Universidad de Sevilla
In research, Universidad de Sevilla stands highest in Social Sciences (#159 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#145 of 5,988 worldwide) and Conservation (#1 of 31 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Conservation, General Arts and Humanities and History (Conservation is 12.6× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #354 of 22,385 · #529 all time
- Rank in Spain
- #11 of 426
- Research works
- 59k ▲ 4% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 980k 16.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.05× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 56% world 40%
- International
- 17% world 18%
What is Universidad de Sevilla 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 | #159 of 9,585 | 13.1% | 4,721 | #251 | |
| Social SciencesField | #145 of 5,988 | 13.6% | 2,149 | #205 | |
| ConservationSubfield | #1 of 31 | 10.3% | 149 | #4 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #69 of 1,896 | 11.6% | 1,567 | #155 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #468 of 10,670 | 10.3% | 4,102 | #503 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #473 of 9,902 | 11.0% | 1,973 | #754 | |
| MedicineField | #482 of 8,541 | 10.0% | 1,606 | #731 | |
| EngineeringField | #371 of 5,901 | 9.6% | 1,623 | #316 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #510 of 6,403 | 10.1% | 1,072 | #858 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #209 of 2,581 | 17.3% | 352 | #210 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad de Sevilla 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#251 #159
- Social Sciences#205 #145
- Conservation#4 #1
- Arts and Humanities#155 #69
- Physical Sciences#503 #468
- Health Sciences#754 #473
- Medicine#731 #482
- Engineering#316 #371
- Life Sciences#858 #510
- Business, Management and Accounting#210 #209
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 Sevilla work in?
In 2022-now, 40% of research at Universidad de Sevilla is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.6× 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 Sciences5,31639.9%
- Social Sciences2,43918.3%
- Arts and Humanities1,74213.1%
- Psychology4453.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting3922.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1941.5%
- Decision Sciences1050.8%
- Physical Sciences4,56234.2%
- Engineering1,78513.4%
- Computer Science8956.7%
- Environmental Science6424.8%
- Materials Science2762.1%
- Physics and Astronomy2541.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2021.5%
- Mathematics1951.5%
- Chemistry1551.2%
- Energy1230.9%
- Chemical Engineering350.3%
- Health Sciences2,23416.8%
- Medicine1,81913.6%
- Health Professions2782.1%
- Dentistry880.7%
- Nursing360.3%
- Veterinary130.1%
- Life Sciences1,2179.1%
What does Universidad de Sevilla specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Conservation takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ConservationSubfield · 158.2 works13×
- General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 28.9 works10×
- HistorySubfield · 346.0 works8.1×
- General Social SciencesSubfield · 111.0 works7.6×
- Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 164.6 works7.5×
- ArcheologySubfield · 298.0 works7.4×
- CommunicationSubfield · 195.4 works5.4×
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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities4.53×1,742 works
- Social Sciences1.45×2,439 works
- Dentistry1.36×88 works
- Mathematics1.24×195 works
- Psychology1.09×444 works
- Energy1.00×123 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×202 works
- Environmental Science0.97×642 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.91×392 works
- Engineering0.89×1,785 works
- Computer Science0.86×895 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.86×254 works
- Neuroscience0.84×182 works
- Decision Sciences0.81×104 works
- Health Professions0.79×278 works
- Chemical Engineering0.75×35 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×466 works
- Chemistry0.74×155 works
- Medicine0.71×1,819 works
- Veterinary0.71×13 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×194 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×464 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×29 works
- Materials Science0.59×276 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.57×76 works
- Nursing0.55×36 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.5×
- Social Sciences 1.4×
- Dentistry 1.4×
- Mathematics 1.2×
- Psychology 1.1×
- Energy 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.9×
- Engineering 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Medicine 0.7×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Sevilla?
Ranked on the quality score, Marta Montenegro Rueda, Francisco Rodríguez‐Sánchez and José Luis Roldán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Sevilla.
