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Universitat de València

In research, Universitat de València stands highest in Social Sciences (#142 of 10,521 worldwide), History (#4 of 204 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#64 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life-span and Life-course Studies, General Social Sciences and History — Life-span and Life-course Studies is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#427
of 28,054 · #429 all time
Rank in Spain
#4
of 658
Research works
58k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Universitat de València 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 #142 of 10,521 21.7%5,008 #192
HistorySubfield #4 of 204 19.0%277 #51
Business, Management and AccountingField #64 of 2,578 32.1%428 #107
Social SciencesField #172 of 6,365 19.9%2,352 #154
Health SciencesDomain #403 of 11,982 19.6%1,837 #553
Arts and HumanitiesField #76 of 1,998 18.7%1,257 #148
Physical SciencesDomain #512 of 12,888 20.3%2,687 #467
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #117 of 2,578 22.5%587 #294
MedicineField #494 of 10,443 18.7%1,379 #649
PsychologyField #104 of 2,181 23.2%656 #309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de València 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#192 #142
  2. History#51 #4
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#107 #64
  4. Social Sciences#154 #172
  5. Health Sciences#553 #403
  6. Arts and Humanities#148 #76
  7. Physical Sciences#467 #512
  8. Sociology and Political Science#294 #117
  9. Medicine#649 #494
  10. Psychology#309 #104
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 València specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life-span and Life-course Studies takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life-span and Life-course StudiesSubfield · 20.0 works11×
  2. General Social SciencesSubfield · 115.6 works10.0×
  3. HistorySubfield · 277.4 works8.2×
  4. ClassicsSubfield · 40.2 works6.4×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 190.6 works5.7×
  6. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 23.0 works5.5×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 394 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 385 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 174 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.30× its world share, 216 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 562 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 137 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 41 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 496 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 419 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 212 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 166 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 409 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.30× its world share, 118 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 287 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 1,379 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 43 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.12× its world share, 1,257 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 428 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 250 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 656 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 2,352 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 València?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrés Cervantes, Ferrán Catalá-López and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de València.

  1. 1 Andrés Cervantes Spain · #2,367 worldwide 1.8k citations · 137 works
  2. 2 Ferrán Catalá-López Spain · #3,238 worldwide 7.7k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Spain · #3,241 worldwide 445 citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Rafael Tabarés‐Seisdedos Spain · #4,483 worldwide 5k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Josep Redón Spain · #13,419 worldwide 817 citations · 110 works
  6. 6 Juan C. Jiménez‐Muñoz Spain · #18,023 worldwide 952 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Paula Samper García Spain · #18,133 worldwide 853 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Joaquı́n Alegre Spain · #19,471 worldwide 550 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Rosa Baños Spain · #21,404 worldwide 649 citations · 97 works
  10. 10 Francisco J. Barba Spain · #21,408 worldwide 1.2k citations · 106 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de València

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de València?

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

▲ 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. Globalization481▲ 2.3×121 topics
  2. Education474▲ 2.6×99 topics
  3. Epidemiology386◆ 0.92×137 topics
  4. Climate Change325◆ 1.14×97 topics
  5. History294▲ 4.0×50 topics
  6. Mental Health281▲ 1.81×44 topics
  7. Educational Technology272▲ 2.2×36 topics
  8. Gender269▲ 4.7×48 topics
  9. Human Rights255▲ 2.3×59 topics
  10. COVID-19253▲ 1.75×26 topics
  11. Social Media253▲ 1.67×33 topics
  12. Innovation234▲ 2.1×58 topics
  13. Literature215▲ 3.8×48 topics
  14. Welfare State202▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Identity186▲ 2.4×62 topics
  16. Pedagogy178▲ 3.4×21 topics
  17. Historiography169▲ 13×14 topics
  18. Technology165▲ 3.0×29 topics
  19. Ethics161▲ 3.1×45 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage160▲ 2.8×32 topics
  21. Social Movements154▲ 4.8×27 topics
  22. Urban Development152▲ 3.9×17 topics
  23. Society148▲ 7.3×22 topics
  24. Latin America148▲ 7.3×23 topics
  25. Gender Differences145▲ 3.6×17 topics
  26. Informal Learning144▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Inclusive Education140▲ 3.8×18 topics
  28. Political Power137▲ 26×5 topics
  29. Communication132▲ 4.0×16 topics
  30. European Union127▲ 5.3×17 topics
  31. Digital Divide119▲ 4.3×8 topics
  32. Spain117▲ 29×5 topics
  33. Social Rights112▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Economic Crisis109▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Constitutional Law104▲ 7.3×8 topics
  36. Gender Dynamics103▲ 9.2×8 topics
  37. Participation101▲ 9.7×3 topics
  38. Family Support93▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Social Work92▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Migrant Integration90▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Universitat de València publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Sciences and Policies, Human Rights and Immigration, Medieval and Early Modern Iberia and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Social Sciences and Poli…90Social Sciences and Policies: 90 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigra…74Human Rights and Immigration: 74 fractional worksMedieval and Early Modern Iberia: 68 fractional worksEducational Innovations …67Educational Innovations and Technology: 67 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge…67E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 67 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 62 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 54 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…50Literacy and Educational Practices: 50 fractional worksLabor Law and Work Dynamics: 46 fractional worksHistorical Art and Architecture Studies: 45 fractional works
General Social SciencesSociology and Political ScienceHistoryInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 90 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 74 works
  3. 3 Medieval and Early Modern Iberia History 68 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 67 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 67 works
  6. 6 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 62 works
  7. 7 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 54 works
  8. 8 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 50 works
  9. 9 Labor Law and Work Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 46 works
  10. 10 Historical Art and Architecture Studies Conservation 45 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de València's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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