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Galician and Iberian cultural studies

Galician and Iberian cultural studies is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 5.2k research works in it since 1950. 5.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores various aspects of territorial development, urban planning, and socioeconomic dynamics in European regions. It covers topics such as urban-rural divide, cultural heritage preservation, migration patterns, and sustainable tourism. The papers delve into issues of territorial cohesion, environmental conservation, and the impact of globalization on subnational territories.

  • Urban Planning
  • Territorial Cohesion
  • Rural Development
  • Socioeconomic Inequality
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Regional Governance
  • Migration Patterns
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Spatial Analysis
  • Sustainable Tourism
Research works
5.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
289
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Galician and Iberian cultural studies research?

By volume, Spain and Brazil publish the most (414 and 101 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 414 works
  2. 2 Brazil 101 works
  3. 3 Mexico 50 works
  4. 4 Argentina 46 works
  5. 5 France 43 works
  6. 6 United States 42 works
  7. 7 Chile 33 works
  8. 8 Portugal 32 works
  9. 9 Colombia 29 works
  10. 10 Italy 27 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Spain: 50.7%Brazil: 12.3%Mexico: 6.1%Argentina: 5.6%6 others listed: 25.2%51%largest
Spain414 · 50.7%Brazil101 · 12.3%Mexico50 · 6.1%Argentina46 · 5.6%6 others listed206 · 25.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Galician and Iberian cultural studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela publishes the most Galician and Iberian cultural studies research, followed by Universidade de Vigo and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 53 works
  2. 2 Universidade de VigoSpain 40 works
  3. 3 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 27 works
  4. 4 Universidade da CoruñaSpain 20 works
  5. 5 University of the Basque CountrySpain 15 works
  6. 6 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 14 works
  7. 7 Universidad de OviedoSpain 13 works
  8. 8 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 10 works
  9. 9 Universidad de SevillaSpain 9 works
  10. 10 Universidad de GranadaSpain 8 works

Where is Galician and Iberian cultural studies research done?

The largest centres of Galician and Iberian cultural studies research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Vigo (Spain) and Barcelona (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santiago de Compostela, Vigo and A Coruña.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 78 works
  2. 2 Santiago de Compostela Spain 60 works
  3. 3 Vigo Spain 41 works
  4. 4 Barcelona Spain 28 works
  5. 5 A Coruña Spain 20 works
  6. 6 São Paulo Brazil 20 works
  7. 7 Santiago Chile 20 works
  8. 8 Bogotá Colombia 17 works
  9. 9 Buenos Aires Argentina 17 works
  10. 10 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 17 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Santiago de CompostelaES · 59.7 works165×
  2. VigoES · 40.7 works159×
  3. A CoruñaES · 20.4 works116×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Galician and Iberian cultural studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Galician and Iberian cultural studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade de Vigo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and Universidade da Coruña score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%mean 6.18%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidade de Vigo: 40, 11.5%Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: 53, 8.9%Universidade da Coruña: 20, 9.2%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 27, 7.5%University of the Basque Country: 15, 5.7%Universidad de Sevilla: 9, 5.3%Universidad de Salamanca: 10, 9.9%Universitat de Barcelona: 14, 3.8%Universidad de Oviedo: 13, 0.0%Universidad de Granada: 8, 0.0%Universidade de VigoUniversidade da CoruñaUniversidade de Sant…Universidad Complute…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidade de VigoSpain 66.611.5%193.7×40 +49.3%
2 Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSpain 61.68.9%205.2×53 +65.0%
3 Universidade da CoruñaSpain 45.89.2%147.8×20 +29.3%
4 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 42.37.5%40.0×27 +46.8%
5 University of the Basque CountrySpain 36.75.7%37.4×15 +66.1%
6 Universidad de SevillaSpain 34.35.3%19.8×9 +88.9%
7 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 32.39.9%36.8×10 -23.1%
8 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 25.53.8%28.4×14 -39.0%
9 Universidad de OviedoSpain 21.50.0%58.9×13 +86.7%
10 Universidad de GranadaSpain 13.30.0%17.4×8 +19.6%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Galician and Iberian cultural studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Galician and Iberian cultural studies.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.