- 1
Marta Montenegro Rueda
Spain · #51,714 worldwide 2.8k citations · 188 works
- 2
Francisco Rodríguez‐Sánchez
Spain · #79,578 worldwide 5k citations · 115 works
- 3
José Luis Roldán
Spain · #91,151 worldwide 13k citations · 126 works
- 4
Adán Cabello
Spain · #98,751 worldwide 11k citations · 377 works
- 5
Francisco Liñán
Spain · #100,416 worldwide 17k citations · 143 works
- 6
María Rosario González-Rodríguez
Spain · #102,381 worldwide 3.4k citations · 109 works
- 7
Anabel Moriña
Spain · #109,162 worldwide 3.2k citations · 159 works
- 8
José Manuel Valverde
Spain · #115,426 worldwide 11k citations · 239 works
- 9
Andrés Aguilera
Spain · #120,963 worldwide 24k citations · 357 works
- 10
Antonio L. Leal‐Rodríguez
Spain · #141,128 worldwide 4.6k citations · 101 works
Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Sevilla?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, History, Gender, Education, Literature, Identity, Urban Development and Society.
- Media Studies
- Medieval Spain
- Gender Dynamics
- Al-Andalus
- Welfare State
- Seville
- Renaissance
- Philosophy
- Social Movements
- Spain
- Historiography
- Communication
- Ethics
- Culture
- Urban Development
- Literature
- Gender
- Sustainability
- Epidemiology
- Education
- Cultural Heritage
- Climate Change
- History
- Globalization
- Identity
- Innovation
- COVID-19
- Conservation
- Society
- Latin America
- Technology
- Political Power
- Cultural Studies
- Art History
- Feminism
- Spanish Art
- Iberian Peninsula
- Cultural Exchange
- Tourism
- Islamic Architecture
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
- Cultural Heritage514▲ 7.2×36 topics
- Education508▲ 2.2×106 topics
- Climate Change447▲ 1.23×104 topics
- Epidemiology444▼ 0.84×135 topics
- History434▲ 4.7×57 topics
- Sustainability404▲ 1.24×100 topics
- Globalization396▲ 1.51×126 topics
- Gender375▲ 5.2×50 topics
- Identity328▲ 3.4×68 topics
- Literature325▲ 4.5×53 topics
- Innovation260▲ 1.89×56 topics
- Urban Development255▲ 5.4×17 topics
- COVID-19245▲ 1.41×28 topics
- Culture219▲ 3.1×33 topics
- Conservation216▲ 3.8×21 topics
- Ethics214▲ 3.2×49 topics
- Society206▲ 8.1×20 topics
- Communication202▲ 4.8×20 topics
- Latin America198▲ 7.8×21 topics
- Historiography196▲ 12×14 topics
- Technology190▲ 2.7×28 topics
- Spain189▲ 40×5 topics
- Political Power187▲ 30×4 topics
- Social Movements174▲ 4.4×25 topics
- Cultural Studies168▲ 3.4×33 topics
- Philosophy165▲ 2.8×37 topics
- Art History147▲ 44×3 topics
- Renaissance147▲ 45×3 topics
- Feminism142▲ 3.6×24 topics
- Seville138▲ 100×1 topic
- Spanish Art138▲ 100×1 topic
- Welfare State135▲ 13×4 topics
- Iberian Peninsula116▲ 30×3 topics
- Al-Andalus112▲ 67×2 topics
- Cultural Exchange112▲ 6.6×10 topics
- Gender Dynamics108▲ 7.7×7 topics
- Tourism108▲ 8.8×8 topics
- Medieval Spain101▲ 44×2 topics
- Islamic Architecture98▲ 33×2 topics
- Media Studies97▲ 12×4 topics
Which research topics does Universidad de Sevilla publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia, Medieval and Early Modern Iberia and Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 138 works
- 2 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 96 works
- 3 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 72 works
- 4 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 68 works
- 5 Historical Studies on Spain History 66 works
- 6 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 65 works
- 7 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 64 works
- 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 64 works
- 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 62 works
- 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 62 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 Sevilla's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Sevilla as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.053% in 2024.
Fractional works of Universidad de Sevilla 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 12.6% in 2021.
Other research institutions in Seville
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
- Junta de Andalucía
- Andalusian Health Service
- Universidad Loyola Andalucía
- Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico
- Ayuntamiento de Sevilla
- Hospital Quirónsalud Sagrado Corazón
Which institutions have research most like Universidad de Sevilla's?
Among the world's leading institutions, Universidad de Granada has the research profile closest to Universidad de Sevilla's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.
- 1
Universidad de Granada
Spain · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.77 Compare
- 2
Universitat de València
Spain · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.64 Compare
- 3
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Spain · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.61 Compare
- 4
Aix-Marseille Université
France · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics 0.58 Compare
- 5
University of Leeds
United Kingdom · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Dentistry 0.58 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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