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Ministerio de Defensa

In research, Ministerio de Defensa stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,997 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,796 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Law and Political Science and International Relations (Law is 14.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,574
of 22,385 · #7,193 all time
Rank in Spain
#190
of 426
Research works
971
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
3.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Ministerio de Defensa

What is Ministerio de Defensa known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,997 of 9,585 5.4%135 #2933
Social SciencesField #3,796 of 5,988 4.8%100 #4184

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Ministerio de Defensa work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Ministerio de Defensa is in Social Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (48%), Medicine (12%), Arts and Humanities (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 157 fractional works · 65.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 116 fractional works · 48.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 32 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 9.8% of its workLaw: 21 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 14.5% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMinisterio deDefensa241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences65%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11648.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities114.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance104.1%
    4. Psychology83.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.7%
    6. Decision Sciences62.5%
    1. Medicine2912.1%
    2. Health Professions104.0%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Computer Science104.3%
    2. Engineering93.8%
    3. Environmental Science93.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ministerio de Defensa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Law takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. LawSubfield · 20.5 works15×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 31.6 works8.8×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.91× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.81×116 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.56×6 works
  3. Veterinary2.12×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.91×10 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.59×11 works
  6. Health Professions1.52×10 works
  7. Psychology1.03×8 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×3 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×6 works
  10. Environmental Science0.77×9 works
  11. Medicine0.63×29 works
  12. Computer Science0.55×10 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.46×0 works
  15. Energy0.41×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  18. Engineering0.25×9 works
  19. Nursing0.22×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×3 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  22. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ministerio de Defensa?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin Baatz, Archivo de defensa Cultural Independiente and Arsenio Dacosta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministerio de Defensa.

  1. 1 Martin Baatz Spain · #2,873,128 worldwide 2.5k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Archivo de defensa Cultural Independiente Spain · #3,078,279 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Arsenio Dacosta Spain · #3,182,858 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Fito Girolami Spain · #3,403,417 worldwide 0 citations · 108 works
  5. 5 Gustavo Bell Lemus Spain · #4,108,262 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Paul Carell Spain · #4,207,985 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Mónica García Silgo Spain · #4,644,101 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Elena Escolano Rodríguez Spain · #4,667,329 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Arias Sánchez Spain · #4,712,256 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Gerardo Ayerbe Chaux Spain · #4,785,314 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ministerio de Defensa

What are the most cited papers from Ministerio de Defensa?

The most cited paper from Ministerio de Defensa is "Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data" (Stella G. Muthuri et al., 2014), with 654 citations. Next come "Experimental review: chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by aqueous chemistry" (582) and "The Anticipated Capitalisation Effect of a New Metro Line on Housing Prices*" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effectiveness of neuraminidase inhibitors in reducing mortality in patients admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1pdm09 virus infection: a meta-analysis of individual participant data Stella G. Muthuri et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine ReviewOpen access 21 Mar 2014 654
2 Experimental review: chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) to reduced graphene oxide (rGO) by aqueous chemistry Léonard Guex, Benedetta Sacchi, Kevin Peuvot et al. · Nanoscale Open access 2017 582
3 The Anticipated Capitalisation Effect of a New Metro Line on Housing Prices* Claudio A. Agostini, Gastón A. Palmucci · Fiscal Studies Jun 2008 156
4 Are drought-resistance promoting bacteria cross-compatible with different plant models? Ramona Marasco, Eleonora Rolli, Gianpiero Vigani et al. · Plant Signaling & Behavior Open access Oct 2013 129
5 Continuous flow biocatalysis: production and in-line purification of amines by immobilised transaminase from Halomonas elongata Matteo Planchestainer, Martina Letizia Contente, Jennifer M. Cassidy et al. · Green Chemistry Open access 3 Aug 2016 124
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ministerio de Defensa?

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

▲ 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 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 Rights36▲ 14×30 topics
  2. Globalization25▲ 5.3×39 topics
  3. Education18▲ 4.5×39 topics
  4. Latin America17▲ 38×14 topics
  5. Social Justice13▲ 9.2×7 topics
  6. Sustainable Development12▲ 3.3×25 topics
  7. Legal Theory10▲ 65×3 topics
  8. Criminal Justice10▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Legal Philosophy10▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Geopolitics10▲ 27×5 topics
  11. Public Health10▲ 2.9×26 topics
  12. Constitutional Law10▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Autonomy9▲ 90×2 topics
  14. Foreign Policy9▲ 98×2 topics
  15. Public Policy9▲ 7.9×16 topics
  16. Economic Integration9▲ 135×1 topic
  17. Regionalism9▲ 203×1 topic
  18. Colombia8▲ 204×2 topics
  19. Ethics8▲ 6.8×16 topics
  20. Environmental Law8▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Constitutionalism8▲ 37×4 topics
  22. Inclusive Education8▲ 8.9×9 topics
  23. International Law8▲ 10×15 topics
  24. Political Violence8▲ 126×3 topics
  25. Prison System8▲ 58×3 topics
  26. Transitional Justice7▲ 36×3 topics
  27. Public Administration7▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Social Rights7▲ 97×2 topics
  29. Judicial Review7▲ 34×4 topics
  30. Armed Conflict7▲ 125×2 topics
  31. Democracy7▲ 7.9×12 topics
  32. Forced Displacement7▲ 342×1 topic
  33. Peace Process7▲ 140×1 topic
  34. Penal System7▲ 170×1 topic
  35. Social Control7▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Criminal Law6▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Social Movements6▲ 9.0×15 topics
  38. European Union6▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Welfare State6▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Access6▲ 8.4×8 topics

Which research topics does Ministerio de Defensa publish most on?

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

International Relations in Latin America: 9 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Penology: 7 fractional worksConflict, Peace, and Vio…7Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia: 7 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues5Brazilian Legal Issues: 5 fractional worksSocial Issues and Policies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 5 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…3Social Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in Latin America: 3 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLawSociology and Political ScienceGeneral 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 Criminal Justice and Penology Law 7 works
  3. 3 Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia Sociology and Political Science 7 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 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 2 works
  10. 10 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ministerio de Defensa's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Ministerio de Defensa as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00082% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Ministerio de Defensa0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ministerio de Defensa 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ministerio de Defensa7.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.8% in 2018.

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