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Universidad de Jaén

In research, Universidad de Jaén stands highest in Social Sciences (#854 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#273 of 2,578 worldwide) and Engineering (#856 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Conservation and Archeology — General Social Sciences is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,210
of 28,054 · #2,002 all time
Rank in Spain
#48
of 658
Research works
13k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
231k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Jaén 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 #854 of 10,521 22.9%1,144 #737
Business, Management and AccountingField #273 of 2,578 39.2%92 #390
EngineeringField #856 of 6,636 20.7%434 #1431
Social SciencesField #931 of 6,365 20.8%486 #763
Health SciencesDomain #1,938 of 11,982 21.7%386 #2350
Physical SciencesDomain #2,236 of 12,888 20.2%1,139 #1981
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #564 of 2,318 29.1%122 #1211
MedicineField #2,618 of 10,443 22.0%279 #3498
Arts and HumanitiesField #563 of 1,998 16.4%303 #534
Health ProfessionsField #678 of 1,928 22.9%93 #1113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Jaén 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#737 #854
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#390 #273
  3. Engineering#1,431 #856
  4. Social Sciences#763 #931
  5. Health Sciences#2,350 #1,938
  6. Physical Sciences#1,981 #2,236
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,211 #564
  8. Medicine#3,498 #2,618
  9. Arts and Humanities#534 #563
  10. Health Professions#1,113 #678
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 Jaén specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.4 works8.3×
  2. ConservationSubfield · 21.2 works7.5×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 47.9 works5.3×
← 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: 1.26× its world share, 179 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 233 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 82 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 434 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 180 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 93 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 279 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.49× its world share, 302 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 486 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Jaén?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis Martı́nez, José Luis Hernando Garrido and María José del Jesús lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Jaén.

  1. 1 Luis Martı́nez Spain · #21,229 worldwide 1.6k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 José Luis Hernando Garrido Spain · #36,641 worldwide 287 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 María José del Jesús Spain · #71,472 worldwide 338 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Rosa M. Rodríguez Spain · #98,701 worldwide 336 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 J. Aguilera Spain · #129,518 worldwide 194 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Pedro L. Pancorbo‐Hidalgo Spain · #129,892 worldwide 73 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Antonio Gálvez Spain · #140,141 worldwide 135 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Marı́a Luisa Pérez Cañado Spain · #167,694 worldwide 98 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Eusébio Cano Spain · #169,221 worldwide 105 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 María Teresa Martín Valdivia Spain · #180,263 worldwide 193 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Jaén

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Jaén?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Cultural Heritage, Education, Gender, History, Mental Health and Literature.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy150▲ 3.5×37 topics
  2. Sustainability145▲ 1.99×74 topics
  3. Education122▲ 2.4×59 topics
  4. Mental Health107▲ 2.4×38 topics
  5. Climate Change102▲ 1.26×76 topics
  6. Globalization91▲ 1.55×68 topics
  7. Environmental Impact86▲ 1.68×51 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage84▲ 5.1×24 topics
  9. History84▲ 4.0×21 topics
  10. Gender81▲ 5.0×26 topics
  11. Literature75▲ 4.6×27 topics
  12. Educational Technology69▲ 1.94×31 topics
  13. COVID-1964▲ 1.56×20 topics
  14. Human Rights57▲ 1.84×30 topics
  15. Physical Activity51▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Identity50▲ 2.3×30 topics
  17. Welfare State49▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Society49▲ 8.4×13 topics
  19. Culture48▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Pedagogy46▲ 3.1×15 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration44▲ 4.3×5 topics
  22. Health Promotion44▲ 4.6×17 topics
  23. Smart Grid43▲ 3.8×9 topics
  24. Resilience42▲ 2.9×13 topics
  25. Solar Energy39▲ 4.1×5 topics
  26. European Union34▲ 4.9×9 topics
  27. Informal Learning30▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Constitutional Law29▲ 7.3×2 topics
  29. Archaeology29▲ 7.2×10 topics
  30. Lexicography28▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Social Rights28▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Visual Arts28▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications28▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Decentralized Control27▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Spain27▲ 24×5 topics
  36. Terrestrial Laser Scanning27▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Demand Response26▲ 9.3×1 topic
  38. Electricity Markets26▲ 9.3×1 topic
  39. Distributed Power Generation25▲ 8.2×1 topic
  40. Microgrid Control25▲ 8.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Jaén publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Early Modern Spanish Literature and Social Sciences and Policies.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…26Smart Grid Energy Management: 26 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…25Microgrid Control and Optimization: 25 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 23 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…22Social Sciences and Policies: 22 fractional worksEducational Innovations …22Educational Innovations and Technology: 22 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 21 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 20 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…18Health and Lifestyle Studies: 18 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 18 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 17 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 25 works
  3. 3 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 23 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 22 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 22 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 21 works
  7. 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 20 works
  8. 8 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 18 works
  9. 9 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  10. 10 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 17 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Jaén's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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.