28k · 81.8%Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis2,925 · 8.6%Hospital Universitari Sant Joan D'Alacant1,154 · 3.4%Hospital General de Elda480 · 1.4%12 others listed1,637 · 4.8%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Alicante?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Education, Gender, History, Sustainability and Latin America.

▲ 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. Epidemiology285◆ 1.11×128 topics
  2. Climate Change243▲ 1.39×95 topics
  3. Sustainability225▲ 1.43×82 topics
  4. Globalization221▲ 1.74×104 topics
  5. Education200▲ 1.80×86 topics
  6. Educational Technology151▲ 1.97×33 topics
  7. History142▲ 3.1×43 topics
  8. COVID-19135▲ 1.52×28 topics
  9. Gender130▲ 3.7×39 topics
  10. Literature120▲ 3.4×38 topics
  11. Innovation120▲ 1.76×49 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage118▲ 3.3×26 topics
  13. Identity114▲ 2.4×49 topics
  14. Communication102▲ 5.1×18 topics
  15. Catalysis98▲ 2.3×24 topics
  16. Social Movements95▲ 4.9×20 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior94▲ 2.3×15 topics
  18. Latin America91▲ 7.3×20 topics
  19. Gender Differences84▲ 3.4×17 topics
  20. Historiography83▲ 10×11 topics
  21. Cultural Studies76▲ 3.1×24 topics
  22. Pragmatics76▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Informal Learning75▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Urban Development74▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Sociolinguistics74▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Spain69▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Cultural Exchange64▲ 7.7×11 topics
  28. Language Variation63▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Iberian Peninsula63▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Lexicography61▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Bilingualism60▲ 6.8×7 topics
  32. Language Contact60▲ 9.5×5 topics
  33. Archaeology59▲ 6.7×10 topics
  34. Welfare State56▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Political Power52▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Phraseology51▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Historical Linguistics50▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Dialectology50▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Hispanic Linguistics50▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Constitutionalism49▲ 7.9×4 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 StudiesLanguage and Linguistics 50 works
  2. 2 Literacy and Educational PracticesEducation 38 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Biology and FertilityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 36 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 34 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 32 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Historical StudiesArcheology 31 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 31 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesEpidemiology 29 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 ImpactCommunication 29 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 28 works

Research output over time

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