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Ferrer Grupo (Spain)

In research, Ferrer Grupo (Spain) stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,803 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,761 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,942
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#426
of 646
Research works
380
▼ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Ferrer Grupo (Spain)

What is Ferrer Grupo (Spain) 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,803 of 16,688 9.0%160
MedicineField #8,761 of 14,558 9.4%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ferrer Grupo (Spain) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ferrer Grupo (Spain) work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Ferrer Grupo (Spain) is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 44.6% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 37.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFerrer Grupo(Spain)38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences29%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1437.6%
    2. Health Professions26.1%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences410.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities25.7%
    3. Psychology25.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.7%
    3. Neuroscience01.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    1. Environmental Science25.4%
    2. Engineering12.7%
    3. Mathematics11.8%
    4. Computer Science11.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.33×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.26×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.96×2 works
  4. Medicine1.95×14 works
  5. Psychology1.78×2 works
  6. Mathematics1.56×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.30×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.21×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.19×2 works
  10. Environmental Science1.09×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×0 works
  13. Nursing0.86×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.81×4 works
  15. Dentistry0.67×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.59×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.21×1 works
  19. Engineering0.18×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ferrer Grupo (Spain)?

Ranked on the quality score, Antonio Guglietta, Alfredo Gracia and Julio J Secades lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ferrer Grupo (Spain).

  1. 1 Antonio Guglietta Spain · #1,663,138 worldwide 3.3k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Alfredo Gracia Spain · #1,670,830 worldwide 639 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Julio J Secades Spain · #1,750,315 worldwide 1.5k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Lluís M. Anglada Spain · #3,134,199 worldwide 891 citations · 89 works
  5. 5 A. Boldeanu Spain · #3,258,958 worldwide 171 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Rafael Lozano Spain · #3,358,174 worldwide 816 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Irene Lizano‐Díez Spain · #3,396,867 worldwide 458 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Fernando García Alonso Spain · #3,527,771 worldwide 231 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Cristina Pérez Tárrago Spain · #3,845,617 worldwide 246 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Carlos Albet Spain · #4,093,850 worldwide 238 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Ferrer Grupo (Spain)

What are the most cited papers from Ferrer Grupo (Spain)?

The most cited paper from Ferrer Grupo (Spain) is "Part 1: Executive Summary" (Robert W. Neumar et al., 2015), with 721 citations. Next come "A Polypill Strategy to Improve Adherence" (352) and "War, space, and the evolution of Old World complex societies" (348).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Part 1: Executive Summary Robert W. Neumar et al. · Circulation Open access 15 Oct 2015 721
2 A Polypill Strategy to Improve Adherence Jose Maria Castellano et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Sep 2014 352
3 War, space, and the evolution of Old World complex societies Peter Turchin, Thomas E. Currie, Edward A. L. Turner et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 Sep 2013 348
4 Assessing the Impact of Medication Adherence on Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes Sameer Bansilal, Jose Maria Castellano, E. De Ramón Garrido et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Aug 2016 306
5 Citicoline in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: an international, randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled study (ICTUS trial) Antoni Dávalos, José Álvarez‐Sabín, José Castillo et al. · The Lancet Open access 10 Jun 2012 282
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ferrer Grupo (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Echocardiography, Chronic Kidney Disease, Treatment Guidelines, Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Assessment, Survival Prediction, Epidemiology and Climate Change.

▲ 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 institution's work against its share of the world's. The 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.96×24 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 2.4×15 topics
  3. Echocardiography2▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 20×2 topics
  5. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Right Heart Assessment2▲ 121×1 topic
  8. Survival Prediction2▲ 121×1 topic
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  12. Language Contact1▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Management1▲ 4.5×7 topics
  14. Sociolinguistics1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Sustainability1▲ 1.38×8 topics
  16. Diagnosis1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  17. Big Data1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  18. Business Models1▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.9×1 topic
  20. Gender Differences1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  21. Hispanic Linguistics1▲ 152×1 topic
  22. Language Variation1▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Mobile Health1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Public Health1▲ 1.87×5 topics
  26. TGF-ß1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Ferrer Grupo (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Digital Innovation in Industries and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies.

Pulmonary Hypertension R…2Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…1Digital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …1Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…0Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 0 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 0 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 0 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineManagement of Technology and InnovationLanguage and LinguisticsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  4. 4 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
  9. 9 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ferrer Grupo (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ferrer Grupo (Spain) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Ferrer Grupo (Spain)0.000098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ferrer Grupo (Spain) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Ferrer Grupo (Spain)8.4% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2018.

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