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Research in Jaén

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Jaén, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Jaén.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
240k
16.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1969-2026
58 years on the record
Jaén

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Which research institutions are in Jaén?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de JaénUniversity 14,398 #1,190
2Caja Rural de JaénInstitution 0 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.

Which fields of science does Jaén work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Jaén is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,293 fractional works · 35.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 545 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 120 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 118 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCultural Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 332 fractional works · 9.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 77 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 53 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 52 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 223 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 74 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 105 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 51 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,268 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEngineering: 485 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 137 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 80 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 261 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 89 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 196 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 89 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 68 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 51 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 47 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 645 fractional works · 17.8% of its workMedicine: 510 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 114 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 416 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 204 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 80 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 45 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 136 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 57 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJaén3,621fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences18%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 Sciences1,29335.7%
    1. Social Sciences54515.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities3329.2%
    3. Psychology2236.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1052.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance511.4%
    6. Decision Sciences371.0%
    1. Engineering48513.4%
    2. Computer Science2617.2%
    3. Environmental Science1965.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences892.5%
    5. Energy681.9%
    6. Chemistry631.7%
    7. Materials Science471.3%
    8. Mathematics290.8%
    9. Physics and Astronomy250.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
    1. Medicine51014.1%
    2. Health Professions1143.1%
    3. Nursing120.3%
    4. Veterinary60.2%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2045.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1363.7%
    3. Neuroscience571.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology140.4%
    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 Jaén strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Jaén is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Conservation and Archeology (7.7× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.5 works7.7×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 21.7 works7.1×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 48.4 works4.9×
← 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: 1.17× its world share, 180 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 118 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 55 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 236 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.08× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 438 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 447 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.26× its world share, 306 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 94 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 197 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 490 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.26×306 works
  2. Energy2.08×62 works
  3. Psychology1.99×197 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.62×83 works
  5. Health Professions1.21×104 works
  6. Social Sciences1.19×490 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×180 works
  8. Environmental Science1.12×180 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.11×35 works
  10. Veterinary1.10×5 works
  11. Chemistry1.07×55 works
  12. Neuroscience0.94×50 works
  13. Computer Science0.94×236 works
  14. Engineering0.90×438 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×94 works
  16. Medicine0.72×447 works
  17. Mathematics0.71×27 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×118 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×47 works
  20. Nursing0.60×10 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×13 works
  22. Materials Science0.36×40 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×4 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.33×24 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.32×4 works
  26. Dentistry0.19×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Jaén?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Education, Cultural Heritage, Mental Health, Gender, History and Literature.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy162▲ 3.1×37 topics
  2. Sustainability160▲ 1.81×77 topics
  3. Education135▲ 2.2×64 topics
  4. Mental Health125▲ 2.4×39 topics
  5. Epidemiology124▼ 0.86×118 topics
  6. Climate Change114▲ 1.16×83 topics
  7. Machine Learning101▼ 0.84×74 topics
  8. Globalization98▲ 1.38×71 topics
  9. Environmental Impact97▲ 1.56×53 topics
  10. History91▲ 3.6×25 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage90▲ 4.7×24 topics
  12. Gender88▲ 4.5×28 topics
  13. Literature82▲ 4.1×30 topics
  14. Quality of Life80▲ 1.54×56 topics
  15. Educational Technology77▲ 1.80×32 topics
  16. COVID-1972▲ 1.54×24 topics
  17. Risk Factors64▲ 1.61×35 topics
  18. Human Rights61▲ 1.65×31 topics
  19. Identity58▲ 2.2×31 topics
  20. Physical Activity56▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Society52▲ 7.5×13 topics
  22. Culture52▲ 2.7×18 topics
  23. Welfare State51▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Pedagogy51▲ 2.8×16 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration47▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Health Promotion47▲ 4.1×17 topics
  27. Resilience47▲ 2.6×13 topics
  28. Smart Grid46▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Solar Energy43▲ 3.8×5 topics
  30. European Union36▲ 4.5×9 topics
  31. Informal Learning32▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Constitutional Law32▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Archaeology30▲ 6.5×10 topics
  34. Visual Arts30▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Lexicography30▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Smart Grid Applications30▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Spain30▲ 23×5 topics
  38. Social Rights29▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Demand Response27▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Electricity Markets27▲ 8.3×1 topic

What research is done in Jaén?

Smart Grid Energy Manage…26Smart Grid Energy Management: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…25Microgrid Control and Optimization: 25 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 23 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…22Social Sciences and Policies: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations …22Educational Innovations and Technology: 22 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 21 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 20 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…18Health and Lifestyle Studies: 18 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 18 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 17 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 23 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 22 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 22 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  7. 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 20 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 18 works
  9. 9 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  10. 10 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 17 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%Jaén17.7% 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 26.7% in 2019.

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