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Research in Almería

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Almería, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Almería.

Research institutions
4
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
15k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
290k
19.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Almería

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 Almería?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlmeríaUniversity 13,822 #1,275
2Calar Alto ObservatoryResearch facility 113 not ranked
3Hospital HLA MediterráneoHospital / health system 99 not ranked
4Geohabitat (Spain)Company 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.

University of Almería: 98.5%Calar Alto Observatory: 0.8%Hospital HLA Mediterráneo: 0.7%Geohabitat (Spain): 0.0%98%largest
University of Almería14k · 98.5%Calar Alto Observatory113 · 0.8%Hospital HLA Mediterráneo99 · 0.7%Geohabitat (Spain)1 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Almería work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Almería is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,403 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 597 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEducation: 158 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 150 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 265 fractional works · 6.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 96 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 84 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 260 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 75 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 47 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 165 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 94 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 68 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,125 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 331 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 220 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 195 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 114 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 108 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 82 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 51 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 818 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 656 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSurgery: 82 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 69 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 54 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 134 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 596 fractional works · 15.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 376 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPlant Science: 157 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 58 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 136 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 55 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlmería3,943fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences1,40335.6%
    1. Social Sciences59715.1%
    2. Psychology2656.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities2606.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1654.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance942.4%
    6. Decision Sciences230.6%
    1. Environmental Science3318.4%
    2. Engineering2205.6%
    3. Computer Science1954.9%
    4. Energy1142.9%
    5. Mathematics822.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences671.7%
    7. Chemistry511.3%
    8. Materials Science350.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
    1. Medicine65616.6%
    2. Health Professions1343.4%
    3. Nursing180.5%
    4. Dentistry60.2%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3769.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1363.5%
    3. Neuroscience551.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology240.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Almería strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Almería is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, History and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (5.6× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 21.6 works5.6×
  2. HistorySubfield · 45.4 works4.0×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 34.4 works3.8×
  4. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 99.0 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: 1.98× its world share, 329 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 21 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 176 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 60 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.23× its world share, 104 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 196 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.67× its world share, 290 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.77× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 120 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 573 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 233 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 150 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 236 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 536 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy3.23×104 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.31×233 works
  3. Psychology2.22×236 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.98×329 works
  5. Mathematics1.77×73 works
  6. Environmental Science1.67×290 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×150 works
  8. Health Professions1.31×120 works
  9. Social Sciences1.21×536 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×88 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.09×60 works
  12. Nursing0.94×16 works
  13. Medicine0.85×573 works
  14. Neuroscience0.80×45 works
  15. Chemistry0.75×41 works
  16. Veterinary0.70×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.65×176 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.64×22 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×118 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×21 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.41×5 works
  22. Engineering0.37×196 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.32×4 works
  24. Dentistry0.31×5 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.26×20 works
  26. Materials Science0.24×29 works

Which keywords describe research in Almería?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Nutrient Removal, Genome Analysis, Biodiesel, Education and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology192▲ 1.22×126 topics
  2. Climate Change182▲ 1.70×91 topics
  3. Mental Health145▲ 2.6×41 topics
  4. Sustainability141▲ 1.46×83 topics
  5. Education126▲ 1.86×73 topics
  6. Globalization102▲ 1.31×86 topics
  7. Environmental Impact94▲ 1.39×52 topics
  8. Renewable Energy88▲ 1.55×36 topics
  9. Educational Technology85▲ 1.82×32 topics
  10. Quality of Life85▲ 1.49×54 topics
  11. Public Health84▲ 1.47×53 topics
  12. Gender82▲ 3.9×35 topics
  13. Risk Factors74▲ 1.70×30 topics
  14. Identity70▲ 2.5×46 topics
  15. Treatment70▲ 1.47×48 topics
  16. COVID-1969▲ 1.35×28 topics
  17. Innovation69▲ 1.69×45 topics
  18. Nutrient Removal64▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Pedagogy64▲ 3.2×15 topics
  20. Biodiversity64▲ 2.1×31 topics
  21. Genome Analysis62▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Biodiesel61▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Biofuels59▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Literature59▲ 2.8×36 topics
  25. Microalgae59▲ 32×1 topic
  26. History58▲ 2.1×38 topics
  27. Adolescents53▲ 3.7×10 topics
  28. Invasive Species50▲ 3.0×20 topics
  29. Physical Activity48▲ 2.5×12 topics
  30. Well-being47▲ 3.1×12 topics
  31. Communication46▲ 3.7×17 topics
  32. Health Promotion44▲ 3.6×14 topics
  33. Global Change38▲ 3.6×7 topics
  34. Informal Learning35▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Welfare State32▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation31▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Spain30▲ 21×5 topics
  38. Water Scarcity29▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. University Students29▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Social Integration27▲ 16×3 topics

What research is done in Almería?

Algal biology and biofue…54Algal biology and biofuel production: 54 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 20 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 19 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 19 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 19 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 19 fractional worksSports Performance and T…18Sports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 16 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 15 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…15Environmental Sustainability in Business: 15 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeneral Social SciencesInformation SystemsLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 54 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 20 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 19 works
  4. 4 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 19 works
  5. 5 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 19 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 19 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 16 works
  9. 9 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 15 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 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%Almería16.7% 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 29.0% in 2019.

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