Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · Spain

Research in León

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in León, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de León, Junta de Castilla y León and Hospital de León.

Research institutions
6
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
225k
19.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
León

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 León?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de LeónUniversity 8,483 #1,611
2Hospital de LeónHospital / health system 1,390 #15,674
3Junta de Castilla y LeónGovernment institution 745 #10,150
4Instituto de Biotecnología de LeónNonprofit 299 #23,863 all time
5Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y LeónInstitution 293 #21,138
6Biomar Microbial Technologies (Spain)Company 50 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.

Universidad de León: 75.3%Hospital de León: 12.3%Junta de Castilla y León: 6.6%Instituto de Biotecnología de León: 2.7%2 others listed: 3.0%75%largest
Universidad de León8,483 · 75.3%Hospital de León1,390 · 12.3%Junta de Castilla y León745 · 6.6%Instituto de Biotecnología de León299 · 2.7%2 others listed343 · 3.0%

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

Which fields of science does León work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in León is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 689 fractional works · 29.6% of its workEngineering: 210 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 200 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEcology: 52 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 157 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 54 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 673 fractional works · 28.9% of its workMedicine: 557 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSurgery: 62 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 55 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 41 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 60 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 497 fractional works · 21.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 260 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 89 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 41 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 163 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 59 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiotechnology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 468 fractional works · 20.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 206 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 49 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 79 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 77 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 59 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLeón2,328fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering2109.0%
    2. Environmental Science2008.6%
    3. Computer Science1576.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences371.6%
    5. Materials Science321.4%
    6. Energy180.8%
    7. Chemistry130.6%
    8. Mathematics110.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy80.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.2%
    1. Medicine55723.9%
    2. Health Professions602.6%
    3. Veterinary271.2%
    4. Nursing221.0%
    5. Dentistry60.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26011.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1637.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology431.8%
    4. Neuroscience210.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.4%
    1. Social Sciences2068.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities793.4%
    3. Psychology773.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting592.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance321.4%
    6. Decision Sciences160.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is León strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in León is most concentrated in Small Animals, Veterinary and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (8.2× the world share in Small Animals).

  1. Small AnimalsSubfield · 20.3 works8.2×
  2. VeterinaryField · 21.1 works7.7×
  3. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 37.5 works7.2×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 25.8 works5.8×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 23.7 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: 2.32× its world share, 223 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.33× its world share, 144 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 139 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 181 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 173 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 483 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.67× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 67 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 185 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.67×21 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.32×223 works
  3. Nursing1.96×19 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×37 works
  5. Environmental Science1.72×173 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×144 works
  7. Medicine1.24×483 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.21×71 works
  9. Psychology1.09×67 works
  10. Health Professions1.01×54 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×7 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×31 works
  13. Computer Science0.88×139 works
  14. Energy0.86×16 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×52 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.73×14 works
  17. Social Sciences0.72×185 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×28 works
  19. Dentistry0.62×6 works
  20. Engineering0.60×181 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.52×4 works
  22. Neuroscience0.51×17 works
  23. Materials Science0.40×28 works
  24. Chemistry0.39×12 works
  25. Mathematics0.39×9 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.11×5 works

Which keywords describe research in León?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Antimicrobial Resistance, Diagnosis, High-Intensity Interval Training, Invasive Species, Treatment and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology171▲ 1.85×128 topics
  2. Climate Change133▲ 2.1×86 topics
  3. Machine Learning76◆ 0.99×62 topics
  4. Sustainability69▲ 1.21×69 topics
  5. Deep Learning66▼ 0.82×61 topics
  6. Treatment54▲ 1.90×46 topics
  7. Diagnosis52▲ 2.4×39 topics
  8. Quality of Life49▲ 1.45×52 topics
  9. Environmental Impact48▲ 1.21×47 topics
  10. Renewable Energy48▲ 1.42×38 topics
  11. Inflammation47◆ 0.96×73 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress45▲ 1.18×48 topics
  13. Biodiversity44▲ 2.5×27 topics
  14. Public Health42▲ 1.25×50 topics
  15. Mental Health40▲ 1.19×35 topics
  16. Remote Sensing39▲ 1.38×25 topics
  17. Risk Factors38▲ 1.47×33 topics
  18. Invasive Species37▲ 3.8×20 topics
  19. Genetics34▲ 2.1×23 topics
  20. Conservation33▲ 3.3×20 topics
  21. Antimicrobial Resistance33▲ 6.9×10 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance31▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity29▲ 2.9×16 topics
  24. High-Intensity Interval Training28▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Drug Resistance28▲ 4.1×9 topics
  26. Resistance Training25▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Vaccine Development23▲ 3.8×10 topics
  28. Global Change21▲ 3.5×5 topics
  29. Performance Analysis21▲ 4.5×2 topics
  30. Physiological Demands21▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Training Load21▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Resilience19▲ 5.2×5 topics
  33. Virulence Factors18▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Welfare State17▲ 9.3×4 topics
  35. Injury Prevention17▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Microbial Community16▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Host-Pathogen Interactions14▲ 7.4×5 topics
  38. Marker-Assisted Selection14▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Muscle Injuries13▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury13▲ 8.7×1 topic

What research is done in León?

Sports Performance and Training: 20 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 11 fractional worksMycobacterium research and diagnosis: 10 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Fun…9Sperm and Testicular Function: 9 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 9 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 9 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …9Meat and Animal Product Quality: 9 fractional worksHorticultural and Viticultural Research: 9 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 8 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneticsEpidemiologyReproductive Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 20 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 11 works
  4. 4 Mycobacterium research and diagnosis Epidemiology 10 works
  5. 5 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 9 works
  8. 8 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 9 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 9 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%León21.2% 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 28.5% in 2016.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about León. Posts are plain text and can be reported.