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Universidad de Málaga

In research, Universidad de Málaga stands highest in Social Sciences (#264 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#65 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#229 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Communication and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — General Social Sciences is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,125
of 28,054 · #1,174 all time
Rank in Spain
#25
of 658
Research works
30k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
458k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Málaga 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 #264 of 10,521 19.6%3,282 #504
Business, Management and AccountingField #65 of 2,578 29.4%223 #233
Social SciencesField #229 of 6,365 19.1%1,641 #452
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #259 of 2,578 25.1%365 #424
Health SciencesDomain #1,232 of 11,982 17.5%751 #1811
Physical SciencesDomain #1,363 of 12,888 17.6%1,995 #1069
Computer ScienceField #494 of 4,667 21.4%661 #409
PsychologyField #268 of 2,181 22.0%349 #598
MedicineField #1,402 of 10,443 17.5%592 #2202
Arts and HumanitiesField #278 of 1,998 14.9%836 #565

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 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#504 #264
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#233 #65
  3. Social Sciences#452 #229
  4. Sociology and Political Science#424 #259
  5. Health Sciences#1,811 #1,232
  6. Physical Sciences#1,069 #1,363
  7. Computer Science#409 #494
  8. Psychology#598 #268
  9. Medicine#2,202 #1,402
  10. Arts and Humanities#565 #278
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 Málaga specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 88.9 works13×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 205.7 works12×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 76.1 works7.1×
  4. HistorySubfield · 131.8 works6.3×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 171 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 143 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 99 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 661 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 97 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 607 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 260 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 104 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 105 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 44 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 142 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 592 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.47× its world share, 836 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 222 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 62 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 172 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 349 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 1,641 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Málaga?

Ranked on the composite score, Mario J. Durán, María J. Blanca and Ángel Ignacio Pérez Gómez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Málaga.

  1. 1 Mario J. Durán · #17,056 worldwide 749 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 María J. Blanca · #39,936 worldwide 234 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Ángel Ignacio Pérez Gómez · #47,275 worldwide 169 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Nicolás Guil · #60,028 worldwide 342 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Natalio Extremera · #68,419 worldwide 422 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Francisco Luna · #76,479 worldwide 236 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Enrique Gómez‐Gracia · #78,545 worldwide 378 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Rodrigo Román · #82,339 worldwide 571 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Lourdes Rey · #85,019 worldwide 216 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Juan M. Morales · #85,895 worldwide 424 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Málaga

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Málaga?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Communication, Globalization, Social Media, History, Gender, Spain and Welfare State.

▲ 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. Education332▲ 3.0×94 topics
  2. Globalization314▲ 2.5×98 topics
  3. Social Media260▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Sustainability225▲ 1.43×83 topics
  5. History203▲ 4.5×46 topics
  6. Communication190▲ 9.6×20 topics
  7. COVID-19184▲ 2.1×24 topics
  8. Educational Technology181▲ 2.4×35 topics
  9. Identity170▲ 3.6×55 topics
  10. Gender170▲ 4.8×43 topics
  11. Literature155▲ 4.4×45 topics
  12. Innovation149▲ 2.2×49 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage145▲ 4.1×31 topics
  14. Spain128▲ 53×5 topics
  15. Welfare State125▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Social Networks122▲ 7.0×12 topics
  17. Latin America116▲ 9.3×20 topics
  18. Technology116▲ 3.4×29 topics
  19. Ethics114▲ 3.6×37 topics
  20. Digital Media109▲ 9.6×7 topics
  21. Pedagogy108▲ 3.4×22 topics
  22. Gender Differences99▲ 4.1×16 topics
  23. Cultural Studies98▲ 4.0×32 topics
  24. Television87▲ 72×2 topics
  25. Informal Learning86▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Media Studies84▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Memory83▲ 5.3×18 topics
  28. Media82▲ 8.3×9 topics
  29. Society82▲ 6.6×18 topics
  30. Economic Crisis82▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Narrative81▲ 7.8×13 topics
  32. Ethical Challenges80▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Corpus Linguistics79▲ 5.7×5 topics
  34. Public Perception77▲ 9.3×6 topics
  35. Participation76▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Family Support73▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Social Work71▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Migrant Integration71▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Community Intervention71▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Third Sector71▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Málaga publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Media and Digital Communication and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Social Sciences and Poli…71Social Sciences and Policies: 71 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…66Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 66 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 51 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 50 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 47 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 44 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 42 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…39Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 39 fractional worksAdvertising and Communication Studies: 38 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 36 fractional works
General Social SciencesCommunicationComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 71 works
  2. 2 Communication and COVID-19 ImpactCommunication 66 works
  3. 3 Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Networks and Communications 51 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 50 works
  5. 5 Translation Studies and PracticesLanguage and Linguistics 47 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 44 works
  7. 7 Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLanguage and Linguistics 42 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 39 works
  9. 9 Advertising and Communication StudiesCommunication 38 works
  10. 10 Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryHistory 36 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 available56.2%not open43.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Málaga'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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