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Research in Salamanca

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Salamanca, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universidad de Salamanca, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca and Centro de Investigación del Cáncer.

Research institutions
9
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
41k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.1%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Salamanca?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de SalamancaUniversity 32,913 #1,022
2Complejo Hospitalario de SalamancaHospital / health system 2,619 #12,306
3Universidad Pontificia de SalamancaUniversity 2,321 #10,743
4Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de SalamancaResearch facility 1,436 #5,471
5Centro de Investigación del CáncerResearch facility 938 #8,395
6Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de SalamancaResearch facility 569 #17,811
7Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de PostgradoUniversity 20 not ranked
8Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en CáncerResearch facility 4 not ranked
9Itelsa (Spain)Company 1 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 Salamanca: 80.6%Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca: 6.4%Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca: 5.7%Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca: 3.5%5 others listed: 3.8%81%largest
Universidad de Salamanca33k · 80.6%Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca2,619 · 6.4%Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca2,321 · 5.7%Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca1,436 · 3.5%5 others listed1,532 · 3.8%

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

What is Salamanca strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Salamanca is most concentrated in General Arts and Humanities, General Social Sciences and Classics (15.2× the world share in General Arts and Humanities).

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 24.9 works15×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 89.0 works10×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 47.7 works10×
  4. HistorySubfield · 219.9 works8.6×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 51.7 works6.9×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 247.8 works5.9×
← 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 Salamanca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Education, Literature, Gender, Globalization, Identity, Latin America and Society.

▲ 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. Education427▲ 3.1×111 topics
  2. Globalization372▲ 2.4×113 topics
  3. History330▲ 5.9×58 topics
  4. Literature292▲ 6.8×55 topics
  5. Epidemiology279◆ 0.89×137 topics
  6. Gender274▲ 6.4×50 topics
  7. Identity260▲ 4.5×66 topics
  8. Educational Technology208▲ 2.2×36 topics
  9. Latin America195▲ 13×20 topics
  10. Human Rights188▲ 2.3×55 topics
  11. Innovation181▲ 2.2×54 topics
  12. Culture180▲ 4.3×34 topics
  13. Ethics166▲ 4.3×50 topics
  14. Society166▲ 11×23 topics
  15. E-Learning159▲ 2.0×22 topics
  16. Technology156▲ 3.7×31 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage150▲ 3.5×28 topics
  18. Cultural Identity149▲ 3.6×33 topics
  19. Colonialism148▲ 3.9×41 topics
  20. Philosophy142▲ 4.1×38 topics
  21. Cultural Studies140▲ 4.7×33 topics
  22. Social Movements132▲ 5.6×25 topics
  23. Pedagogy128▲ 3.3×21 topics
  24. Spain124▲ 41×5 topics
  25. Communication121▲ 5.0×20 topics
  26. Historiography116▲ 12×14 topics
  27. Welfare State116▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Informal Learning109▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Feminism107▲ 4.8×22 topics
  30. Memory103▲ 5.3×22 topics
  31. Pragmatics103▲ 8.0×6 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics96▲ 6.4×9 topics
  33. Bilingualism94▲ 8.7×7 topics
  34. Lexicography92▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Political Power91▲ 23×4 topics
  36. Narrative90▲ 7.1×12 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange87▲ 8.5×8 topics
  38. Language Contact83▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Iberian Peninsula81▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Participation80▲ 10×4 topics

What research is done in Salamanca?

Spanish Linguistics and …74Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 74 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…67E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 67 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 64 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 51 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 48 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 44 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 44 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…42Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 42 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 41 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 39 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 74 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 67 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 64 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 51 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 48 works
  6. 6 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 44 works
  7. 7 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 44 works
  8. 8 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 42 works
  9. 9 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 41 works
  10. 10 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 39 works

Research output over time

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