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Research in San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de La Laguna.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
19k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
330k
17.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1954-2026
73 years on the record
San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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Which research institutions are in San Cristóbal de La Laguna?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de La LagunaUniversity 26,375 #1,418

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.

Which fields of science does San Cristóbal de La Laguna work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in San Cristóbal de La Laguna is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (10%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,449 fractional works · 39.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 276 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 165 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInstrumentation: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 271 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEcology: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 42 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 260 fractional works · 7.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 75 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 222 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 57 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 105 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOceanography: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 101 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 87 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 39 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 78 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 31 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 37 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,341 fractional works · 36.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 654 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 159 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 144 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCultural Studies: 49 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 332 fractional works · 9.1% of its workHistory: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 60 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 198 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 65 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 64 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 79 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 48 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 453 fractional works · 12.4% of its workMedicine: 361 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 72 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 422 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 171 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 66 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 41 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 147 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 74 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 64 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Cristóbal deLa Laguna3,666fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences37%

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. Physics and Astronomy2767.5%
    2. Environmental Science2717.4%
    3. Engineering2607.1%
    4. Computer Science2226.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1052.9%
    6. Materials Science1012.8%
    7. Chemistry872.4%
    8. Mathematics782.1%
    9. Energy371.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering110.3%
  2. Social Sciences1,34136.6%
    1. Social Sciences65417.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities3329.1%
    3. Psychology1985.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting792.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance481.3%
    6. Decision Sciences300.8%
    1. Medicine3619.8%
    2. Health Professions722.0%
    3. Nursing120.3%
    4. Dentistry40.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1714.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1474.0%
    3. Neuroscience641.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology240.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics150.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is San Cristóbal de La Laguna strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in San Cristóbal de La Laguna is most concentrated in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and General Social Sciences (18.3× the world share in Instrumentation).

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 29.7 works18×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 142.7 works8.5×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 29.3 works8.2×
  4. HistorySubfield · 61.3 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.

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: 1.00× its world share, 155 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 132 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 81 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 88 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.14× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 242 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 91 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.28× its world share, 237 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 319 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.14× its world share, 294 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 174 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 573 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.28×237 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.14×294 works
  3. Mathematics1.91×73 works
  4. Psychology1.76×174 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.74×88 works
  6. Chemistry1.59×81 works
  7. Environmental Science1.50×242 works
  8. Social Sciences1.40×573 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×13 works
  10. Energy1.14×34 works
  11. Neuroscience1.08×57 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.00×155 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.82×26 works
  14. Materials Science0.80×91 works
  15. Computer Science0.79×200 works
  16. Health Professions0.78×66 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.77×9 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×132 works
  19. Nursing0.75×12 works
  20. Veterinary0.73×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×22 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×69 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×43 works
  24. Medicine0.51×319 works
  25. Engineering0.47×230 works
  26. Dentistry0.24×4 works

Which keywords describe research in San Cristóbal de La Laguna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gender, Education, History, Literature, Star Formation, Sustainability and Identity.

▲ 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. Climate Change174▲ 1.75×93 topics
  2. Education138▲ 2.2×75 topics
  3. Sustainability123▲ 1.37×80 topics
  4. Globalization100▲ 1.39×77 topics
  5. Gender97▲ 4.9×36 topics
  6. Mental Health96▲ 1.83×40 topics
  7. History93▲ 3.6×37 topics
  8. Educational Technology81▲ 1.88×33 topics
  9. Environmental Impact80▲ 1.28×48 topics
  10. Identity78▲ 2.9×43 topics
  11. Literature76▲ 3.8×33 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage62▲ 3.2×26 topics
  13. Biodiversity61▲ 2.2×26 topics
  14. Pedagogy50▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. Conservation49▲ 3.1×22 topics
  16. Invasive Species49▲ 3.2×21 topics
  17. Gender Differences49▲ 3.6×14 topics
  18. Star Formation49▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Welfare State45▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Inclusive Education44▲ 3.3×14 topics
  21. Feminism43▲ 4.0×17 topics
  22. Exoplanets43▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Stellar Astrophysics43▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Spain42▲ 32×5 topics
  25. Black Holes38▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Astronomical Instrumentation36▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Spectrograph36▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Society36▲ 5.2×18 topics
  29. Cosmology35▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Dark Matter34▲ 8.0×4 topics
  31. Historiography31▲ 7.0×10 topics
  32. Political Power31▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Informal Learning30▲ 6.4×6 topics
  34. Economic Crisis30▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Accretion Disks29▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Fields29▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Galaxies28▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Stellar Populations28▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Family Support27▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Tourism27▲ 8.0×6 topics

What research is done in San Cristóbal de La Laguna?

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 38 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 29 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…25Social Sciences and Policies: 25 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…24Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 24 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 20 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 18 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…17Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 17 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 16 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 16 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Sp…15Historical Studies on Spain: 15 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 38 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 29 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 25 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 20 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  8. 8 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 16 works
  9. 9 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 16 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies on Spain History 15 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%San Cristóbal de La Laguna18.3% 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 23.8% in 2015.

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