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Universidad de Sevilla

In research, Universidad de Sevilla stands highest in Social Sciences (#212 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#57 of 2,578 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#340 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Conservation, General Arts and Humanities and History — Conservation is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#532
of 28,054 · #585 all time
Rank in Spain
#9
of 658
Research works
54k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
916k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Universidad de Sevilla 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 #212 of 10,521 20.0%4,672 #315
Business, Management and AccountingField #57 of 2,578 32.3%346 #127
Health SciencesDomain #340 of 11,982 20.4%1,210 #738
HistorySubfield #6 of 204 18.9%314 #90
Social SciencesField #236 of 6,365 18.9%2,136 #275
Arts and HumanitiesField #75 of 1,998 16.9%1,564 #211
Physical SciencesDomain #653 of 12,888 17.9%4,077 #548
MedicineField #669 of 10,443 19.4%880 #1591
Information SystemsSubfield #86 of 1,291 32.1%193 #106
ConservationSubfield #2 of 28 12.3%149 #8

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 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#315 #212
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#127 #57
  3. Health Sciences#738 #340
  4. History#90 #6
  5. Social Sciences#275 #236
  6. Arts and Humanities#211 #75
  7. Physical Sciences#548 #653
  8. Medicine#1,591 #669
  9. Information Systems#106 #86
  10. Conservation#8 #2
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 Sevilla specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Conservation takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ConservationSubfield · 148.8 works14×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 26.3 works12×
  3. HistorySubfield · 313.6 works9.0×
  4. General Social SciencesSubfield · 101.1 works8.5×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 274.5 works8.3×
  6. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 136.7 works7.6×
  7. CommunicationSubfield · 175.4 works5.9×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 410 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 337 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 40 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 137 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 791 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 179 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.10× its world share, 110 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 1,611 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 567 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 252 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 175 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 224 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 72 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 220 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 880 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.97× its world share, 1,564 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 346 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 89 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 367 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 2,136 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad de Sevilla?

Ranked on the composite score, Leopoldo G. Franquelo, José I. Leon and Antonio Ruiz–Cortés lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad de Sevilla.

  1. 1 Leopoldo G. Franquelo Spain · #2,290 worldwide 2.3k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 José I. Leon Spain · #3,854 worldwide 2.1k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Antonio Ruiz–Cortés Spain · #10,390 worldwide 888 citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Federico Barrero Spain · #14,906 worldwide 663 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Julio Cabero Almenara Spain · #18,475 worldwide 357 citations · 174 works
  6. 6 Jesús Palacios Spain · #21,469 worldwide 138 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 R. Marqués Spain · #23,373 worldwide 574 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 David Benavides Spain · #23,956 worldwide 715 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Antonio Gómez‐Expósito Spain · #24,854 worldwide 549 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 S. L. Toral Spain · #28,534 worldwide 482 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad de Sevilla

Which keywords describe research at Universidad de Sevilla?

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

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage458▲ 7.7×36 topics
  2. Education447▲ 2.4×103 topics
  3. Climate Change392▲ 1.34×101 topics
  4. History388▲ 5.1×55 topics
  5. Globalization358▲ 1.67×121 topics
  6. Sustainability355▲ 1.34×99 topics
  7. Gender335▲ 5.7×49 topics
  8. Identity291▲ 3.7×66 topics
  9. Literature281▲ 4.8×48 topics
  10. Urban Development232▲ 5.8×17 topics
  11. Innovation219▲ 1.91×55 topics
  12. Human Rights202▲ 1.80×60 topics
  13. Conservation198▲ 4.2×21 topics
  14. Culture195▲ 3.4×33 topics
  15. Latin America186▲ 8.9×21 topics
  16. Society184▲ 8.7×20 topics
  17. Ethics180▲ 3.4×47 topics
  18. Communication179▲ 5.3×19 topics
  19. Historiography178▲ 13×14 topics
  20. Spain177▲ 43×5 topics
  21. Political Power172▲ 32×4 topics
  22. Social Movements162▲ 5.0×24 topics
  23. Technology156▲ 2.7×28 topics
  24. Cultural Studies149▲ 3.6×33 topics
  25. Philosophy146▲ 3.0×36 topics
  26. Art History138▲ 48×3 topics
  27. Renaissance138▲ 50×3 topics
  28. Seville129▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Spanish Art129▲ 106×1 topic
  30. Welfare State128▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Feminism124▲ 4.0×22 topics
  32. Iberian Peninsula108▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Al-Andalus105▲ 75×2 topics
  34. Cultural Exchange101▲ 7.1×10 topics
  35. Medieval Spain95▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Islamic Architecture92▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Media Studies92▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Gender Dynamics92▲ 8.0×7 topics
  39. Historical Preservation91▲ 51×2 topics
  40. archaeological research91▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad de Sevilla publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Art and Architecture Studies, Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Medieval and Early Modern Iberia.

Historical Art and Architecture Studies: 129 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 91 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 64 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 63 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…62Social Sciences and Policies: 62 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 62 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 60 fractional worksSpanish Literature and C…59Spanish Literature and Culture Studies: 59 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 58 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 56 fractional works
ConservationArcheologyLanguage and LinguisticsHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 129 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 91 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 64 works
  4. 4 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 63 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 62 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies on Spain History 62 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 60 works
  8. 8 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 59 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 58 works
  10. 10 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 56 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 available58.6%not open41.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad de Sevilla's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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