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Universidad Pontificia Comillas

In research, Universidad Pontificia Comillas stands highest in Social Sciences (#998 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#870 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#427 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Religious studies and History — General Social Sciences is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,852
of 28,054 · #5,852 all time
Rank in Spain
#94
of 658
Research works
6k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Universidad Pontificia Comillas 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 #998 of 10,521 19.9%921 #1777
Social SciencesField #870 of 6,365 17.5%494 #1817
Arts and HumanitiesField #427 of 1,998 18.3%145 #768
EngineeringField #1,749 of 6,636 15.6%221 #1281
Health SciencesDomain #3,669 of 11,982 14.9%156 #9647
Physical SciencesDomain #4,123 of 12,888 16.8%428 #4396
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,173 of 2,578 18.3%171 #1818
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,078 of 2,318 16.4%119 #751
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #904 of 1,775 30.8%75 #1641
PsychologyField #1,120 of 2,181 17.5%103 #1930

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Pontificia Comillas 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#1,777 #998
  2. Social Sciences#1,817 #870
  3. Arts and Humanities#768 #427
  4. Engineering#1,281 #1,749
  5. Health Sciences#9,647 #3,669
  6. Physical Sciences#4,396 #4,123
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,818 #1,173
  8. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#751 #1,078
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,641 #904
  10. Psychology#1,930 #1,120
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 Pontificia Comillas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 26.0 works15×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 26.6 works10×
  3. HistorySubfield · 23.5 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: 0.25× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 85 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.03× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 220 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.23× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 88 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 494 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Pontificia Comillas?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrés Tornos, Pablo Frías and Rosario Paniagua Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Pontificia Comillas.

  1. 1 Andrés Tornos Spain · #160,574 worldwide 20 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Pablo Frías Spain · #161,857 worldwide 205 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Rosario Paniagua Fernández Spain · #173,976 worldwide 1 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 José J. Alemany Spain · #185,179 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 José Ignacio Pérez Arriaga Spain · #201,743 worldwide 365 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 María del Mar Graña Cid Spain · #202,968 worldwide 7 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Manuel Revuelta González Spain · #209,992 worldwide 3 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Luis Gónzalez-Carvajal Santabárbara Spain · #215,212 worldwide 8 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Carmen Peña García Spain · #223,291 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Julio Luis Martínez Martínez Spain · #227,642 worldwide 5 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Pontificia Comillas

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Pontificia Comillas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Ethics, Globalization, Human Rights, Education, Religion, European Union 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. Globalization104▲ 3.4×74 topics
  2. Renewable Energy102▲ 4.6×31 topics
  3. Education94▲ 3.5×53 topics
  4. Human Rights80▲ 5.0×46 topics
  5. Ethics75▲ 10.0×28 topics
  6. Mental Health74▲ 3.2×34 topics
  7. Sustainability70▲ 1.85×59 topics
  8. Religion60▲ 8.1×22 topics
  9. European Union58▲ 17×15 topics
  10. Philosophy58▲ 8.5×23 topics
  11. Latin America56▲ 19×15 topics
  12. Smart Grid48▲ 8.2×8 topics
  13. Welfare State48▲ 36×4 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration46▲ 8.8×5 topics
  15. Innovation40▲ 2.5×35 topics
  16. Theology39▲ 26×5 topics
  17. History38▲ 3.5×25 topics
  18. Catholicism38▲ 64×4 topics
  19. Sociology37▲ 18×8 topics
  20. Game Theory34▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Social Dynamics33▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Liberation32▲ 123×1 topic
  23. Energy Management31▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Social Rights31▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Smart Home31▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Demand Response31▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Electricity Markets31▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Resilience30▲ 4.0×13 topics
  29. Migration28▲ 5.4×15 topics
  30. Gender Differences28▲ 4.8×12 topics
  31. Integration26▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Schengen Area26▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Constitutional Law25▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Society23▲ 7.8×13 topics
  35. Ethical Challenges23▲ 7.6×6 topics
  36. Labor Law23▲ 57×3 topics
  37. Market Power22▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Economic Dispatch22▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Unit Commitment22▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Economic Crisis22▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Pontificia Comillas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Smart Grid Energy Management, Electric Power System Optimization and Human Rights and Immigration.

Religious and Theological Studies: 32 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 31 fractional worksElectric Power System Op…22Electric Power System Optimization: 22 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigra…20Human Rights and Immigration: 20 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 19 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 15 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in …14Ethics and bioethics in healthcare: 14 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 14 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 12 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Social SciencesControl and Systems Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 20 works
  5. 5 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 19 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 15 works
  7. 7 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  8. 8 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 14 works
  9. 9 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 11 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Pontificia Comillas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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