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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

In research, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid stands highest in Engineering (#466 of 6,636 worldwide), Social Sciences (#749 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#550 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, General Social Sciences and History — Communication is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,659
of 28,054 · #1,280 all time
Rank in Spain
#36
of 658
Research works
23k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
342k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 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
EngineeringField #466 of 6,636 17.8%1,171 #449
Social SciencesDomain #749 of 10,521 18.0%1,903 #489
Social SciencesField #550 of 6,365 18.6%1,099 #416
Physical SciencesDomain #1,255 of 12,888 18.3%2,420 #1054
Computer ScienceField #594 of 4,667 20.3%646 #442
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #197 of 1,201 15.9%284 #345
Business, Management and AccountingField #475 of 2,578 20.9%154 #366
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #468 of 2,318 12.7%401 #391
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #532 of 2,578 20.6%284 #550
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #188 of 795 40.2%150 #283

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 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. Engineering#449 #466
  2. Social Sciences#489 #749
  3. Social Sciences#416 #550
  4. Physical Sciences#1,054 #1,255
  5. Computer Science#442 #594
  6. Political Science and International Relations#345 #197
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#366 #475
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#391 #468
  9. Sociology and Political Science#550 #532
  10. Aerospace Engineering#283 #188
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 Carlos III de Madrid specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 92.6 works7.3×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 28.5 works5.6×
  3. HistorySubfield · 75.7 works5.0×
  4. LawSubfield · 116.0 works4.3×
  5. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 284.0 works4.1×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 30.6 works4.0×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 53 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.78× its world share, 646 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 58 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 1,171 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 125 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 126 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 138 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 164 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.24× its world share, 302 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 154 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 67 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 180 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 1,099 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid?

Ranked on the composite score, Eva Rajo‐Iglesias, Carlos Delgado Kloos and Albert Banchs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

  1. 1 Eva Rajo‐Iglesias Spain · #15,867 worldwide 656 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Carlos Delgado Kloos Spain · #20,944 worldwide 724 citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Albert Banchs Spain · #25,195 worldwide 519 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 María J. Nieto Spain · #42,525 worldwide 595 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Fernando Pérez‐Cruz Spain · #42,764 worldwide 539 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Jorge Urrutia Gómez Spain · #43,079 worldwide 74 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Andréa Fosfuri Spain · #50,996 worldwide 382 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Pedro Peris‐Lopez Spain · #54,663 worldwide 305 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Gregorio Peces-Barba Spain · #67,392 worldwide 49 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Juan J. Dolado Spain · #70,206 worldwide 562 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Deep Learning, Social Rights, European Union, Latin America, Welfare State and Constitutional Law.

▲ 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. Deep Learning273▲ 1.71×76 topics
  2. Globalization239▲ 2.6×96 topics
  3. Human Rights230▲ 4.8×59 topics
  4. Machine Learning213▲ 1.40×84 topics
  5. Social Media147▲ 2.2×32 topics
  6. COVID-19128▲ 2.0×24 topics
  7. Social Rights121▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Education119▲ 1.49×72 topics
  9. European Union116▲ 11×17 topics
  10. Neural Networks116▲ 1.61×36 topics
  11. Latin America113▲ 13×18 topics
  12. Welfare State102▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Constitutional Law94▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Judicial Review92▲ 22×6 topics
  15. History89▲ 2.7×37 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency88▲ 2.0×35 topics
  17. Constitutionalism78▲ 17×5 topics
  18. International Law77▲ 5.3×23 topics
  19. Gender75▲ 3.0×33 topics
  20. Communication73▲ 5.0×17 topics
  21. Schengen Area68▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Equality68▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Labor Law64▲ 53×3 topics
  24. Social Networks63▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Legal Theory62▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Cultural Studies61▲ 3.5×23 topics
  27. Legal Philosophy61▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Constitutional Rights59▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Criminal Justice59▲ 5.7×9 topics
  30. Inter-American Court59▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Social Movements58▲ 4.1×18 topics
  32. Spain58▲ 33×5 topics
  33. Corporate Social Responsibility54▲ 7.4×7 topics
  34. Propaganda52▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Spanish Civil War46▲ 62×2 topics
  36. Civil Liability43▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Transparency43▲ 7.6×6 topics
  38. Responsibility42▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Consumer Rights42▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Judicial System41▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Carlos III de Madrid publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human Rights and Immigration, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Comparative International Legal Studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence.

Human Rights and Immigration: 62 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 59 fractional worksComparative Internationa…40Comparative International Legal Studies: 40 fractional worksLegal processes and juri…32Legal processes and jurisprudence: 32 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 27 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 27 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Iden…27Spanish Culture and Identity: 27 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…24Misinformation and Its Impacts: 24 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…24Antenna Design and Analysis: 24 fractional worksLabor Law and Work Dynam…23Labor Law and Work Dynamics: 23 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLawCommunication2 others

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

  1. 1 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 62 works
  2. 2 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 59 works
  3. 3 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 40 works
  4. 4 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 32 works
  5. 5 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 27 works
  6. 6 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 27 works
  7. 7 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 27 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  9. 9 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 24 works
  10. 10 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 23 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Carlos III de Madrid's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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