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Patrimonio Nacional

In research, Patrimonio Nacional stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,841 of 10,521 worldwide), Archeology (#94 of 139 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,735 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Cultural Studies and Arts and Humanities — Archeology is 63.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,409
of 28,054 · #27,730 all time
Rank in Spain
#471
of 658
Research works
1.3k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Patrimonio Nacional 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 #5,841 of 10,521 11.2%261 #7602
ArcheologySubfield #94 of 139 23.0%63 #312
Social SciencesField #4,735 of 6,365 7.6%118 #6126
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,493 of 1,998 14.8%128 #2118

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Patrimonio Nacional 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#7,602 #5,841
  2. Archeology#312 #94
  3. Social Sciences#6,126 #4,735
  4. Arts and Humanities#2,118 #1,493
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 Patrimonio Nacional specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 63.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 62.9 works63×
  2. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 44.1 works33×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 127.6 works13×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.41× its world share, 128 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Patrimonio Nacional?

Ranked on the composite score, José Luis Sancho, Manuel Jesús Parodi Álvarez and Zoa Escudero Navarro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Patrimonio Nacional.

  1. 1 José Luis Sancho Spain · #347,051 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Manuel Jesús Parodi Álvarez Spain · #449,434 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Zoa Escudero Navarro Spain · #490,530 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Arturo Balado Pachón Spain · #502,933 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 José Gabriel Moya Valgañón Spain · #527,045 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Raquel Lacuesta Contreras Spain · #567,343 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Xavier Fierro Macià Spain · #620,004 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Álvaro Soler del Campo Spain · #636,616 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 José Antonio Melgares Guerrero Spain · #703,588 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Marco Aurelio Esquembre Bebia Spain · #729,248 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Patrimonio Nacional

Which keywords describe research at Patrimonio Nacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Tourism, Urban Development, Gestión, Patrimonio Cultural, Iberian Peninsula, Conservation and Archaeology.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage82▲ 46×23 topics
  2. Tourism41▲ 132×6 topics
  3. Urban Development32▲ 27×9 topics
  4. Gestión28▲ 1032×1 topic
  5. Patrimonio Cultural28▲ 1032×1 topic
  6. Iberian Peninsula28▲ 275×3 topics
  7. Globalization24▲ 3.7×36 topics
  8. Conservation24▲ 17×12 topics
  9. Archaeology23▲ 52×10 topics
  10. Sustainable Development22▲ 4.2×16 topics
  11. Sustainability20▲ 2.5×27 topics
  12. Community Participation20▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Cultural Exchange19▲ 44×7 topics
  14. Identity17▲ 7.3×24 topics
  15. Settlement Patterns17▲ 254×2 topics
  16. Art History15▲ 171×2 topics
  17. Religious Practices14▲ 100×3 topics
  18. Seville14▲ 375×1 topic
  19. Spanish Art14▲ 375×1 topic
  20. Cultural Sustainability13▲ 71×2 topics
  21. Iron Age13▲ 211×2 topics
  22. Celtic culture12▲ 306×1 topic
  23. Romanization12▲ 306×1 topic
  24. Community Engagement12▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Environmental Conservation12▲ 37×6 topics
  26. Historical Preservation12▲ 222×2 topics
  27. Islamic Architecture12▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Medieval Spain12▲ 213×1 topic
  29. Latin America12▲ 18×15 topics
  30. Memory12▲ 14×8 topics
  31. Social Organization12▲ 172×2 topics
  32. Early Medieval Churches11▲ 313×1 topic
  33. Medieval Architecture11▲ 171×2 topics
  34. Rural Landscapes11▲ 313×1 topic
  35. Cultural Identity11▲ 6.6×14 topics
  36. Heritage11▲ 102×3 topics
  37. Rural Tourism11▲ 100×2 topics
  38. Adaptive Reuse10▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Intangible Heritage10▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Social Movements10▲ 10×11 topics

Which research topics does Patrimonio Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia.

Archaeology and Cultural…28Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: 28 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 14 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…12Archaeological and Historical Studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Me…12Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 12 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 11 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 10 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and…9Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 9 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual Arts: 6 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 4 fractional works
Cultural StudiesConservationArcheologyMuseology2 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Cultural Studies 28 works
  2. 2 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 14 works
  3. 3 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 12 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 12 works
  5. 5 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 11 works
  6. 6 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 10 works
  7. 7 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  8. 8 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 6 works
  9. 9 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies on Spain History 4 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 available79.3%not open20.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Patrimonio Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher 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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