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History of Education in Spain

History of Education in Spain is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 7.8k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers the history of education in Spain, focusing on cultural, pedagogical, and social changes from the late 19th century to the present. It includes topics such as educational reform, political transition, gender issues in education, and the impact of Francoism on schooling.

  • Education
  • Spain
  • History
  • Pedagogy
  • Francoism
  • Cultural Movements
  • Social Change
  • Schooling
  • Political Transition
  • Gender and Education
Research works
7.8k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
997
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+1%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead History of Education in Spain research?

By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (706 and 108 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 706 works
  2. 2 Mexico 108 works
  3. 3 Argentina 107 works
  4. 4 United States 51 works
  5. 5 France 50 works
  6. 6 Colombia 45 works
  7. 7 Chile 39 works
  8. 8 Brazil 33 works
  9. 9 Italy 32 works
  10. 10 Peru 16 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: 59.5%Mexico: 9.1%Argentina: 9.0%United States: 4.3%6 others listed: 18.1%59%largest
Spain706 · 59.5%Mexico108 · 9.1%Argentina107 · 9.0%United States51 · 4.3%6 others listed215 · 18.1%

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

Which institutions lead History of Education in Spain research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Complutense de Madrid publishes the most History of Education in Spain research, followed by University of the Basque Country and Universidad de Sevilla.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 63 works
  2. 2 University of the Basque CountrySpain 40 works
  3. 3 Universidad de SevillaSpain 33 works
  4. 4 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 30 works
  5. 5 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 25 works
  6. 6 Universidad de ZaragozaSpain 25 works
  7. 7 Universidad de GranadaSpain 24 works
  8. 8 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 23 works
  9. 9 Universidad de MurciaSpain 22 works
  10. 10 Universidad de SalamancaSpain 21 works

Where is History of Education in Spain research done?

The largest centres of History of Education in Spain research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Seville (Spain) and Valencia (Spain). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Leioa, Valladolid and Pamplona.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Madrid Spain 169 works
  2. 2 Buenos Aires Argentina 43 works
  3. 3 Seville Spain 41 works
  4. 4 Valencia Spain 41 works
  5. 5 Barcelona Spain 40 works
  6. 6 Leioa Spain 40 works
  7. 7 Mexico City Mexico 39 works
  8. 8 Pamplona Spain 29 works
  9. 9 Valladolid Spain 26 works
  10. 10 Granada Spain 26 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LeioaES · 39.8 works67×
  2. ValladolidES · 26.5 works60×
  3. PamplonaES · 29.0 works49×
  4. SalamancaES · 23.9 works48×
  5. MurciaES · 22.4 works40×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in History of Education in Spain than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study History of Education in Spain?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de Granada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad de Sevilla 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%20%40%mean 24.3%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad de Granada: 24, 30.8%Universidad Autónoma de Madrid: 17, 28.0%Universidad de Sevilla: 33, 24.4%Universitat de València: 30, 25.9%Universidad Complutense de Madrid: 63, 21.0%Universidad de La Laguna: 8, 29.9%University of the Basque Country: 40, 12.4%Universidad de Zaragoza: 24, 18.3%Universidad de Murcia: 22, 23.0%Universidad de Extremadura: 8, 29.3%Universidad de GranadaUniversidad Autónoma…Universitat de Valèn…Universidad de Sevilla
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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 Universidad de GranadaSpain 52.730.8%35.6×24 +28.8%
2 Universidad Autónoma de MadridSpain 51.228.0%34.0×17 +101.6%
3 Universidad de SevillaSpain 46.024.4%48.9×33 +17.0%
4 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 45.725.9%45.5×30 +5.8%
5 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 45.221.0%65.6×63 +18.9%
6 Universidad de La LagunaSpain 41.729.9%41.3×8 +29.7%
7 University of the Basque CountrySpain 40.012.4%70.5×40 +121.3%
8 Universidad de ZaragozaSpain 38.018.3%51.5×24 +57.1%
9 Universidad de MurciaSpain 37.623.0%59.6×22 +9.8%
10 Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain 36.629.3%31.6×8 +22.1%

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 History of Education in Spain research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are History of Education in Spain.

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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.