Universidad de Granada
In research, Universidad de Granada stands highest in Social Sciences (#150 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#46 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#154 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 12.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #320 of 22,385 · #526 all time
- Rank in Spain
- #9 of 426
- Research works
- 63k ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.2M 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.14× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 53% world 40%
- International
- 20% world 18%
What is Universidad de Granada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #150 of 9,585 | 13.1% | 4,988 | #196 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #46 of 1,896 | 11.3% | 1,460 | #147 | |
| Social SciencesField | #154 of 5,988 | 13.7% | 2,285 | #220 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #424 of 10,670 | 11.2% | 3,360 | #519 | |
| EducationSubfield | #92 of 1,930 | 17.1% | 491 | #115 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #580 of 9,902 | 12.3% | 2,328 | #1040 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #290 of 4,417 | 14.4% | 857 | #271 | |
| MedicineField | #616 of 8,541 | 11.2% | 1,872 | #1050 | |
| ArcheologySubfield | #11 of 149 | 10.3% | 333 | #47 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #252 of 3,334 | 11.4% | 521 | #232 |
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 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.
- Social Sciences#196 #150
- Arts and Humanities#147 #46
- Social Sciences#220 #154
- Physical Sciences#519 #424
- Education#115 #92
- Health Sciences#1,040 #580
- Computer Science#271 #290
- Medicine#1,050 #616
- Archeology#47 #11
- Environmental Science#232 #252
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 de Granada work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at Universidad de Granada is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (16%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.7× 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 Sciences5,58042.1%
- Social Sciences2,55319.3%
- Arts and Humanities1,61612.2%
- Psychology7575.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting3042.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2131.6%
- Decision Sciences1371.0%
- Physical Sciences3,76328.4%
- Computer Science9587.2%
- Engineering8616.5%
- Environmental Science5844.4%
- Mathematics3182.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3162.4%
- Physics and Astronomy2972.2%
- Materials Science2031.5%
- Chemistry1491.1%
- Energy610.5%
- Chemical Engineering180.1%
- Health Sciences2,61819.8%
- Medicine2,11416.0%
- Health Professions3632.7%
- Dentistry830.6%
- Nursing500.4%
- Veterinary80.1%
- Life Sciences1,2819.7%
What does Universidad de Granada specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life-span and Life-course Studies takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 27.8 works13×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 28.8 works10×
- ArcheologySubfield · 358.9 works9.0×
- ConservationSubfield · 93.2 works7.5×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 99.2 works6.8×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 129.7 works5.9×
- Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 23.0 works5.3×
- HistorySubfield · 216.0 works5.1×
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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities4.23×1,616 works
- Mathematics2.04×318 works
- Psychology1.88×757 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.52×316 works
- Social Sciences1.52×2,553 works
- Neuroscience1.30×279 works
- Dentistry1.30×84 works
- Decision Sciences1.07×137 works
- Health Professions1.04×363 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.01×297 works
- Computer Science0.93×958 works
- Environmental Science0.89×584 works
- Medicine0.83×2,114 works
- Nursing0.77×50 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×213 works
- Chemistry0.72×149 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.71×304 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×434 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.66×88 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×451 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.64×30 works
- Energy0.50×61 works
- Veterinary0.45×8 works
- Materials Science0.44×203 works
- Engineering0.43×861 works
- Chemical Engineering0.38×18 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.2×
- Mathematics 2.0×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.5×
- Social Sciences 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Dentistry 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.0×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Energy 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.4×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Granada?
Ranked on the quality score, Francisco José Liébana-Cabanillas, Alberto José Palma and Francisco Muñoz‐Leiva lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Granada.
- 1
Francisco José Liébana-Cabanillas
Spain · #13,952 worldwide 12k citations · 226 works
- 2
Alberto José Palma
Spain · #29,870 worldwide 35k citations · 546 works
- 3
Francisco Muñoz‐Leiva
Spain · #41,388 worldwide 7.2k citations · 152 works
- 4
Óscar F. Bustinza
Spain · #45,122 worldwide 5.5k citations · 99 works
- 5
Francisco B. Ortega
Spain · #45,632 worldwide 59k citations · 788 works
- 6
E. Battaner
Spain · #54,424 worldwide 55k citations · 319 works
- 7
Margarita Rivera
Spain · #59,288 worldwide 21k citations · 136 works
- 8
Antonio F. Hernández
Spain · #61,031 worldwide 13k citations · 259 works
- 9
Julio Plaza‐Díaz
Spain · #67,556 worldwide 11k citations · 173 works
- 10
Carlos Rodríguez‐Navarro
Spain · #74,475 worldwide 13k citations · 232 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Granada?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Education, Globalization, Gender, Iberian Peninsula, History, Latin America and Literature.
