Universidad Complutense de Madrid
In research, Universidad Complutense de Madrid stands highest in Arts and Humanities (#9 of 1,896 worldwide), Social Sciences (#108 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#103 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, General Social Sciences and History (General Arts and Humanities is 13.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #270 of 22,385 · #414 all time
- Rank in Spain
- #7 of 426
- Research works
- 105k ▲ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.6M 15.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.01× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 51% world 40%
- International
- 15% world 18%
What is Universidad Complutense de Madrid known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #9 of 1,896 | 12.1% | 2,944 | #57 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #108 of 9,585 | 11.3% | 8,639 | #226 | |
| Social SciencesField | #103 of 5,988 | 11.1% | 4,131 | #195 | |
| HistorySubfield | #7 of 218 | 12.1% | 648 | #33 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #370 of 9,902 | 9.7% | 4,583 | #501 | |
| MedicineField | #354 of 8,541 | 8.9% | 3,944 | #471 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #455 of 10,670 | 8.6% | 3,588 | #512 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #150 of 2,526 | 9.5% | 1,073 | #295 | |
| Literature and Literary TheorySubfield | #26 of 406 | 11.3% | 498 | #73 | |
| Political Science and International RelationsSubfield | #93 of 1,187 | 10.4% | 638 | #212 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Arts and Humanities#57 #9
- Social Sciences#226 #108
- Social Sciences#195 #103
- History#33 #7
- Health Sciences#501 #370
- Medicine#471 #354
- Physical Sciences#512 #455
- Sociology and Political Science#295 #150
- Literature and Literary Theory#73 #26
- Political Science and International Relations#212 #93
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Universidad Complutense de Madrid work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at Universidad Complutense de Madrid is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (22%), Arts and Humanities (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences9,48146.1%
- Social Sciences4,52022.0%
- Arts and Humanities3,23415.7%
- Psychology8184.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting4342.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3741.8%
- Decision Sciences1020.5%
- Health Sciences5,18425.2%
- Medicine4,46621.7%
- Health Professions4032.0%
- Dentistry1900.9%
- Nursing690.3%
- Veterinary560.3%
- Physical Sciences4,04519.7%
- Computer Science9344.5%
- Engineering7343.6%
- Environmental Science6213.0%
- Physics and Astronomy5222.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3421.7%
- Materials Science3401.7%
- Chemistry2341.1%
- Mathematics2161.0%
- Energy690.3%
- Chemical Engineering320.2%
- Life Sciences1,8649.1%
What does Universidad Complutense de Madrid specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 56.1 works13×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 284.8 works13×
- HistorySubfield · 703.7 works11×
- ClassicsSubfield · 104.8 works8.6×
- ConservationSubfield · 153.6 works7.9×
- CommunicationSubfield · 390.0 works6.9×
- ArcheologySubfield · 402.4 works6.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities5.44×3,234 works
- Veterinary2.01×56 works
- Dentistry1.90×190 works
- Social Sciences1.74×4,520 works
- Psychology1.30×818 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.18×244 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.14×522 works
- Medicine1.13×4,466 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×342 works
- Neuroscience1.01×336 works
- Mathematics0.89×216 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×374 works
- Health Professions0.74×403 works
- Chemistry0.73×234 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×52 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×761 works
- Nursing0.69×69 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.65×434 works
- Environmental Science0.61×621 works
- Computer Science0.58×934 works
- Decision Sciences0.51×102 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×470 works
- Materials Science0.47×340 works
- Chemical Engineering0.45×32 works
- Energy0.36×69 works
- Engineering0.24×734 works
- Arts and Humanities 5.4×
- Veterinary 2.0×
- Dentistry 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Medicine 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Mathematics 0.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Environmental Science 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Energy 0.4×
- Engineering 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad Complutense de Madrid?
