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Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

In research, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,091 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,550 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#732 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and History — Religious studies is 26.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,743
of 28,054 · #19,817 all time
Rank in Spain
#284
of 658
Research works
2.3k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca 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 #2,091 of 10,521 14.3%334 #3947
Social SciencesField #1,550 of 6,365 12.9%176 #2617
Arts and HumanitiesField #732 of 1,998 15.3%87 #1281
Health SciencesDomain #10,177 of 11,982 12.1%88 #17668
MedicineField #9,548 of 10,443 11.4%62 #16047

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca 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#3,947 #2,091
  2. Social Sciences#2,617 #1,550
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,281 #732
  4. Health Sciences#17,668 #10,177
  5. Medicine#16,047 #9,548
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 de Salamanca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 26.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 21.5 works27×
  2. HistorySubfield · 20.7 works13×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.23× its world share, 87 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 176 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio García y García, Olegario González de Cardedal and Federico R. Aznar Gil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.

  1. 1 Antonio García y García Spain · #159,979 worldwide 34 citations · 144 works
  2. 2 Olegario González de Cardedal Spain · #191,498 worldwide 7 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Federico R. Aznar Gil Spain · #227,629 worldwide 1 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Enrique Rivera de Ventosa Spain · #231,144 worldwide 3 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Santiago Guijarro Oporto Spain · #239,355 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Gonzalo Tejerina Arias Spain · #247,242 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Saturnino Álvarez Turienzo Spain · #253,683 worldwide 1 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Santiago García-Jalón de la Lama Spain · #269,353 worldwide 6 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Antonio Pintor Ramos Spain · #271,926 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 José Ignacio Tellechea Idígoras Spain · #281,263 worldwide 12 citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Ethics, Philosophy, Religion, Latin America, Catholicism, Theology and Sociology.

▲ 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. Education74▲ 9.0×40 topics
  2. Ethics52▲ 22×24 topics
  3. Philosophy45▲ 21×13 topics
  4. Religion43▲ 19×13 topics
  5. Latin America40▲ 44×11 topics
  6. Catholicism36▲ 196×4 topics
  7. Theology35▲ 75×4 topics
  8. Sociology34▲ 52×4 topics
  9. Social Dynamics32▲ 109×3 topics
  10. Liberation32▲ 397×1 topic
  11. Mental Health25▲ 3.5×29 topics
  12. History24▲ 7.1×23 topics
  13. European Union20▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Quality of Life19▲ 2.8×23 topics
  15. Church-State Relations17▲ 191×2 topics
  16. Freedom of Religion17▲ 191×2 topics
  17. Migration17▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Canon Law17▲ 218×1 topic
  19. Religious Policy17▲ 218×1 topic
  20. Physical Activity16▲ 6.9×10 topics
  21. Social Media16▲ 2.3×17 topics
  22. Innovation15▲ 2.9×18 topics
  23. Gender15▲ 5.6×14 topics
  24. Communication14▲ 9.7×9 topics
  25. Health Promotion13▲ 8.7×9 topics
  26. Society12▲ 13×11 topics
  27. Technology12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  28. Inclusive Education12▲ 6.9×10 topics
  29. High-Intensity Interval Training10▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Resistance Training10▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Well-being10▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Cultural Studies10▲ 5.5×12 topics
  33. Performance Analysis10▲ 9.4×1 topic
  34. Training Load10▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Spain10▲ 53×5 topics
  36. Gender Violence10▲ 185×2 topics
  37. Social Sciences9▲ 14×9 topics
  38. Gender Dynamics9▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Political Power9▲ 37×3 topics
  40. Historiography9▲ 14×7 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Theology and Canon Law Studies, Sports Performance and Training and Social Sciences and Policies.

Religious and Theologica…32Religious and Theological Studies: 32 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 17 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksFamily and Matrimonial Law: 6 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 6 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 5 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Studies: 5 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 4 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesOrthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Social Sciences5 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 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 17 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  5. 5 Family and Matrimonial Law Law 6 works
  6. 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 4 works
  10. 10 Education and Teacher Training Education 4 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 available79.2%not open20.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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