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Instituto de Historia

In research, Instituto de Historia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,633 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#612 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,122 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Conservation and Archeology — History is 35.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,297
of 28,054 · #12,086 all time
Rank in Spain
#300
of 658
Research works
11k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Historia 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,633 of 10,521 9.5%983 #2353
Arts and HumanitiesField #612 of 1,998 13.8%447 #719
Social SciencesField #2,122 of 6,365 6.3%457 #1816
HistorySubfield #91 of 204 13.7%125 #139
ArcheologySubfield #74 of 139 18.3%101 #171
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,231 of 2,578 4.5%113 #1964
Cultural StudiesSubfield #224 of 232 6.8%65 #416

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Historia 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. Social Sciences#2,353 #2,633
  2. Arts and Humanities#719 #612
  3. Social Sciences#1,816 #2,122
  4. History#139 #91
  5. Archeology#171 #74
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,964 #2,231
  7. Cultural Studies#416 #224
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 Instituto de Historia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 35.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 124.5 works35×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 34.6 works33×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 101.1 works30×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 40.0 works22×
  5. MuseologySubfield · 25.4 works19×
  6. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 64.8 works14×
  7. Arts and HumanitiesField · 446.6 works14×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 24 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.96× its world share, 447 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.17× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.26× its world share, 457 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Historia?

Ranked on the composite score, Rafael Huertas, Magnus Olofsson and Martin Ericsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Historia.

  1. 1 Rafael Huertas Spain · #57,507 worldwide 146 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Magnus Olofsson Spain · #101,645 worldwide 54 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Martin Ericsson Spain · #139,996 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Julio Escalona Spain · #213,956 worldwide 33 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Máximo Diago Hernando Spain · #236,601 worldwide 9 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Francisco Javier Sánchez-Palencia Ramos Spain · #247,724 worldwide 25 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Almudena Orejas Saco del Valle Spain · #258,145 worldwide 16 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Inés Sastre Prats Spain · #265,603 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 María Soledad Gómez Navarro Spain · #283,913 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Consuelo Naranjo Orovio Spain · #286,418 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Historia

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Historia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Cultural Heritage, Identity, Social Movements, Historiography, Gender, Globalization and Education.

▲ 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. History133▲ 17×54 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage114▲ 19×29 topics
  3. Globalization107▲ 4.9×74 topics
  4. Education102▲ 5.3×63 topics
  5. Identity99▲ 12×49 topics
  6. Social Movements96▲ 29×23 topics
  7. Historiography95▲ 68×15 topics
  8. Gender92▲ 15×37 topics
  9. Cultural Identity82▲ 14×24 topics
  10. Political Power65▲ 118×4 topics
  11. Colonialism64▲ 12×35 topics
  12. Literature61▲ 10×47 topics
  13. Culture59▲ 10×29 topics
  14. Latin America58▲ 27×21 topics
  15. Cultural Exchange54▲ 37×9 topics
  16. Memory53▲ 20×16 topics
  17. Politics52▲ 17×18 topics
  18. Iberian Peninsula52▲ 151×3 topics
  19. Urban Development50▲ 12×13 topics
  20. Archaeology49▲ 33×11 topics
  21. Nationalism49▲ 9.6×24 topics
  22. Public Policy48▲ 8.8×24 topics
  23. Society46▲ 22×17 topics
  24. Cultural Studies44▲ 11×28 topics
  25. Religious Practices44▲ 91×4 topics
  26. Revolution42▲ 173×2 topics
  27. Spain41▲ 98×5 topics
  28. Conservation40▲ 8.4×14 topics
  29. Tourism40▲ 38×7 topics
  30. Constitutionalism37▲ 35×5 topics
  31. Agriculture36▲ 8.2×8 topics
  32. Art History34▲ 117×3 topics
  33. Economy34▲ 39×5 topics
  34. Settlement Patterns33▲ 149×2 topics
  35. Community Engagement33▲ 9.0×9 topics
  36. Renaissance33▲ 116×3 topics
  37. Feminism32▲ 10×17 topics
  38. Seville32▲ 260×1 topic
  39. Spanish Art32▲ 260×1 topic
  40. Religious Influence31▲ 149×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Historia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Historical Studies in Latin America, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Medieval Architecture and Archaeology.

Historical Art and Archi…32Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 32 fractional worksHistorical Studies in La…31Historical Studies in Latin America: 31 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…23Archaeological and Historical Studies: 23 fractional worksMedieval Architecture an…19Medieval Architecture and Archaeology: 19 fractional worksArchaeology and Cultural Heritage: 18 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 18 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual …16Photographic and Visual Arts: 16 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 16 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 16 fractional worksMedieval and Early Moder…14Medieval and Early Modern Iberia: 14 fractional works
ConservationDemographyArcheologyCultural Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 32 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 31 works
  3. 3 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 23 works
  4. 4 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 19 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 18 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies on Spain History 18 works
  7. 7 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 16 works
  8. 8 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  9. 9 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 16 works
  10. 10 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 14 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Historia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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