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Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

In research, Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx stands highest in Medicine (#1,518 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,879 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,218 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Communication — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,146
of 28,054 · #2,716 all time
Rank in Spain
#68
of 658
Research works
11k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
226k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx 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
MedicineField #1,518 of 10,443 15.1%578 #1890
Health SciencesDomain #1,879 of 11,982 15.5%696 #1953
Social SciencesDomain #2,218 of 10,521 21.4%561 #1502
Life SciencesDomain #1,923 of 7,800 26.5%435 #1729
Physical SciencesDomain #4,314 of 12,888 15.1%606 #3647
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,148 of 3,409 34.1%225 #763
Plant ScienceSubfield #474 of 1,395 40.2%116 #640
Social SciencesField #2,320 of 6,365 17.6%240 #959
Environmental ScienceField #1,695 of 3,551 22.8%125 #1388
EngineeringField #3,236 of 6,636 12.1%231 #2522

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx 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. Medicine#1,890 #1,518
  2. Health Sciences#1,953 #1,879
  3. Social Sciences#1,502 #2,218
  4. Life Sciences#1,729 #1,923
  5. Physical Sciences#3,647 #4,314
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#763 #1,148
  7. Plant Science#640 #474
  8. Social Sciences#959 #2,320
  9. Environmental Science#1,388 #1,695
  10. Engineering#2,522 #3,236
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 Miguel Hernández d'Elx specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 42.5 works7.2×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 32.6 works5.2×
← 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: 2.06× its world share, 225 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 67 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 130 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 231 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 125 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 87 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 578 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 52 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 124 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 240 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera, Daniel Valero and Fabián Guillén lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx.

  1. 1 Francisco Rodríguez‐Valera Spain · #36,050 worldwide 549 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Daniel Valero Spain · #47,536 worldwide 518 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Fabián Guillén Spain · #52,785 worldwide 455 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Marı́a Serrano Spain · #58,048 worldwide 512 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 S. Castillo Spain · #58,101 worldwide 483 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Domingo Martínez‐Romero Spain · #65,994 worldwide 489 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 José Alberto García Avilés Spain · #84,496 worldwide 65 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Jesús T. Pastor Spain · #97,397 worldwide 363 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Pedro J. Zapata Spain · #97,853 worldwide 277 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Esther Sendra Spain · #103,185 worldwide 235 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Climate Change, Nutrition, Phenolic Compounds, Obesity and Health Promotion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology156▲ 1.71×121 topics
  2. Climate Change90▲ 1.46×76 topics
  3. Mental Health79▲ 2.4×36 topics
  4. Risk Factors68▲ 2.7×32 topics
  5. Sustainability58◆ 1.04×58 topics
  6. Public Health50▲ 1.51×50 topics
  7. Obesity49▲ 2.8×23 topics
  8. COVID-1948▲ 1.52×24 topics
  9. Social Media46▲ 1.42×22 topics
  10. Nutrition46▲ 4.5×15 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease44▲ 1.74×36 topics
  12. Depression44▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Antioxidant Activity39▲ 2.7×25 topics
  14. Physical Activity39▲ 3.5×12 topics
  15. Health Promotion36▲ 4.9×14 topics
  16. Health Effects34▲ 2.4×19 topics
  17. Phenolic Compounds33▲ 7.6×7 topics
  18. Antioxidants32▲ 3.1×10 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases31▲ 5.3×8 topics
  20. Cancer Prevention31▲ 5.0×9 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation31▲ 4.3×8 topics
  22. Adolescents30▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Communication30▲ 4.2×14 topics
  24. High-Intensity Interval Training27▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Polyphenols26▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Modified Atmosphere Packaging25▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Aroma Compounds24▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Resistance Training24▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Educational Interventions23▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Horticultural Crops22▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Injury Prevention21▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Physiological Demands21▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Training Load21▲ 14×1 topic
  34. University Students20▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Healthy Lifestyles19▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Rootstock19▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Nutrient Uptake19▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Plant Hormones19▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Dormancy18▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Fruit Trees18▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Health and Lifestyle Studies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management.

Sports Performance and T…21Sports Performance and Training: 21 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…19Health and Lifestyle Studies: 19 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 18 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …18Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 18 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…17Sports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 15 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 14 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…14Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 13 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 12 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsPlant ScienceBiochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 21 works
  2. 2 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 19 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 18 works
  4. 4 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 18 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  6. 6 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 15 works
  7. 7 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 14 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 13 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 12 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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