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Universitat de les Illes Balears

In research, Universitat de les Illes Balears stands highest in Social Sciences (#766 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,636 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#956 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, History and Inorganic Chemistry — Physical and Theoretical Chemistry is 19.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,721
of 28,054 · #1,361 all time
Rank in Spain
#39
of 658
Research works
12k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
249k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Universitat de les Illes Balears 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 #766 of 10,521 23.5%875 #711
Physical SciencesDomain #1,636 of 12,888 21.4%774 #1163
Social SciencesField #956 of 6,365 25.2%397 #704
Health SciencesDomain #3,037 of 11,982 19.8%264 #3633
ChemistryField #380 of 1,330 27.4%130 #417
PsychologyField #730 of 2,181 20.0%104 #1007
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #910 of 2,578 24.9%106 #764
MedicineField #3,949 of 10,443 20.1%202 #5639
Life SciencesDomain #2,997 of 7,800 23.3%220 #2798
EducationSubfield #764 of 1,892 40.6%71 #1167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de les Illes Balears 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#711 #766
  2. Physical Sciences#1,163 #1,636
  3. Social Sciences#704 #956
  4. Health Sciences#3,633 #3,037
  5. Chemistry#417 #380
  6. Psychology#1,007 #730
  7. Sociology and Political Science#764 #910
  8. Medicine#5,639 #3,949
  9. Life Sciences#2,798 #2,997
  10. Education#1,167 #764
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 les Illes Balears specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry takes 19.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 32.7 works19×
  2. HistorySubfield · 55.6 works8.1×
  3. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 40.9 works7.7×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 41.6 works6.5×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 100 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.88× its world share, 130 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 179 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 59 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 124 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 56 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.79× its world share, 234 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 104 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 397 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Universitat de les Illes Balears?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Keitel, Jaume Flexas and A. Ramos-Buades lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de les Illes Balears.

  1. 1 D. Keitel Spain · #8,495 worldwide 1.4k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Jaume Flexas Spain · #13,972 worldwide 927 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 A. Ramos-Buades Spain · #35,522 worldwide 774 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 H. Medrano Spain · #42,822 worldwide 424 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Joan Torrens Spain · #56,890 worldwide 478 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 H. Estellés Spain · #58,548 worldwide 521 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Rafael Ramis Barceló Spain · #66,645 worldwide 91 citations · 161 works
  8. 8 Cláudio R. Mirasso Spain · #75,431 worldwide 457 citations · 86 works
  9. 9 M. Colleoni Spain · #79,994 worldwide 468 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Miquel Ribas‐Carbó Spain · #81,134 worldwide 413 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de les Illes Balears

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de les Illes Balears?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Crystal Engineering, Gender, Literature, Supramolecular Chemistry, History, COVID-19 Impact and Hydrogen Bonding.

▲ 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 Change112▲ 1.95×78 topics
  2. Globalization68▲ 1.63×73 topics
  3. Education66▲ 1.81×63 topics
  4. Gender57▲ 5.0×32 topics
  5. History55▲ 3.7×34 topics
  6. Literature55▲ 4.8×38 topics
  7. Sustainability53◆ 1.02×64 topics
  8. Identity48▲ 3.1×41 topics
  9. Crystal Engineering47▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Educational Technology44▲ 1.75×22 topics
  11. Mental Health43▲ 1.38×36 topics
  12. Economic Growth39▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Supramolecular Chemistry39▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Innovation38▲ 1.72×34 topics
  15. Culture35▲ 3.1×24 topics
  16. COVID-19 Impact33▲ 9.4×4 topics
  17. Hydrogen Bonding33▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Catalysis33▲ 2.3×23 topics
  19. Invasive Species32▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Mechanochemistry32▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Molecular Crystals31▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Noncovalent Interactions31▲ 76×1 topic
  23. Historiography30▲ 11×9 topics
  24. Society29▲ 7.0×14 topics
  25. Political Power28▲ 26×5 topics
  26. Gender Differences27▲ 3.4×15 topics
  27. Sustainable Tourism26▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Urban Development26▲ 3.3×10 topics
  29. Destination Image25▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Tourist Satisfaction24▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Community Perceptions24▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Tourism Development24▲ 9.4×1 topic
  33. Feminism24▲ 3.9×18 topics
  34. Welfare State23▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Archaeology22▲ 7.7×8 topics
  36. Iberian Peninsula21▲ 32×3 topics
  37. Cultural Exchange21▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Informal Learning20▲ 7.2×6 topics
  39. Spain18▲ 22×5 topics
  40. Metal Complexes18▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Universitat de les Illes Balears publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crystallography and molecular interactions, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Social Sciences and Policies.

Crystallography and molecular interactions: 31 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 24 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 15 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 13 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 12 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 12 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…12Archaeological and Historical Studies: 12 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Spain: 12 fractional worksCrystal structures of ch…11Crystal structures of chemical compounds: 11 fractional works
Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySociology and Political ScienceInorganic ChemistryGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Crystallography and molecular interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 31 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  3. 3 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 15 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 13 works
  5. 5 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 12 works
  6. 6 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 12 works
  7. 7 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 12 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 12 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies on Spain History 12 works
  10. 10 Crystal structures of chemical compounds Inorganic Chemistry 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de les Illes Balears's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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