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Research in Cartagena

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Cartagena, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena and Santa Lucía University General Hospital.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.6k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
134k
17.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1966-2026
61 years on the record
Cartagena

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 Cartagena?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaUniversity 6,690 #1,889
2Santa Lucía University General HospitalHospital / health system 672 #17,180
3Hospital General Universitario Santa María del RosellHospital / health system 252 #29,063 all time

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.

Which fields of science does Cartagena work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research in Cartagena is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 837 fractional works · 47.4% of its workEngineering: 390 fractional works · 22.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 89 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 158 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 99 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 22 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 33 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 29 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 378 fractional works · 21.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 286 fractional works · 16.2% of its workPlant Science: 112 fractional works · 6.3% of its workFood Science: 56 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 37 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 24 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 70 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 302 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 105 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 65 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArcheology: 27 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 60 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 39 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 250 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 216 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCartagena1,767fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences17%

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. Engineering39022.0%
    2. Environmental Science1588.9%
    3. Computer Science995.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy362.0%
    5. Materials Science331.9%
    6. Mathematics321.8%
    7. Energy321.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences271.6%
    9. Chemistry211.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering90.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28616.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology704.0%
    3. Neuroscience140.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    1. Social Sciences1055.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities653.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting603.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance432.4%
    5. Psychology150.9%
    6. Decision Sciences150.8%
    1. Medicine21612.2%
    2. Health Professions231.3%
    3. Nursing90.5%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Cartagena strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Cartagena is most concentrated in Archeology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science (5.3× the world share in Archeology).

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 25.7 works5.3×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 37.2 works5.2×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 21.8 works4.5×
  4. Food ScienceSubfield · 51.4 works4.2×
← 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: 3.51× its world share, 268 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 63 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.98× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 353 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 189 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.51×268 works
  2. Energy1.98×29 works
  3. Environmental Science1.79×143 works
  4. Mathematics1.59×30 works
  5. Engineering1.46×353 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.40×8 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.30×60 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.17×40 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×56 works
  10. Nursing1.07×8 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.94×33 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×24 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.89×14 works
  14. Chemistry0.79×20 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×63 works
  16. Computer Science0.68×85 works
  17. Medicine0.61×189 works
  18. Materials Science0.52×29 works
  19. Veterinary0.50×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.49×99 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×3 works
  22. Health Professions0.47×20 works
  23. Neuroscience0.44×12 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×6 works
  25. Psychology0.29×14 works
  26. Dentistry0.17×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Cartagena?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Agroecology, Crop Production, Soil Management and Climate Change Adaptation.

▲ 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. Climate Change95▲ 1.98×69 topics
  2. Environmental Impact89▲ 3.0×42 topics
  3. Sustainability80▲ 1.85×60 topics
  4. Machine Learning53◆ 0.90×62 topics
  5. Deep Learning52▼ 0.85×57 topics
  6. Renewable Energy50▲ 1.96×37 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture45▲ 8.3×10 topics
  8. Biodiversity44▲ 3.2×18 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage39▲ 4.2×16 topics
  10. Food Security38▲ 4.0×10 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency37▲ 2.3×26 topics
  12. Agroecology33▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Antioxidants32▲ 4.1×11 topics
  14. Crop Production32▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Soil Management32▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Climate Change Adaptation32▲ 10.0×1 topic
  17. Organic Farming32▲ 27×1 topic
  18. Horticultural Crops30▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks26▲ 3.2×9 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity24▲ 2.2×20 topics
  21. Nutrition24▲ 3.1×9 topics
  22. Urban Development23▲ 3.8×14 topics
  23. Heat Transfer23▲ 2.7×17 topics
  24. Water Scarcity22▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Modified Atmosphere Packaging21▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Flavonoids19▲ 4.3×6 topics
  27. Health Benefits19▲ 3.3×12 topics
  28. Consumer Perception18▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Biological Control18▲ 6.7×7 topics
  30. Rootstock18▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Nutrient Uptake17▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Aroma Compounds17▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Dormancy16▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Fruit Trees16▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Genetic Regulation15▲ 5.2×4 topics
  36. Soil Moisture15▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Plant Hormones15▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Ethylene Biosynthesis14▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Fruit Ripening14▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Crop Productivity12▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Cartagena?

Plant and soil sciences32Plant and soil sciences: 32 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 16 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 13 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 12 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 11 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 11 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Me…10Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 10 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 9 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 9 fractional worksLight effects on plants8Light effects on plants: 8 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 16 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 13 works
  4. 4 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 11 works
  6. 6 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 11 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 10 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 9 works
  9. 9 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  10. 10 Light effects on plants Plant Science 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Cartagena19.1% 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 29.1% in 2016.

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