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Universidad San Jorge

In research, Universidad San Jorge stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,145 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,629 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,200 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 21.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,886
of 28,054 · #13,506 all time
Rank in Spain
#288
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Universidad San Jorge 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 #4,145 of 10,521 18.7%204 #3486
Health SciencesDomain #7,629 of 11,982 12.0%154 #10483
Social SciencesField #4,200 of 6,365 16.5%108 #2315
Physical SciencesDomain #8,535 of 12,888 16.5%77 #12383
MedicineField #7,590 of 10,443 12.1%119 #12182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidad San Jorge 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#3,486 #4,145
  2. Health Sciences#10,483 #7,629
  3. Social Sciences#2,315 #4,200
  4. Physical Sciences#12,383 #8,535
  5. Medicine#12,182 #7,590
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 San Jorge specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 21.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 25.9 works21×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 119 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.91× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidad San Jorge?

Ranked on the composite score, Ricardo Zugasti Azagra, Antonio Estepa Rubio and Cayetano Fernández Romero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidad San Jorge.

  1. 1 Ricardo Zugasti Azagra Spain · #435,719 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Antonio Estepa Rubio Spain · #442,571 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Cayetano Fernández Romero Spain · #477,337 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Víctor López Spain · #591,760 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 José Antonio Gabelas Barroso Spain · #684,403 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Cristina Zurutuza Spain · #837,262 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jesús Estepa Rubio Spain · #849,360 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Carlos Cetina Spain · #860,073 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Enrique Ramón Arbués Spain · #969,865 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Universidad San Jorge

Which keywords describe research at Universidad San Jorge?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Cultural Heritage, Education, Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Health Promotion and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 1.90×56 topics
  2. Education28▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Mental Health25▲ 3.6×21 topics
  4. Risk Factors23▲ 4.4×15 topics
  5. Physical Activity22▲ 9.5×11 topics
  6. Cultural Heritage21▲ 8.2×13 topics
  7. Innovation18▲ 3.6×12 topics
  8. Globalization17▲ 1.86×21 topics
  9. Health Promotion17▲ 11×14 topics
  10. High-Intensity Interval Training16▲ 33×2 topics
  11. COVID-1916▲ 2.5×15 topics
  12. Quality of Life16▲ 2.3×27 topics
  13. Nutrition15▲ 7.2×7 topics
  14. Resistance Training15▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Public Health15▲ 2.1×21 topics
  16. Educational Technology14▲ 2.6×13 topics
  17. Social Media14▲ 2.1×17 topics
  18. Performance Analysis14▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Physiological Demands14▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Training Load14▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Injury Prevention13▲ 23×4 topics
  22. Obesity13▲ 3.5×12 topics
  23. Prevention13▲ 6.3×7 topics
  24. Chronic Diseases12▲ 9.5×6 topics
  25. Athletic Training11▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Informal Learning11▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Muscle Injuries10▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Sports Injury10▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Ethics10▲ 4.5×15 topics
  30. Technology10▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Welfare State9▲ 23×4 topics
  32. Communication9▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Educational Interventions8▲ 19×2 topics
  34. University Students8▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Healthy Lifestyles8▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Media Studies8▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Participation7▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Low Back Pain7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Open Access7▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Social Sciences7▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Universidad San Jorge publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Health and Lifestyle Studies and E-Learning and Knowledge Management.

Sports Performance and Training: 14 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 10 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…8Health and Lifestyle Studies: 8 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…6E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 6 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 6 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual …5Photographic and Visual Arts: 5 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 5 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 5 fractional worksArchitecture and Art History Studies: 4 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Science ApplicationsVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  5. 5 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 6 works
  7. 7 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 5 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 5 works
  10. 10 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidad San Jorge's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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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