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Research in Vic

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Vic, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.6k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
10.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
23.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1970-2026
57 years on the record
Vic

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 Vic?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaUniversity 2,562 #1,640

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 Vic work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research in Vic is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (23%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 466 fractional works · 46.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 242 fractional works · 23.9% of its workEducation: 67 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 54 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGender Studies: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 103 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHistory: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 73 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 27 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 25 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 305 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 236 fractional works · 23.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 148 fractional works · 14.7% of its workComputer Science: 48 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 47 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 90 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 36 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVic1,009fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences24223.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities10310.2%
    3. Psychology737.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting252.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance181.8%
    6. Decision Sciences60.6%
    1. Medicine23623.4%
    2. Health Professions636.2%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science484.8%
    2. Environmental Science474.7%
    3. Engineering353.5%
    4. Mathematics50.5%
    5. Materials Science40.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Chemistry10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology363.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences282.8%
    3. Neuroscience151.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology101.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vic strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vic is most concentrated in History and Language and Linguistics (7.1× the world share in History).

  1. HistorySubfield · 20.0 works7.1×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.8 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: 0.60× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.52× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 211 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.52×89 works
  2. Health Professions2.39×55 works
  3. Psychology2.25×60 works
  4. Social Sciences1.89×211 works
  5. Medicine1.22×205 works
  6. Environmental Science0.96×42 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.94×8 works
  8. Neuroscience0.90×13 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×24 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×15 works
  11. Nursing0.78×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.66×45 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×25 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×28 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.59×5 works
  16. Mathematics0.41×4 works
  17. Dentistry0.29×1 works
  18. Engineering0.24×31 works
  19. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×3 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×1 works
  22. Energy0.17×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.14×3 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×4 works
  25. Chemistry0.06×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Vic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Gender, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Globalization, Educational Technology, Epidemiology and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology56▲ 1.41×100 topics
  2. Education56▲ 3.2×49 topics
  3. Globalization44▲ 2.2×51 topics
  4. Quality of Life42▲ 2.9×47 topics
  5. Mental Health38▲ 2.6×38 topics
  6. Gender36▲ 6.7×17 topics
  7. Educational Technology36▲ 3.0×26 topics
  8. Sustainability33▲ 1.32×59 topics
  9. Social Media30▲ 2.1×20 topics
  10. Public Health30▲ 2.0×43 topics
  11. History28▲ 4.0×20 topics
  12. Physical Activity28▲ 5.6×10 topics
  13. Innovation24▲ 2.3×31 topics
  14. Identity23▲ 3.1×18 topics
  15. Inclusive Education23▲ 6.3×12 topics
  16. Pedagogy23▲ 4.5×12 topics
  17. Risk Factors22▲ 1.97×32 topics
  18. E-Learning20▲ 2.0×12 topics
  19. Spain19▲ 54×5 topics
  20. Adolescents19▲ 5.2×10 topics
  21. Health16▲ 4.0×13 topics
  22. Well-being16▲ 4.0×12 topics
  23. Health Promotion16▲ 4.9×13 topics
  24. Communication15▲ 4.8×11 topics
  25. Community Engagement15▲ 4.4×15 topics
  26. Gender Differences15▲ 3.9×13 topics
  27. Feminism14▲ 4.7×10 topics
  28. Informal Learning13▲ 9.9×5 topics
  29. Welfare State13▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Propaganda12▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Television12▲ 68×2 topics
  33. Cross-Cultural Communication12▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Masculinity11▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Historiography10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  36. Sports10▲ 98×2 topics
  37. Economic Crisis10▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Participation10▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Francoism10▲ 67×2 topics
  40. Professional Management9▲ 118×1 topic

What research is done in Vic?

Translation Studies and …9Translation Studies and Practices: 9 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…9Sports and Physical Education Studies: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 8 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksMedia and Digital Commun…6Media and Digital Communication: 6 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 5 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 5 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsLife-span and Life-course StudiesGeneral Social SciencesOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 9 works
  2. 2 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 9 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Vic20.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.9% in 2023.

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