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Research in Elche

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Elche, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx and Hospital General Universitario de Elche.

Research institutions
6
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
245k
20.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1958-2026
69 years on the record
Elche

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 Elche?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxUniversity 10,545 #1,710
2Hospital General Universitario de ElcheHospital / health system 1,408 #10,015
3Hospital Universitario del VinalopóHospital / health system 231 #28,330 all time
4Alu Group (Spain)Company 2 not ranked
5Autobuses Urbanos ElcheInstitution 1 not ranked
6Kelme (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.

Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx: 86.5%Hospital General Universitario de Elche: 11.6%Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó: 1.9%Alu Group (Spain): 0.0%2 others listed: 0.0%87%largest
Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx11k · 86.5%Hospital General Universitario de Elche1,408 · 11.6%Hospital Universitario del Vinalopó231 · 1.9%Alu Group (Spain)2 · 0.0%2 others listed2 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Elche work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Elche is in Health Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (9%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,070 fractional works · 35.8% of its workMedicine: 918 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSurgery: 97 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 79 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 65 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 53 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 51 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 49 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 46 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 30 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 112 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 712 fractional works · 23.8% of its workEngineering: 274 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 70 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 154 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 36 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 147 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 26 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 668 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 283 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 72 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 37 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 154 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 66 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 23 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 65 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 21 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 64 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 61 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 53 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 42 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 538 fractional works · 18.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 266 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPlant Science: 137 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 60 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoil Science: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 146 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 81 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 29 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 83 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKElche2,989fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences22%

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 Sciences1,07035.8%
    1. Medicine91830.7%
    2. Health Professions1123.7%
    3. Nursing311.0%
    4. Dentistry60.2%
    5. Veterinary40.1%
    1. Engineering2749.2%
    2. Computer Science1545.1%
    3. Environmental Science1474.9%
    4. Materials Science381.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy260.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.7%
    7. Chemistry200.7%
    8. Mathematics190.6%
    9. Energy110.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.1%
    1. Social Sciences2839.5%
    2. Psychology1545.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting652.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities642.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance612.1%
    6. Decision Sciences421.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2668.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1464.9%
    3. Neuroscience832.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology311.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Elche strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Elche is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Communication (6.7× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 44.7 works6.7×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 33.0 works4.7×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 231 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 130 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 71 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 132 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 240 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 127 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 794 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 127 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 244 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.06×26 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.87×231 works
  3. Neuroscience1.69×71 works
  4. Psychology1.61×127 works
  5. Medicine1.59×794 works
  6. Health Professions1.45×100 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.45×36 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.18×11 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.01×56 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×26 works
  11. Environmental Science0.98×127 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×130 works
  13. Veterinary0.86×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.76×57 works
  15. Social Sciences0.74×244 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×56 works
  17. Computer Science0.66×132 works
  18. Engineering0.62×240 works
  19. Mathematics0.51×16 works
  20. Dentistry0.49×6 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×20 works
  22. Chemistry0.45×18 works
  23. Energy0.44×10 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.39×23 works
  25. Materials Science0.37×34 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.22×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Elche?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Mental Health, Climate Change, Nutrition, Obesity, Phenolic Compounds and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology230▲ 1.94×129 topics
  2. Climate Change104▲ 1.28×79 topics
  3. Mental Health90▲ 2.1×39 topics
  4. Risk Factors88▲ 2.7×34 topics
  5. Inflammation71◆ 1.12×80 topics
  6. Treatment66▲ 1.82×44 topics
  7. Public Health64▲ 1.48×55 topics
  8. Quality of Life62▲ 1.43×52 topics
  9. Obesity60▲ 2.6×25 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress60▲ 1.22×54 topics
  11. COVID-1959▲ 1.53×26 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease59▲ 1.73×37 topics
  13. Depression56▲ 2.1×21 topics
  14. Nutrition50▲ 3.8×16 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity46▲ 2.5×25 topics
  16. Physical Activity45▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Health Promotion42▲ 4.4×16 topics
  18. Phenolic Compounds37▲ 6.7×7 topics
  19. Antioxidants36▲ 2.8×13 topics
  20. Communication36▲ 3.9×14 topics
  21. Adolescents36▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation35▲ 3.7×8 topics
  23. Cancer Prevention34▲ 4.4×9 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases34▲ 4.5×9 topics
  25. High-Intensity Interval Training32▲ 10.0×2 topics
  26. Modified Atmosphere Packaging29▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Aroma Compounds28▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Horticultural Crops28▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Polyphenols27▲ 5.1×6 topics
  30. Resistance Training26▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Intraocular Pressure26▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Educational Interventions25▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Injury Prevention24▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Nutrient Uptake23▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Physiological Demands23▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Training Load23▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Rootstock23▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Plant Hormones23▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Ethylene Biosynthesis22▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Fruit Ripening22▲ 24×1 topic

What research is done in Elche?

Sports Performance and T…21Sports Performance and Training: 21 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…20Health and Lifestyle Studies: 20 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 20 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …18Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 18 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…18Sports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 15 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 14 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…14Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 14 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 13 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsPlant ScienceBiochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 21 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 20 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 20 works
  4. 4 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 18 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 14 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 14 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 13 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%Elche16.9% 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 28.2% in 2016.

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