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Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio

In research, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,885 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,430 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,861 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,336
of 28,054 · #15,523 all time
Rank in Spain
#251
of 658
Research works
956
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,885 of 11,982 19.5%163 #6494
Social SciencesDomain #5,430 of 10,521 20.5%88 #7049
MedicineField #5,861 of 10,443 17.6%114 #11014

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio 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. Health Sciences#6,494 #2,885
  2. Social Sciences#7,049 #5,430
  3. Medicine#11,014 #5,861
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 Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 28.5 works19×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 18.68× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.53× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 18.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio?

Ranked on the composite score, Manuel Vicente Garnacho‐Castaño, José Luis Maté‐Muñoz and Raúl Domínguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio.

  1. 1 Manuel Vicente Garnacho‐Castaño Spain · #439,255 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 José Luis Maté‐Muñoz Spain · #460,916 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Raúl Domínguez Spain · #612,829 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Iván Herrera‐Peco Spain · #1,133,362 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Cecilia Rossi Spain · #1,505,169 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Performance Analysis and Training Load.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 2.5×80 topics
  2. Quality of Life19▲ 4.2×37 topics
  3. Inflammation16▲ 2.4×50 topics
  4. Risk Factors13▲ 3.7×23 topics
  5. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Mental Health11▲ 2.4×22 topics
  7. Public Health10▲ 2.1×25 topics
  8. COVID-1910▲ 2.2×14 topics
  9. Resistance Training9▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Performance Analysis8▲ 12×1 topic
  11. Training Load8▲ 41×1 topic
  12. Treatment8▲ 2.2×29 topics
  13. Prevention8▲ 6.2×12 topics
  14. Obesity8▲ 3.4×17 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Clinical Trials8▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Physical Activity8▲ 5.1×12 topics
  18. Psychological Factors7▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Depression7▲ 2.5×12 topics
  20. Aging6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Anxiety6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  22. Injury Prevention6▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Orthognathic Surgery5▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Dental Esthetics5▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Orthodontic Tooth Movement5▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Athletic Training5▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Medical Education5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  28. Bone Regeneration5▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  30. Muscle Injuries4▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Sports Injury4▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Dental Materials4▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Restorative Dentistry4▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Osteoporosis4▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Cone-Beam CT4▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Dental Imaging4▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Revascularization4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Dental Implants4▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Peri-implant Diseases4▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate4▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sports injuries and prevention and Dental materials and restorations.

Sports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksDental materials and res…4Dental materials and restorations: 4 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 4 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…4Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 3 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineOrthodonticsOral SurgeryComplementary and alternative medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 5 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 4 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  10. 10 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.