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Ministerio de Defensa

In research, Ministerio de Defensa stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,317 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,914 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,400
of 28,054 · #30,742 all time
Rank in Spain
#607
of 658
Research works
971
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Ministerio de Defensa 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 #9,317 of 10,521 5.8%135 #10893
Social SciencesField #5,914 of 6,365 5.9%100 #8063

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministerio de Defensa 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 Ministerio de Defensa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 29.0 works9.5×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.85× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Defensa?

Ranked on the composite score, Ángel Gómez de Ágreda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Defensa.

  1. 1 Ángel Gómez de Ágreda Spain · #780,147 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ministerio de Defensa

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Defensa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Latin America, Social Justice, Education, Legal Theory, Legal Philosophy and Geopolitics.

▲ 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. Human Rights34▲ 16×29 topics
  2. Globalization22▲ 5.5×36 topics
  3. Latin America17▲ 44×14 topics
  4. Education16▲ 4.5×36 topics
  5. Social Justice13▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development10▲ 3.2×23 topics
  7. Legal Theory10▲ 70×3 topics
  8. Legal Philosophy10▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Geopolitics10▲ 31×4 topics
  10. Criminal Justice10▲ 21×5 topics
  11. Autonomy9▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Foreign Policy9▲ 108×2 topics
  13. Economic Integration9▲ 155×1 topic
  14. Regionalism9▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Constitutional Law8▲ 31×4 topics
  16. Public Policy8▲ 8.3×16 topics
  17. Colombia8▲ 219×2 topics
  18. Inclusive Education8▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Constitutionalism7▲ 38×4 topics
  20. Ethics7▲ 7.5×15 topics
  21. Political Violence7▲ 137×3 topics
  22. Prison System7▲ 60×3 topics
  23. Social Rights7▲ 105×2 topics
  24. International Law7▲ 11×15 topics
  25. Transitional Justice7▲ 41×3 topics
  26. Environmental Law7▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Criminal Law6▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Armed Conflict6▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Judicial Review6▲ 33×4 topics
  30. Peace Process6▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Penal System6▲ 165×1 topic
  32. Public Administration6▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Social Control6▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Democracy6▲ 8.1×11 topics
  35. Welfare State6▲ 32×3 topics
  36. Drug Policy5▲ 90×2 topics
  37. Youth Offenders5▲ 58×2 topics
  38. European Union5▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Civil Rights5▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Judicial Activism5▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministerio de Defensa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations in Latin America, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, Criminal Justice and Penology and Brazilian Legal Issues.

International Relations in Latin America: 9 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 6 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Pen…6Criminal Justice and Penology: 6 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues5Brazilian Legal Issues: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Polici…5Social Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksComparative constitution…5Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 5 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 2 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLawGeneral Social Sciences

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

  1. 1 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 6 works
  4. 4 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 5 works
  5. 5 Social Issues and Policies in Latin America Law 5 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  8. 8 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 2 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 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 available75.7%not open24.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Defensa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017.

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