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Universidad de Murcia

In research, Universidad de Murcia stands highest in Social Sciences (#354 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#246 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#632 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and History — Life-span and Life-course Studies is 21.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#964
of 28,054 · #964 all time
Rank in Spain
#19
of 658
Research works
33k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
567k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Murcia 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 #354 of 10,521 19.8%2,767 #311
Social SciencesField #246 of 6,365 19.1%1,350 #190
Health SciencesDomain #632 of 11,982 18.9%1,085 #891
MedicineField #899 of 10,443 18.0%818 #1262
Physical SciencesDomain #1,374 of 12,888 19.5%1,339 #1272
EducationSubfield #210 of 1,892 25.2%303 #291
Life SciencesDomain #935 of 7,800 22.0%736 #942
Business, Management and AccountingField #310 of 2,578 33.9%177 #326
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #258 of 1,775 35.8%128 #634
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #218 of 1,272 37.4%108 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Murcia 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#311 #354
  2. Social Sciences#190 #246
  3. Health Sciences#891 #632
  4. Medicine#1,262 #899
  5. Physical Sciences#1,272 #1,374
  6. Education#291 #210
  7. Life Sciences#942 #935
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#326 #310
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#634 #258
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 Murcia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life-span and Life-course Studies takes 21.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 21.2 works21×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 59.0 works9.1×
  3. HistorySubfield · 134.3 works7.1×
  4. ConservationSubfield · 31.2 works5.6×
  5. MuseologySubfield · 39.8 works5.5×
← 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: 1.12× its world share, 316 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 241 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 76 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 89 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 111 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 485 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 191 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 281 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 39 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 87 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.41× its world share, 40 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 169 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 818 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 30 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.43× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.30× its world share, 736 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 177 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 128 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 333 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 1,350 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Murcia?

Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Oller, Julio Sánchez‐Meca and Leo Margolis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Murcia.

  1. 1 J. A. Oller Spain · #48,387 worldwide 559 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Julio Sánchez‐Meca Spain · #62,796 worldwide 243 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Leo Margolis Spain · #65,689 worldwide 443 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Antonio J. Jara Spain · #66,938 worldwide 288 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Ambrosio Toval Spain · #68,603 worldwide 221 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Manuel Gil Pérez Spain · #70,924 worldwide 281 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Jaime Mendiola Spain · #74,321 worldwide 343 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 José S. Carrión Spain · #75,932 worldwide 396 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Antonio Viñao Frago Spain · #75,951 worldwide 81 citations · 103 works
  10. 10 Pedro Soto‐Acosta Spain · #82,402 worldwide 291 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Murcia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Murcia?

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

▲ 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. Education329▲ 3.2×87 topics
  2. Globalization265▲ 2.3×92 topics
  3. Epidemiology228◆ 0.97×129 topics
  4. History193▲ 4.6×40 topics
  5. Climate Change188▲ 1.18×94 topics
  6. Gender172▲ 5.4×35 topics
  7. Educational Technology166▲ 2.4×33 topics
  8. Literature158▲ 4.9×36 topics
  9. Mental Health150▲ 1.72×44 topics
  10. COVID-19145▲ 1.80×29 topics
  11. Identity142▲ 3.3×46 topics
  12. Human Rights141▲ 2.3×45 topics
  13. Innovation137▲ 2.2×49 topics
  14. Social Media125▲ 1.48×33 topics
  15. Pedagogy123▲ 4.2×19 topics
  16. E-Learning122▲ 2.0×18 topics
  17. Technology110▲ 3.5×24 topics
  18. Welfare State110▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Inclusive Education108▲ 5.2×17 topics
  20. Latin America106▲ 9.3×19 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage102▲ 3.2×28 topics
  22. Communication100▲ 5.5×18 topics
  23. Spain98▲ 44×5 topics
  24. Culture97▲ 3.1×23 topics
  25. Cultural Studies94▲ 4.2×25 topics
  26. Physical Activity92▲ 3.2×12 topics
  27. Society90▲ 7.9×15 topics
  28. Health Promotion85▲ 4.5×17 topics
  29. Informal Learning77▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Social Movements75▲ 4.2×18 topics
  31. Memory75▲ 5.2×18 topics
  32. Social Rights68▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Narrative67▲ 7.0×10 topics
  34. European Union66▲ 4.9×15 topics
  35. Historiography65▲ 8.7×12 topics
  36. Teacher Development57▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Constitutional Law55▲ 6.9×5 topics
  38. Political Power53▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Participation52▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. High-Intensity Interval Training51▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Murcia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Sports Performance and Training.

Social Sciences and Poli…46Social Sciences and Policies: 46 fractional worksEducational Innovations …46Educational Innovations and Technology: 46 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 44 fractional worksSports Performance and T…44Sports Performance and Training: 44 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…40Education and Teacher Training: 40 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 40 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 33 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…31Sports injuries and prevention: 31 fractional worksLabor Law and Work Dynamics: 30 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 28 fractional works
General Social SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 46 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 46 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 44 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 44 works
  5. 5 Education and Teacher Training Education 40 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 40 works
  7. 7 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 33 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 31 works
  9. 9 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 30 works
  10. 10 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 28 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 available52.8%not open47.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Murcia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.