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Research in Murcia

Science Explorer records 22 research institutions in Murcia, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Murcia, Universidad Católica de Murcia and Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura.

Research institutions
22
8 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
48k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Murcia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de MurciaUniversity 32,637 #964
2Hospital Universitario Virgen de la ArrixacaHospital / health system 4,335 #8,854
3Universidad Católica de MurciaUniversity 3,570 #3,096
4Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del SeguraResearch facility 2,649 #4,981
5Instituto Murciano de Investigación BiosanitariaResearch facility 1,397 #6,288
6Hospital General Universitario Morales MeseguerHospital / health system 1,335 #13,971
7Servicio Murciano de SaludInstitution 812 #21,181
8Hospital Reina Sofía de MurciaHospital / health system 786 #20,470
9Instituto Sexológico MurcianoHospital / health system 218 #42,757 all time
10Centro Regional de HemodonaciónInstitution 167 #28,900 all time
11Hospital General Universitario Los Arcos del Mar MenorHospital / health system 89 not ranked
12IVI Murcia ClinicHospital / health system 80 not ranked
13Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de MurciaNonprofit 54 not ranked
14Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de MurciaGovernment institution 47 not ranked
15Centro Médico Sanitas MurciaHospital / health system 42 not ranked
16Fundación Séneca - Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de MurciaNonprofit 11 not ranked
17Probelte Pharma (Spain)Company 9 not ranked
18Quantum Experimental (Spain)Company 6 not ranked
19TICBioMedInstitution 2 not ranked
20Fundación Universidad Empresa de la Región de MurciaUniversity 2 not ranked
21Instituto de Fomento de la Región de MurciaGovernment institution 1 not ranked
22Medical Cañada (Spain)Company 0 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 Murcia: 67.6%Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca: 9.0%Universidad Católica de Murcia: 7.4%Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura: 5.5%17 others listed: 10.5%68%largest
Universidad de Murcia33k · 67.6%Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca4,335 · 9.0%Universidad Católica de Murcia3,570 · 7.4%Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura2,649 · 5.5%17 others listed5,058 · 10.5%

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

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.

Which keywords describe research in Murcia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Epidemiology, Gender, History, Latin America, Globalization, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology482▲ 1.36×135 topics
  2. Education390▲ 2.5×94 topics
  3. Globalization299▲ 1.70×98 topics
  4. Climate Change297▲ 1.23×99 topics
  5. Inflammation262▲ 1.41×83 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress237▲ 1.61×62 topics
  7. Mental Health215▲ 1.64×44 topics
  8. History214▲ 3.4×43 topics
  9. Quality of Life201▲ 1.56×59 topics
  10. Gender198▲ 4.1×38 topics
  11. Risk Factors193▲ 1.96×37 topics
  12. COVID-19190▲ 1.55×29 topics
  13. Educational Technology185▲ 1.74×33 topics
  14. Literature180▲ 3.7×41 topics
  15. Human Rights164▲ 1.78×48 topics
  16. Identity160▲ 2.5×49 topics
  17. Innovation157▲ 1.66×54 topics
  18. Physical Activity140▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Latin America136▲ 7.9×21 topics
  20. Pedagogy133▲ 3.0×19 topics
  21. Obesity132▲ 1.95×28 topics
  22. Health Promotion132▲ 4.6×17 topics
  23. Communication129▲ 4.7×20 topics
  24. Technology124▲ 2.6×27 topics
  25. Welfare State122▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Inclusive Education121▲ 3.8×17 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage118▲ 2.4×28 topics
  28. Ethics113▲ 2.6×42 topics
  29. Spain109▲ 32×5 topics
  30. Cultural Studies103▲ 3.0×28 topics
  31. Society102▲ 5.9×17 topics
  32. High-Intensity Interval Training88▲ 9.3×2 topics
  33. Memory87▲ 4.0×18 topics
  34. Informal Learning85▲ 7.3×6 topics
  35. Resistance Training82▲ 9.9×2 topics
  36. Narrative77▲ 5.4×10 topics
  37. Social Rights74▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Physiological Demands73▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Training Load73▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Teacher Development65▲ 12×3 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

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