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Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

In research, Universitat Abat Oliba CEU stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,468 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,285 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,768
of 28,054 · #29,840 all time
Rank in Spain
#411
of 658
Research works
444
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Universitat Abat Oliba CEU 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 #3,468 of 10,521 13.7%137 #6167
Social SciencesField #5,285 of 6,365 11.2%67 #7645

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat Abat Oliba CEU 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).

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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.22× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.97× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat Abat Oliba CEU?

Ranked on the composite score, Rosa María Alabrús Iglesias, Jorge Martínez Lucena and Javier Sierra Sánchez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat Abat Oliba CEU.

  1. 1 Rosa María Alabrús Iglesias Spain · #248,531 worldwide 5 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Jorge Martínez Lucena Spain · #255,704 worldwide 135 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Javier Sierra Sánchez Spain · #376,713 worldwide 14 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Enrique Martínez Spain · #561,981 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Carmen Parra Rodríguez Spain · #604,757 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Josep Lluís del Olmo Arriaga Spain · #782,533 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Joan-Francesc Fondevila-Gascón Spain · #935,251 worldwide 14 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Ana Beriain Bañares Spain · #1,439,771 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat Abat Oliba CEU

Which keywords describe research at Universitat Abat Oliba CEU?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Social Media, Ethics, History, Education, Culture, Gender and Latin America.

▲ 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. Social Media13▲ 5.5×12 topics
  2. Literature12▲ 14×18 topics
  3. Education12▲ 4.1×17 topics
  4. Ethics10▲ 13×14 topics
  5. Mental Health10▲ 4.0×13 topics
  6. History9▲ 8.1×13 topics
  7. Globalization9▲ 2.8×14 topics
  8. Culture8▲ 9.7×11 topics
  9. Gender8▲ 9.2×11 topics
  10. Latin America7▲ 24×6 topics
  11. Religion7▲ 9.5×9 topics
  12. Society7▲ 22×7 topics
  13. Philosophy7▲ 9.4×9 topics
  14. Social Movements6▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Communication6▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Metaphysics6▲ 85×2 topics
  17. Aquinas6▲ 674×1 topic
  18. Boethius6▲ 674×1 topic
  19. Cultural Identity6▲ 7.1×5 topics
  20. Identity6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  21. Media6▲ 22×5 topics
  22. Historiography6▲ 27×5 topics
  23. Positive Emotions5▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Political Power5▲ 64×3 topics
  25. Stress5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Gender Dynamics5▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Constitutionalism5▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Coping Strategies5▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Gender Differences5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  30. Narrative5▲ 18×7 topics
  31. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  32. Stereotypes4▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Adversity4▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Psychological Resilience4▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Advertising4▲ 61×3 topics
  36. Welfare State4▲ 29×4 topics
  37. Content Analysis4▲ 19×4 topics
  38. Religious Identity4▲ 39×3 topics
  39. Social Networks4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Television4▲ 129×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitat Abat Oliba CEU publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Resilience and Mental Health, Media and Digital Communication and Social Sciences and Policies.

Medieval Philosophy and Theology: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksMedia and Digital Commun…4Media and Digital Communication: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…3Social Sciences and Policies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Latin America: 3 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 3 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…2Religious and Theological Studies: 2 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 2 fractional worksEarly Modern Spanish Literature: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional works
PhilosophyClinical PsychologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 6 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 3 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies in Latin America Demography 3 works
  6. 6 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 2 works
  9. 9 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 2 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-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat Abat Oliba CEU's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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