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Research in Málaga

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Málaga, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga and Hospital Materno-Infantil.

Research institutions
14
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
576k
14.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Málaga

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 Málaga?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de MálagaUniversity 29,795 #771
2Hospital Materno-InfantilHospital / health system 3,245 #6,713
3Hospital Regional Universitario de MálagaHospital / health system 2,764 #10,181
4Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la VictoriaHospital / health system 2,080 #10,512
5Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de MálagaResearch facility 1,415 #5,336
6Conservatorio Superior de Música de MálagaUniversity 212 #27,606 all time
7Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and BiotechnologyResearch facility 185 #19,257
8Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y SaludNonprofit 76 not ranked
9AT4 wireless (Spain)Company 35 not ranked
10Andalusian Institute of Sexology and PsychologyHospital / health system 33 not ranked
11Isofoton (Spain)Company 30 not ranked
12Centro Médico Sanitas MálagaHospital / health system 15 not ranked
13Software for Critical Systems (Spain)Company 5 not ranked
14Mesurex (Spain)Company 1 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 Málaga: 74.7%Hospital Materno-Infantil: 8.1%Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga: 6.9%Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria: 5.2%10 others listed: 5.0%75%largest
Universidad de Málaga30k · 74.7%Hospital Materno-Infantil3,245 · 8.1%Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga2,764 · 6.9%Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria2,080 · 5.2%10 others listed2,007 · 5.0%

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

Which fields of science does Málaga work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research in Málaga is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (19%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,828 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,890 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 428 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEducation: 341 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCommunication: 225 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 185 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 93 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 948 fractional works · 9.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 178 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 165 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 147 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 122 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 74 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 458 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 155 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 135 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 256 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 202 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 165 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,537 fractional works · 26.1% of its workMedicine: 2,206 fractional works · 22.7% of its workSurgery: 269 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 188 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 169 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 147 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 144 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 120 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 117 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 81 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 284 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 139 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,371 fractional works · 24.4% of its workComputer Science: 770 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 192 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 168 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 121 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 98 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 705 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 177 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 124 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 347 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 124 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 116 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 114 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 983 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 390 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 209 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 300 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 154 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 187 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMálaga9,719fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences26%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. Social Sciences3,82839.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,89019.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities9489.8%
    3. Psychology4584.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2562.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2022.1%
    6. Decision Sciences730.8%
  2. Health Sciences2,53726.1%
    1. Medicine2,20622.7%
    2. Health Professions2842.9%
    3. Nursing290.3%
    4. Dentistry150.2%
    5. Veterinary30.0%
    1. Computer Science7707.9%
    2. Engineering7057.3%
    3. Environmental Science3473.6%
    4. Materials Science1241.3%
    5. Mathematics1161.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1141.2%
    7. Chemistry630.6%
    8. Energy560.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy540.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering210.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3904.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3003.1%
    3. Neuroscience1871.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology770.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics300.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Málaga strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Málaga is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Communication and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (9.6× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 90.4 works9.6×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 208.1 works8.8×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 78.2 works5.5×
  4. HistorySubfield · 136.2 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: 0.61× its world share, 249 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 335 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 158 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 698 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 98 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 640 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 303 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 113 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 108 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 248 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 1,914 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.46× its world share, 862 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 233 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 184 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 404 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1,716 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.46×862 works
  2. Social Sciences1.57×1,716 works
  3. Psychology1.54×404 works
  4. Medicine1.15×1,914 works
  5. Neuroscience1.13×158 works
  6. Health Professions1.09×248 works
  7. Mathematics1.07×108 works
  8. Computer Science1.04×698 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.99×184 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×27 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.84×233 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.78×65 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×335 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×98 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×63 works
  16. Environmental Science0.71×303 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.64×19 works
  18. Energy0.62×50 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×249 works
  20. Nursing0.60×25 works
  21. Engineering0.49×640 works
  22. Chemistry0.42×57 works
  23. Materials Science0.37×113 works
  24. Dentistry0.30×13 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.26×49 works
  26. Veterinary0.22×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Málaga?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Communication, Epidemiology, Globalization, History, Social Media, Spain and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology496▲ 1.28×136 topics
  2. Education388▲ 2.3×103 topics
  3. Globalization359▲ 1.88×107 topics
  4. Social Media286▲ 2.1×33 topics
  5. Sustainability274◆ 1.15×88 topics
  6. Climate Change262◆ 0.99×97 topics
  7. History236▲ 3.5×49 topics
  8. COVID-19235▲ 1.86×27 topics
  9. Inflammation231◆ 1.12×81 topics
  10. Communication217▲ 7.1×21 topics
  11. Quality of Life216▲ 1.54×59 topics
  12. Educational Technology213▲ 1.85×35 topics
  13. Mental Health197▲ 1.42×42 topics
  14. Gender194▲ 3.7×44 topics
  15. Identity190▲ 2.7×58 topics
  16. Literature182▲ 3.4×46 topics
  17. Innovation174▲ 1.74×52 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage167▲ 3.2×31 topics
  19. Spain142▲ 41×5 topics
  20. Social Networks135▲ 5.1×12 topics
  21. Technology134▲ 2.6×31 topics
  22. Ethics133▲ 2.7×41 topics
  23. Welfare State131▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Latin America129▲ 7.0×21 topics
  25. Digital Media120▲ 6.8×7 topics
  26. Cultural Studies119▲ 3.3×33 topics
  27. Informal Learning100▲ 8.0×5 topics
  28. Society95▲ 5.1×18 topics
  29. Television91▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Media91▲ 6.2×11 topics
  31. Narrative88▲ 5.8×13 topics
  32. Media Studies87▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Public Perception87▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Economic Crisis85▲ 7.7×4 topics
  35. Participation83▲ 8.9×5 topics
  36. Information Quality75▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Family Support75▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Social Work75▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Media System74▲ 37×1 topic
  40. News Consumption74▲ 37×1 topic

What research is done in Málaga?

Social Sciences and Poli…72Social Sciences and Policies: 72 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…67Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 67 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 52 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 51 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 48 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 45 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 42 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…39Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 39 fractional worksAdvertising and Communication Studies: 39 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 37 fractional works
General Social SciencesCommunicationInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 72 works
  2. 2 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 67 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
  4. 4 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 51 works
  5. 5 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 48 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 45 works
  7. 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 42 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 39 works
  9. 9 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 39 works
  10. 10 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 37 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%Málaga16.2% 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 23.2% in 2013.

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