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Universidad de Cádiz

In research, Universidad de Cádiz stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,008 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#315 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#889 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Archeology and History — General Social Sciences is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,983
of 28,054 · #2,285 all time
Rank in Spain
#44
of 658
Research works
16k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
233k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Cádiz 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 #1,008 of 10,521 17.7%1,547 #1190
Business, Management and AccountingField #315 of 2,578 34.0%126 #559
Social SciencesField #889 of 6,365 17.1%758 #1113
Physical SciencesDomain #2,024 of 12,888 15.7%1,369 #2141
Health SciencesDomain #2,242 of 11,982 22.2%333 #3815
Life SciencesDomain #1,709 of 7,800 22.6%297 #2344
Environmental ScienceField #1,025 of 3,551 20.3%275 #1095
EngineeringField #2,187 of 6,636 15.7%390 #2592
MedicineField #3,490 of 10,443 21.6%258 #4846
Arts and HumanitiesField #673 of 1,998 11.9%454 #1001

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Cádiz 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#1,190 #1,008
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#559 #315
  3. Social Sciences#1,113 #889
  4. Physical Sciences#2,141 #2,024
  5. Health Sciences#3,815 #2,242
  6. Life Sciences#2,344 #1,709
  7. Environmental Science#1,095 #1,025
  8. Engineering#2,592 #2,187
  9. Medicine#4,846 #3,490
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,001 #673
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 Cádiz specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 41.9 works11×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 91.2 works8.5×
  3. HistorySubfield · 89.2 works7.8×
  4. ConservationSubfield · 20.5 works6.1×
← 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: 0.95× its world share, 160 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 258 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 102 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.58× its world share, 52 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 390 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 276 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 98 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.99× its world share, 83 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 258 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.43× its world share, 454 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 758 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Cádiz?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco A. Macı́as, Manuel J. Cobo and Fidel Echevarrı́a lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Cádiz.

  1. 1 Francisco A. Macı́as Spain · #8,635 worldwide 890 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Manuel J. Cobo Spain · #40,050 worldwide 595 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Fidel Echevarrı́a Spain · #55,740 worldwide 809 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J. Ignacio González-Gordillo Spain · #79,081 worldwide 487 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 M. Marcos Spain · #79,256 worldwide 390 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Manuel Larrán Jorge Spain · #101,497 worldwide 160 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 F.J. Botana Spain · #110,961 worldwide 318 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Andrés Cózar Spain · #117,315 worldwide 549 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 José Castro‐Piñero Spain · #147,178 worldwide 132 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Daniel Ortega Spain · #170,600 worldwide 210 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Cádiz

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Cádiz?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Education, Climate Change, Spain, Globalization, Welfare State 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. Climate Change169▲ 1.77×81 topics
  2. Education150▲ 2.5×65 topics
  3. Globalization132▲ 1.90×75 topics
  4. Sustainability131▲ 1.52×78 topics
  5. Gender117▲ 6.1×31 topics
  6. History111▲ 4.5×32 topics
  7. Educational Technology105▲ 2.5×28 topics
  8. Innovation79▲ 2.1×44 topics
  9. Cultural Heritage76▲ 3.9×26 topics
  10. Spain71▲ 53×5 topics
  11. Literature71▲ 3.7×27 topics
  12. Identity70▲ 2.7×37 topics
  13. Social Movements67▲ 6.3×25 topics
  14. Welfare State64▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Communication62▲ 5.7×13 topics
  16. Inclusive Education59▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Pedagogy59▲ 3.4×12 topics
  18. Feminism57▲ 5.7×15 topics
  19. Gender Differences56▲ 4.2×15 topics
  20. Informal Learning54▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Historiography52▲ 12×12 topics
  22. Sociolinguistics52▲ 7.8×7 topics
  23. Archaeology51▲ 11×11 topics
  24. Political Power49▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Language Contact49▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Pragmatics49▲ 8.5×6 topics
  27. Iberian Peninsula49▲ 44×3 topics
  28. Lexicography48▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Economic Crisis46▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Cultural Exchange45▲ 9.8×9 topics
  31. Language Variation44▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Bilingualism44▲ 9.1×6 topics
  33. Latin America43▲ 6.4×16 topics
  34. Participation41▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Phraseology40▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Dialectology39▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Hispanic Linguistics39▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Social Work39▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Migrant Integration39▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Family Support39▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Cádiz publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, Social Sciences and Policies, Literacy and Educational Practices and Archaeological and Historical Studies.

Spanish Linguistics and …39Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 39 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…38Social Sciences and Policies: 38 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…30Literacy and Educational Practices: 30 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…27Archaeological and Historical Studies: 27 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 25 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 24 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Sp…22Historical Studies on Spain: 22 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 22 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 21 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…20Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 20 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsGeneral Social SciencesEducationArcheology6 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 39 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 38 works
  3. 3 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 30 works
  4. 4 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 27 works
  5. 5 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 25 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 24 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies on Spain History 22 works
  8. 8 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 22 works
  9. 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 21 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 20 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Cádiz's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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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.