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Universidad de Alcalá

In research, Universidad de Alcalá stands highest in Social Sciences (#611 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#504 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,514 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, Conservation and History — Archeology is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,429
of 28,054 · #1,460 all time
Rank in Spain
#31
of 658
Research works
21k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
321k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Alcalá 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
Social SciencesDomain #611 of 10,521 18.8%1,411 #848
Social SciencesField #504 of 6,365 16.7%590 #658
Physical SciencesDomain #1,514 of 12,888 21.4%1,320 #1269
MedicineField #1,238 of 10,443 15.6%553 #1612
Health SciencesDomain #1,565 of 11,982 17.2%681 #1895
Arts and HumanitiesField #374 of 1,998 14.9%481 #546
Computer ScienceField #915 of 4,667 27.1%284 #759
EngineeringField #1,451 of 6,636 18.9%406 #934
Business, Management and AccountingField #627 of 2,578 31.7%113 #748
Environmental ScienceField #876 of 3,551 23.6%241 #808

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Alcalá 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. Social Sciences#848 #611
  2. Social Sciences#658 #504
  3. Physical Sciences#1,269 #1,514
  4. Medicine#1,612 #1,238
  5. Health Sciences#1,895 #1,565
  6. Arts and Humanities#546 #374
  7. Computer Science#759 #915
  8. Engineering#934 #1,451
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#748 #627
  10. Environmental Science#808 #876
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 de Alcalá specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 75.5 works6.7×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 20.6 works5.9×
  3. HistorySubfield · 69.2 works5.8×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 34.5 works5.6×
  5. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 91.4 works5.6×
  6. General Social SciencesSubfield · 22.6 works5.5×
← 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, 99 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 90 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 284 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 76 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 406 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 241 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 87 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 106 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 553 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.48× its world share, 480 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 113 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 114 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 590 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Alcalá?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Fernández Sanz, Miguel Ramos and Francisco Comín Comín lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Alcalá.

  1. 1 Luis Fernández Sanz Spain · #15,894 worldwide 428 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Miguel Ramos Spain · #25,960 worldwide 598 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Francisco Comín Comín Spain · #31,831 worldwide 97 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Emilio Chuvieco Spain · #32,821 worldwide 970 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Luis de‐Marcos Spain · #43,463 worldwide 389 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 L. del Peral Spain · #49,228 worldwide 489 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Fernando Gómez Redondo Spain · #54,696 worldwide 73 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 M. D. Rodríguez-Friás Spain · #57,774 worldwide 490 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Tomasa Calvo Spain · #60,802 worldwide 339 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Pedro L. Valenzuela Spain · #63,422 worldwide 252 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Alcalá

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Alcalá?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Literature, History, Cultural Heritage, Identity, Education and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization152▲ 2.1×73 topics
  2. Epidemiology130◆ 0.89×127 topics
  3. Climate Change127▲ 1.27×87 topics
  4. Deep Learning120◆ 0.94×69 topics
  5. Education108▲ 1.68×74 topics
  6. Sustainability102◆ 1.12×72 topics
  7. Gender96▲ 4.8×34 topics
  8. History96▲ 3.7×40 topics
  9. Literature90▲ 4.5×37 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage86▲ 4.2×22 topics
  11. Identity85▲ 3.2×45 topics
  12. Innovation67▲ 1.72×39 topics
  13. Cultural Studies55▲ 3.9×23 topics
  14. Social Movements53▲ 4.8×21 topics
  15. Culture52▲ 2.6×24 topics
  16. Corpus Linguistics50▲ 6.3×5 topics
  17. Latin America49▲ 6.9×20 topics
  18. Urban Development45▲ 3.3×15 topics
  19. Spain44▲ 31×5 topics
  20. Historiography44▲ 9.2×12 topics
  21. Health Disparities42▲ 4.3×8 topics
  22. Iberian Peninsula41▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Narrative40▲ 6.7×12 topics
  24. Society40▲ 5.5×15 topics
  25. Archaeology40▲ 7.9×9 topics
  26. Welfare State39▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Pragmatics36▲ 6.0×6 topics
  28. Machine Translation35▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Healthcare Communication35▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Cultural Competence34▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Bilingualism34▲ 6.8×6 topics
  32. Cultural Exchange33▲ 6.8×9 topics
  33. Quality of Care33▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Language Barriers33▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Medical Interpreters33▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Cross-Cultural Communication31▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Lexicography31▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Language Contact31▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Political Power30▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Cultural Translation30▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Alcalá publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare, Translation Studies and Practices, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Archaeological and Historical Studies.

Interpreting and Communi…33Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 33 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …30Translation Studies and Practices: 30 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …27Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 27 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…18Archaeological and Historical Studies: 18 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 18 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 18 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Iden…17Spanish Culture and Identity: 17 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 17 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…15Social Sciences and Policies: 15 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsLanguage and LinguisticsArcheologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 33 works
  2. 2 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 30 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 27 works
  4. 4 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 18 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  6. 6 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 18 works
  7. 7 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 17 works
  8. 8 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 17 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 15 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Alcalá's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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