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Ikerbasque vs Universidad de Alcalá

On research quality in 2022-now, Ikerbasque ranks #762 in the world and Universidad de Alcalá #764, of 22,385 institutions. Ikerbasque stands higher in 5 of the 15 fields both publish in, Universidad de Alcalá in 10.

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Ikerbasque

Spain · Bilbao

World rank, 2022-now
#762
#434 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
67%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Polymers and Plastics.

Universidad de Alcalá

Spain · Alcalá de Henares

World rank, 2022-now
#764
#957 all time
Works, 2022-now
6.4k
fractional
Top-10% rate
10.4%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
43%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: General Arts and Humanities, Dermatology, Microbiology.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Ikerbasque leads on 7 of 8 measures: research quality, citation excellence for its fields, top-10% rate, citations per work, open access, international co-authorship and growth. Universidad de Alcalá leads on 1 of 8 measures: output.

Ikerbasque 71 Universidad de Alcalá
  1. #762Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#764
  2. 1.28×Citation excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected0.89×
  3. 1.5kOutputfractional works, 2022-now6.4k
  4. 15.7%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited10.4%
  5. 31.8Citations per workall time, per fractional work15.0
  6. 67%Open accessof its works free to read, all time43%
  7. 61%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time15%
  8. +20%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change-9%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, citation excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Ikerbasque stands higher in 5 of 15 fields, Universidad de Alcalá in 10. Universidad de Alcalá leads most in Computer Science (#612 against #1,088); Ikerbasque leads most in Materials Science (#195 against #1,013). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Ikerbasque 510 Universidad de Alcalá
  1. -Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,310
  2. -Arts and Humanities#416
  3. #520Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#961
  4. -Business, Management and Accounting#679
  5. #377Chemistry-
  6. #1,088Computer Science#612
  7. -Economics, Econometrics and Finance#745
  8. #624Engineering#758
  9. #707Environmental Science#644
  10. -Health Professions#732
  11. #195Materials Science#1,013
  12. #1,024Medicine#685
  13. #352Physics and Astronomy#714
  14. -Psychology#679
  15. -Social Sciences#596

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Ikerbasque rankUniversidad de Alcalá rank Ikerbasque top 10%Universidad de Alcalá top 10% Ikerbasque worksUniversidad de Alcalá works
Agricultural and Biological Sciences - #1,310 - 12.2% - 107
Arts and Humanities - #416 - 12.4% - 486
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology #520 #961 12.3% 10.5% 112 249
Business, Management and Accounting - #679 - 15.9% - 116
Chemistry #377 - 13.1% - 83 -
Computer Science #1,088 #612 17.1% 14.9% 65 289
Economics, Econometrics and Finance - #745 - 12.3% - 101
Engineering #624 #758 13.8% 12.9% 272 429
Environmental Science #707 #644 18.1% 12.5% 61 252
Health Professions - #732 - 8.9% - 161
Materials Science #195 #1,013 13.2% 13.5% 213 70
Medicine #1,024 #685 19.8% 7.6% 92 2k
Physics and Astronomy #352 #714 16.7% 11.9% 135 89
Psychology - #679 - 10.7% - 155
Social Sciences - #596 - 11.5% - 611

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Materials Science4.5× 0.4×
  2. Chemical Engineering4.9× 0.7×
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.4× 0.7×
  4. Mathematics1.7× 0.4×
  5. Neuroscience2.7× 0.7×
  6. Chemistry4.0× 1.1×
  7. Energy1.7× 0.6×
  8. Engineering1.4× 0.5×
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.6× 0.8×
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.4× 0.4×
  11. Environmental Science0.9× 0.9×
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 1.0×
  13. Psychology0.9× 0.9×
  14. Computer Science0.6× 0.7×
  15. Decision Sciences0.4× 0.5×
  16. Immunology and Microbiology1.0× 1.5×
  17. Veterinary0.5× 0.8×
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.5× 1.0×
  19. Nursing0.3× 0.6×
  20. Social Sciences0.3× 0.8×
  21. Dentistry0.1× 0.6×
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.2× 0.8×
  23. Medicine0.4× 1.9×
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.1× 0.6×
  25. Health Professions0.1× 1.1×
  26. Arts and Humanities0.4× 2.9×
IkerbasqueUniversidad de Alcalá

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Ikerbasque leans further are at the top, Universidad de Alcalá's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Ikerbasque

