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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

In research, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya stands highest in Social Sciences (#538 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#578 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#395 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications and Communication — Computer Science Applications is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,967
of 28,054 · #4,649 all time
Rank in Spain
#63
of 658
Research works
7.2k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Universitat Oberta 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 #538 of 10,521 26.5%988 #796
Social SciencesField #578 of 6,365 27.0%553 #642
PsychologyField #395 of 2,181 21.7%117 #763
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #510 of 2,578 27.8%153 #652
EducationSubfield #488 of 1,892 33.4%97 #544
Computer ScienceField #1,305 of 4,667 27.6%220 #1259
Business, Management and AccountingField #813 of 2,578 30.3%94 #877
Physical SciencesDomain #4,809 of 12,888 25.2%410 #6512
Health SciencesDomain #4,855 of 11,982 25.0%158 #7704
Arts and HumanitiesField #849 of 1,998 19.9%152 #955

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universitat Oberta 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#796 #538
  2. Social Sciences#642 #578
  3. Psychology#763 #395
  4. Sociology and Political Science#652 #510
  5. Education#544 #488
  6. Computer Science#1,259 #1,305
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#877 #813
  8. Physical Sciences#6,512 #4,809
  9. Health Sciences#7,704 #4,855
  10. Arts and Humanities#955 #849
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 Oberta de Catalunya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science Applications takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 58.6 works15×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 52.4 works12×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 220 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.22× its world share, 152 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 94 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.36× its world share, 118 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 553 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya?

Ranked on the composite score, Xavier Vilajosana, Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli and Albert Sangrà lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.

  1. 1 Xavier Vilajosana Spain · #23,855 worldwide 522 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli Spain · #82,218 worldwide 146 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Albert Sangrà Spain · #105,418 worldwide 114 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Joan Melià‐Seguí Spain · #112,350 worldwide 370 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Antoni Badia Spain · #128,897 worldwide 115 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Ferrán Adelantado Spain · #138,951 worldwide 292 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Jordi Cabot Spain · #153,222 worldwide 523 citations · 130 works
  8. 8 Àgata Lapedriza Spain · #153,233 worldwide 260 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Agustí Cerrillo i Martínez Spain · #222,984 worldwide 30 citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Xavier Boltaina Bosch Spain · #226,303 worldwide 6 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Which keywords describe research at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Media, Education, Educational Technology, E-Learning, Technology, Innovation 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. Globalization96▲ 3.0×86 topics
  2. Education83▲ 3.0×68 topics
  3. Social Media79▲ 3.4×28 topics
  4. Sustainability75▲ 1.88×67 topics
  5. Educational Technology73▲ 3.8×24 topics
  6. Machine Learning72▲ 1.35×59 topics
  7. E-Learning66▲ 4.0×12 topics
  8. Innovation64▲ 3.7×37 topics
  9. COVID-1954▲ 2.4×21 topics
  10. Technology52▲ 6.0×20 topics
  11. Mental Health45▲ 1.88×38 topics
  12. Sustainable Development43▲ 1.67×48 topics
  13. Informal Learning42▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Digital Divide41▲ 9.7×7 topics
  15. Human Rights40▲ 2.4×43 topics
  16. History40▲ 3.5×35 topics
  17. Knowledge Management39▲ 4.3×16 topics
  18. Identity38▲ 3.2×42 topics
  19. Communication37▲ 7.4×14 topics
  20. Digital Marketing34▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Pedagogy34▲ 4.2×15 topics
  22. Gender33▲ 3.8×35 topics
  23. Latin America32▲ 10×17 topics
  24. Social Networks32▲ 7.3×12 topics
  25. Student Engagement32▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Open Access31▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Gender Differences30▲ 4.9×13 topics
  28. Educational Projects30▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Remote Learning30▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Ethics29▲ 3.7×30 topics
  31. Community Engagement29▲ 5.3×19 topics
  32. Welfare State28▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Distance Learning27▲ 4.9×8 topics
  34. Cultural Studies26▲ 4.3×22 topics
  35. Digital Media26▲ 9.1×5 topics
  36. Ethical Challenges24▲ 7.7×4 topics
  37. European Union23▲ 6.3×14 topics
  38. Spain23▲ 37×5 topics
  39. ICT21▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Learning Analytics20▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Universitat Oberta de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Educational Innovations and Technology, Online Learning and Analytics and Social Sciences and Policies.

E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 30 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 19 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…16Online Learning and Analytics: 16 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…16Social Sciences and Policies: 16 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 15 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 12 fractional worksSharing Economy and Plat…12Sharing Economy and Platforms: 12 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 11 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 11 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…11Digital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsInformation SystemsGeneral Social SciencesCommunication2 others

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

  1. 1 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 30 works
  2. 2 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 19 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 16 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 16 works
  5. 5 Communication and COVID-19 Impact Communication 15 works
  6. 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 12 works
  7. 7 Sharing Economy and Platforms Marketing 12 works
  8. 8 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  9. 9 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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.

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