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Universidad de Deusto

In research, Universidad de Deusto stands highest in Social Sciences (#825 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#918 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#438 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Safety Research and Gender Studies — General Social Sciences is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,044
of 28,054 · #5,075 all time
Rank in Spain
#99
of 658
Research works
6k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Deusto 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 #825 of 10,521 19.8%876 #870
Social SciencesField #918 of 6,365 17.9%492 #743
Business, Management and AccountingField #438 of 2,578 24.5%105 #658
Health SciencesDomain #4,017 of 11,982 17.5%171 #7165
EducationSubfield #636 of 1,892 31.7%78 #566
Computer ScienceField #1,817 of 4,667 26.8%122 #1418
Physical SciencesDomain #5,458 of 12,888 20.4%358 #6815
EngineeringField #3,342 of 6,636 17.2%156 #3399
PsychologyField #1,138 of 2,181 22.7%143 #1198
MedicineField #5,523 of 10,443 17.6%130 #8181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Deusto 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#870 #825
  2. Social Sciences#743 #918
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#658 #438
  4. Health Sciences#7,165 #4,017
  5. Education#566 #636
  6. Computer Science#1,418 #1,817
  7. Physical Sciences#6,815 #5,458
  8. Engineering#3,399 #3,342
  9. Psychology#1,198 #1,138
  10. Medicine#8,181 #5,523
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 Deusto specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.3 works17×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 24.8 works6.1×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 31.2 works5.9×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 64.7 works4.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 122 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 156 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.24× its world share, 105 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.22× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 492 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Deusto?

Ranked on the composite score, Javier García-Zubía, Ernesto Panadero and Pablo Orduña lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Deusto.

  1. 1 Javier García-Zubía Spain · #49,174 worldwide 209 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Ernesto Panadero Spain · #51,988 worldwide 681 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Pablo Orduña Spain · #89,369 worldwide 177 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Aurelio Villa Sánchez Spain · #104,243 worldwide 54 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Begonya García-Zapirain Spain · #113,994 worldwide 207 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 Elena Atienza Macías Spain · #139,673 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Esther Calvete Spain · #159,203 worldwide 211 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Mikel Navarro Spain · #198,154 worldwide 79 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Ana Estévez Spain · #201,076 worldwide 224 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 José María Mardones Spain · #214,840 worldwide 9 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Deusto

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Deusto?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Welfare State, Globalization, Mental Health, Education, Human Rights, Latin America, European Union and Gender Differences.

▲ 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. Globalization82▲ 2.9×63 topics
  2. Education75▲ 3.0×53 topics
  3. Mental Health73▲ 3.4×35 topics
  4. Human Rights56▲ 3.7×41 topics
  5. Sustainability53▲ 1.50×55 topics
  6. Deep Learning52◆ 1.05×52 topics
  7. Welfare State52▲ 42×4 topics
  8. Machine Learning50◆ 1.05×58 topics
  9. Innovation42▲ 2.8×36 topics
  10. Social Media41▲ 1.95×24 topics
  11. Latin America38▲ 14×14 topics
  12. Gender37▲ 4.7×25 topics
  13. Gender Differences35▲ 6.5×13 topics
  14. Ethics34▲ 4.8×22 topics
  15. European Union34▲ 10×12 topics
  16. Ethical Challenges31▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Economic Crisis29▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Identity29▲ 2.7×28 topics
  19. Social Support27▲ 3.4×16 topics
  20. Family Support27▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Leadership27▲ 3.9×12 topics
  22. Social Capital27▲ 3.5×14 topics
  23. Participation26▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Religion26▲ 3.8×15 topics
  25. Gender Equality26▲ 6.3×7 topics
  26. Well-being25▲ 4.5×14 topics
  27. Social Work24▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Community Intervention24▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Third Sector24▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Emotion Regulation24▲ 5.3×8 topics
  31. Physical Activity24▲ 3.3×11 topics
  32. Constitutional Law23▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Adolescents23▲ 4.2×10 topics
  34. Social Rights19▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Catholicism19▲ 34×4 topics
  36. Environmental Education19▲ 8.4×6 topics
  37. Sociology19▲ 9.4×7 topics
  38. Schengen Area17▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Equality17▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Labor Law16▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Deusto publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Human Rights and Immigration, Religious and Theological Studies and Finance, Taxation, and Governance.

Social Sciences and Poli…24Social Sciences and Policies: 24 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 14 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…13Religious and Theological Studies: 13 fractional worksFinance, Taxation, and G…11Finance, Taxation, and Governance: 11 fractional worksEmployment, Labor, and Gender Studies: 11 fractional worksLabor Law and Work Dynamics: 9 fractional worksBasque language and cult…8Basque language and culture studies: 8 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…8Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…8Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Teachin…8Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation: 8 fractional works
General Social SciencesSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 24 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 Finance, Taxation, and Governance Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 11 works
  5. 5 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Safety Research 11 works
  6. 6 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  7. 7 Basque language and culture studies Cultural Studies 8 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation Education 8 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Deusto's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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