Universidad de Málaga
In research, Universidad de Málaga stands highest in Social Sciences (#452 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#437 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#897 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Communication and Visual Arts and Performing Arts (General Social Sciences is 12.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #771 of 22,385 · #1,094 all time
- Rank in Spain
- #30 of 426
- Research works
- 30k ▲ 10% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 458k 15.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.11× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 56% world 40%
- International
- 17% world 18%
What is Universidad de Málaga 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 | #452 of 9,585 | 12.9% | 3,282 | #563 | |
| Social SciencesField | #437 of 5,988 | 13.2% | 1,641 | #529 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #897 of 10,670 | 10.3% | 1,995 | #990 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,228 of 9,902 | 12.2% | 751 | #1650 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #578 of 4,417 | 13.3% | 661 | #511 | |
| MedicineField | #1,289 of 8,541 | 11.8% | 592 | #1671 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #418 of 2,526 | 13.2% | 365 | #699 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #342 of 1,896 | 10.8% | 836 | #503 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,071 of 5,901 | 10.0% | 607 | #852 | |
| EducationSubfield | #376 of 1,930 | 17.1% | 289 | #475 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Málaga 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#563 #452
- Social Sciences#529 #437
- Physical Sciences#990 #897
- Health Sciences#1,650 #1,228
- Computer Science#511 #578
- Medicine#1,671 #1,289
- Sociology and Political Science#699 #418
- Arts and Humanities#503 #342
- Engineering#852 #1,071
- Education#475 #376
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 Málaga work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Universidad de Málaga is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.0× 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 Sciences3,61750.3%
- Social Sciences1,80525.1%
- Arts and Humanities91612.7%
- Psychology3945.5%
- Business, Management and Accounting2453.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1882.6%
- Decision Sciences701.0%
- Physical Sciences2,20930.7%
- Computer Science72810.1%
- Engineering6679.3%
- Environmental Science3014.2%
- Materials Science1121.6%
- Mathematics1121.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1121.6%
- Energy540.8%
- Chemistry540.8%
- Physics and Astronomy490.7%
- Chemical Engineering200.3%
- Health Sciences85611.9%
- Medicine6759.4%
- Health Professions1622.3%
- Nursing90.1%
- Dentistry80.1%
- Veterinary20.0%
- Life Sciences5107.1%
What does Universidad de Málaga specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 12.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 94.8 works12×
- CommunicationSubfield · 222.6 works11×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 86.5 works7.3×
- MuseologySubfield · 54.3 works6.2×
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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities4.41×916 works
- Social Sciences1.98×1,805 works
- Psychology1.80×394 works
- Mathematics1.32×112 works
- Computer Science1.30×728 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×188 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.06×245 works
- Decision Sciences1.00×70 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.99×112 works
- Neuroscience0.98×114 works
- Health Professions0.86×162 works
- Environmental Science0.84×301 works
- Energy0.82×54 works
- Chemical Engineering0.81×20 works
- Engineering0.62×667 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.57×196 works
- Medicine0.49×675 works
- Chemistry0.48×54 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×11 works
- Materials Science0.45×112 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×161 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.37×27 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.31×49 works
- Nursing0.26×9 works
- Dentistry0.23×8 works
- Veterinary0.17×2 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.4×
- Social Sciences 2.0×
- Psychology 1.8×
- Mathematics 1.3×
- Computer Science 1.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Málaga?
Ranked on the quality score, Sebastián Molinillo, Enrique Gómez‐Gracia and Sonia Osorio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Málaga.
- 1
Sebastián Molinillo
Spain · #11,214 worldwide 6.4k citations · 131 works
- 2
Enrique Gómez‐Gracia
Spain · #29,370 worldwide 28k citations · 254 works
- 3
Sonia Osorio
Spain · #36,368 worldwide 16k citations · 164 works
- 4
Miguel A. Botella
Spain · #79,272 worldwide 13k citations · 145 works
- 5
Rafael Anaya‐Sánchez
Spain · #91,358 worldwide 3k citations · 61 works
- 6
David Posé
Spain · #97,645 worldwide 3.6k citations · 67 works
- 7
María Isabel Queipo‐Ortuño
Spain · #105,300 worldwide 10k citations · 123 works
- 8
Raúl J. Andrade
Spain · #130,062 worldwide 27k citations · 576 works
- 9
Sebastian de la Torre
Spain · #140,246 worldwide 2.4k citations · 43 works
- 10
Diego Romero
Spain · #153,748 worldwide 8.7k citations · 169 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Málaga?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Communication, Globalization, History, Social Media, Gender, Spain and Literature.
- News Consumption
- Media System
- Information Quality
- Participation
- Public Perception
- Media Studies
- Media
- Society
- Gender Differences
- Digital Media
- Latin America
- Ethics
- Social Networks
- Cultural Heritage
- Literature
- Gender
- COVID-19
- Climate Change
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Education
- Social Media
- History
- Communication
- Educational Technology
- Identity
- Innovation
- Spain
- Technology
- Welfare State
- Pedagogy
- Cultural Studies
- Informal Learning
- Television
- Corpus Linguistics
- Narrative
- Economic Crisis
- Family Support
- Social Work
- Migrant Integration
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
- Education371▲ 3.0×101 topics
- Globalization349▲ 2.5×105 topics
- Social Media279▲ 2.8×33 topics
- Sustainability258▲ 1.47×87 topics
- History228▲ 4.6×48 topics
- Climate Change226◆ 1.15×97 topics
- Communication206▲ 9.1×21 topics
- COVID-19198▲ 2.1×26 topics
- Educational Technology197▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Gender187▲ 4.8×44 topics
- Identity184▲ 3.5×57 topics
- Literature176▲ 4.5×46 topics
- Innovation166▲ 2.2×51 topics
- Cultural Heritage162▲ 4.2×31 topics
- Spain138▲ 54×5 topics
- Social Networks132▲ 6.8×12 topics
- Technology132▲ 3.5×31 topics
- Ethics130▲ 3.6×40 topics
- Welfare State129▲ 23×4 topics
- Latin America125▲ 9.2×20 topics
- Pedagogy120▲ 3.3×24 topics
- Digital Media118▲ 9.1×7 topics
- Cultural Studies113▲ 4.3×33 topics
- Gender Differences103▲ 3.9×16 topics
- Informal Learning93▲ 10×5 topics
- Society93▲ 6.7×18 topics
- Television90▲ 73×2 topics
- Media90▲ 8.3×11 topics
- Corpus Linguistics87▲ 5.7×5 topics
- Media Studies86▲ 19×4 topics
- Narrative85▲ 7.7×13 topics
- Public Perception85▲ 9.1×6 topics
- Economic Crisis84▲ 10×4 topics
- Participation78▲ 11×5 topics
- Family Support74▲ 16×2 topics
- Information Quality74▲ 18×4 topics
- Social Work73▲ 15×2 topics
- Media System73▲ 49×1 topic
- Migrant Integration73▲ 30×2 topics
- News Consumption73▲ 49×1 topic
Which research topics does Universidad de Málaga publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Social Sciences and Policies, Media and Digital Communication and Educational Innovations and Technology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 73 works
- 2 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 72 works
- 3 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 52 works
- 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 52 works
- 5 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 51 works
- 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 47 works
- 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 44 works
- 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 41 works
- 9 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 41 works
- 10 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 38 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 Málaga's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 Málaga as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.030% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad de Málaga 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 13.5% in 2021.
Other research institutions in Málaga
- Hospital Materno-Infantil
- Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga
- Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga
- Andalusian Centre for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud
- AT4 wireless (Spain)
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