- archaeological research
- Religious Practices
- Medieval Spain
- Settlement Patterns
- Al-Andalus
- Society
- Historiography
- Inclusive Education
- Cultural Studies
- Latin America
- Urban Development
- Pedagogy
- Human Rights
- Literature
- COVID-19
- Quality of Life
- Gender
- Sustainability
- Cultural Heritage
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Mental Health
- Educational Technology
- History
- Identity
- Innovation
- Physical Activity
- Ethics
- Iberian Peninsula
- Social Movements
- Communication
- Archaeology
- Welfare State
- Cultural Exchange
- Informal Learning
- Spain
- Language Contact
- Islamic Architecture
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
- Education567▲ 2.5×113 topics
- Epidemiology509◆ 0.96×133 topics
- Globalization498▲ 1.91×129 topics
- Cultural Heritage419▲ 5.9×35 topics
- Climate Change378◆ 1.05×103 topics
- Sustainability332◆ 1.03×97 topics
- Mental Health326▲ 1.72×45 topics
- Gender312▲ 4.4×50 topics
- Educational Technology294▲ 1.88×38 topics
- Quality of Life279▲ 1.46×59 topics
- History279▲ 3.0×53 topics
- COVID-19267▲ 1.55×30 topics
- Identity257▲ 2.7×69 topics
- Literature247▲ 3.4×55 topics
- Innovation244▲ 1.79×56 topics
- Human Rights230▲ 1.70×60 topics
- Physical Activity213▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Pedagogy195▲ 2.9×21 topics
- Ethics191▲ 2.8×48 topics
- Urban Development188▲ 4.0×17 topics
- Iberian Peninsula182▲ 48×3 topics
- Latin America177▲ 7.0×22 topics
- Social Movements165▲ 4.2×30 topics
- Cultural Studies163▲ 3.3×34 topics
- Communication158▲ 3.8×18 topics
- Inclusive Education153▲ 3.2×20 topics
- Archaeology151▲ 8.8×11 topics
- Historiography142▲ 8.8×14 topics
- Welfare State141▲ 14×4 topics
- Society140▲ 5.5×20 topics
- Cultural Exchange135▲ 8.0×10 topics
- Al-Andalus125▲ 75×2 topics
- Informal Learning119▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Settlement Patterns115▲ 47×2 topics
- Spain104▲ 22×5 topics
- Medieval Spain103▲ 46×2 topics
- Language Contact100▲ 8.1×6 topics
- Religious Practices98▲ 18×4 topics
- Islamic Architecture96▲ 32×2 topics
- archaeological research96▲ 106×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidad de Granada publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia, Archaeological and Historical Studies, Educational Innovations and Technology and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 96 works
- 2 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 84 works
- 3 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 78 works
- 4 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 76 works
- 5 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 72 works
- 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 72 works
- 7 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 67 works
- 8 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 58 works
- 9 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 55 works
- 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 54 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 de Granada's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 1% 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 de Granada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.053% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad de Granada 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 13.8% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Granada
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada
- Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria
- Andalusian School of Public Health
- Parque Tecnológico de la Salud
- Hospital Universitario San Rafael
- Fundación Medina
- Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research
- Sociedad Hispano Mundial
Which institutions have research most like Universidad de Granada's?
Among the world's leading institutions, University of Bergen has the research profile closest to Universidad de Granada's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.
- 1
University of Bergen
Norway · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.79 Compare
- 2
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Mathematics 0.78 Compare
- 3
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands · Both strong in Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences 0.77 Compare
- 4
Aix-Marseille Université
France · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics 0.77 Compare
- 5
Universidad de Sevilla
Spain · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.77 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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