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University of Alicante

In research, University of Alicante stands highest in Business, Management and Accounting (#1 of 2,578 worldwide), Social Sciences (#69 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#213 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Classics and Archeology — Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management is 24.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#630
of 28,054 · #715 all time
Rank in Spain
#10
of 658
Research works
28k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
497k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Alicante 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
Business, Management and AccountingField #1 of 2,578 33.6%250 #26
Social SciencesDomain #69 of 10,521 20.8%2,510 #344
Social SciencesField #213 of 6,365 19.4%1,149 #438
Physical SciencesDomain #824 of 12,888 19.6%1,988 #577
Arts and HumanitiesField #211 of 1,998 15.7%671 #406
Health SciencesDomain #1,573 of 11,982 19.4%532 #2105
EducationSubfield #261 of 1,892 27.6%216 #438
Environmental ScienceField #525 of 3,551 22.6%355 #550
PsychologyField #376 of 2,181 25.2%262 #586
Computer ScienceField #814 of 4,667 21.5%503 #753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Alicante 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. Business, Management and Accounting#26 #1
  2. Social Sciences#344 #69
  3. Social Sciences#438 #213
  4. Physical Sciences#577 #824
  5. Arts and Humanities#406 #211
  6. Health Sciences#2,105 #1,573
  7. Education#438 #261
  8. Environmental Science#550 #525
  9. Psychology#586 #376
  10. Computer Science#753 #814
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 University of Alicante specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management takes 24.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 29.9 works24×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 21.2 works6.6×
  3. ArcheologySubfield · 104.1 works6.4×
  4. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 150.0 works6.3×
  5. HistorySubfield · 102.4 works5.9×
  6. General Social SciencesSubfield · 33.8 works5.7×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 194 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.64× its world share, 50 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 136 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 503 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 137 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 443 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 355 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 137 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 59 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 101 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 379 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.30× its world share, 671 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 250 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 143 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 262 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1,149 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Alicante?

Ranked on the composite score, Enrique Claver‐Cortés, José F. Molina‐Azorín and Á. Linares-Solano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Alicante.

  1. 1 Enrique Claver‐Cortés · #32,819 worldwide 475 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 José F. Molina‐Azorín · #37,402 worldwide 514 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Á. Linares-Solano · #46,110 worldwide 999 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Juan José Tarı́ · #46,948 worldwide 290 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 F. Rodrı́guez-Reinoso · #48,624 worldwide 1k citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Rafael Font · #64,399 worldwide 499 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 María D. López‐Gamero · #75,074 worldwide 192 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Francisco Rico · #75,247 worldwide 48 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Guillermo Carnero Arbat · #78,854 worldwide 45 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Juan A. Conesa · #80,514 worldwide 392 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University of Alicante

Which keywords describe research at University of Alicante?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Education, History, Gender, Sustainability, Literature and Latin America.

▲ 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 Change236▲ 1.62×93 topics
  2. Sustainability217▲ 1.65×80 topics
  3. Globalization214▲ 2.0×100 topics
  4. Education193▲ 2.1×84 topics
  5. Deep Learning168◆ 0.91×69 topics
  6. Educational Technology146▲ 2.3×32 topics
  7. History140▲ 3.7×42 topics
  8. Gender127▲ 4.3×38 topics
  9. Literature120▲ 4.1×38 topics
  10. Innovation116▲ 2.0×48 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage115▲ 3.9×26 topics
  12. Identity111▲ 2.8×48 topics
  13. Catalysis98▲ 2.7×24 topics
  14. Communication98▲ 5.9×18 topics
  15. Social Movements94▲ 5.8×20 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior93▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Latin America89▲ 8.6×20 topics
  18. Historiography82▲ 12×11 topics
  19. Cultural Studies76▲ 3.7×24 topics
  20. Pragmatics75▲ 8.6×6 topics
  21. Sociolinguistics73▲ 7.2×7 topics
  22. Informal Learning72▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Gender Differences72▲ 3.5×16 topics
  24. Urban Development71▲ 3.6×16 topics
  25. Spain69▲ 34×5 topics
  26. Social Networks65▲ 4.5×12 topics
  27. Language Variation63▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Cultural Exchange62▲ 8.8×10 topics
  29. Lexicography60▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Language Contact60▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Bilingualism60▲ 8.1×7 topics
  32. Iberian Peninsula60▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Archaeology56▲ 7.8×10 topics
  34. Welfare State55▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Political Power52▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Phraseology51▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Historical Linguistics50▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Dialectology49▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Hispanic Linguistics49▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Constitutionalism49▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Alicante publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, Literacy and Educational Practices, E-Learning and Knowledge Management and Educational Innovations and Technology.

Spanish Linguistics and …49Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 49 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…37Literacy and Educational Practices: 37 fractional worksE-Learning and Knowledge Management: 31 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 31 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 31 fractional worksArchaeological and Historical Studies: 30 fractional worksCommunication and COVID-19 Impact: 29 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…28Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 28 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism: 28 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 27 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsEducationComputer Science ApplicationsInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesLanguage and Linguistics 49 works
  2. 2 Literacy and Educational PracticesEducation 37 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science Applications 31 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and TechnologyInformation Systems 31 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability in BusinessMarketing 31 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Historical StudiesArcheology 30 works
  7. 7 Communication and COVID-19 ImpactCommunication 29 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSociology and Political Science 28 works
  9. 9 Wine Industry and TourismTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 28 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and PoliciesGeneral Social Sciences 27 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Alicante's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Other research institutions in Alicante

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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.