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Research in Oviedo

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Oviedo, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Oviedo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias and Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias.

Research institutions
15
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.9%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Oviedo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de OviedoUniversity 31,574 #1,081
2Hospital Universitario Central de AsturiasHospital / health system 4,799 #8,422
3Instituto Nacional del CarbónResearch facility 1,540 #12,956
4Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de AsturiasResearch facility 1,132 #6,292
5Gobierno del Principado de AsturiasGovernment institution 772 #12,469
6Instituto de Productos Lácteos de AsturiasResearch facility 495 #16,458
7Fernández-Vega Ophthalmological InstituteHospital / health system 226 #27,486 all time
8Instituto Nacional de SilicosisUniversity 173 #39,864 all time
9Hospital Monte NarancoHospital / health system 145 #31,440 all time
10Metrohm Dropsens (Spain)Company 64 not ranked
11BSH Electrodomésticos (Spain)Company 41 not ranked
12EntreChem (Spain)Company 36 not ranked
13Hunosa (Spain)Company 8 not ranked
14Foundation for the Promotion of Applied Scientific Research and Technology in AsturiasNonprofit 8 not ranked
15Fundacion de NeurocienciasNonprofit 2 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 Oviedo: 77.0%Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias: 11.7%Instituto Nacional del Carbón: 3.8%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias: 2.8%11 others listed: 4.8%77%largest
Universidad de Oviedo32k · 77.0%Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias4,799 · 11.7%Instituto Nacional del Carbón1,540 · 3.8%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias1,132 · 2.8%11 others listed1,970 · 4.8%

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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×
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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 Oviedo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology273◆ 1.03×133 topics
  2. Climate Change188◆ 1.05×90 topics
  3. Globalization173▲ 1.32×93 topics
  4. Education163▲ 1.42×84 topics
  5. Gender148▲ 4.1×40 topics
  6. History148▲ 3.2×46 topics
  7. Sustainability146◆ 0.90×79 topics
  8. Inflammation139◆ 1.00×75 topics
  9. Identity137▲ 2.8×52 topics
  10. Literature135▲ 3.7×43 topics
  11. Mental Health133▲ 1.36×45 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage108▲ 3.0×29 topics
  13. COVID-19107▲ 1.17×29 topics
  14. Cultural Studies77▲ 3.0×30 topics
  15. Nationalism74▲ 2.4×19 topics
  16. Welfare State73▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Colonialism71▲ 2.2×37 topics
  18. Historiography70▲ 8.3×10 topics
  19. Spain67▲ 26×5 topics
  20. Social Movements66▲ 3.3×22 topics
  21. Iberian Peninsula65▲ 31×3 topics
  22. Feminism64▲ 3.4×19 topics
  23. Society61▲ 4.7×19 topics
  24. Memory58▲ 3.5×16 topics
  25. Latin America54▲ 4.2×16 topics
  26. Pragmatics53▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Cultural Exchange49▲ 5.7×9 topics
  28. Narrative49▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Propaganda48▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Bilingualism48▲ 5.2×7 topics
  31. Spanish Civil War46▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Archaeology46▲ 5.1×9 topics
  33. Tourism45▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Social Rights44▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Environmental Conservation44▲ 6.5×6 topics
  36. Lexicography43▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Political Power43▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Settlement Patterns40▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Rural Tourism39▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Political Conflict37▲ 38×2 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 StudiesLanguage and Linguistics 34 works
  2. 2 Historical Art and Architecture StudiesConservation 30 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 29 works
  4. 4 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesCultural Studies 28 works
  5. 5 Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 27 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Historical StudiesArcheology 26 works
  7. 7 Human Rights and ImmigrationSociology and Political Science 26 works
  8. 8 Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArcheology 25 works
  9. 9 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics and Econometrics 24 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismLiterature and Literary Theory 24 works

Research output over time

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