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Research in Murcia

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Murcia, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Murcia, Universidad Católica de Murcia and Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria.

Research institutions
19
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
48k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
884k
18.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
Murcia

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 Murcia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de MurciaUniversity 37,759 #527
2Universidad Católica de MurciaUniversity 3,570 #1,809
3Instituto Murciano de Investigación BiosanitariaResearch facility 1,397 #9,183
4Hospital General Universitario Morales MeseguerHospital / health system 1,335 #14,528
5Servicio Murciano de SaludInstitution 812 #10,355
6Instituto Sexológico MurcianoHospital / health system 218 #27,793 all time
7Centro Regional de HemodonaciónInstitution 167 #32,020 all time
8Hospital General Universitario Los Arcos del Mar MenorHospital / health system 89 not ranked
9IVI Murcia ClinicHospital / health system 80 not ranked
10Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de MurciaNonprofit 54 not ranked
11Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de MurciaGovernment institution 47 not ranked
12Centro Médico Sanitas MurciaHospital / health system 42 not ranked
13Fundación Séneca - Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de MurciaNonprofit 11 not ranked
14Probelte Pharma (Spain)Company 9 not ranked
15Quantum Experimental (Spain)Company 6 not ranked
16TICBioMedInstitution 2 not ranked
17Fundación Universidad Empresa de la Región de MurciaUniversity 2 not ranked
18Instituto de Fomento de la Región de MurciaGovernment institution 1 not ranked
19Medical Cañada (Spain)Company 0 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 Murcia: 82.8%Universidad Católica de Murcia: 7.8%Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria: 3.1%Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer: 2.9%14 others listed: 3.4%83%largest
Universidad de Murcia38k · 82.8%Universidad Católica de Murcia3,570 · 7.8%Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria1,397 · 3.1%Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer1,335 · 2.9%14 others listed1,540 · 3.4%

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

Which fields of science does Murcia work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Murcia is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (17%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,659 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,756 fractional works · 17.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 397 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 381 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 235 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 98 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 67 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 907 fractional works · 9.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 178 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 161 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 110 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 109 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 103 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 509 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 170 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 136 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 249 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 178 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,953 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 2,416 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSurgery: 270 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 251 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 142 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 135 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 130 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 84 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 57 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 52 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 44 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 341 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 152 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,892 fractional works · 18.7% of its workComputer Science: 616 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInformation Systems: 183 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 148 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 89 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 459 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 75 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 62 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 297 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 109 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 142 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 76 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 106 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 86 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 71 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,623 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 726 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPlant Science: 337 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 102 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 549 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 302 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 100 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 160 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 159 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 115 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMurcia10kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences36%

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 Sciences3,65936.1%
    1. Social Sciences1,75617.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities9079.0%
    3. Psychology5095.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2492.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1781.8%
    6. Decision Sciences610.6%
  2. Health Sciences2,95329.2%
    1. Medicine2,41623.9%
    2. Health Professions3413.4%
    3. Dentistry900.9%
    4. Nursing660.7%
    5. Veterinary400.4%
    1. Computer Science6166.1%
    2. Environmental Science4594.5%
    3. Engineering2972.9%
    4. Chemistry1421.4%
    5. Mathematics1061.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy860.8%
    7. Materials Science710.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences600.6%
    9. Energy360.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering190.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,62316.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7267.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5495.4%
    3. Neuroscience1601.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1591.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics290.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Murcia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Murcia is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Arts and Humanities and General Social Sciences (17.4× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 25.9 works17×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 21.0 works11×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 66.8 works6.8×
  4. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 137.3 works6.0×
  5. HistorySubfield · 149.6 works5.2×
  6. ConservationSubfield · 36.4 works4.3×
← 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: 1.49× its world share, 636 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 477 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 138 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 132 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 130 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 548 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 33 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 260 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 404 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 64 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 93 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 73 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.78× its world share, 78 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 304 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 2,109 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 33 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.18× its world share, 823 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 224 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 55 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 165 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 447 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 1,589 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.18×823 works
  2. Veterinary2.69×33 works
  3. Dentistry1.78×78 works
  4. Psychology1.64×447 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.53×138 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.49×636 works
  7. Social Sciences1.40×1,589 works
  8. Nursing1.31×57 works
  9. Health Professions1.29×304 works
  10. Medicine1.22×2,109 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×477 works
  12. Chemistry0.92×130 works
  13. Neuroscience0.91×132 works
  14. Environmental Science0.91×404 works
  15. Mathematics0.88×93 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×165 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×26 works
  18. Computer Science0.79×548 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×224 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.63×55 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.52×16 works
  22. Energy0.40×33 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.37×73 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×50 works
  25. Materials Science0.20×64 works
  26. Engineering0.19×260 works

Which keywords describe research in Murcia?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology559▲ 1.39×137 topics
  2. Education443▲ 2.5×99 topics
  3. Climate Change333▲ 1.21×103 topics
  4. Globalization325▲ 1.63×103 topics
  5. Inflammation304▲ 1.41×83 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress269▲ 1.61×62 topics
  7. History237▲ 3.4×46 topics
  8. Mental Health236▲ 1.63×44 topics
  9. Quality of Life231▲ 1.58×59 topics
  10. Gender214▲ 3.9×39 topics
  11. Risk Factors212▲ 1.91×37 topics
  12. Educational Technology205▲ 1.71×33 topics
  13. COVID-19202▲ 1.54×29 topics
  14. Literature198▲ 3.6×43 topics
  15. Public Health187▲ 1.27×66 topics
  16. Innovation179▲ 1.71×57 topics
  17. Human Rights177▲ 1.71×49 topics
  18. Identity170▲ 2.3×52 topics
  19. Physical Activity151▲ 3.1×13 topics
  20. Obesity147▲ 1.89×29 topics
  21. Latin America144▲ 7.5×21 topics
  22. Pedagogy144▲ 2.8×20 topics
  23. Health Promotion144▲ 4.5×17 topics
  24. Technology140▲ 2.6×27 topics
  25. Communication138▲ 4.3×21 topics
  26. Inclusive Education135▲ 3.7×17 topics
  27. Ethics131▲ 2.6×44 topics
  28. Welfare State130▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Cultural Heritage128▲ 2.4×28 topics
  30. Spain120▲ 33×5 topics
  31. Cultural Studies115▲ 3.1×28 topics
  32. Society110▲ 5.7×18 topics
  33. Memory95▲ 3.9×18 topics
  34. High-Intensity Interval Training95▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Informal Learning93▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Resistance Training88▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Physiological Demands78▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Training Load78▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Social Rights77▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Teacher Development70▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Murcia?

Sports Performance and T…73Sports Performance and Training: 73 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…53Social Sciences and Policies: 53 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 52 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…50Sports injuries and prevention: 50 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…49E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 49 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 44 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 43 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…40Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 40 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Studies: 38 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 33 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Social SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 73 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 53 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 50 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 49 works
  6. 6 Education and Teacher Training Education 44 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 43 works
  8. 8 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 40 works
  9. 9 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 38 works
  10. 10 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 33 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%Murcia17.2% 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 23.5% in 2013.

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