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Research in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín and Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria.

Research institutions
9
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
16k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.8%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaUniversity 12,382 #2,529
2Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor NegrínHospital / health system 1,693 #11,219
3Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran CanariaHospital / health system 1,582 #11,724
4Centro Sociosanitario Nuestra Señora del PinoHospital / health system 235 #38,216 all time
5Fundación Canaria de Investigación SanitariaNonprofit 184 #22,359
6Instituto Tecnológico de CanariasCompany 159 #29,957 all time
7Universidad Fernando Pessoa CanariasUniversity 110 #18,595
8Hospital La PalomaHospital / health system 109 not ranked
9Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la InformaciónGovernment institution 5 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 75.2%Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín: 10.3%Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria: 9.6%Centro Sociosanitario Nuestra Señora del Pino: 1.4%5 others listed: 3.4%75%largest
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria12k · 75.2%Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín1,693 · 10.3%Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria1,582 · 9.6%Centro Sociosanitario Nuestra Señora del Pino235 · 1.4%5 others listed567 · 3.4%

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What is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is most concentrated in Oceanography, Language and Linguistics and History (5.5× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 51.4 works5.5×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 63.9 works4.4×
  3. HistorySubfield · 45.1 works4.2×
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Which keywords describe research in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Globalization, COVID-19 Impact, Gender, Environmental Impact and Welfare State.

▲ 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. Epidemiology181▲ 1.38×122 topics
  2. Climate Change156▲ 1.75×84 topics
  3. Sustainability113▲ 1.40×72 topics
  4. Globalization99▲ 1.53×66 topics
  5. Environmental Impact85▲ 1.51×42 topics
  6. Deep Learning84▼ 0.74×61 topics
  7. Education78▲ 1.36×63 topics
  8. Quality of Life72▲ 1.51×55 topics
  9. Renewable Energy72▲ 1.51×36 topics
  10. Inflammation68◆ 0.99×73 topics
  11. Mental Health58▲ 1.19×34 topics
  12. Public Health58▲ 1.20×52 topics
  13. Gender56▲ 3.1×21 topics
  14. History54▲ 2.3×27 topics
  15. Educational Technology54▲ 1.37×26 topics
  16. Identity46▲ 1.90×36 topics
  17. Conservation45▲ 3.1×19 topics
  18. COVID-19 Impact40▲ 7.3×4 topics
  19. Welfare State36▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Aquaculture36▲ 4.1×7 topics
  21. Pragmatics33▲ 6.2×6 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics32▲ 5.1×8 topics
  23. Sustainable Tourism31▲ 7.9×3 topics
  24. European Union30▲ 4.0×13 topics
  25. Bilingualism28▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Lexicography28▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Tourist Satisfaction28▲ 8.2×2 topics
  28. Ocean Acidification27▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Spain26▲ 21×5 topics
  30. Destination Image26▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Language Contact26▲ 7.9×5 topics
  32. Informal Learning26▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Community Perceptions25▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Tourism Development25▲ 6.4×1 topic
  35. Historiography24▲ 5.7×6 topics
  36. Language Variation23▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Benthic Communities21▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Marine Biodiversity21▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Dialectology20▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Hispanic Linguistics20▲ 33×1 topic

What research is done in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  2. 2 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 20 works
  3. 3 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 14 works
  5. 5 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 14 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  7. 7 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 12 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 11 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 11 works

Research output over time

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