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Research in Santander

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Santander, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad Europea del Atlántico and Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla.

Research institutions
18
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
25k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
434k
17.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santander

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 Santander?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de CantabriaUniversity 19,997 #1,168
2Instituto de Investigación Marqués de ValdecillaInstitution 1,141 #7,034
3Universidad Europea del AtlánticoUniversity 649 #3,974
4Menéndez Pelayo International UniversityUniversity 604 #11,264
5Sociedad Española de NefrologíaInstitution 437 #16,716
6Servicio Cántabro de SaludHospital / health system 372 #20,601
7Fundación Marques de ValdecillaInstitution 336 #19,742 all time
8Equipos Nucleares (Spain)Company 211 #21,154 all time
9Banco Santander (Spain)Company 135 #25,048 all time
10Fundación BotínNonprofit 131 #29,702 all time
11Santander Port AuthorityGovernment institution 49 not ranked
12TTI (Spain)Company 42 not ranked
13Acorde (Spain)Company 32 not ranked
14Tecnologías Servicios Telemáticos y SistemasCompany 16 not ranked
15Tinamenor (Spain)Company 5 not ranked
16Ayuntamiento de SantanderGovernment institution 4 not ranked
17SodercanGovernment institution 3 not ranked
18Vèringer (Spain)Company 1 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.

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 Cantabria: 82.8%Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla: 4.7%Universidad Europea del Atlántico: 2.7%Menéndez Pelayo International University: 2.5%14 others listed: 7.3%83%largest
Universidad de Cantabria20k · 82.8%Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla1,141 · 4.7%Universidad Europea del Atlántico649 · 2.7%Menéndez Pelayo International University604 · 2.5%14 others listed1,774 · 7.3%

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

Which fields of science does Santander work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Santander is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,696 fractional works · 33.4% of its workEngineering: 595 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 134 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 79 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 287 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 264 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 60 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 51 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 166 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 142 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 48 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 86 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 71 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,580 fractional works · 31.1% of its workMedicine: 1,427 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSurgery: 172 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 136 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 97 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 95 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 89 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 84 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 75 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 54 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 41 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 131 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,416 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 702 fractional works · 13.8% of its workEducation: 217 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 161 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 64 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 304 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHistory: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 50 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 157 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 113 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 97 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 392 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 203 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 98 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 42 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 69 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 67 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSantander5,084fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences28%

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. Engineering59511.7%
    2. Environmental Science2875.6%
    3. Computer Science2645.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1663.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1422.8%
    6. Materials Science861.7%
    7. Mathematics711.4%
    8. Energy420.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering220.4%
    10. Chemistry210.4%
  2. Health Sciences1,58031.1%
    1. Medicine1,42728.1%
    2. Health Professions1312.6%
    3. Nursing130.3%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary20.0%
  3. Social Sciences1,41627.8%
    1. Social Sciences70213.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities3046.0%
    3. Psychology1573.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1132.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance971.9%
    6. Decision Sciences430.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2034.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences691.4%
    3. Neuroscience671.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology450.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santander strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santander is most concentrated in Earth-Surface Processes, History and Rheumatology (7.3× the world share in Earth-Surface Processes).

  1. Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 38.7 works7.3×
  2. HistorySubfield · 72.0 works5.0×
  3. RheumatologySubfield · 78.2 works3.8×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.23× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 233 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 141 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 546 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 241 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 64 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 114 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 1,283 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 268 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 101 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 87 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 137 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 563 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.08×268 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.01×141 works
  3. Medicine1.50×1,283 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.31×129 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.23×19 works
  6. Mathematics1.22×64 works
  7. Environmental Science1.09×241 works
  8. Psychology1.01×137 works
  9. Social Sciences1.00×563 works
  10. Health Professions0.97×114 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.91×87 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×40 works
  13. Energy0.89×36 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.84×36 works
  15. Engineering0.82×546 works
  16. Neuroscience0.77×56 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×180 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×101 works
  19. Computer Science0.67×233 works
  20. Nursing0.54×12 works
  21. Materials Science0.49×76 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×6 works
  23. Veterinary0.32×2 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×63 works
  25. Chemistry0.27×19 works
  26. Dentistry0.24×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Santander?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Teacher Training, Climate Change, Educational Technology, Social Inequality, Inclusive Education, Gender and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology264▲ 1.30×130 topics
  2. Climate Change200▲ 1.45×88 topics
  3. Teacher Training130▲ 4.2×20 topics
  4. Education128▲ 1.47×87 topics
  5. Inflammation127▲ 1.17×75 topics
  6. Educational Technology121▲ 2.0×32 topics
  7. Sustainability113◆ 0.91×77 topics
  8. Treatment112▲ 1.81×49 topics
  9. Quality of Life110▲ 1.51×56 topics
  10. COVID-19102▲ 1.54×30 topics
  11. Remote Sensing94▲ 1.52×31 topics
  12. Gender85▲ 3.1×35 topics
  13. Diagnosis83▲ 1.76×40 topics
  14. History81▲ 2.3×40 topics
  15. Inclusive Education75▲ 4.1×15 topics
  16. Online Learning72▲ 1.69×17 topics
  17. Social Inequality68▲ 5.0×12 topics
  18. Literature63▲ 2.2×34 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage62▲ 2.3×25 topics
  20. Distance Learning60▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Autoantibodies59▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Social Movements57▲ 3.8×20 topics
  23. Sea-Level Rise52▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Sediment Transport48▲ 5.9×5 topics
  25. Immunosuppressive Therapy48▲ 4.9×8 topics
  26. Historiography48▲ 7.7×14 topics
  27. Wave Modeling47▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Educational Reform46▲ 7.3×6 topics
  29. Educational Policies42▲ 7.7×2 topics
  30. Pedagogical Practices41▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Climate Change Impacts39▲ 6.3×6 topics
  32. Critical Pedagogy39▲ 9.1×2 topics
  33. Social Network Analysis39▲ 6.4×4 topics
  34. Tropical Cyclones37▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Media Education34▲ 13×1 topic
  36. WebQuests34▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Coastal Management33▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Coastal Dynamics32▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Shoreline Change32▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Political Power32▲ 13×4 topics

What research is done in Santander?

Coastal and Marine Dynam…29Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 29 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…28Education Pedagogy and Practices: 28 fractional worksEducation and Digital Te…27Education and Digital Technologies: 27 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…19Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 19 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 19 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 16 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …16Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 16 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 15 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 15 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…15Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 15 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesEducationSociology and Political ScienceRheumatology6 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 29 works
  2. 2 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 28 works
  3. 3 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 27 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 19 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 19 works
  6. 6 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 16 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 15 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 15 works
  10. 10 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 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%Santander15.6% 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 23.9% in 2014.

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