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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

In research, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid stands highest in Visual Arts and Performing Arts (#2 of 37 worldwide), Social Sciences (#600 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#790 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Conservation — Architecture is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#954
of 28,054 · #628 all time
Rank in Spain
#18
of 658
Research works
36k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
639k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 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
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield #2 of 37 22.6%104 —
Social SciencesDomain #600 of 10,521 22.5%1,395 #522
Physical SciencesDomain #790 of 12,888 18.1%4,179 #494
EngineeringField #409 of 6,636 16.9%2,066 #197
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #319 of 3,409 29.5%311 #231
Computer ScienceField #441 of 4,667 22.1%766 #273
Arts and HumanitiesField #201 of 1,998 17.5%335 #665
Environmental ScienceField #405 of 3,551 19.9%549 #374
Social SciencesField #835 of 6,365 21.4%586 #386
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #288 of 1,884 21.5%291 #231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 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#522 #600
  2. Physical Sciences#494 #790
  3. Engineering#197 #409
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#231 #319
  5. Computer Science#273 #441
  6. Arts and Humanities#665 #201
  7. Environmental Science#374 #405
  8. Social Sciences#386 #835
  9. Artificial Intelligence#231 #288
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 Madrid specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 39.9 works16×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 104.4 works9.7×
  3. ConservationSubfield · 45.8 works7.4×
  4. Urban StudiesSubfield · 105.8 works5.9×
  5. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 187.9 works4.7×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 91.5 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: 1.00× its world share, 311 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 136 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 766 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 164 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 110 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.11× its world share, 2,066 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 549 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 198 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 181 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 334 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 335 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 162 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 79 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 586 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid?

Ranked on the composite score, Pedro Larrañaga, Asuncíon Gómez-Pérez and O. García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

  1. 1 Pedro Larrañaga Spain · #24,618 worldwide 927 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Asuncíon Gómez-Pérez Spain · #45,578 worldwide 540 citations · 95 works
  3. 3 O. García Spain · #49,957 worldwide 524 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 F. Calle Spain · #50,881 worldwide 524 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Óscar Corcho Spain · #60,425 worldwide 565 citations · 123 works
  6. 6 António Crespo Spain · #68,180 worldwide 377 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Javier LLorca Spain · #70,989 worldwide 1.2k citations · 121 works
  8. 8 José María Martínez Val Spain · #79,144 worldwide 314 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Javier Segurado Spain · #79,384 worldwide 436 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco Spain · #86,081 worldwide 181 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Urbanization and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning354▲ 1.66×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning332▲ 1.49×77 topics
  3. Sustainability318▲ 2.0×90 topics
  4. Climate Change279▲ 1.59×99 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage247▲ 6.9×27 topics
  6. Environmental Impact187▲ 1.69×57 topics
  7. Renewable Energy182▲ 1.94×45 topics
  8. Remote Sensing182▲ 2.3×32 topics
  9. Globalization157▲ 1.23×76 topics
  10. Neural Networks148▲ 1.48×36 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties131▲ 2.1×38 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency125▲ 2.0×35 topics
  13. Innovation123▲ 1.80×45 topics
  14. Urbanization119▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Heat Transfer111▲ 3.4×20 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks94▲ 3.0×9 topics
  17. Latin America92▲ 7.3×12 topics
  18. Physical Activity87▲ 2.7×12 topics
  19. Fragmentation87▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Housing85▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Social Inequality85▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Conservation83▲ 3.0×20 topics
  23. Segregation82▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Large-Eddy Simulation82▲ 6.5×5 topics
  25. Metropolitan Areas81▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Residential81▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Urban Development72▲ 3.0×16 topics
  28. Design72▲ 6.7×6 topics
  29. Urbanism66▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Fluid-Structure Interaction56▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Turbulent Flow54▲ 7.0×4 topics
  32. Tourism53▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Architectural Geometry50▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Artistic Representation50▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Environmental Conservation49▲ 7.6×6 topics
  36. Rural Tourism47▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Geological Mapping47▲ 8.7×2 topics
  38. Compositional Data Analysis46▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Mineral Prospectivity46▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Cultural Landscape43▲ 21×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Latin American Urban Studies, Architecture and Art History Studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies.

Latin American Urban Studies: 81 fractional worksArchitecture and Art History Studies: 50 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…46Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 46 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and…42Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 42 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 42 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 33 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…32Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 32 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 32 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 31 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Me…29Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia: 29 fractional works
Urban StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArtificial IntelligenceCultural Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 81 works
  2. 2 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 50 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 46 works
  4. 4 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 42 works
  5. 5 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 42 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 33 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 32 works
  8. 8 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 32 works
  9. 9 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 31 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia Archeology 29 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 available50.6%not open49.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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