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Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya

In research, Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,351 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,621 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,135 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Language and Linguistics — History is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,668
of 28,054 · #6,691 all time
Rank in Spain
#81
of 658
Research works
2.6k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya 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 #1,351 of 10,521 26.8%404 #1828
Health SciencesDomain #1,621 of 11,982 20.0%266 #3735
Social SciencesField #1,135 of 6,365 26.0%211 #1520
MedicineField #2,660 of 10,443 19.7%205 #5070
Life SciencesDomain #3,496 of 7,800 21.0%75 #5400
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,031 of 1,998 28.9%89 #1528
PsychologyField #1,194 of 2,181 25.2%60 #2101
Physical SciencesDomain #9,141 of 12,888 19.2%134 #11931

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya 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#1,828 #1,351
  2. Health Sciences#3,735 #1,621
  3. Social Sciences#1,520 #1,135
  4. Medicine#5,070 #2,660
  5. Life Sciences#5,400 #3,496
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,528 #1,031
  7. Psychology#2,101 #1,194
  8. Physical Sciences#11,931 #9,141
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 Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 20.0 works7.1×
  2. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.8 works5.9×
← 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, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.39× its world share, 55 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.52× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 211 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlo Manzo, Marta G. Rivera‐Ferre and Antoni Tort Bardolet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya.

  1. 1 Carlo Manzo Spain · #126,745 worldwide 408 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Marta G. Rivera‐Ferre Spain · #237,901 worldwide 78 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Antoni Tort Bardolet Spain · #319,965 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Luisa Cotoner Cerdó Spain · #409,134 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Ramon Pinyol i Torrents Spain · #414,593 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Pilar Godayol Spain · #461,605 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Manuel Llanas Spain · #500,662 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Eulàlia Collelldemont Pujadas Spain · #532,453 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Feliu López‐i‐Gelats Spain · #544,500 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Joan Carles Martori Spain · #576,497 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya

Which keywords describe research at Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Gender, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Educational Technology, Globalization, Epidemiology and Inclusive Education.

▲ 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. Education49▲ 3.3×44 topics
  2. Epidemiology49▲ 1.41×92 topics
  3. Globalization38▲ 2.2×45 topics
  4. Quality of Life36▲ 2.8×43 topics
  5. Mental Health32▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Gender32▲ 6.8×16 topics
  7. Educational Technology32▲ 3.1×26 topics
  8. Sustainability29▲ 1.36×51 topics
  9. Social Media28▲ 2.2×20 topics
  10. Public Health25▲ 1.99×39 topics
  11. Physical Activity24▲ 5.7×10 topics
  12. Innovation23▲ 2.5×30 topics
  13. History22▲ 3.5×16 topics
  14. Inclusive Education20▲ 6.5×11 topics
  15. Pedagogy20▲ 4.7×11 topics
  16. E-Learning20▲ 2.2×12 topics
  17. Identity20▲ 3.0×15 topics
  18. Risk Factors20▲ 2.0×29 topics
  19. Adolescents18▲ 5.4×10 topics
  20. Spain16▲ 48×5 topics
  21. Communication14▲ 5.2×11 topics
  22. Health14▲ 3.9×13 topics
  23. Health Promotion13▲ 4.7×13 topics
  24. Gender Differences13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  25. Well-being13▲ 3.8×12 topics
  26. Corpus Linguistics12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Informal Learning12▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Welfare State11▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Propaganda11▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Cross-Cultural Communication11▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Television11▲ 66×2 topics
  32. Latin America10▲ 6.0×11 topics
  33. Ethical Challenges10▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Masculinity10▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Sports10▲ 103×2 topics
  36. Participation9▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Cultural Translation9▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Economic Crisis9▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Translator Competence9▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Professional Management9▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Translation Studies and Practices, Sports and Physical Education Studies, Social Sciences and Policies and Sports Performance and Training.

Translation Studies and …9Translation Studies and Practices: 9 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…9Sports and Physical Education Studies: 9 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 8 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksMedia and Digital Commun…6Media and Digital Communication: 6 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 5 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 5 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsLife-span and Life-course StudiesGeneral Social SciencesOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 9 works
  2. 2 Sports and Physical Education Studies Life-span and Life-course Studies 9 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 6 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Media and Digital Communication Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 5 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 available67.7%not open32.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.