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Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

In research, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia stands highest in Social Sciences (#584 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#481 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#204 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, History and Classics — General Social Sciences is 23.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,367
of 28,054 · #2,229 all time
Rank in Spain
#51
of 658
Research works
17k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
170k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia 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 #584 of 10,521 16.7%2,498 #606
Social SciencesField #481 of 6,365 17.6%1,227 #673
Arts and HumanitiesField #204 of 1,998 13.3%763 #306
Health SciencesDomain #1,481 of 11,982 18.8%266 #3012
EducationSubfield #378 of 1,892 22.0%237 #531
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #522 of 2,578 20.0%262 #619
PsychologyField #502 of 2,181 16.9%276 #409
HistorySubfield #48 of 204 13.0%167 #166
MedicineField #2,542 of 10,443 18.6%178 #4389
Physical SciencesDomain #3,226 of 12,888 17.5%915 #2197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia 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#606 #584
  2. Social Sciences#673 #481
  3. Arts and Humanities#306 #204
  4. Health Sciences#3,012 #1,481
  5. Education#531 #378
  6. Sociology and Political Science#619 #522
  7. Psychology#409 #502
  8. History#166 #48
  9. Medicine#4,389 #2,542
  10. Physical Sciences#2,197 #3,226
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 Nacional de Educación a Distancia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 23.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 98.9 works24×
  2. HistorySubfield · 167.1 works14×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 21.7 works9.5×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 103.5 works9.0×
  5. ConservationSubfield · 30.1 works8.3×
  6. Arts and HumanitiesField · 763.2 works6.9×
  7. MuseologySubfield · 31.6 works6.7×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 345 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 265 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 60 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 178 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.90× its world share, 763 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 104 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 98 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 276 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 1,227 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia?

Ranked on the composite score, ‪Marcos Román-González‬, Lorenzo García Aretio and Luís de la Torre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.

  1. 1 ‪Marcos Román-González‬ Spain · #80,314 worldwide 267 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Lorenzo García Aretio Spain · #97,877 worldwide 96 citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Luís de la Torre Spain · #115,766 worldwide 103 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Marcos Ríos Lago Spain · #117,569 worldwide 146 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Manuel Javier Callejo Gallego Spain · #120,762 worldwide 33 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Esteban Vázquez Cano Spain · #131,630 worldwide 98 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Miguel A. Rubio Spain · #135,130 worldwide 162 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 María Luz Cacheiro González Spain · #136,462 worldwide 61 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 María Luisa Sevillano García Spain · #168,886 worldwide 38 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Miguel Ángel Pérez Priego Spain · #173,067 worldwide 17 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia?

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

▲ 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. Education307▲ 4.7×83 topics
  2. Globalization257▲ 3.4×104 topics
  3. History206▲ 7.7×49 topics
  4. Literature163▲ 7.9×43 topics
  5. Gender159▲ 7.7×40 topics
  6. Ethics149▲ 8.1×43 topics
  7. Identity149▲ 5.3×49 topics
  8. Educational Technology139▲ 3.1×33 topics
  9. Innovation133▲ 3.3×40 topics
  10. Human Rights129▲ 3.3×54 topics
  11. Mental Health128▲ 2.3×43 topics
  12. E-Learning127▲ 3.3×16 topics
  13. Philosophy123▲ 7.3×37 topics
  14. Welfare State112▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Culture111▲ 5.5×27 topics
  16. Pedagogy107▲ 5.7×19 topics
  17. Latin America106▲ 14×21 topics
  18. Technology103▲ 5.1×24 topics
  19. Society100▲ 14×18 topics
  20. Historiography99▲ 21×12 topics
  21. Cultural Studies99▲ 6.8×32 topics
  22. Social Movements99▲ 8.6×25 topics
  23. Cultural Heritage94▲ 4.5×25 topics
  24. Gender Differences87▲ 6.1×15 topics
  25. Inclusive Education84▲ 6.2×17 topics
  26. Colonialism82▲ 4.5×37 topics
  27. Nationalism81▲ 4.6×24 topics
  28. Distance Learning79▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Economic Crisis76▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges73▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Digital Divide70▲ 7.1×8 topics
  32. Political Power69▲ 36×5 topics
  33. Participation68▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Family Support68▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Social Work67▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Migrant Integration66▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Community Intervention65▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Third Sector65▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Informal Learning65▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Spain63▲ 44×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia publish most on?

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

Social Sciences and Policies: 65 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 56 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…41E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 41 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Tr…40Education and Teacher Training: 40 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 33 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 31 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Sp…29Historical Studies on Spain: 29 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 28 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 28 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…26Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 26 fractional works
General Social SciencesInformation SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 65 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 56 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 41 works
  4. 4 Education and Teacher Training Education 40 works
  5. 5 Spanish History and Politics History 33 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 31 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies on Spain History 29 works
  8. 8 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  9. 9 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 28 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 26 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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