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Universidad de Salamanca

In research, Universidad de Salamanca stands highest in Social Sciences (#311 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#88 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#346 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Arts and Humanities, Classics and General Social Sciences — General Arts and Humanities is 16.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,022
of 28,054 · #1,176 all time
Rank in Spain
#21
of 658
Research works
33k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
446k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Salamanca 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 #311 of 10,521 17.2%3,338 #476
Arts and HumanitiesField #88 of 1,998 13.6%1,135 #313
Social SciencesField #346 of 6,365 16.6%1,580 #456
Health SciencesDomain #812 of 11,982 15.3%879 #1562
Physical SciencesDomain #1,210 of 12,888 19.2%1,615 #1206
MedicineField #1,051 of 10,443 13.1%659 #1727
Health ProfessionsField #254 of 1,928 19.2%131 #660
HistorySubfield #27 of 204 14.8%198 #116
EducationSubfield #300 of 1,892 25.2%258 #388
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #415 of 2,578 15.8%358 #640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Salamanca 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#476 #311
  2. Arts and Humanities#313 #88
  3. Social Sciences#456 #346
  4. Health Sciences#1,562 #812
  5. Physical Sciences#1,206 #1,210
  6. Medicine#1,727 #1,051
  7. Health Professions#660 #254
  8. History#116 #27
  9. Education#388 #300
  10. Sociology and Political Science#640 #415
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 Salamanca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Arts and Humanities takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 22.0 works17×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 45.9 works12×
  3. General Social SciencesSubfield · 77.1 works11×
  4. HistorySubfield · 198.2 works9.7×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 47.5 works7.9×
  6. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 239.7 works7.1×
  7. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 196.3 works7.0×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 206 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 183 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 81 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 499 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 28 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 327 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 225 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 72 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 77 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.46× its world share, 206 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.34× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 131 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 659 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.19× its world share, 1,135 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 175 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 121 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 269 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 1,580 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Salamanca?

Ranked on the composite score, Isabel Sánchez, Marcos González and Luis Plaja lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Salamanca.

  1. 1 Isabel Sánchez Spain · #40,728 worldwide 588 citations · 114 works
  2. 2 Marcos González Spain · #42,255 worldwide 286 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Luis Plaja Spain · #47,650 worldwide 484 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso Spain · #47,738 worldwide 240 citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Alexandre Koyré Spain · #51,395 worldwide 134 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 José J.G. Marı́n Spain · #51,661 worldwide 412 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Rocı́o I.R. Macı́as Spain · #57,171 worldwide 381 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Juan Cruz-Benito Spain · #67,758 worldwide 221 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 María‐Belén Vídriales Spain · #72,164 worldwide 271 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Mariano Fernández Enguita Spain · #74,401 worldwide 79 citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Salamanca

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Salamanca?

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

▲ 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. Globalization353▲ 2.8×107 topics
  2. Education349▲ 3.2×106 topics
  3. History304▲ 6.8×54 topics
  4. Literature281▲ 8.2×54 topics
  5. Gender258▲ 7.5×49 topics
  6. Identity251▲ 5.4×63 topics
  7. Educational Technology192▲ 2.5×36 topics
  8. Human Rights176▲ 2.7×54 topics
  9. Culture168▲ 5.0×34 topics
  10. Innovation164▲ 2.5×54 topics
  11. Latin America153▲ 13×20 topics
  12. Society152▲ 12×23 topics
  13. E-Learning148▲ 2.3×21 topics
  14. Colonialism144▲ 4.8×41 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage143▲ 4.1×27 topics
  16. Technology142▲ 4.2×31 topics
  17. Cultural Identity140▲ 4.3×33 topics
  18. Cultural Studies129▲ 5.4×33 topics
  19. Social Movements123▲ 6.5×25 topics
  20. Pedagogy116▲ 3.8×21 topics
  21. Ethics113▲ 3.7×43 topics
  22. Spain113▲ 47×5 topics
  23. Welfare State108▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Nationalism108▲ 3.7×27 topics
  25. Historiography107▲ 13×14 topics
  26. Communication103▲ 5.3×19 topics
  27. Feminism103▲ 5.7×20 topics
  28. Informal Learning103▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Pragmatics102▲ 9.9×6 topics
  30. Memory97▲ 6.2×22 topics
  31. Sociolinguistics94▲ 7.9×9 topics
  32. Bilingualism91▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Lexicography91▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Narrative86▲ 8.5×12 topics
  35. Language Contact82▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Political Power82▲ 26×4 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange82▲ 9.9×8 topics
  38. Iberian Peninsula77▲ 39×3 topics
  39. Language Variation76▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Phraseology74▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Universidad de Salamanca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Social Sciences and Policies and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Spanish Linguistics and …73Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 73 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…64E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 64 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 58 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 46 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 46 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 43 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 41 fractional worksHistorical Art and Archi…39Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 39 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 37 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 36 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Social SciencesInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 73 works
  2. 2 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 64 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 58 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 46 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 46 works
  6. 6 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 43 works
  7. 7 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 41 works
  8. 8 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 39 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 37 works
  10. 10 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 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 available58.7%not open41.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Salamanca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.