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Universidad de Granada

In research, Universidad de Granada stands highest in Social Sciences (#124 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#124 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#333 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Arts and Humanities and Archeology — Life-span and Life-course Studies is 14.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#489
of 28,054 · #543 all time
Rank in Spain
#8
of 658
Research works
58k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Granada 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 #124 of 10,521 21.3%4,953 #180
Social SciencesField #124 of 6,365 21.7%2,274 #143
Health SciencesDomain #333 of 11,982 20.8%1,673 #508
Arts and HumanitiesField #62 of 1,998 15.4%1,456 #115
Business, Management and AccountingField #83 of 2,578 37.5%267 #179
MedicineField #454 of 10,443 20.1%1,255 #784
Physical SciencesDomain #598 of 12,888 21.1%3,335 #618
Information SystemsSubfield #68 of 1,291 31.2%211 #83
EducationSubfield #103 of 1,892 28.4%489 #164
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #192 of 2,578 23.7%548 #309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Granada 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#180 #124
  2. Social Sciences#143 #124
  3. Health Sciences#508 #333
  4. Arts and Humanities#115 #62
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#179 #83
  6. Medicine#784 #454
  7. Physical Sciences#618 #598
  8. Information Systems#83 #68
  9. Education#164 #103
  10. Sociology and Political Science#309 #192
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 Granada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life-span and Life-course Studies takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 27.1 works15×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 25.8 works11×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 332.3 works10×
  4. ConservationSubfield · 89.2 works8.6×
  5. General Social SciencesSubfield · 89.3 works7.4×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 116.2 works6.4×
  7. HistorySubfield · 185.4 works5.3×
  8. Arts and HumanitiesField · 1,456.0 works4.6×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 374 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 332 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 56 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 227 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 127 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 854 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 280 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 761 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 517 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 176 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.25× its world share, 290 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 258 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 303 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 1,255 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.60× its world share, 1,456 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 267 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 120 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 190 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 647 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 2,274 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Granada?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Herrera, Enrique Herrera‐Viedma and Salvador García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Granada.

  1. 1 Francisco Herrera Spain · #517 worldwide 6.5k citations · 311 works
  2. 2 Enrique Herrera‐Viedma Spain · #2,571 worldwide 3.3k citations · 225 works
  3. 3 Salvador García Spain · #3,090 worldwide 1.9k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 A. Palma Spain · #7,569 worldwide 1.8k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Regino Zamora Spain · #10,831 worldwide 655 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Francisco Javier Cabrerizo Spain · #10,924 worldwide 751 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 E. Battaner Spain · #12,369 worldwide 1.6k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Julián Luengo Spain · #13,330 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Antonio Bolívar Botía Spain · #25,760 worldwide 211 citations · 126 works
  10. 10 Francisco B. Ortega Spain · #30,774 worldwide 421 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Granada

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Granada?

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

▲ 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. Education501▲ 2.7×104 topics
  2. Globalization438▲ 2.0×123 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage382▲ 6.3×33 topics
  4. Climate Change333◆ 1.13×99 topics
  5. Mental Health294▲ 1.83×45 topics
  6. Gender287▲ 4.8×46 topics
  7. Sustainability284◆ 1.06×93 topics
  8. Educational Technology261▲ 2.0×37 topics
  9. History249▲ 3.2×51 topics
  10. COVID-19237▲ 1.58×30 topics
  11. Identity236▲ 3.0×61 topics
  12. Literature227▲ 3.8×50 topics
  13. Human Rights207▲ 1.84×56 topics
  14. Innovation206▲ 1.78×54 topics
  15. Physical Activity194▲ 3.6×12 topics
  16. Pedagogy175▲ 3.3×19 topics
  17. Iberian Peninsula173▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Urban Development168▲ 4.2×17 topics
  19. Latin America161▲ 7.7×21 topics
  20. Ethics161▲ 3.0×45 topics
  21. Conservation145▲ 3.1×21 topics
  22. Archaeology144▲ 9.8×11 topics
  23. Inclusive Education143▲ 3.7×20 topics
  24. Social Movements143▲ 4.3×28 topics
  25. Cultural Studies142▲ 3.4×33 topics
  26. Communication139▲ 4.1×17 topics
  27. Welfare State137▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Gender Differences136▲ 3.3×17 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange128▲ 8.9×10 topics
  30. Historiography126▲ 9.1×13 topics
  31. Society125▲ 5.9×20 topics
  32. Feminism119▲ 3.9×22 topics
  33. Al-Andalus113▲ 80×2 topics
  34. Settlement Patterns111▲ 50×2 topics
  35. Informal Learning110▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Religious Practices95▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Spain94▲ 23×5 topics
  38. Medieval Spain92▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Language Contact89▲ 8.3×6 topics
  40. Islamic Architecture86▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Granada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia, Archaeological and Historical Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Social Sciences and Policies.

Historical Studies of Me…86Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 86 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…82Archaeological and Historical Studies: 82 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 74 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…72Social Sciences and Policies: 72 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…70Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 70 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 68 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 61 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…52Education and Teacher Training: 52 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 51 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 48 fractional works
ArcheologyInformation SystemsGeneral Social SciencesConservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 86 works
  2. 2 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 82 works
  3. 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 74 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 72 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 70 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 68 works
  7. 7 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 61 works
  8. 8 Education and Teacher Training Education 52 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 51 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 48 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Granada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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