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Universitat de Barcelona

In research, Universitat de Barcelona stands highest in Social Sciences (#122 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#196 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#173 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Social Sciences, General Arts and Humanities and History — General Social Sciences is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#276
of 28,054 · #264 all time
Rank in Spain
#1
of 658
Research works
72k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8M
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Universitat de Barcelona 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 #122 of 10,521 19.5%4,844 #205
Health SciencesDomain #196 of 11,982 20.2%2,358 #231
MedicineField #173 of 10,443 20.3%1,989 #226
Arts and HumanitiesField #37 of 1,998 18.1%1,330 #111
Social SciencesField #122 of 6,365 19.5%2,424 #180
HistorySubfield #5 of 204 16.5%249 —
Physical SciencesDomain #321 of 12,888 20.5%2,930 #265
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #9 of 303 25.7%169 #52
Life SciencesDomain #351 of 7,800 21.6%1,202 #315
PsychologyField #111 of 2,181 20.0%551 #238

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de Barcelona 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#205 #122
  2. Health Sciences#231 #196
  3. Medicine#226 #173
  4. Arts and Humanities#111 #37
  5. Social Sciences#180 #122
  6. Physical Sciences#265 #321
  7. Language and Linguistics#52 #9
  8. Life Sciences#315 #351
  9. Psychology#238 #111
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 Universitat de Barcelona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Social Sciences takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 129.9 works10×
  2. General Arts and HumanitiesSubfield · 24.1 works10×
  3. HistorySubfield · 248.6 works6.8×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 217.7 works6.4×
  5. ClassicsSubfield · 42.2 works6.3×
  6. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 20.5 works5.6×
  7. ConservationSubfield · 47.8 works4.5×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 325 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 521 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 90 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 235 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 205 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 507 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 286 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 88 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 515 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 512 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 247 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 152 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 383 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 51 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 267 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 1,989 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.06× its world share, 1,330 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 195 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 273 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 551 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 2,424 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Licia Verde, Jordi Bruix and Elı́as Campo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de Barcelona.

  1. 1 Licia Verde Spain · #231 worldwide 8.2k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Jordi Bruix Spain · #470 worldwide 3.7k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Elı́as Campo Spain · #609 worldwide 3k citations · 175 works
  4. 4 Rosa M. Lamuela‐Raventós Spain · #1,762 worldwide 3.5k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Elena Arbelo Spain · #3,507 worldwide 1.6k citations · 70 works
  6. 6 António Coca Spain · #3,960 worldwide 1.5k citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Marta Sitges Spain · #5,396 worldwide 1k citations · 97 works
  8. 8 María Reig Spain · #5,417 worldwide 905 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Vicente Arroyo Spain · #7,201 worldwide 1k citations · 156 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Tolosa Spain · #7,284 worldwide 870 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Education, Welfare State, Literature, Latin America, Gender and Society.

▲ 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. Globalization514▲ 2.3×128 topics
  2. Epidemiology449◆ 1.00×137 topics
  3. Education427▲ 2.2×117 topics
  4. Climate Change388▲ 1.27×103 topics
  5. History314▲ 4.0×56 topics
  6. Human Rights279▲ 2.4×62 topics
  7. Literature262▲ 4.3×56 topics
  8. COVID-19241▲ 1.56×32 topics
  9. Mental Health240▲ 1.45×45 topics
  10. Gender235▲ 3.8×52 topics
  11. Educational Technology226▲ 1.68×39 topics
  12. Identity225▲ 2.7×66 topics
  13. Welfare State215▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Latin America189▲ 8.7×22 topics
  15. Cultural Heritage187▲ 3.0×35 topics
  16. Ethics181▲ 3.3×53 topics
  17. Culture180▲ 3.0×35 topics
  18. Society162▲ 7.4×24 topics
  19. Historiography152▲ 11×14 topics
  20. Social Movements146▲ 4.3×26 topics
  21. European Union144▲ 5.6×22 topics
  22. Gender Differences142▲ 3.3×17 topics
  23. Cultural Studies138▲ 3.2×31 topics
  24. Economic Crisis129▲ 9.5×5 topics
  25. Social Rights123▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Ethical Challenges121▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Memory120▲ 4.3×21 topics
  28. Constitutional Law117▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Spain115▲ 27×5 topics
  30. Iberian Peninsula114▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Archaeology114▲ 7.5×11 topics
  32. Cultural Exchange112▲ 7.6×10 topics
  33. Participation109▲ 9.7×4 topics
  34. Family Support106▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Migrant Integration105▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Social Work104▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Community Intervention101▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Third Sector101▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Judicial Review94▲ 9.1×6 topics
  40. Equality90▲ 13×7 topics

Which research topics does Universitat de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Human Rights and Immigration, Archaeological and Historical Studies and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Social Sciences and Policies: 101 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 77 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 59 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 50 fractional worksLegal processes and jurisprudence: 48 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 46 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…45E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 45 fractional worksSpanish History and Politics: 43 fractional worksComparative International Legal Studies: 41 fractional worksComparative Literary Ana…40Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 40 fractional works
General Social SciencesSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 101 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 77 works
  3. 3 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 59 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 50 works
  5. 5 Legal processes and jurisprudence Law 48 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 46 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 45 works
  8. 8 Spanish History and Politics History 43 works
  9. 9 Comparative International Legal Studies Political Science and International Relations 41 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 40 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

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