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Research in Granada

Science Explorer records 27 research institutions in Granada, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Granada, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada and Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra.

Research institutions
27
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
78k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.9%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Granada?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de GranadaUniversity 58,046 #489
2Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaResearch facility 4,328 #2,937
3Hospital Universitario Virgen de las NievesHospital / health system 4,147 #7,815
4Estación Experimental del ZaidínResearch facility 2,223 #7,224
5Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y ComunitariaInstitution 1,830 #23,238
6Instituto de Astrofísica de AndalucíaResearch facility 1,775 #6,497
7Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la TierraResearch facility 1,334 #4,547
8Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de GranadaHospital / health system 839 #16,047
9Andalusian School of Public HealthUniversity 747 #18,019
10Parque Tecnológico de la SaludHospital / health system 651 #16,916
11Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López - Neyra"Research facility 647 #16,481
12Hospital Universitario San RafaelHospital / health system 385 #21,658
13Fundación MedinaNonprofit 350 #20,305
14Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological ResearchResearch facility 327 #10,990
15Escuela de Estudios ÁrabesResearch facility 275 #20,914
16Instituto de Radioastronomía MilimétricaResearch facility 135 #24,404 all time
17Sociedad Hispano MundialUniversity 67 not ranked
18Neuron BioPharma (Spain)Company 53 not ranked
19Biobanco del Sistema Sanitario Público de AndalucíaInstitution 44 not ranked
20Biosearch Life (Spain)Company 31 not ranked
21Bioiliberis Research and Development (Spain)Company 14 not ranked
22Seven Solutions (Spain)Company 11 not ranked
23Domca (Spain)Company 9 not ranked
24Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher StudiesNonprofit 4 not ranked
25Almuñecar International SchoolUniversity 3 not ranked
26Asociación Española de Psicología ConductualNonprofit 3 not ranked
27Hospital Real de GranadaArchive 2 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.

Universidad de Granada: 74.2%Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada: 5.5%Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves: 5.3%Estación Experimental del Zaidín: 2.8%23 others listed: 12.2%74%largest
Universidad de Granada58k · 74.2%Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada4,328 · 5.5%Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves4,147 · 5.3%Estación Experimental del Zaidín2,223 · 2.8%23 others listed9,536 · 12.2%

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

What is Granada strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Granada is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Arts and Humanities and Archeology (11.1× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 27.7 works11×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 27.7 works8.8×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 372.1 works8.2×
  4. ConservationSubfield · 93.9 works6.6×
  5. General Social SciencesSubfield · 102.4 works6.2×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 118.6 works4.8×
  7. HistorySubfield · 194.3 works4.0×
← 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 Granada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Epidemiology, Education, Gender, Globalization, Iberian Peninsula, Quality of Life and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology794▲ 1.33×135 topics
  2. Education531▲ 2.0×106 topics
  3. Globalization454▲ 1.53×125 topics
  4. Climate Change427◆ 1.05×105 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage405▲ 4.9×34 topics
  6. Quality of Life369▲ 1.70×59 topics
  7. Mental Health362▲ 1.63×45 topics
  8. Inflammation321◆ 1.02×83 topics
  9. Public Health312▲ 1.42×65 topics
  10. Gender297▲ 3.6×47 topics
  11. COVID-19296▲ 1.44×30 topics
  12. Educational Technology273▲ 1.52×37 topics
  13. Treatment266▲ 1.45×52 topics
  14. History263▲ 2.5×54 topics
  15. Risk Factors262▲ 1.58×37 topics
  16. Identity246▲ 2.2×63 topics
  17. Literature236▲ 2.9×51 topics
  18. Physical Activity235▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Iberian Peninsula192▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Urban Development187▲ 3.4×17 topics
  21. Pedagogy182▲ 2.5×19 topics
  22. Health Promotion179▲ 3.7×17 topics
  23. Ethics172▲ 2.4×46 topics
  24. Latin America167▲ 5.8×21 topics
  25. Communication164▲ 3.5×18 topics
  26. Archaeology158▲ 7.8×11 topics
  27. Social Movements152▲ 3.4×28 topics
  28. Welfare State150▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange138▲ 7.0×10 topics
  30. Historiography133▲ 7.0×14 topics
  31. Society131▲ 4.5×20 topics
  32. Al-Andalus125▲ 64×2 topics
  33. Settlement Patterns123▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Informal Learning112▲ 5.8×5 topics
  35. Religious Practices104▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Medieval Spain103▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Spain100▲ 18×5 topics
  38. Islamic Architecture97▲ 28×2 topics
  39. archaeological research96▲ 90×1 topic
  40. art and culture96▲ 90×1 topic

What research is done in Granada?

Historical Studies of Me…96Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 96 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…90Archaeological and Historical Studies: 90 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 83 fractional worksEducational Innovations …76Educational Innovations and Technology: 76 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…73Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 73 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 70 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 69 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…59Health and Lifestyle Studies: 59 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 54 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 54 fractional works
ArcheologyGeneral Social SciencesInformation SystemsConservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies of Medieval IberiaArcheology 96 works
  2. 2 Archaeological and Historical StudiesArcheology 90 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 83 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 76 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Architecture StudiesConservation 73 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLanguage and Linguistics 70 works
  7. 7 Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArcheology 69 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle StudiesGeneral Health Professions 59 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and TrainingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine 54 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher TrainingEducation 54 works

Research output over time

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