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Research in León

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in León, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de León, Hospital de León and Junta de Castilla y León.

Research institutions
7
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in León?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de LeónUniversity 8,471 #2,293
2Hospital de LeónHospital / health system 1,390 #16,995
3Junta de Castilla y LeónGovernment institution 745 #18,734
4Instituto de Biotecnología de LeónNonprofit 299 #24,185 all time
5Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y LeónInstitution 293 #22,725
6Instituto de Ganadería de MontañaResearch facility 224 #27,376 all time
7Biomar Microbial Technologies (Spain)Company 50 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 León: 73.8%Hospital de León: 12.1%Junta de Castilla y León: 6.5%Instituto de Biotecnología de León: 2.6%3 others listed: 4.9%74%largest
Universidad de León8,471 · 73.8%Hospital de León1,390 · 12.1%Junta de Castilla y León745 · 6.5%Instituto de Biotecnología de León299 · 2.6%3 others listed567 · 4.9%

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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×
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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 León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, High-Intensity Interval Training, Diagnosis, Invasive Species, Treatment, Resistance Training and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology153▲ 1.91×126 topics
  2. Climate Change117▲ 2.1×80 topics
  3. Machine Learning64◆ 0.97×57 topics
  4. Sustainability61▲ 1.24×64 topics
  5. Deep Learning58▼ 0.84×59 topics
  6. Treatment48▲ 1.94×43 topics
  7. Diagnosis46▲ 2.4×37 topics
  8. Quality of Life44▲ 1.51×51 topics
  9. Environmental Impact42▲ 1.23×43 topics
  10. Renewable Energy42▲ 1.44×33 topics
  11. Globalization41◆ 1.04×60 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress39▲ 1.18×46 topics
  13. Biodiversity38▲ 2.5×27 topics
  14. Public Health38▲ 1.27×49 topics
  15. Mental Health36▲ 1.22×34 topics
  16. Risk Factors34▲ 1.54×33 topics
  17. Invasive Species33▲ 3.9×20 topics
  18. Genetics31▲ 2.2×23 topics
  19. Conservation30▲ 3.4×20 topics
  20. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 3.6×12 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity27▲ 3.0×16 topics
  22. High-Intensity Interval Training26▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Drug Resistance25▲ 4.3×9 topics
  24. Antimicrobial Resistance24▲ 6.1×9 topics
  25. Resistance Training23▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Nutrition22▲ 2.4×14 topics
  27. Performance Analysis20▲ 4.6×2 topics
  28. Physiological Demands20▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Training Load20▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Vaccine Development18▲ 3.4×10 topics
  31. Welfare State17▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Virulence Factors16▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Injury Prevention16▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience15▲ 5.1×4 topics
  35. Microbial Community13▲ 8.0×4 topics
  36. Athletic Training13▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Marker-Assisted Selection13▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Host-Pathogen Interactions13▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Muscle Injuries12▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury12▲ 9.2×1 topic

What research is done in León?

  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

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