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Research in Madrid

Science Explorer records 374 research institutions in Madrid, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Research institutions
374
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
568k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
10.7M
18.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Madrid

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 Madrid?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGovernment institution 190,042 #119
2Universidad Complutense de MadridUniversity 104,626 #270
3Universidad Autónoma de MadridUniversity 75,220 #261
4Universidad Politécnica de MadridUniversity 36,562 #892
5Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIFunder 29,834 #326
6Universidad Carlos III de MadridUniversity 23,321 #1,291
7Universidad Rey Juan CarlosUniversity 17,603 #1,064
8Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaUniversity 16,871 #1,153
9Hospital Universitario La PazHospital / health system 12,056 #5,050
10Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreHospital / health system 6,927 #4,026
11Universidad Europea de MadridUniversity 6,303 #1,914
12Universidad Pontificia ComillasUniversity 6,033 #1,550
13Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreHospital / health system 4,171 #5,479
14Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y TecnológicasResearch facility 3,314 #6,502
15Yahoo (Spain)Company 3,215 #8,229
16Centro de Estudios Políticos y ConstitucionalesUniversity 3,180 #4,184
17Universidad San Pablo CEUUniversity 3,158 #3,419
18Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineInstitution 2,775 #3,008
19Indra (Spain)Company 2,733 #2,784
20Real Academia EspañolaUniversity 2,531 #5,100
21Instituto de Estructura de la MateriaResearch facility 2,259 #19,311
22Universidad NebrijaUniversity 2,205 #2,287
23Instituto Español de OceanografíaGovernment institution 2,158 #9,989
24Fundación Juan MarchNonprofit 2,077 #16,363
25Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasResearch facility 2,075 #3,063
26Hospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónHospital / health system 2,008 #12,406
27Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesResearch facility 1,908 #4,207
28Bank of SpainInstitution 1,885 #7,547
29Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEUInstitution 1,773 #4,600
30Comunidad de MadridGovernment institution 1,752 #12,294
31Hospital Universitario Infanta LeonorHospital / health system 1,625 #10,267
32Spanish National Cancer Research CentreResearch facility 1,593 #6,101
33Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesUniversity 1,530 #1,969
34Sociedad Española de CardiologíaInstitution 1,476 #7,383
35Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearch facility 1,475 #5,366
36Madrid Health ServiceHospital / health system 1,457 #7,661
37Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesResearch facility 1,436 #3,551
38Biblioteca Nacional de EspañaArchive 1,429 #8,789
39Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaHospital / health system 1,396 #4,879
40Saint Louis UniversityUniversity 1,381 #3,478
41Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San CarlosHospital / health system 1,372 #6,264
42General Electric (Spain)Company 1,331 #10,848
43Renfe Operadora (Spain)Company 1,277 #11,644 all time
44Patrimonio NacionalGovernment institution 1,273 #7,857
45Telefonica Research and DevelopmentCompany 1,253 #13,050
46Hospital Universitario Severo OchoaHospital / health system 1,230 #14,608
47Repsol (Spain)Company 1,210 #14,058
48Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el TrabajoGovernment institution 1,201 #8,050
49Instituto Nacional de Técnica AeroespacialFunder 1,175 #10,963
50Institute of Mathematical SciencesResearch facility 1,139 #5,584
51Universidad a Distancia de MadridUniversity 1,026 #7,052
52Centro de Estudios Monetarios y FinancierosUniversity 1,020 #11,765
53TiGenix (Spain)Company 1,015 #6,867
54Ministerio de DefensaGovernment institution 971 #9,574
55Hospital La Paz Institute for Health ResearchResearch facility 963 #9,235
56Asociación Española de UrologíaInstitution 958 #9,841
57Sociedad Española de Medicina InternaInstitution 954 #9,918
58Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerResearch facility 950 #3,859
59Ministerio de Educación Cultura y DeporteGovernment institution 866 #9,784
60Agencia Estatal de MeteorologíaInstitution 805 #22,365

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.

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 31.3%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 17.2%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 12.4%Universidad Politécnica de Madrid: 6.0%56 others listed: 33.1%31%largest
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas190k · 31.3%Universidad Complutense de Madrid105k · 17.2%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid75k · 12.4%Universidad Politécnica de Madrid37k · 6.0%56 others listed201k · 33.1%

