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Biomechanics Institute of Valencia

In research, Biomechanics Institute of Valencia stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,616 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,289 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,338 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Social Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 29.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,603
of 28,054 · #18,558 all time
Rank in Spain
#501
of 658
Research works
2.2k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Biomechanics Institute of Valencia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #9,616 of 11,982 5.3%130 #7445
Social SciencesDomain #9,289 of 10,521 5.2%89 #12958
MedicineField #9,338 of 10,443 5.2%105 #7427

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomechanics Institute of Valencia sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#7,445 #9,616
  2. Social Sciences#12,958 #9,289
  3. Medicine#7,427 #9,338
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Biomechanics Institute of Valencia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 29.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.6 works29×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 20.4 works8.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.16× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 105 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.75× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Biomechanics Institute of Valencia?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Juan Manuel Belda Lois and Thomas Skovgaard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomechanics Institute of Valencia.

  1. 1 Gerhard A. Holzapfel Spain · #375,235 worldwide 428 citations · 141 works
  2. 2 Juan Manuel Belda Lois Spain · #421,294 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Thomas Skovgaard Spain · #568,982 worldwide 12 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Carsten Hvid Larsen Spain · #715,773 worldwide 58 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Susanne Ravn Spain · #732,093 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Henning Eichberg Spain · #777,720 worldwide 42 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Annemari Munk Svendsen Spain · #817,927 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Louise Kamuk Storm Spain · #826,222 worldwide 36 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Bjarne Ibsen Spain · #910,280 worldwide 31 citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Kristoffer Henriksen Spain · #933,579 worldwide 57 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Biomechanics Institute of Valencia

Which keywords describe research at Biomechanics Institute of Valencia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Qualitative Research, Epidemiology, Pedagogy, Education, Social Sciences, Low Back Pain, Learning and Psychological Factors.

▲ 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 institution'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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.1×32 topics
  2. Education23▲ 4.9×17 topics
  3. Qualitative Research22▲ 9.2×6 topics
  4. Pedagogy19▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Social Sciences18▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Low Back Pain15▲ 32×4 topics
  7. Risk Factors14▲ 4.7×11 topics
  8. Learning13▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Psychological Factors13▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Health Promotion12▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Discourse Analysis12▲ 18×1 topic
  12. Methodology12▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Biomechanics12▲ 15×11 topics
  14. Clinical Trials12▲ 6.6×5 topics
  15. Global Burden12▲ 8.2×4 topics
  16. Gender Dynamics12▲ 41×3 topics
  17. Injury Prevention12▲ 35×4 topics
  18. Youth Engagement12▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Chronic Pain12▲ 19×5 topics
  20. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Disability12▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Musculoskeletal Disorders11▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Prevention11▲ 9.8×4 topics
  24. Health Status Questionnaires11▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Measurement Properties11▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Physical Education11▲ 33×5 topics
  27. Athletic Training10▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Physical Activity10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  29. Sport Education10▲ 185×1 topic
  30. Teaching Games for Understanding10▲ 185×1 topic
  31. Muscle Injuries9▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury9▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Embodiment9▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Resistance Training8▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Performance Analysis8▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Training Load8▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Tacit Knowledge8▲ 63×2 topics
  38. Ethical Guidelines8▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Interactional Expertise8▲ 253×1 topic
  40. Gait Analysis7▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Biomechanics Institute of Valencia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Physical Education and Pedagogy and Sports injuries and prevention.

Social and Educational S…12Social and Educational Sciences: 12 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…11Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…10Physical Education and Pedagogy: 10 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…9Sports injuries and prevention: 9 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 8 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…6Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 6 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 6 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 4 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 4 fractional works
EducationPharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 12 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 11 works
  3. 3 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 10 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 9 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 8 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Research in Social Sciences Education 6 works
  9. 9 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 4 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Biomechanics Institute of Valencia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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