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Cervantes Institute

In research, Cervantes Institute stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#1,666 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,554 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,461
of 28,054 · #32,048 all time
Rank in Spain
#653
of 658
Research works
371
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
925
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Cervantes Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,666 of 3,836 8.4%138
Social SciencesDomain #7,554 of 16,945 7.4%270

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cervantes Institute 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).

What does Cervantes Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.2 works12×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 11.90× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cervantes Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Aguilar Piñal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cervantes Institute.

  1. 1 Francisco Aguilar Piñal Spain · #179,043 worldwide 13 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Cervantes Institute

Which keywords describe research at Cervantes Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Pragmatics, Literature, Sociolinguistics, Education, Gender and Bilingualism.

▲ 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. History8▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Identity7▲ 13×14 topics
  3. Education6▲ 5.0×22 topics
  4. Pragmatics6▲ 53×4 topics
  5. Literature6▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Sociolinguistics6▲ 40×5 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 3.6×14 topics
  8. Bilingualism5▲ 50×3 topics
  9. Gender5▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Culture5▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Language Contact5▲ 67×2 topics
  12. Lexicography5▲ 71×5 topics
  13. Colonialism5▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Historical Linguistics4▲ 177×2 topics
  15. Language Variation4▲ 106×2 topics
  16. Dialectology4▲ 316×1 topic
  17. Hispanic Linguistics4▲ 316×1 topic
  18. Educational Technology4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  19. Ethics4▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Society4▲ 26×7 topics
  21. Cultural Studies4▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Language Teaching3▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Philosophy3▲ 10×8 topics
  24. Nationalism3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Religion3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  27. Informal Learning2▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Discourse Analysis2▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Portuguese2▲ 88×2 topics
  30. Student Achievement2▲ 38×3 topics
  31. Pedagogy2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  32. Archaeology2▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Historiography2▲ 23×8 topics
  34. Iberian Peninsula2▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Inclusive Education2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  36. Inquisition2▲ 317×2 topics
  37. Multiculturalism2▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Spain2▲ 77×4 topics
  39. Anthropology2▲ 29×5 topics
  40. Rhetoric2▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Cervantes Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, Archaeological and Historical Studies, Spanish Literature and Culture Studies and Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition.

Spanish Linguistics and …4Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 4 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 2 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 2 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 2 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhan…1Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional worksImmigration and Intercultural Education: 1 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 1 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsArcheologyLiterature and Literary TheoryArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  2. 2 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  3. 3 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 2 works
  7. 7 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Immigration and Intercultural Education Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available76.0%not open24.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cervantes Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher 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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