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Universidad Católica de Murcia

In research, Universidad Católica de Murcia stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,185 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,385 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,695 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,096
of 28,054 · #5,574 all time
Rank in Spain
#65
of 658
Research works
3.6k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Universidad Católica de Murcia 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 #1,185 of 11,982 24.3%374 #2726
MedicineField #1,385 of 10,443 23.2%288 #2941
Social SciencesDomain #2,695 of 10,521 17.0%374 #1400
Physical SciencesDomain #4,226 of 12,888 24.0%162 #8757
Social SciencesField #2,616 of 6,365 17.2%178 #769
Life SciencesDomain #3,303 of 7,800 26.4%95 #6287
PsychologyField #1,269 of 2,181 25.4%72 #1937

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Católica de Murcia 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#2,726 #1,185
  2. Medicine#2,941 #1,385
  3. Social Sciences#1,400 #2,695
  4. Physical Sciences#8,757 #4,226
  5. Social Sciences#769 #2,616
  6. Life Sciences#6,287 #3,303
  7. Psychology#1,937 #1,269
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 Católica de Murcia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 51.3 works20×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.41× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 288 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Católica de Murcia?

Ranked on the composite score, Marijan Bosevski, Horacio Pérez‐Sánchez and María del Mar Rodríguez Rosell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Católica de Murcia.

  1. 1 Marijan Bosevski Spain · #214,085 worldwide 264 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Horacio Pérez‐Sánchez Spain · #360,359 worldwide 114 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 María del Mar Rodríguez Rosell Spain · #372,927 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Pedro E. Alcaráz Spain · #439,032 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Antonio Calderón Spain · #449,211 worldwide 86 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Antonio Sánchez Pato Spain · #492,570 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 José Manuel Noguera Vivó Spain · #505,246 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Pierpaolo Di Micco Spain · #507,855 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 José Massaguer Fuentes Spain · #516,138 worldwide 5 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Beatriz Peña Acuña Spain · #516,797 worldwide 12 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Católica de Murcia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Católica de Murcia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Epidemiology, Physical Activity, Resistance Training, Risk Factors, Performance Analysis, Physiological Demands 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. Epidemiology70▲ 1.77×85 topics
  2. Risk Factors42▲ 3.8×31 topics
  3. Education39▲ 2.3×41 topics
  4. Inflammation36▲ 1.72×66 topics
  5. High-Intensity Interval Training35▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Mental Health34▲ 2.3×31 topics
  7. Physical Activity34▲ 6.9×12 topics
  8. Public Health34▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Quality of Life33▲ 2.3×44 topics
  10. Resistance Training32▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Obesity31▲ 4.1×23 topics
  12. Performance Analysis28▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Physiological Demands28▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Training Load28▲ 43×1 topic
  15. Globalization26▲ 1.32×34 topics
  16. Social Media26▲ 1.79×24 topics
  17. Prevention23▲ 5.4×13 topics
  18. Injury Prevention22▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Gender22▲ 4.0×20 topics
  20. Athletic Training21▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 1.84×31 topics
  22. Latin America20▲ 10×12 topics
  23. Health Promotion19▲ 6.0×14 topics
  24. Ethics19▲ 3.9×16 topics
  25. Muscle Injuries19▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Sports Injury19▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Adolescents18▲ 4.9×9 topics
  28. Communication17▲ 5.6×13 topics
  29. Aging17▲ 3.1×14 topics
  30. Social Networks16▲ 6.0×10 topics
  31. Prevalence15▲ 3.7×13 topics
  32. Chronic Diseases15▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Well-being14▲ 3.8×13 topics
  34. Psychological Factors12▲ 5.9×5 topics
  35. Biomaterials12▲ 5.2×7 topics
  36. Muscle Mass12▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Bone Regeneration11▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Physical Fitness10▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Exercise10▲ 7.9×3 topics
  40. Spain10▲ 25×4 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Católica de Murcia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Sport Psychology and Performance.

Sports Performance and T…28Sports Performance and Training: 28 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…19Sports injuries and prevention: 19 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…8Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 8 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 7 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 7 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 7 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 6 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 6 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 6 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComplementary and alternative medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 28 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 19 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  4. 4 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  8. 8 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 6 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 6 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 available70.8%not open29.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Católica de Murcia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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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.