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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

In research, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#76 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#361 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#319 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication, General Social Sciences and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — Communication is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,452
of 28,054 · #1,744 all time
Rank in Spain
#32
of 658
Research works
18k
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
252k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #76 of 2,578 36.3%283 #316
Social SciencesDomain #361 of 10,521 21.4%2,596 #658
Social SciencesField #319 of 6,365 18.9%1,345 #638
Computer ScienceField #349 of 4,667 20.9%550 #594
Health SciencesDomain #1,200 of 11,982 18.0%735 #1885
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #354 of 2,578 22.5%327 #551
Physical SciencesDomain #1,798 of 12,888 19.1%1,703 #1688
PsychologyField #339 of 2,181 21.9%244 #712
MedicineField #1,685 of 10,443 17.3%570 #2857
EngineeringField #1,412 of 6,636 20.3%504 #1353

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 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. Business, Management and Accounting#316 #76
  2. Social Sciences#658 #361
  3. Social Sciences#638 #319
  4. Computer Science#594 #349
  5. Health Sciences#1,885 #1,200
  6. Sociology and Political Science#551 #354
  7. Physical Sciences#1,688 #1,798
  8. Psychology#712 #339
  9. Medicine#2,857 #1,685
  10. Engineering#1,353 #1,412
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 Rey Juan Carlos specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 206.8 works14×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 47.2 works8.1×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 70.1 works8.0×
  4. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 88.7 works6.7×
  5. HistorySubfield · 108.8 works6.3×
  6. MuseologySubfield · 33.6 works5.2×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 17 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 48 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 550 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 49 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 504 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 224 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 118 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 118 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 570 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.07× its world share, 472 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 282 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 57 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 195 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 244 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 1,345 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos?

Ranked on the composite score, Fernando T. Maestre, César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas and Josué Fernández‐Carnero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.

  1. 1 Fernando T. Maestre Spain · #28,013 worldwide 961 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas Spain · #40,736 worldwide 620 citations · 161 works
  3. 3 Josué Fernández‐Carnero Spain · #53,932 worldwide 210 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Rosa Berganza Spain · #91,433 worldwide 202 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Gregório Robles Spain · #97,408 worldwide 376 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Luis Ángel Guerras Martín Spain · #107,401 worldwide 141 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Francisco Martí­n Spain · #131,588 worldwide 162 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Dan Casas Spain · #142,965 worldwide 341 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Juan Del Coso Spain · #143,981 worldwide 116 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Adrián Escudero Spain · #147,907 worldwide 358 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Which keywords describe research at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Communication, Social Media, Globalization, Education, Latin America, Social Networks, Digital Media and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Globalization244▲ 2.3×99 topics
  2. Social Media242▲ 3.2×34 topics
  3. Education230▲ 2.5×74 topics
  4. Sustainability184▲ 1.42×83 topics
  5. COVID-19182▲ 2.5×26 topics
  6. Communication160▲ 9.8×15 topics
  7. Human Rights157▲ 2.9×51 topics
  8. Innovation143▲ 2.5×48 topics
  9. Latin America128▲ 13×20 topics
  10. Social Networks127▲ 8.9×13 topics
  11. History126▲ 3.4×35 topics
  12. Digital Media113▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Technology109▲ 3.9×22 topics
  14. Pandemic107▲ 1.88×10 topics
  15. Gender106▲ 3.7×36 topics
  16. Cultural Heritage94▲ 3.2×28 topics
  17. Spain88▲ 44×5 topics
  18. Welfare State88▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Social Movements84▲ 5.2×21 topics
  20. Public Perception83▲ 12×7 topics
  21. Ethics83▲ 3.2×30 topics
  22. Gender Differences82▲ 4.1×16 topics
  23. Health Education78▲ 3.3×7 topics
  24. Information Quality73▲ 23×3 topics
  25. European Union72▲ 5.9×17 topics
  26. Television72▲ 73×2 topics
  27. Urban Development72▲ 3.7×17 topics
  28. Media System71▲ 65×1 topic
  29. News Consumption71▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Digital Divide64▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Media64▲ 7.8×9 topics
  32. Media Studies63▲ 17×5 topics
  33. Propaganda62▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Society62▲ 6.0×16 topics
  35. Content Analysis58▲ 8.7×5 topics
  36. Social Rights58▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Historiography56▲ 8.3×12 topics
  38. Advertising56▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Informal Learning56▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Constitutional Law55▲ 7.6×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidad Rey Juan Carlos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Communication and COVID-19 Impact, Media and Digital Communication, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Social Sciences and Policies.

Communication and COVID-…71Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 71 fractional worksMedia and Digital Commun…44Media and Digital Communication: 44 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…43E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 43 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…38Social Sciences and Policies: 38 fractional worksAdvertising and Communication Studies: 38 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 33 fractional worksEducational Innovations …33Educational Innovations and Technology: 33 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and C…28Media, Journalism, and Communication History: 28 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics26Social Media and Politics: 26 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…25Misinformation and Its Impacts: 25 fractional works
CommunicationComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsGeneral Social Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 71 works
  2. 2 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 44 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 43 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 38 works
  5. 5 Advertising and Communication Studies Communication 38 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 33 works
  8. 8 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 28 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 26 works
  10. 10 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 25 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.7%domestic only81.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad Rey Juan Carlos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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