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Real Academia Española

In research, Real Academia Española stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,726 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,218 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,614 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Conservation, History and Archeology — Conservation is 58.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,532
of 28,054 · #25,508 all time
Rank in Spain
#450
of 658
Research works
2.5k
▲ 118% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
2.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
81%
world 28%

What is Real Academia Española 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 #5,726 of 10,521 5.5%476 #7108
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,218 of 1,998 5.7%288 #1653
Social SciencesField #5,614 of 6,365 5.4%141 #6929
Health SciencesDomain #11,272 of 11,982 2.6%128 #18691
MedicineField #9,943 of 10,443 2.1%105 #16474
HistorySubfield #197 of 204 6.4%83 #659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Real Academia Española 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#7,108 #5,726
  2. Arts and Humanities#1,653 #1,218
  3. Social Sciences#6,929 #5,614
  4. Health Sciences#18,691 #11,272
  5. Medicine#16,474 #9,943
  6. History#659 #197
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 Real Academia Española specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Conservation takes 58.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ConservationSubfield · 38.1 works58×
  2. HistorySubfield · 83.3 works37×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 46.1 works22×
  4. Arts and HumanitiesField · 287.6 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: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.31× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 14.31× its world share, 288 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 141 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Real Academia Española?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio Domínguez Ortiz, Xesús Alonso Montero and Antonio Astorgano Abajo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Real Academia Española.

  1. 1 Antonio Domínguez Ortiz Spain · #163,609 worldwide 31 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Xesús Alonso Montero Spain · #220,115 worldwide 2 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Antonio Astorgano Abajo Spain · #234,594 worldwide 5 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón Spain · #254,628 worldwide 6 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Ignacio Ballester Ros Spain · #270,654 worldwide 2 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Román de la Calle Spain · #274,458 worldwide 1 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Víctor F. Freixanes Spain · #297,815 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Martín Almagro Gorbea Spain · #327,547 worldwide 52 citations · 141 works
  9. 9 Jorge Maier Allende Spain · #331,197 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Vicente Palacio Atard Spain · #333,878 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Real Academia Española

Which keywords describe research at Real Academia Española?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Gender, History, Political Power, Urban Development, Literature, Conservation and Art History.

▲ 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 Heritage84▲ 22×16 topics
  2. Gender60▲ 16×25 topics
  3. History57▲ 12×27 topics
  4. Political Power54▲ 156×4 topics
  5. Urban Development52▲ 21×7 topics
  6. Education46▲ 3.8×42 topics
  7. Literature44▲ 12×25 topics
  8. Epidemiology43▲ 1.56×49 topics
  9. Conservation40▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Art History39▲ 213×2 topics
  11. Renaissance39▲ 220×3 topics
  12. Seville38▲ 488×1 topic
  13. Spanish Art38▲ 488×1 topic
  14. Identity38▲ 7.4×30 topics
  15. Historiography35▲ 40×9 topics
  16. Culture33▲ 9.0×18 topics
  17. Gender Dynamics31▲ 42×5 topics
  18. Cultural Practices26▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Diplomacy26▲ 40×4 topics
  20. Society26▲ 19×11 topics
  21. Medieval Urban Society25▲ 536×1 topic
  22. Religious Institutions25▲ 536×1 topic
  23. Ceremonial25▲ 176×2 topics
  24. Colonialism24▲ 7.4×21 topics
  25. Imperial Court24▲ 440×1 topic
  26. Military Enterprise24▲ 440×1 topic
  27. Social Structure24▲ 90×2 topics
  28. Spain24▲ 90×5 topics
  29. Medieval Spain22▲ 191×2 topics
  30. Cultural Exchange22▲ 24×6 topics
  31. Al-Andalus22▲ 246×2 topics
  32. Historical Preservation22▲ 195×2 topics
  33. Islamic Architecture22▲ 137×1 topic
  34. art and culture22▲ 442×1 topic
  35. Cultural Identity21▲ 5.7×17 topics
  36. Latin America20▲ 15×15 topics
  37. Ketogenic Diet19▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Iberian Peninsula19▲ 86×3 topics
  39. Inflammatory Disease18▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Prurigo Pigmentosa18▲ 257×1 topic

Which research topics does Real Academia Española publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Historical Studies on Spain and Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia.

Historical Art and Archi…38Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 38 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 25 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Sp…24Historical Studies on Spain: 24 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Me…22Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 22 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology Studies History: 18 fractional worksLibraries, Manuscripts, and Books: 12 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …12Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 12 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 11 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 10 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 9 fractional works
ConservationHistoryArcheologyDermatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 38 works
  2. 2 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 25 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies on Spain History 24 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 22 works
  5. 5 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 18 works
  6. 6 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books History 12 works
  7. 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 12 works
  8. 8 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  9. 9 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  10. 10 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 9 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 available80.6%not open19.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Real Academia Española's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 118% higher 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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