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Research in Leioa

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Leioa, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Basque Country and Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures.

Research institutions
3
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
50k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
949k
19.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1961-2026
66 years on the record
Leioa

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 Leioa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Basque CountryUniversity 50,775 #256
2Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresResearch facility 644 #5,779
3Fundación Biofísica BizkaiaNonprofit 149 #18,394 all time

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 Leioa work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Leioa is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Engineering (16%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4,478 fractional works · 42.8% of its workEngineering: 1,630 fractional works · 15.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 394 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 289 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 237 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 115 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 98 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 95 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 732 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 279 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 88 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 561 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 237 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 111 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 466 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 57 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 319 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 135 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 274 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 152 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 178 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 128 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 85 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,094 fractional works · 39.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,093 fractional works · 20.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 426 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 334 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCultural Studies: 261 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 228 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCommunication: 143 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 111 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 97 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,112 fractional works · 10.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 229 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 221 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 189 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 138 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 94 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 74 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 477 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 142 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 133 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 201 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 164 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 126 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,064 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 827 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 56 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 229 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 175 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 838 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 375 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 215 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 238 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 166 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeioa10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences39%

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. Engineering1,63015.6%
    2. Computer Science7327.0%
    3. Materials Science5615.4%
    4. Environmental Science4664.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3193.0%
    6. Chemistry2742.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1781.7%
    8. Mathematics1281.2%
    9. Energy970.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering940.9%
  2. Social Sciences4,09439.1%
    1. Social Sciences2,09320.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,11210.6%
    3. Psychology4774.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2011.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1641.6%
    6. Decision Sciences480.5%
  3. Health Sciences1,06410.2%
    1. Medicine8277.9%
    2. Health Professions1751.7%
    3. Dentistry310.3%
    4. Nursing230.2%
    5. Veterinary80.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3753.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2382.3%
    3. Neuroscience1661.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology380.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics210.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Leioa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Leioa is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, History and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (8.9× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 92.6 works8.9×
  2. HistorySubfield · 200.1 works6.6×
  3. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 20.3 works6.6×
  4. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 237.1 works6.1×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 60.3 works5.5×
  6. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 210.8 works5.1×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 219 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 338 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 146 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.52× its world share, 84 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.68× its world share, 250 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 667 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 157 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 87 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 1,506 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 418 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 512 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 119 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 284 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 31 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 159 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 754 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.66× its world share, 1,004 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 185 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 151 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 417 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1,889 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.66×1,004 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.52×84 works
  3. Chemistry1.68×250 works
  4. Social Sciences1.57×1,889 works
  5. Materials Science1.55×512 works
  6. Psychology1.44×417 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.34×284 works
  8. Engineering1.06×1,506 works
  9. Mathematics1.06×119 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×157 works
  11. Energy1.00×87 works
  12. Neuroscience0.95×146 works
  13. Computer Science0.90×667 works
  14. Environmental Science0.89×418 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×151 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×338 works
  17. Dentistry0.67×31 works
  18. Health Professions0.64×159 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×185 works
  20. Veterinary0.56×7 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×18 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×219 works
  23. Nursing0.46×21 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.45×41 works
  25. Medicine0.41×754 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×35 works

Which keywords describe research in Leioa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Literature, Identity, Culture, Globalization, Education and Language.

▲ 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. History414▲ 5.7×55 topics
  2. Globalization406▲ 1.97×122 topics
  3. Gender391▲ 7.0×44 topics
  4. Education379▲ 2.1×99 topics
  5. Literature328▲ 5.7×43 topics
  6. Identity321▲ 4.2×57 topics
  7. Sustainability319▲ 1.25×96 topics
  8. Climate Change281◆ 0.99×102 topics
  9. Culture278▲ 5.1×33 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications218▲ 1.76×35 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage190▲ 3.4×31 topics
  12. Language189▲ 7.3×12 topics
  13. Terrorism170▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Nanocomposites168▲ 2.0×21 topics
  15. Basque Nationalism168▲ 637×1 topic
  16. ETA168▲ 637×1 topic
  17. Catalysis165▲ 2.4×28 topics
  18. Social Movements158▲ 5.1×29 topics
  19. Historiography150▲ 12×14 topics
  20. Welfare State145▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Communication142▲ 4.3×19 topics
  22. Spain129▲ 34×5 topics
  23. Sociolinguistics126▲ 6.6×9 topics
  24. Latin America116▲ 5.8×19 topics
  25. Pragmatics115▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Bilingualism111▲ 7.7×7 topics
  27. Society102▲ 5.1×23 topics
  28. Economic Crisis95▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Lexicography92▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Language Contact91▲ 9.3×5 topics
  31. Spanish Civil War90▲ 57×2 topics
  32. Participation88▲ 8.8×3 topics
  33. Francoism85▲ 56×2 topics
  34. Iberian Peninsula84▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Language Variation84▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Family Support84▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Propaganda84▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Migrant Integration83▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Social Work82▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Phraseology82▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Leioa?

Basque language and cult…155Basque language and culture studies: 155 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 81 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 78 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 47 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 47 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 45 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 43 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 41 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 40 fractional worksHistory of Education in Spain: 40 fractional works
Cultural StudiesGeneral Social SciencesLanguage and LinguisticsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Basque language and culture studies Cultural Studies 155 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 81 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 78 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 47 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 47 works
  6. 6 Spanish History and Politics History 45 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 43 works
  8. 8 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 41 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 40 works
  10. 10 History of Education in Spain History 40 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%Leioa16.4% 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 29.1% in 2016.

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