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Universidad de León

In research, Universidad de León stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,845 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,383 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,287 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,824
of 28,054 · #15,828 all time
Rank in Mexico
#88
of 252
Research works
4.1k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Universidad de León 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 #2,845 of 10,521 10.5%582 #2710
Social SciencesField #3,383 of 6,365 9.9%293 #1525
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,287 of 1,998 11.0%211 #1684
EducationSubfield #1,423 of 1,892 23.6%64 #1648
Physical SciencesDomain #11,547 of 12,888 8.2%104 #17809
Health SciencesDomain #11,203 of 11,982 2.5%106 #15907
MedicineField #10,344 of 10,443 2.2%69 #17240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de León 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#2,710 #2,845
  2. Social Sciences#1,525 #3,383
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,684 #1,287
  4. Education#1,648 #1,423
  5. Physical Sciences#17,809 #11,547
  6. Health Sciences#15,907 #11,203
  7. Medicine#17,240 #10,344
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 León specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 44.6 works16×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.60× its world share, 211 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 293 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de León?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Antonio García Amado, Armando López Castro and José Enrique Martínez Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de León.

  1. 1 Juan Antonio García Amado Mexico · #185,201 worldwide 19 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Armando López Castro Mexico · #215,551 worldwide 4 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 José Enrique Martínez Fernández Mexico · #234,732 worldwide 4 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Tomás Quintana López Mexico · #235,851 worldwide 2 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 José María Balcells Mexico · #242,457 worldwide 2 citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Olivia Bui-Xuan Mexico · #277,501 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Luis Antonio de Villena Mexico · #286,850 worldwide 6 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 María Dolores Campos Sánchez-Bordona Mexico · #287,435 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 María Luzdivina Cuesta Torre Mexico · #288,569 worldwide 6 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Gregoria Cavero Domínguez Mexico · #293,030 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de León

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Literature, History, Education, Globalization, Welfare State, Gender Equality and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization65▲ 3.9×42 topics
  2. Education63▲ 4.3×45 topics
  3. Gender63▲ 14×23 topics
  4. Literature61▲ 13×17 topics
  5. History51▲ 8.6×21 topics
  6. Welfare State41▲ 56×4 topics
  7. Gender Equality40▲ 17×8 topics
  8. Identity40▲ 6.4×15 topics
  9. Educational Technology36▲ 3.6×14 topics
  10. Sustainable Development34▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Human Rights32▲ 3.7×23 topics
  12. Cultural Heritage32▲ 7.0×15 topics
  13. Society32▲ 19×9 topics
  14. Cultural Exchange27▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Historiography26▲ 24×9 topics
  16. Cultural Identity25▲ 5.7×9 topics
  17. Workplace Safety25▲ 20×2 topics
  18. European Union24▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Narrative24▲ 18×8 topics
  20. Poetry24▲ 86×3 topics
  21. Iberian Peninsula24▲ 91×3 topics
  22. Digital Transformation24▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Informal Learning23▲ 21×4 topics
  24. Memory23▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Technology23▲ 5.2×15 topics
  26. Urban Development23▲ 7.5×5 topics
  27. Political Power23▲ 54×3 topics
  28. Constitutional Law23▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Culture22▲ 4.9×14 topics
  30. Labor Rights22▲ 226×2 topics
  31. Latin America21▲ 13×13 topics
  32. Colonialism21▲ 5.3×12 topics
  33. Domestic Work21▲ 402×1 topic
  34. Telework21▲ 402×1 topic
  35. Social Movements20▲ 7.9×15 topics
  36. Gender Dynamics19▲ 22×6 topics
  37. Community Engagement19▲ 6.7×10 topics
  38. Authorship18▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Autobiography18▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Social Rights18▲ 64×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de León publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Labor Law and Work Dynamics, Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism, Social Sciences and Policies and Human Rights and Immigration.

Labor Law and Work Dynam…21Labor Law and Work Dynamics: 21 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…18Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 18 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 15 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 14 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 14 fractional worksMedieval Iberian Studies: 13 fractional worksEmployment, Labor, and Gender Studies: 12 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…12Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 12 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 12 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 21 works
  2. 2 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 18 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 15 works
  4. 4 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 14 works
  6. 6 Medieval Iberian Studies Classics 13 works
  7. 7 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Safety Research 12 works
  8. 8 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 12 works
  9. 9 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 12 works
  10. 10 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 11 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 available77.1%not open22.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de León's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.