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Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

In research, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#526 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,883 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,260 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Archeology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Soil Science — Archeology is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,538
of 28,054 · #3,254 all time
Rank in Spain
#121
of 658
Research works
6.7k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
127k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #526 of 3,409 18.2%267 #903
Social SciencesDomain #2,883 of 10,521 23.0%277 #2363
EngineeringField #2,260 of 6,636 12.4%351 #1406
Physical SciencesDomain #4,599 of 12,888 13.7%749 #2433
Life SciencesDomain #3,478 of 7,800 17.1%331 #4994
Plant ScienceSubfield #658 of 1,395 23.6%105 #964
Environmental ScienceField #1,888 of 3,551 15.6%142 #1982
Health SciencesDomain #7,839 of 11,982 18.1%89 #11903
Computer ScienceField #3,061 of 4,667 18.3%84 #1951
MedicineField #7,155 of 10,443 18.1%66 #11126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#903 #526
  2. Social Sciences#2,363 #2,883
  3. Engineering#1,406 #2,260
  4. Physical Sciences#2,433 #4,599
  5. Life Sciences#4,994 #3,478
  6. Plant Science#964 #658
  7. Environmental Science#1,982 #1,888
  8. Health Sciences#11,903 #7,839
  9. Computer Science#1,951 #3,061
  10. Medicine#11,126 #7,155
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 Politécnica de Cartagena specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Archeology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArcheologySubfield · 25.7 works5.9×
  2. General Agricultural and Biological SciencesSubfield · 37.2 works5.8×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 21.8 works5.0×
  4. Food ScienceSubfield · 51.4 works4.7×
← 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: 3.89× its world share, 267 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.20× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.62× its world share, 351 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.98× its world share, 142 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Viedma, Emma García‐Meca and Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.

  1. 1 A. Viedma Spain · #84,358 worldwide 129 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Emma García‐Meca Spain · #101,095 worldwide 247 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Pablo Salvador Fernández Escámez Spain · #176,375 worldwide 181 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Juan‐Gabriel Cegarra‐Navarro Spain · #190,137 worldwide 371 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Ángel Rafael Martínez Lorente Spain · #200,153 worldwide 167 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Joan Garcı́a-Haro Spain · #213,401 worldwide 155 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Antonio Urbina Spain · #227,042 worldwide 243 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 D. Sánchez‐Hernández Spain · #241,256 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 S. Bañón Spain · #273,124 worldwide 177 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Alfonso Fuentes Spain · #291,728 worldwide 89 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability, Agroecology, Crop Production, Soil Management and Climate Change Adaptation.

▲ 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. Climate Change87▲ 2.2×63 topics
  2. Environmental Impact84▲ 3.4×42 topics
  3. Sustainability73▲ 2.1×60 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture45▲ 9.7×10 topics
  5. Machine Learning44◆ 0.94×58 topics
  6. Renewable Energy44▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Deep Learning43◆ 0.88×54 topics
  8. Biodiversity42▲ 3.9×14 topics
  9. Food Security37▲ 4.7×9 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage36▲ 4.6×16 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency35▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Agroecology33▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Crop Production32▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Soil Management32▲ 56×2 topics
  15. Climate Change Adaptation32▲ 13×1 topic
  16. Organic Farming32▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Antioxidants30▲ 4.7×10 topics
  18. Horticultural Crops27▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Artificial Neural Networks25▲ 3.6×9 topics
  20. Nutrition23▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Antioxidant Activity23▲ 2.5×19 topics
  22. Urban Development22▲ 4.2×11 topics
  23. Heat Transfer21▲ 2.9×16 topics
  24. Water Scarcity21▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Modified Atmosphere Packaging20▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Health Benefits18▲ 3.9×10 topics
  27. Flavonoids18▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Rootstock17▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Consumer Perception17▲ 5.4×6 topics
  30. Nutrient Uptake17▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Dormancy16▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Fruit Trees16▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Biological Control16▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. Aroma Compounds16▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Genetic Regulation14▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Soil Moisture14▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Plant Hormones13▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Channel Modeling13▲ 7.1×5 topics
  39. Ethylene Biosynthesis13▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Fruit Ripening13▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and soil sciences, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies, Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides.

Plant and soil sciences32Plant and soil sciences: 32 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 16 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 13 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 12 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 11 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 11 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Me…10Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 10 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 9 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 9 fractional worksLight effects on plants8Light effects on plants: 8 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 works
  2. 2 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 16 works
  3. 3 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 13 works
  4. 4 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 11 works
  6. 6 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 11 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 10 works
  8. 8 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 9 works
  9. 9 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 9 works
  10. 10 Light effects on plants Plant Science 8 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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