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Research in Sant Boi de Llobregat

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
625
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
25.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
26.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1988-2026
39 years on the record
Sant Boi de Llobregat

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 Sant Boi de Llobregat?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de DéuHospital / health system 617 #10,722
2Gasol FoundationInstitution 8 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.

Which fields of science does Sant Boi de Llobregat work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Sant Boi de Llobregat is in Health Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Psychology (24%), Health Professions (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 99 fractional works · 54.1% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 45.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 34.4% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 23.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSant Boi deLlobregat183fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences34%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8345.6%
    2. Health Professions147.7%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology4323.6%
    2. Social Sciences126.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities42.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Neuroscience73.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Environmental Science31.7%
    2. Engineering10.8%
    3. Materials Science10.5%
    4. Computer Science10.5%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Sant Boi de Llobregat strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sant Boi de Llobregat is most concentrated in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (14.6× the world share in Clinical Psychology).

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 24.7 works15×
  2. PsychologyField · 38.7 works7.9×
← 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 25 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.92× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.90× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.90×39 works
  2. Health Professions2.92×12 works
  3. Medicine2.33×72 works
  4. Neuroscience2.10×6 works
  5. Nursing1.11×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.81×4 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.57×12 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.36×3 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  13. Energy0.23×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  20. Veterinary0.07×0 works
  21. Engineering0.06×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Sant Boi de Llobregat?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Anxiety, Psychological Distress, Prevalence, Cognitive Therapy and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.3×73 topics
  2. Depression22▲ 14×20 topics
  3. Mental Health20▲ 7.4×29 topics
  4. Anxiety14▲ 16×10 topics
  5. Psychological Distress12▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 3.0×44 topics
  7. Public Health11▲ 4.1×30 topics
  8. Prevalence10▲ 14×13 topics
  9. Cognitive Therapy10▲ 50×4 topics
  10. COVID-1910▲ 4.2×14 topics
  11. Pandemic10▲ 5.5×6 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 6.6×14 topics
  13. Quality of Life10▲ 3.6×39 topics
  14. Treatment9▲ 4.1×29 topics
  15. Emotion Regulation8▲ 14×7 topics
  16. Genetics8▲ 6.1×12 topics
  17. Psychological Impact8▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Social Isolation8▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Global Burden7▲ 7.5×9 topics
  20. Social Cognition7▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Antipsychotic Drugs7▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Healthcare Workers7▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Neurocognitive Deficits7▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Quarantine7▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Adolescents7▲ 10×8 topics
  26. Well-being7▲ 9.3×11 topics
  27. Neurobiology6▲ 14×9 topics
  28. Neuroscience6▲ 12×7 topics
  29. Risk Factors6▲ 3.2×24 topics
  30. Social Support6▲ 6.6×14 topics
  31. Mental Disorders6▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Health Services5▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Mortality Risk5▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.8×14 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  36. Health Disparities5▲ 10×6 topics
  37. Chronic Pain5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Stigma5▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Psychological Factors5▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Psychopathology4▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Sant Boi de Llobregat?

COVID-19 and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 7 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 4 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 3 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…2Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthSocial PsychologyHealth3 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  3. 3 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 3 works
  7. 7 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 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 counting20%40%Sant Boi de Llobregat26.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.4% in 2013.

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