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FC Barcelona

In research, FC Barcelona stands highest in Medicine (#7,968 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,683 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,450 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 48.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,082
of 28,054 · #8,600 all time
Rank in Spain
#368
of 658
Research works
1.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is FC Barcelona 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
MedicineField #7,968 of 10,443 16.8%73 #8887
Health SciencesDomain #9,683 of 11,982 15.9%81 #9941
Physical SciencesDomain #10,450 of 12,888 17.7%66 #6527

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FC Barcelona 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. Medicine#8,887 #7,968
  2. Health Sciences#9,941 #9,683
  3. Physical Sciences#6,527 #10,450
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 FC Barcelona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 48.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 26.5 works48×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FC Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Franchek Drobnic, Carles Martín-Fumadó and Eduard Alentorn‐Geli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FC Barcelona.

  1. 1 Franchek Drobnic Spain · #517,671 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Carles Martín-Fumadó Spain · #743,410 worldwide 31 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Eduard Alentorn‐Geli Spain · #876,156 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Josep Arimany–Manso Spain · #965,948 worldwide 33 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Gil Rodas Spain · #977,432 worldwide 45 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Carles Pedret Spain · #1,028,168 worldwide 34 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Joan Riera Riera Spain · #1,164,829 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ricard Pruna Spain · #1,391,372 worldwide 17 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at FC Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at FC Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Injury Prevention, Prevention, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, High-Intensity Interval Training and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.4×44 topics
  2. Risk Factors15▲ 6.5×14 topics
  3. Injury Prevention13▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Prevention12▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Athletic Training12▲ 60×2 topics
  6. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 51×2 topics
  7. Muscle Injuries12▲ 83×1 topic
  8. Sports Injury12▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Resistance Training11▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Performance Analysis10▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Physiological Demands10▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Training Load10▲ 74×1 topic
  13. Physical Activity7▲ 7.0×12 topics
  14. Biomechanics5▲ 8.0×9 topics
  15. Rehabilitation5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  16. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  17. Regeneration4▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Shoulder Function4▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Biomechanical Analysis4▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Growth Factors4▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Platelet-Rich Plasma4▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Anterior Cruciate Ligament4▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Injury Risk4▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Sport Psychology4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Motor Imagery3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Athlete Development3▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Expert Performance3▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  31. Stem Cells3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Osteoarthritis3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Welfare State3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Mechanical Loading2▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Tendon2▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Muscle Strength2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Spatial Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Active Travel2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Built Environment2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does FC Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Sports injuries and prev…12Sports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksSports Performance and T…10Sports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 4 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…3Sport Psychology and Performance: 3 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 2 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 2 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyTransportation3 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 2 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FC Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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