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Research in Oviedo

Science Explorer records 13 research institutions in Oviedo, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Oviedo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias and Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.

Research institutions
13
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
807k
19.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Oviedo

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 Oviedo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de OviedoUniversity 31,574 #548
2Hospital Universitario Central de AsturiasHospital / health system 4,799 #9,173
3Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de AsturiasResearch facility 1,132 #6,942
4Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasGovernment institution 772 #9,396
5Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological InstituteHospital / health system 226 #23,875 all time
6Instituto Nacional de SilicosisUniversity 173 #27,418 all time
7Hospital Monte NarancoHospital / health system 145 #32,350 all time
8Metrohm Dropsens (Spain)Company 64 not ranked
9BSH Electrodomésticos (Spain)Company 41 not ranked
10EntreChem (Spain)Company 36 not ranked
11Hunosa (Spain)Company 8 not ranked
12Foundation for the Promotion of Applied Scientific Research and Technology in AsturiasNonprofit 8 not ranked
13Fundacion de NeurocienciasNonprofit 2 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 Oviedo: 81.0%Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias: 12.3%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias: 2.9%Gobierno del Principado de Asturias: 2.0%9 others listed: 1.8%81%largest
Universidad de Oviedo32k · 81.0%Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias4,799 · 12.3%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias1,132 · 2.9%Gobierno del Principado de Asturias772 · 2.0%9 others listed703 · 1.8%

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

Which fields of science does Oviedo work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Oviedo is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,641 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEngineering: 1,013 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 239 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 151 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 142 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 393 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 55 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 380 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 125 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 75 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 206 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 112 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 183 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 96 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 150 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 143 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeophysics: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 84 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,433 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,046 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 238 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 180 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 142 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 79 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 690 fractional works · 9.1% of its workHistory: 136 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 126 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 102 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 101 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 344 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 124 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 92 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 143 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 141 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 121 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,717 fractional works · 22.7% of its workMedicine: 1,455 fractional works · 19.3% of its workSurgery: 154 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 121 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 115 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 112 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 105 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 76 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 72 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 68 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 62 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 123 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 186 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 43 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 765 fractional works · 10.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 384 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 222 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 66 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 178 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 49 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 121 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOviedo7,555fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences32%

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. Engineering1,01313.4%
    2. Environmental Science3935.2%
    3. Computer Science3805.0%
    4. Chemistry2062.7%
    5. Materials Science1832.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy1502.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1431.9%
    8. Mathematics841.1%
    9. Energy620.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering260.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,43332.2%
    1. Social Sciences1,04613.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities6909.1%
    3. Psychology3444.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1431.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1411.9%
    6. Decision Sciences680.9%
  3. Health Sciences1,71722.7%
    1. Medicine1,45519.3%
    2. Health Professions1862.5%
    3. Nursing430.6%
    4. Dentistry270.4%
    5. Veterinary60.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3845.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1782.4%
    3. Neuroscience1211.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology721.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics100.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Oviedo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oviedo is most concentrated in History, General Social Sciences and Conservation (5.9× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 127.2 works5.9×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 39.9 works5.4×
  3. ConservationSubfield · 33.8 works5.3×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 96.1 works4.8×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 152 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 332 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 105 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 191 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 337 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 918 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 342 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 164 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 72 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 132 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 164 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 1,243 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.30× its world share, 636 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 132 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 303 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 934 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.30×636 works
  2. Chemistry1.82×191 works
  3. Psychology1.49×303 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.19×125 works
  5. Nursing1.12×37 works
  6. Social Sciences1.10×934 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.05×25 works
  8. Environmental Science1.03×342 works
  9. Neuroscience0.97×105 works
  10. Medicine0.97×1,243 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×332 works
  12. Health Professions0.93×164 works
  13. Engineering0.92×918 works
  14. Mathematics0.92×72 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×132 works
  16. Energy0.91×56 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.89×132 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.89×58 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.88×59 works
  20. Dentistry0.73×24 works
  21. Materials Science0.70×164 works
  22. Computer Science0.65×337 works
  23. Veterinary0.64×6 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×132 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×152 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×9 works

Which keywords describe research in Oviedo?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Literature, Epidemiology, Identity, Welfare State, Historiography 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. Epidemiology316◆ 1.05×133 topics
  2. Climate Change209◆ 1.02×95 topics
  3. Globalization196▲ 1.32×99 topics
  4. Education184▲ 1.42×88 topics
  5. Sustainability172◆ 0.93×83 topics
  6. History169▲ 3.2×48 topics
  7. Gender167▲ 4.1×42 topics
  8. Inflammation164◆ 1.02×75 topics
  9. Literature154▲ 3.7×47 topics
  10. Identity151▲ 2.8×55 topics
  11. Mental Health145▲ 1.34×46 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage121▲ 3.0×30 topics
  13. COVID-19116▲ 1.18×29 topics
  14. Risk Factors109▲ 1.31×36 topics
  15. Human Rights107▲ 1.38×45 topics
  16. Cultural Studies85▲ 3.0×32 topics
  17. Nationalism83▲ 2.4×21 topics
  18. Welfare State80▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Colonialism79▲ 2.2×39 topics
  20. Historiography76▲ 8.3×12 topics
  21. Social Movements75▲ 3.4×23 topics
  22. Feminism74▲ 3.4×19 topics
  23. Spain74▲ 27×5 topics
  24. Society72▲ 5.0×20 topics
  25. Iberian Peninsula67▲ 31×3 topics
  26. Latin America63▲ 4.4×16 topics
  27. Memory62▲ 3.4×16 topics
  28. European Union60▲ 3.6×12 topics
  29. Pragmatics55▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Narrative54▲ 4.7×10 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange53▲ 5.5×10 topics
  32. Propaganda53▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Social Rights51▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Spanish Civil War51▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Constitutional Law50▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Tourism50▲ 7.2×6 topics
  37. Environmental Conservation46▲ 6.0×6 topics
  38. Political Power45▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Rural Tourism42▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Settlement Patterns42▲ 30×2 topics

What research is done in Oviedo?

Spanish Linguistics and …34Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 34 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…30Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 30 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 29 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 28 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 27 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 26 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 26 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…25Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 25 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 24 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 24 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsConservationGeneral Social SciencesCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 34 works
  2. 2 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 30 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 29 works
  4. 4 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 28 works
  5. 5 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 27 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 26 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  8. 8 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 25 works
  9. 9 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 24 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 24 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%Oviedo15.5% 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 27.2% in 2016.

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