Ranked on the quality score, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo, Pablo G. Pérez‐González and Mario Romandini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo
Spain · #3,795 worldwide 14k citations · 314 works
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Pablo G. Pérez‐González
Spain · #10,429 worldwide 27k citations · 608 works
- 3
Mario Romandini
Spain · #26,568 worldwide 3.9k citations · 82 works
- 4
Juan Luís Arsuaga
Spain · #26,899 worldwide 27k citations · 611 works
- 5
Agness Gidna
Spain · #43,441 worldwide 2.8k citations · 87 works
- 6
Guillermo Velasco
Spain · #54,561 worldwide 26k citations · 211 works
- 7
M. Khayet
Spain · #55,178 worldwide 20k citations · 278 works
- 8
Ismael Galve‐Roperh
Spain · #58,571 worldwide 11k citations · 103 works
- 9
M. L. Díaz Castro
Spain · #60,702 worldwide 6.6k citations · 65 works
- 10
Montserrat Colilla
Spain · #61,158 worldwide 7.7k citations · 92 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad Complutense de Madrid?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Gender, Globalization, Education, Latin America, Identity and Social Movements.
- Family Support
- Migrant Integration
- Participation
- Narrative
- Economic Crisis
- Digital Media
- Cultural Exchange
- Gender Differences
- Nationalism
- Philosophy
- Spain
- Historiography
- Cultural Heritage
- Society
- Culture
- Social Media
- Human Rights
- Gender
- Education
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- History
- Literature
- Identity
- Latin America
- Ethics
- Social Movements
- Communication
- Cultural Studies
- Welfare State
- Cultural Identity
- Colonialism
- Memory
- Feminism
- Social Networks
- Political Power
- Propaganda
- Media
- Spanish Civil War
- Social Work
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Epidemiology1,073▲ 1.31×137 topics
- Globalization950▲ 2.4×142 topics
- History876▲ 6.1×61 topics
- Education870▲ 2.5×117 topics
- Literature697▲ 6.2×60 topics
- Gender678▲ 6.1×53 topics
- Identity636▲ 4.3×72 topics
- Human Rights533▲ 2.5×70 topics
- Latin America485▲ 12×23 topics
- Social Media476▲ 1.67×35 topics
- Ethics457▲ 4.4×54 topics
- Culture451▲ 4.2×36 topics
- Social Movements451▲ 7.4×30 topics
- Society434▲ 11×24 topics
- Communication431▲ 6.7×21 topics
- Cultural Heritage422▲ 3.9×34 topics
- Cultural Studies402▲ 5.3×35 topics
- Historiography390▲ 16×14 topics
- Welfare State387▲ 24×4 topics
- Spain386▲ 52×5 topics
- Cultural Identity355▲ 3.5×34 topics
- Philosophy353▲ 3.9×43 topics
- Colonialism342▲ 3.5×50 topics
- Nationalism341▲ 3.7×30 topics
- Memory310▲ 6.2×23 topics
- Gender Differences294▲ 3.8×17 topics
- Feminism284▲ 4.7×26 topics
- Cultural Exchange265▲ 10×12 topics
- Social Networks262▲ 4.7×12 topics
- Digital Media239▲ 6.4×7 topics
- Political Power237▲ 24×5 topics
- Economic Crisis235▲ 9.9×5 topics
- Propaganda234▲ 22×4 topics
- Narrative227▲ 7.1×13 topics
- Media225▲ 7.3×16 topics
- Participation221▲ 11×5 topics
- Spanish Civil War212▲ 68×2 topics
- Migrant Integration208▲ 30×2 topics
- Social Work208▲ 15×3 topics
- Family Support207▲ 16×2 topics
Which research topics does Universidad Complutense de Madrid publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Policies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Historical Art and Architecture Studies and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 203 works
- 2 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 136 works
- 3 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 124 works
- 4 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 116 works
- 5 Spanish History and Politics History 113 works
- 6 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 106 works
- 7 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 106 works
- 8 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 100 works
- 9 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 99 works
- 10 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 97 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Universidad Complutense de Madrid's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Universidad Complutense de Madrid as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.086% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad Complutense de Madrid over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.6% in 2021.
Other research institutions in Madrid
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Which institutions have research most like Universidad Complutense de Madrid's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Leipzig University has the research profile closest to Universidad Complutense de Madrid's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.
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Leipzig University
Germany · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Dentistry 0.83 Compare
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University of Helsinki
Finland · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Social Sciences 0.82 Compare
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University of Turin
Italy · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Dentistry 0.81 Compare
- 4
Universitat de Barcelona
Spain · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Dentistry 0.81 Compare
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Veterinary, Dentistry 0.80 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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