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Research in Valencia

Science Explorer records 66 research institutions in Valencia, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Universitat de València, Universitat Politècnica de València and Instituto de Tecnología Química.

Research institutions
66
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
141k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.5%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Valencia?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitat de ValènciaUniversity 58,293 #427
2Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversity 39,786 #877
3Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeHospital / health system 6,604 #5,305
4Hospital Clínico Universitario de ValenciaHospital / health system 4,235 #7,782
5Hospital General Universitario De ValenciaHospital / health system 3,587 #10,084
6Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrUniversity 2,692 #5,870
7Hospital Universitario Doctor PesetHospital / health system 2,373 #12,199
8Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEUUniversity 2,325 #5,059
9Biomechanics Institute of ValenciaNonprofit 2,173 #19,603
10Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaResearch facility 2,046 #3,601
11Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La FeNonprofit 1,766 #6,084
12Hospital Arnau de VilanovaHospital / health system 1,262 #17,513
13Generalitat ValencianaGovernment institution 1,154 #15,287
14Centro de Investigacion Principe FelipeResearch facility 1,033 #8,171
15Fundación Instituto Valenciano de OncologíaHospital / health system 1,017 #18,713
16INCLIVA Health Research InstituteHospital / health system 1,009 #6,517
17Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat ValencianaNonprofit 987 #7,405
18Valencian Infertility InstituteResearch facility 909 #10,242
19Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de PlantasResearch facility 849 #10,117
20Centro Tecnológico de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (TIC)Nonprofit 741 #23,503
21Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut PúblicaGovernment institution 711 #23,404
22Hospital de La RiberaHospital / health system 683 #20,927
23Instituto de Biomedicina de ValenciaResearch facility 589 #9,284
24Centre d'Investigacions sobre DesertificacióResearch facility 502 #9,979
25Instituto de Gestión de la Innovación y del ConocimientoResearch facility 415 #21,858
26Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones EconómicasResearch facility 335 #26,693
27Hospital de ManisesHospital / health system 327 #24,910
28Mediterranean Center for Environmental StudiesResearch facility 305 #13,430 all time
29Instituto de Instrumentación para Imagen MolecularResearch facility 300 #12,301
30Institute for Integrative Systems BiologyResearch facility 277 #8,404
31Instituto Valenciano de la EdificaciónNonprofit 235 #23,350 all time
32Hospitales NisaHospital / health system 192 #40,440 all time
33Hospital Casa de SaludHospital / health system 141 #41,307 all time
34Menescalia Centro VeterinarioHospital / health system 133 #40,408 all time
35Asociación de Investigación de la Industria AgroalimentariaNonprofit 123 #37,827 all time
36Fundacio Investigacio Hospital General Universitari De ValenciaHospital / health system 73 not ranked
37Ayuntamiento de ValenciaInstitution 73 not ranked
38Hospital Intermutual de LevanteHospital / health system 69 not ranked
39Fundación ValenciaportNonprofit 55 not ranked
40Biopolis (Spain)Company 49 not ranked
41Instituto Valenciano de Competitividad EmpresarialGovernment institution 47 not ranked
42IVI Valencia ClinicHospital / health system 43 not ranked
43Instituto Sindical de Trabajo Ambiente y SaludNonprofit 32 not ranked
44Oncovision (Spain)Company 28 not ranked
45Fent Innovative Software Solutions (Spain)Company 26 not ranked
46S2 Grupo (Spain)Company 18 not ranked
47iPronics Programmable Photonics (Spain)Company 16 not ranked
48Robotnik (Spain)Company 15 not ranked
49AIDIMA Technology InstituteNonprofit 14 not ranked
50Prodevelop (Spain)Company 14 not ranked
51Asociacion Industrial de Optica Color e ImagenNonprofit 14 not ranked
52Conselleria d'Educació, Universitats i OcupacióGovernment institution 12 not ranked
53Instituto Tecnológico Metalmecánico, Mueble, Madera, Embalaje y AfinesNonprofit 10 not ranked
54Etra (Spain)Company 9 not ranked
55Nueva OpciónNonprofit 8 not ranked
56Valencia PortInstitution 6 not ranked
57NanoBioMatters (Spain)Company 6 not ranked
58Logística y Acondicionamientos Industriales (Spain)Company 6 not ranked
59Association Instituto Tecnológico MetalmecánicoNonprofit 5 not ranked
60Infoport (Spain)Company 3 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.

Universitat de València: 41.4%Universitat Politècnica de València: 28.3%Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe: 4.7%Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia: 3.0%56 others listed: 22.6%41%largest
Universitat de València58k · 41.4%Universitat Politècnica de València40k · 28.3%Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe6,604 · 4.7%Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia4,235 · 3.0%56 others listed32k · 22.6%

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

What is Valencia strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Valencia is most concentrated in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and Conservation (6.5× the world share in Life-span and Life-course Studies).

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 28.3 works6.5×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 155.8 works5.4×
  3. ConservationSubfield · 121.0 works4.9×
  4. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 25.9 works4.8×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 199.9 works4.6×
  6. HistorySubfield · 349.0 works4.1×
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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 Valencia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Education, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Welfare State and Informal Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,326▲ 1.28×139 topics
  2. Climate Change786◆ 1.11×117 topics
  3. Education763▲ 1.69×121 topics
  4. Sustainability732◆ 1.14×114 topics
  5. Globalization674▲ 1.31×133 topics
  6. Inflammation571◆ 1.05×83 topics
  7. Machine Learning562▼ 0.65×88 topics
  8. Quality of Life558▲ 1.47×60 topics
  9. Innovation497▲ 1.80×69 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage476▲ 3.3×36 topics
  11. Educational Technology447▲ 1.43×39 topics
  12. COVID-19444▲ 1.24×32 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress439◆ 1.02×62 topics
  14. Mental Health404◆ 1.05×45 topics
  15. History404▲ 2.2×52 topics
  16. Social Media400◆ 1.07×39 topics
  17. Public Health394◆ 1.03×72 topics
  18. Treatment383▲ 1.20×50 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease378▲ 1.29×39 topics
  20. Risk Factors361▲ 1.25×37 topics
  21. Gender337▲ 2.4×52 topics
  22. E-Learning333▲ 1.26×22 topics
  23. Technology301▲ 2.2×34 topics
  24. Urban Development297▲ 3.1×18 topics
  25. Pedagogy289▲ 2.2×28 topics
  26. Literature280▲ 1.97×55 topics
  27. Latin America254▲ 5.0×23 topics
  28. Informal Learning245▲ 7.2×6 topics
  29. Welfare State243▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Gender Differences230▲ 2.3×17 topics
  31. Communication226▲ 2.8×19 topics
  32. Society200▲ 4.0×22 topics
  33. Historiography194▲ 5.8×14 topics
  34. Spain170▲ 17×5 topics
  35. Political Power158▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Open Access152▲ 5.9×6 topics
  37. Educational Projects143▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Remote Learning143▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Iberian Peninsula136▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Social Rights125▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Valencia?

  1. 1 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 143 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 120 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 113 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 107 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 82 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 81 works
  7. 7 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 76 works
  8. 8 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 74 works
  9. 9 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 69 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 67 works

Research output over time

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