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Research in Córdoba

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Córdoba, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba and Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía.

Research institutions
5
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
592k
23.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Córdoba

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 Córdoba?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CórdobaUniversity 16,430 #1,706
2Hospital Universitario Reina SofíaHospital / health system 4,687 #7,907
3Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de CórdobaResearch facility 1,313 #6,228
4Universidad Laboral de CórdobaUniversity 53 not ranked
5Instituto Municipal de Gestión MedioambientalUniversity 15 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 Córdoba: 73.0%Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía: 20.8%Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba: 5.8%Universidad Laboral de Córdoba: 0.2%1 other listed: 0.1%73%largest
University of Córdoba16k · 73.0%Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía4,687 · 20.8%Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba1,313 · 5.8%Universidad Laboral de Córdoba53 · 0.2%1 other listed15 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Córdoba work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in Córdoba is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,490 fractional works · 29.9% of its workMedicine: 1,322 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSurgery: 159 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 98 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 94 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 84 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 78 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 88 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEquine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,319 fractional works · 26.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 791 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPlant Science: 373 fractional works · 7.5% of its workFood Science: 107 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 392 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 168 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 76 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,308 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 391 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEcology: 103 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 347 fractional works · 7.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 80 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 190 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 112 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 96 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 869 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 372 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 101 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 89 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 188 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 160 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 58 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 81 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 46 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCórdoba4,985fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences30%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. Health Sciences1,49029.9%
    1. Medicine1,32226.5%
    2. Health Professions881.8%
    3. Veterinary440.9%
    4. Nursing330.7%
    5. Dentistry40.1%
  2. Life Sciences1,31926.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences79115.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3927.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology761.5%
    4. Neuroscience481.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.2%
    1. Environmental Science3917.9%
    2. Engineering3477.0%
    3. Computer Science1903.8%
    4. Chemistry1122.2%
    5. Materials Science961.9%
    6. Energy561.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences481.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy290.6%
    9. Mathematics230.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering160.3%
    1. Social Sciences3727.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1883.8%
    3. Psychology1603.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting811.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance501.0%
    6. Decision Sciences180.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Córdoba strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Córdoba is most concentrated in Veterinary, Animal Science and Zoology and Small Animals (5.7× the world share in Veterinary).

  1. VeterinaryField · 34.1 works5.7×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 52.3 works5.4×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 26.0 works4.8×
  4. Plant ScienceSubfield · 336.0 works4.4×
← 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: 3.34× its world share, 701 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 351 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 101 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 164 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 318 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 324 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 78 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 1,177 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.68× its world share, 34 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 170 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 337 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.68×34 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.34×701 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×351 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.49×66 works
  5. Environmental Science1.48×324 works
  6. Chemistry1.46×101 works
  7. Medicine1.38×1,177 works
  8. Nursing1.35×29 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.33×170 works
  10. Energy1.18×48 works
  11. Psychology1.01×136 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.95×15 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×11 works
  14. Health Professions0.66×78 works
  15. Neuroscience0.61×44 works
  16. Social Sciences0.60×337 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.57×40 works
  18. Materials Science0.57×88 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×78 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×48 works
  21. Computer Science0.48×164 works
  22. Engineering0.48×318 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.39×17 works
  24. Mathematics0.36×18 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.26×26 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Córdoba?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, Genetics, Polyphenols, Inflammation, Sustainability and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology289▲ 1.45×132 topics
  2. Climate Change287▲ 2.1×95 topics
  3. Sustainability157▲ 1.29×78 topics
  4. Inflammation156▲ 1.48×80 topics
  5. Environmental Impact122▲ 1.44×45 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress116▲ 1.41×57 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease110▲ 1.94×38 topics
  8. Genetics105▲ 3.0×24 topics
  9. Treatment104▲ 1.71×47 topics
  10. Biodiversity97▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Diagnosis96▲ 2.1×39 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity91▲ 4.2×21 topics
  13. Quality of Life87▲ 1.21×56 topics
  14. Public Health86▲ 1.19×59 topics
  15. Health Effects77▲ 2.5×20 topics
  16. Obesity74▲ 1.93×25 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome71▲ 1.76×24 topics
  18. Invasive Species70▲ 3.3×21 topics
  19. Polyphenols67▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity65▲ 2.1×29 topics
  21. Antioxidants61▲ 2.8×12 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis55▲ 3.5×14 topics
  23. Conservation53▲ 2.5×22 topics
  24. Phenolic Compounds52▲ 5.7×9 topics
  25. Biological Control51▲ 6.7×9 topics
  26. Cancer Prevention45▲ 3.5×10 topics
  27. Global Change45▲ 3.4×6 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance42▲ 6.0×8 topics
  29. Fungal Pathogens41▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Transcriptome Analysis41▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Genome Sequencing39▲ 5.0×10 topics
  32. Host Specificity38▲ 6.9×5 topics
  33. Agricultural Sustainability38▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Anthocyanins37▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Aroma Compounds35▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Grapevine35▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Breeding34▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Water Deficit34▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Wine Quality34▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Marker-Assisted Selection33▲ 8.7×3 topics

What research is done in Córdoba?

Horticultural and Viticu…31Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 31 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…26Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 26 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 23 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 21 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 19 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 19 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 18 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…18Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 18 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 17 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 16 fractional works
Plant ScienceCell BiologyFood ScienceGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 31 works
  2. 2 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 26 works
  3. 3 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 23 works
  4. 4 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 21 works
  5. 5 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 19 works
  6. 6 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 19 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 18 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 18 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 17 works
  10. 10 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 16 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%Córdoba19.5% 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 29.8% in 2016.

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