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Research in Santiago de Compostela

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases and Servicio Gallego de Salud.

Research institutions
16
7 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
50k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
938k
18.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Santiago de Compostela

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 Santiago de Compostela?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaUniversity 43,250 #504
2Servicio Gallego de SaludHospital / health system 2,676 #5,137
3Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de SantiagoResearch facility 1,344 #5,681
4Xunta de GaliciaGovernment institution 1,068 #6,156
5Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic DiseasesResearch facility 986 #2,087
6Fundación Ramón DomínguezNonprofit 514 #16,785
7Hospital Provincial de ConxoHospital / health system 261 #25,101 all time
8Fundación Pública Galega de Medicina XenómicaResearch facility 216 #26,226 all time
9Centro de Supercomputación de GaliciaNonprofit 171 #19,749
10Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en HumanidadesResearch facility 91 not ranked
11Instituto tecnológico de Matemática IndustrialResearch facility 24 not ranked
12Consello da Cultura GalegaGovernment institution 22 not ranked
13Centro Oftalmológico MoreirasHospital / health system 22 not ranked
14Fundación Empresa-Universidad GallegaNonprofit 4 not ranked
15Axencia Galega de InnovacionGovernment institution 4 not ranked
16Consellería de Economía, Industria e InnovaciónGovernment institution 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.

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: 85.4%Servicio Gallego de Salud: 5.3%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago: 2.7%Xunta de Galicia: 2.1%12 others listed: 4.6%85%largest
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela43k · 85.4%Servicio Gallego de Salud2,676 · 5.3%Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago1,344 · 2.7%Xunta de Galicia1,068 · 2.1%12 others listed2,316 · 4.6%

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

Which fields of science does Santiago de Compostela work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research in Santiago de Compostela is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (16%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 3,171 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,472 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 326 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 206 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 181 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 119 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 102 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 90 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 953 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHistory: 200 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 164 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 155 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 108 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 73 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 317 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 103 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 209 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 172 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 143 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,552 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 648 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 112 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 107 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 86 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 75 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 462 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 142 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 423 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 148 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 257 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 235 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 103 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 196 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 141 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 124 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2,263 fractional works · 24.2% of its workMedicine: 1,893 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSurgery: 176 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 156 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 150 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 147 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 128 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 127 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 121 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 96 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 269 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Professions: 210 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 102 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1,352 fractional works · 14.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 596 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 323 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 120 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 87 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 434 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 124 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 151 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 117 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 76 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSantiago deCompostela9,338fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences24%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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3,17134.0%
    1. Social Sciences1,47215.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities95310.2%
    3. Psychology3173.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2092.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1721.8%
    6. Decision Sciences470.5%
    1. Environmental Science6486.9%
    2. Engineering4624.9%
    3. Computer Science4234.5%
    4. Chemistry2572.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2352.5%
    6. Materials Science1962.1%
    7. Mathematics1411.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1241.3%
    9. Energy400.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering260.3%
  3. Health Sciences2,26324.2%
    1. Medicine1,89320.3%
    2. Health Professions2102.3%
    3. Dentistry870.9%
    4. Nursing460.5%
    5. Veterinary270.3%
  4. Life Sciences1,35214.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5966.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4344.7%
    3. Neuroscience1511.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1171.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics540.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Santiago de Compostela strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Santiago de Compostela is most concentrated in Classics, General Social Sciences and History (14.2× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 70.4 works14×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 73.6 works8.1×
  3. HistorySubfield · 182.7 works6.8×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 159.3 works6.4×
  5. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 94.2 works5.5×
  6. ConservationSubfield · 41.5 works5.3×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 392 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 522 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 98 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 46 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.76× its world share, 230 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 374 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 110 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 37 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 420 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 575 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 171 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 127 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.17× its world share, 216 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.89× its world share, 76 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 182 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 1,651 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.02× its world share, 23 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.68× its world share, 881 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 188 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 42 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 154 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 271 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1,323 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.68×881 works
  2. Veterinary2.02×23 works
  3. Dentistry1.89×76 works
  4. Chemistry1.76×230 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×46 works
  6. Environmental Science1.39×575 works
  7. Mathematics1.30×127 works
  8. Social Sciences1.26×1,323 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×522 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×98 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy1.17×216 works
  12. Psychology1.07×271 works
  13. Medicine1.03×1,651 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×392 works
  15. Neuroscience0.97×131 works
  16. Nursing0.96×39 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×154 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×110 works
  19. Health Professions0.83×182 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.79×23 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×188 works
  22. Materials Science0.59×171 works
  23. Computer Science0.58×374 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.52×42 works
  25. Energy0.48×37 works
  26. Engineering0.34×420 works

Which keywords describe research in Santiago de Compostela?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Epidemiology, Literature, Cultural Heritage, Society, Climate Change, Gender and Cultural Exchange.

▲ 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. Epidemiology469▲ 1.26×135 topics
  2. Climate Change356▲ 1.40×102 topics
  3. Sustainability279▲ 1.22×98 topics
  4. History270▲ 4.2×53 topics
  5. Education256▲ 1.59×94 topics
  6. Globalization243▲ 1.32×107 topics
  7. Literature219▲ 4.3×42 topics
  8. Inflammation218◆ 1.10×83 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage209▲ 4.2×30 topics
  10. Environmental Impact202▲ 1.27×59 topics
  11. Gender187▲ 3.7×47 topics
  12. COVID-19187▲ 1.54×31 topics
  13. Social Media171▲ 1.33×33 topics
  14. Society150▲ 8.4×20 topics
  15. Identity146▲ 2.1×55 topics
  16. Communication123▲ 4.2×18 topics
  17. Cultural Exchange123▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Culture113▲ 2.3×33 topics
  19. Rural Development111▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Historiography110▲ 9.6×13 topics
  21. Social Movements107▲ 3.9×24 topics
  22. Urban Development106▲ 3.2×19 topics
  23. Iberian Peninsula100▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Welfare State100▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Environmental Conservation99▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Spain86▲ 26×5 topics
  27. Latin America86▲ 4.9×22 topics
  28. Archaeology85▲ 7.1×11 topics
  29. Urban Planning82▲ 10×12 topics
  30. Sustainable Tourism79▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Political Power75▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Economic Crisis70▲ 6.6×3 topics
  33. Spatial Analysis68▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Medieval66▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Migration Patterns66▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Socioeconomic Inequality65▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Territorial Cohesion65▲ 169×1 topic
  38. Manuscripts65▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Social Work61▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Migrant Integration61▲ 19×2 topics

What research is done in Santiago de Compostela?

Galician and Iberian cul…60Galician and Iberian cultural studies: 60 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…57Social Sciences and Policies: 57 fractional worksMedieval Iberian Studies: 57 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 44 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 43 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 40 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 40 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …38Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 38 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 36 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 34 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentGeneral Social SciencesClassicsCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Galician and Iberian cultural studies Geography, Planning and Development 60 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 57 works
  3. 3 Medieval Iberian Studies Classics 57 works
  4. 4 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 44 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 43 works
  6. 6 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 40 works
  7. 7 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 40 works
  8. 8 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 38 works
  9. 9 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 36 works
  10. 10 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 34 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%Santiago de Compostela16.1% 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 2013.

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