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

Which fields of science does Madrid work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Madrid is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (16%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 38k fractional works · 32.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 19k fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4,658 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,849 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 2,558 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1,060 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1,055 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 988 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 923 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 843 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 666 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 629 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 525 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 470 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 398 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 308 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 822 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 9,796 fractional works · 8.4% of its workHistory: 1,946 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1,502 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 1,489 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1,145 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 933 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 734 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 525 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 394 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 310 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 291 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClassics: 237 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 291 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4,125 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,520 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,189 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 671 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 483 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 261 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,368 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 538 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 519 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 469 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 291 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 551 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2,364 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,753 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 316 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 296 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 727 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 295 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 241 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 192 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 33k fractional works · 28.5% of its workMedicine: 29k fractional works · 25.1% of its workSurgery: 3,427 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2,359 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2,311 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2,178 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2,173 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1,566 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1,470 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1,192 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1,068 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 911 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 891 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 791 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 788 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 753 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 659 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 570 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 534 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 479 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 475 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 459 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 381 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 369 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 348 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 336 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 322 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 296 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 257 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 251 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,842 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2,725 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,360 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 235 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 508 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 465 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 502 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 155 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31k fractional works · 26.9% of its workEngineering: 9,190 fractional works · 7.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,939 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,801 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 946 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 839 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 648 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 494 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 474 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 423 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 340 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 325 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 282 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 277 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 402 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5,912 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,814 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1,299 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 705 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 603 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 582 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 352 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 557 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5,058 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 986 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 788 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 696 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 583 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 444 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 350 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 349 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 330 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 239 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 293 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3,257 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1,014 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 906 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 552 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 420 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 365 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2,431 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1,373 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 406 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 262 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 244 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 146 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,140 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 488 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 432 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 412 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 336 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 472 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1,283 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 629 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 654 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1,217 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 296 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 921 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 719 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 638 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 268 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14k fractional works · 12.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6,443 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3,417 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1,224 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 464 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 438 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 900 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,803 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 1,381 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 628 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 589 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 279 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 247 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 679 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2,127 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 942 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 430 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 297 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 458 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1,583 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1,036 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 547 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 278 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMadrid117kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences19k16.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities9,7968.4%
    3. Psychology4,1253.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,3682.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2,3642.0%
    6. Decision Sciences7270.6%
    1. Medicine29k25.1%
    2. Health Professions2,7252.3%
    3. Nursing5080.4%
    4. Dentistry5020.4%
    5. Veterinary1550.1%
    1. Engineering9,1907.8%
    2. Computer Science5,9125.0%
    3. Environmental Science5,0584.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy3,2572.8%
    5. Materials Science2,4312.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,1401.8%
    7. Chemistry1,2831.1%
    8. Mathematics1,2171.0%
    9. Energy7190.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering2680.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6,4435.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,8033.2%
    3. Neuroscience2,1271.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1,5831.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2780.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Madrid strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Madrid is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities and Industrial relations (7.3× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 827.7 works7.3×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 152.2 works7.1×
  3. Industrial relationsSubfield · 21.2 works6.6×
  4. HistorySubfield · 1,763.0 works5.3×
  5. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 89.5 works5.2×
  6. ConservationSubfield · 486.2 works5.0×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 1,375.8 works4.4×
  8. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 654.3 works3.8×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 3,324 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 5,654 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 1,378 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1,840 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 238 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 240 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1,158 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 5,160 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1,795 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 646 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 8,237 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 4,383 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2,170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1,065 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 2,864 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 437 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2,424 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 26k worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 455 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 131 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.95× its world share, 8,826 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 2,107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 629 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 2,184 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 3,610 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 17k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.95×8,826 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.32×1,378 works
  3. Medicine1.30×26k works
  4. Social Sciences1.28×17k works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.24×2,864 works
  6. Psychology1.14×3,610 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×1,795 works
  8. Neuroscience1.09×1,840 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×5,654 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×2,184 works
  11. Veterinary0.93×131 works
  12. Nursing0.90×455 works
  13. Health Professions0.89×2,424 works
  14. Mathematics0.87×1,065 works
  15. Dentistry0.87×437 works
  16. Environmental Science0.85×4,383 works
  17. Chemistry0.71×1,158 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×3,324 works
  19. Energy0.68×646 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.66×240 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×238 works
  22. Computer Science0.64×5,160 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×2,107 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.63×629 works
  25. Materials Science0.60×2,170 works
  26. Engineering0.53×8,237 works

Which keywords describe research in Madrid?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Latin America, Globalization, Education, History, Gender, Welfare State and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6,618▲ 1.42×140 topics
  2. Globalization3,896▲ 1.69×178 topics
  3. Education3,664▲ 1.82×156 topics
  4. Climate Change3,466◆ 1.09×124 topics
  5. Inflammation3,071▲ 1.23×83 topics
  6. Sustainability2,651◆ 0.93×134 topics
  7. History2,598▲ 3.2×66 topics
  8. Treatment2,274▲ 1.60×52 topics
  9. Public Health2,234▲ 1.31×77 topics
  10. Quality of Life2,226▲ 1.32×60 topics
  11. Human Rights2,173▲ 1.81×86 topics
  12. COVID-192,064▲ 1.36×34 topics
  13. Gender2,001▲ 3.2×58 topics
  14. Identity1,931▲ 2.3×80 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage1,922▲ 3.1×40 topics
  16. Mental Health1,896◆ 1.13×48 topics
  17. Latin America1,853▲ 8.3×23 topics
  18. Literature1,851▲ 2.9×64 topics
  19. Diagnosis1,785▲ 1.63×41 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease1,778▲ 1.33×39 topics
  21. Innovation1,690▲ 1.40×85 topics
  22. Ethics1,626▲ 2.7×61 topics
  23. Social Movements1,458▲ 4.2×33 topics
  24. Culture1,391▲ 2.3×40 topics
  25. Communication1,384▲ 3.8×25 topics
  26. Welfare State1,257▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Cultural Studies1,223▲ 2.8×43 topics
  28. Philosophy1,186▲ 2.3×47 topics
  29. Society1,158▲ 5.2×26 topics
  30. Historiography1,145▲ 8.0×15 topics
  31. Urban Development1,126▲ 2.7×21 topics
  32. Spain982▲ 23×5 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange795▲ 5.3×12 topics
  34. Political Power758▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Iberian Peninsula714▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Social Rights703▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Participation698▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Constitutionalism676▲ 6.5×6 topics
  39. Social Work639▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Migrant Integration621▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Madrid?

Social Sciences and Poli…584Social Sciences and Policies: 584 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…392Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 392 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 384 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 334 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 326 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 303 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 288 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…284E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 284 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 283 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 280 fractional works
General Social SciencesConservationSociology and Political ScienceCommunication6 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 584 works
  2. 2 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 392 works
  3. 3 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 384 works
  4. 4 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 334 works
  5. 5 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 326 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 303 works
  7. 7 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 288 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 284 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 283 works
  10. 10 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 280 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%Madrid15.9% 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 23.4% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Madrid for research?

Science Explorer records 374 research institutions in Madrid, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Which research institutions are in Madrid?
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