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications89▲ 5.0×32 topics
  2. Nanocomposites69▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles65▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Catalysis47▲ 4.8×28 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering45▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Energy Storage43▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Graphene42▲ 4.1×11 topics
  8. Cathode Materials42▲ 7.2×3 topics
  9. Nanomaterials40▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Biosensors32▲ 4.3×12 topics
  11. Self-Assembly31▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Drug Delivery31▲ 3.8×15 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries31▲ 5.0×3 topics
  14. Spintronics28▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries24▲ 6.0×2 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers24▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Nanofibers24▲ 7.8×3 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials24▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers23▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Electronic Structure22▲ 8.3×8 topics
  21. Organic Electronics22▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics22▲ 8.4×3 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting21▲ 7.7×3 topics
  24. Battery Technology20▲ 4.8×2 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine20▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Health Monitoring20▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Nanogenerators19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  28. Wearable19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  29. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries19▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Ionic Conductivity19▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Stability19▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Battery Materials19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy18▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Superconductivity18▲ 7.1×9 topics
  36. Entanglement18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Room Temperature17▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Quantum Computing16▲ 11×4 topics

Universidad de Alcalá

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology464▲ 1.81×135 topics
  2. Treatment217▲ 2.8×51 topics
  3. Diagnosis187▲ 3.1×41 topics
  4. Inflammation186▲ 1.36×80 topics
  5. Globalization173▲ 1.37×87 topics
  6. Climate Change161◆ 0.92×89 topics
  7. Quality of Life135▲ 1.45×58 topics
  8. Education129▲ 1.17×80 topics
  9. Public Health124▲ 1.33×67 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease122▲ 1.67×37 topics
  11. Chemotherapy112▲ 2.5×25 topics
  12. Risk Factors111▲ 1.57×36 topics
  13. History110▲ 2.5×43 topics
  14. Gender104▲ 3.0×38 topics
  15. Literature100▲ 2.8×44 topics
  16. Management100▲ 1.94×31 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage97▲ 2.8×23 topics
  18. Identity97▲ 2.1×51 topics
  19. Immunotherapy95▲ 2.0×18 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines88▲ 2.5×14 topics
  21. Guidelines74▲ 2.4×13 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations72▲ 2.6×23 topics
  23. Heart Failure71▲ 2.5×14 topics
  24. Complications71▲ 2.2×17 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors65▲ 2.3×14 topics
  26. Autoantibodies64▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. Echocardiography62▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Social Movements58▲ 3.1×23 topics
  29. Corpus Linguistics56▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Latin America54▲ 4.4×22 topics
  31. Spain52▲ 22×5 topics
  32. Historiography46▲ 5.9×13 topics
  33. Healthcare Communication44▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Welfare State43▲ 8.6×4 topics
  35. Archaeology43▲ 5.2×10 topics
  36. Iberian Peninsula42▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Cultural Competence42▲ 5.0×7 topics
  38. Quality of Care39▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Language Barriers37▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Medical Interpreters37▲ 31×1 topic

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Universidad de Alcalá has out-published Ikerbasque every year since 2000.

still counting1k2kUniversidad de Alcalá1,344 in 2025Ikerbasque351 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Universidad de Alcalá0.023% in 2025Ikerbasque0.0060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%30%Ikerbasque14.4% in 2025Universidad de Alcalá10.6% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Ikerbasque or Universidad de Alcalá?

Universidad de Alcalá publishes 4.3× as much research as Ikerbasque in 2022-now (6.4k against 1.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Ikerbasque or Universidad de Alcalá?

15.7% of Ikerbasque's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 10.4% for Universidad de Alcalá.

Is Ikerbasque or Universidad de Alcalá growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +20% against 2018-21 for Ikerbasque, and -9% for Universidad de Alcalá.

Which has more open access research, Ikerbasque or Universidad de Alcalá?

67% of Ikerbasque's research is free to read, against 43% of Universidad de Alcalá's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Ikerbasque

  1. 1 Pablo Alonso‐González #22,821 worldwide 11k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Alexey Y. Nikitin #66,442 worldwide 10k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Raúl E. Angulo #75,891 worldwide 9.6k citations · 291 works
  4. 4 Antonio Dominguez‐Alfaro #75,909 worldwide 7.1k citations · 114 works
  5. 5 Ivo Souza #106,039 worldwide 18k citations · 156 works

Universidad de Alcalá

  1. 1 Emilio Chuvieco #18,520 worldwide 22k citations · 380 works
  2. 2 Paloma Ruiz‐Benito #46,644 worldwide 6.7k citations · 167 works
  3. 3 Miguel Angel Zavala #67,374 worldwide 15k citations · 216 works
  4. 4 David Casillas-Pérez #74,190 worldwide 2.2k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Beatriz Jurado‐Sánchez #91,125 worldwide 6.2k citations · 147 works