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Universidade da Coruña

In research, Universidade da Coruña stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,095 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#970 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,273 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, Geography, Planning and Development and Communication — General Social Sciences is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,439
of 28,054 · #2,167 all time
Rank in Spain
#52
of 658
Research works
17k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
242k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Universidade da Coruña 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 #1,095 of 10,521 18.2%1,215 #1115
Social SciencesField #970 of 6,365 18.1%643 #926
Physical SciencesDomain #2,273 of 12,888 16.2%1,236 #1802
Computer ScienceField #914 of 4,667 18.8%349 #825
Health SciencesDomain #2,829 of 11,982 15.3%412 #2550
MedicineField #2,658 of 10,443 14.2%332 #2265
EngineeringField #1,855 of 6,636 14.7%392 #1266
Environmental ScienceField #1,157 of 3,551 17.3%235 #1005
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #853 of 2,578 23.4%153 #1021
Life SciencesDomain #3,182 of 7,800 18.3%228 #3852

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universidade da Coruña 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#1,115 #1,095
  2. Social Sciences#926 #970
  3. Physical Sciences#1,802 #2,273
  4. Computer Science#825 #914
  5. Health Sciences#2,550 #2,829
  6. Medicine#2,265 #2,658
  7. Engineering#1,266 #1,855
  8. Environmental Science#1,005 #1,157
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,021 #853
  10. Life Sciences#3,852 #3,182
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 Universidade da Coruña specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 27.1 works8.0×
  2. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 34.1 works5.4×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 43.1 works5.1×
  4. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 23.1 works4.5×
  5. HistorySubfield · 41.6 works4.2×
← 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, 70 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 46 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 349 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 392 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 235 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 74 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 332 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.72× its world share, 243 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 95 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 123 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 643 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universidade da Coruña?

Ranked on the composite score, Lorenzo Monserrat, Héctor Gómez and M. A. Señarís‐Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universidade da Coruña.

  1. 1 Lorenzo Monserrat Spain · #49,332 worldwide 296 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Héctor Gómez Spain · #54,197 worldwide 306 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 M. A. Señarís‐Rodríguez Spain · #83,090 worldwide 334 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Ramón Doallo Spain · #85,992 worldwide 394 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Javier Romero Spain · #95,151 worldwide 1.3k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Amparo Alonso‐Betanzos Spain · #102,561 worldwide 330 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Mercedes González Sanmamed Spain · #110,052 worldwide 76 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Fidel Cacheda Spain · #117,146 worldwide 133 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Javier Muñiz Spain · #117,549 worldwide 243 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Verónica Bolón‐Canedo Spain · #118,649 worldwide 281 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Universidade da Coruña

Which keywords describe research at Universidade da Coruña?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Cultural Heritage, Welfare State, Education, Deep Learning, Sustainability and History.

▲ 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. Climate Change135▲ 1.62×85 topics
  2. Globalization126▲ 2.1×75 topics
  3. Deep Learning121◆ 1.14×64 topics
  4. Machine Learning105◆ 1.04×72 topics
  5. Sustainability100▲ 1.33×85 topics
  6. Education96▲ 1.81×72 topics
  7. Environmental Impact79▲ 1.50×41 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage76▲ 4.5×25 topics
  9. COVID-1971▲ 1.69×22 topics
  10. Social Media67▲ 1.52×27 topics
  11. History60▲ 2.8×31 topics
  12. Human Rights60▲ 1.87×42 topics
  13. Innovation54▲ 1.66×37 topics
  14. Literature54▲ 3.2×35 topics
  15. Gender54▲ 3.2×28 topics
  16. Identity52▲ 2.3×45 topics
  17. Welfare State49▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Communication44▲ 4.6×17 topics
  19. Rural Development43▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Gender Differences39▲ 3.4×15 topics
  21. Latin America38▲ 6.4×17 topics
  22. Social Networks38▲ 4.5×12 topics
  23. European Union37▲ 5.3×10 topics
  24. Environmental Conservation32▲ 10×7 topics
  25. Informal Learning32▲ 7.9×5 topics
  26. Constitutional Law31▲ 7.5×4 topics
  27. Sustainable Tourism31▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Spain31▲ 26×5 topics
  29. Economic Crisis30▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Ethical Challenges29▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Participation27▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Public Perception27▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Urban Planning27▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Family Support25▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Social Work25▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Community Intervention24▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Spatial Analysis24▲ 8.7×5 topics
  38. Third Sector24▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Social Rights23▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Judicial Review23▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Universidade da Coruña publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Galician and Iberian cultural studies, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Communication and COVID-19 Impact.

Social Sciences and Poli…24Social Sciences and Policies: 24 fractional worksGalician and Iberian cul…20Galician and Iberian cultural studies: 20 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 19 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-…17Communication and COVID-19 Impact: 17 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigra…16Human Rights and Immigration: 16 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 16 fractional worksAdministrative Law and Governance: 14 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and To…14Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 14 fractional worksMedia and Digital Communication: 12 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 11 fractional works
General Social SciencesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentComputer Science ApplicationsCommunication6 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 24 works
  2. 2 Galician and Iberian cultural studies Geography, Planning and Development 20 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 19 works
  4. 4 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 17 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 16 works
  7. 7 Administrative Law and Governance Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  8. 8 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 14 works
  9. 9 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  10. 10 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 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 available54.3%not open45.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universidade da Coruña's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.

Other research institutions in A Coruña

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.