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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

In research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid stands highest in History (#1 of 204 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#25 of 1,998 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#34 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities and History — General Social Sciences is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#425
of 28,054 · #374 all time
Rank in Spain
#3
of 658
Research works
85k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3M
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Universidad Complutense 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
HistorySubfield #1 of 204 15.1%646 #24
Arts and HumanitiesField #25 of 1,998 14.5%2,931 #62
Business, Management and AccountingField #34 of 2,578 22.6%390 #232
Social SciencesDomain #145 of 10,521 15.2%8,479 #243
Health SciencesDomain #219 of 11,982 19.1%2,204 #386
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield #1 of 37 15.3%186 —
Social SciencesField #190 of 6,365 13.9%4,097 #253
MedicineField #325 of 10,443 17.7%1,710 #566
General Social SciencesSubfield #1 of 29 9.6%267 #1
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #17 of 390 12.1%496 #74

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Complutense 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. History#24 #1
  2. Arts and Humanities#62 #25
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#232 #34
  4. Social Sciences#243 #145
  5. Health Sciences#386 #219
  6. Social Sciences#253 #190
  7. Medicine#566 #325
  8. General Social Sciences#1 #1
  9. Literature and Literary Theory#74 #17
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 Complutense de Madrid specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 266.5 works16×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 49.7 works15×
  3. HistorySubfield · 646.2 works13×
  4. ClassicsSubfield · 94.7 works10×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 145.2 works9.9×
  6. CommunicationSubfield · 352.9 works8.3×
  7. ArcheologySubfield · 373.7 works8.0×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 412 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 490 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 143 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 239 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 174 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 822 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 284 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 61 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 612 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 529 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 298 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 194 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 460 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.08× its world share, 156 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 252 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 1,710 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.16× its world share, 45 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.56× its world share, 2,931 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 390 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 335 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 636 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 4,097 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Complutense de Madrid?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Tamargo, Mariano Sanz and Javier Gutiérrez Puebla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

  1. 1 Juan Tamargo Spain · #3,267 worldwide 1.2k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Mariano Sanz Spain · #9,231 worldwide 856 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Javier Gutiérrez Puebla Spain · #12,521 worldwide 455 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Salvador Rivas Martínez Spain · #23,311 worldwide 362 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 F. Arqueros Spain · #25,100 worldwide 594 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Tomás-Ramón Fernández Spain · #26,219 worldwide 105 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Gonzalo Pájares Spain · #27,175 worldwide 670 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 E. Colombo Spain · #27,426 worldwide 571 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 M. Khayet Spain · #27,962 worldwide 913 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 R. Arrabal Spain · #31,088 worldwide 814 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Complutense de Madrid?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Gender, Globalization, Identity, Education, Latin America and Social Movements.

▲ 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. Globalization856▲ 2.8×136 topics
  2. History787▲ 7.2×60 topics
  3. Education766▲ 2.9×108 topics
  4. Literature626▲ 7.5×56 topics
  5. Gender618▲ 7.4×52 topics
  6. Identity576▲ 5.1×70 topics
  7. Human Rights486▲ 3.1×70 topics
  8. Latin America450▲ 15×23 topics
  9. Social Media422▲ 1.91×34 topics
  10. Social Movements407▲ 8.8×30 topics
  11. Culture406▲ 5.0×35 topics
  12. Ethics396▲ 5.3×51 topics
  13. Society391▲ 13×23 topics
  14. Communication391▲ 8.2×20 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage390▲ 4.6×34 topics
  16. Welfare State376▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Historiography358▲ 18×14 topics
  18. Cultural Studies357▲ 6.1×34 topics
  19. Spain352▲ 60×5 topics
  20. Cultural Identity320▲ 4.0×33 topics
  21. Philosophy311▲ 4.5×41 topics
  22. Colonialism306▲ 4.2×50 topics
  23. Nationalism305▲ 4.3×30 topics
  24. Memory282▲ 7.5×22 topics
  25. Gender Differences274▲ 4.7×17 topics
  26. Feminism250▲ 5.7×26 topics
  27. Cultural Exchange246▲ 12×12 topics
  28. Social Networks241▲ 5.8×12 topics
  29. Economic Crisis230▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Political Power225▲ 29×5 topics
  31. Digital Media219▲ 8.1×7 topics
  32. Propaganda218▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Ethical Challenges218▲ 7.2×6 topics
  34. Narrative217▲ 8.8×12 topics
  35. Participation215▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Media208▲ 8.8×16 topics
  37. Social Work206▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Migrant Integration205▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Family Support204▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Community Intervention201▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Complutense de Madrid publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Historical Art and Architecture Studies and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies.

Social Sciences and Poli…201Social Sciences and Policies: 201 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…125Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 125 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 120 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 111 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 105 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 102 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 98 fractional worksSpanish Literature and C…96Spanish Literature and Culture Studies: 96 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 94 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Identity: 92 fractional works
General Social SciencesCommunicationConservationLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 201 works
  2. 2 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 125 works
  3. 3 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 120 works
  4. 4 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 111 works
  5. 5 Spanish History and Politics History 105 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 102 works
  7. 7 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 98 works
  8. 8 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 96 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 94 works
  10. 10 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 92 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Complutense de Madrid's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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