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Research in Palma

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Palma, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universitat de les Illes Balears, Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems and Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands.

Research institutions
14
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Palma?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitat de les Illes BalearsUniversity 11,560 #1,721
2Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex SystemsResearch facility 2,099 #4,236
3Hospital Universitario Son EspasesHospital / health system 1,701 #9,099
4Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes BalearsUniversity 1,194 #12,695
5Hospital Universitario Son DuretaHospital / health system 1,061 #17,143 all time
6Health Research Institute of the Balearic IslandsResearch facility 907 #5,913
7Hospital Son LlatzerHospital / health system 697 #19,673
8Servei de Salut de les Illes BalearsHospital / health system 468 #22,923 all time
9Govern de les Illes BalearsGovernment institution 284 #23,741
10Clinica RotgerHospital / health system 213 #26,421 all time
11Fundació Balear d'Innovació i TecnologiaNonprofit 210 #35,653 all time
12Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting SystemResearch facility 116 not ranked
13Innovation Strategies (Spain)Company 31 not ranked
14Sanifit (Spain)Company 15 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.

Universitat de les Illes Balears: 56.2%Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems: 10.2%Hospital Universitario Son Espases: 8.3%Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears: 5.8%10 others listed: 19.5%56%largest
Universitat de les Illes Balears12k · 56.2%Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems2,099 · 10.2%Hospital Universitario Son Espases1,701 · 8.3%Fundació Universitat-Empresa de les Illes Balears1,194 · 5.8%10 others listed4,002 · 19.5%

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What is Palma strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Palma is most concentrated in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, General Social Sciences and History (10.5× the world share in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry).

  1. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 33.9 works10×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 29.2 works6.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 83.1 works6.4×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 65.9 works5.4×
← 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 Palma?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Gender, Literature, History, Crystal Engineering, Historiography and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology251▲ 1.56×132 topics
  2. Climate Change163▲ 1.48×81 topics
  3. Inflammation107▲ 1.26×77 topics
  4. Education96▲ 1.38×74 topics
  5. Globalization95▲ 1.19×79 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease86▲ 1.91×33 topics
  7. History82▲ 2.9×38 topics
  8. Gender81▲ 3.7×35 topics
  9. Literature79▲ 3.6×39 topics
  10. Public Health76▲ 1.28×56 topics
  11. COVID-1975▲ 1.35×30 topics
  12. Mental Health74▲ 1.24×38 topics
  13. Treatment72▲ 1.46×48 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome71▲ 2.1×24 topics
  15. Educational Technology71▲ 1.46×27 topics
  16. Obesity70▲ 2.3×23 topics
  17. Identity66▲ 2.2×43 topics
  18. Crystal Engineering48▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Historiography47▲ 9.2×10 topics
  20. COVID-19 Impact42▲ 6.2×5 topics
  21. Health Promotion41▲ 3.2×16 topics
  22. Political Power40▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Society40▲ 5.1×14 topics
  24. Supramolecular Chemistry40▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Welfare State39▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Hydrogen Bonding35▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Iberian Peninsula35▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Cultural Exchange35▲ 6.5×7 topics
  29. Mechanochemistry32▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Archaeology32▲ 5.9×8 topics
  31. Sustainable Tourism32▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. Molecular Crystals31▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Network Dynamics31▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Noncovalent Interactions31▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Destination Image30▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Spain30▲ 20×5 topics
  37. Tourism Development30▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Tourist Satisfaction29▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Community Perceptions29▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Destination Loyalty29▲ 10×1 topic

What research is done in Palma?

Crystallography and molecular interactions: 31 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 29 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 22 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 20 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 18 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 18 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 18 fractional worksMedieval and Early Moder…17Medieval and Early Modern Iberia: 17 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 17 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 17 fractional works
Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Social SciencesArcheology5 others

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

  1. 1 Crystallography and molecular interactionsPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry 31 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 29 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 22 works
  4. 4 Archaeological and Historical StudiesArcheology 20 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 18 works
  6. 6 Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesDemography 18 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Reservoir ComputingArtificial Intelligence 18 works
  8. 8 Medieval and Early Modern IberiaHistory 17 works
  9. 9 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 17 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies on SpainHistory 17 works

Research output over time

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