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ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

In research, ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,836 of 10,670 worldwide), Materials Science (#522 of 2,276 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,705 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,445
of 22,385 · #2,393 all time
Rank in Spain
#120
of 426
Research works
740
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

What is ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,836 of 10,670 8.9%210 #1068
Materials ScienceField #522 of 2,276 8.8%75 #516
EngineeringField #2,705 of 5,901 7.4%62 #1597

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,068 #1,836
  2. Materials Science#516 #522
  3. Engineering#1,597 #2,705
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (30%), Engineering (25%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 232 fractional works · 84.5% of its workMaterials Science: 82 fractional works · 29.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 17.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 19 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 67 fractional works · 24.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiation: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCatalysis: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStructural Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKALBA Synchrotron(Spain)274fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science8229.9%
    2. Engineering6724.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy3211.6%
    4. Chemistry166.0%
    5. Energy124.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering103.6%
    7. Environmental Science51.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.8%
    9. Computer Science30.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology186.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    1. Medicine145.1%
    2. Nursing10.3%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    3. Social Sciences00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.17× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.79× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.76× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.57× its world share, 82 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.20× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering10.17×10 works
  2. Materials Science8.57×82 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy5.20×32 works
  4. Energy4.76×12 works
  5. Chemistry3.79×16 works
  6. Engineering1.64×67 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×18 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×5 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.00×1 works
  10. Nursing0.52×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.38×5 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  13. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  14. Medicine0.26×14 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.20×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.17×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.12×3 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)?

Ranked on the quality score, Vlad Martin‐Diaconescu, Laura Simonelli and Ignacio J. Villar‐García lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ALBA Synchrotron (Spain).

  1. 1 Vlad Martin‐Diaconescu Spain · #299,300 worldwide 2.9k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Laura Simonelli Spain · #368,355 worldwide 5.8k citations · 250 works
  3. 3 Ignacio J. Villar‐García Spain · #453,212 worldwide 4.6k citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Carlos Escudero Spain · #572,385 worldwide 4.7k citations · 118 works
  5. 5 François Fauth Spain · #591,380 worldwide 9.9k citations · 443 works
  6. 6 Eva Pereiro Spain · #594,494 worldwide 3.8k citations · 193 works
  7. 7 E. Pellegrin Spain · #608,872 worldwide 5.6k citations · 118 works
  8. 8 Virginia Pérez‐Dieste Spain · #647,087 worldwide 2.8k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Manuel Valvidares Spain · #748,161 worldwide 3.9k citations · 206 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Solano Spain · #755,286 worldwide 4.2k citations · 211 works
All ranked researchers at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

What are the most cited papers from ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)?

The most cited paper from ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) is "Room-temperature chiral magnetic skyrmions in ultrathin magnetic nanostructures" (Olivier Boulle, Jan Vogel, Hongxin Yang et al., 2016), with 1,060 citations. Next come "FCC-ee: The Lepton Collider" (950) and "FCC Physics Opportunities" (691).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Room-temperature chiral magnetic skyrmions in ultrathin magnetic nanostructures Olivier Boulle, Jan Vogel, Hongxin Yang et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 25 Jan 2016 1,060
2 FCC-ee: The Lepton Collider Asmâa Abada et al. · The European Physical Journal Special Topics Open access1,362 authors Jun 2019 950
3 FCC Physics Opportunities A. Abada et al. · The European Physical Journal C Open access1,363 authors Jun 2019 691
4 Thermal unequilibrium of strained black CsPbI 3 thin films Julian A. Steele et al. · Science Open access 25 Jul 2019 662
5 FCC-hh: The Hadron Collider A. Abada et al. · The European Physical Journal Special Topics Open access1,363 authors Jul 2019 654
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Superconductivity, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Electronic Structure, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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-now 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. Catalysis27▲ 15×23 topics
  2. Nanoparticles26▲ 7.5×28 topics
  3. Superconductivity15▲ 31×9 topics
  4. Energy Storage14▲ 7.7×9 topics
  5. Nanomaterials13▲ 4.7×15 topics
  6. Cathode Materials12▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Electronic Structure12▲ 25×8 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks12▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications11▲ 3.4×25 topics
  10. Room Temperature10▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  12. Water Splitting9▲ 9.0×4 topics
  13. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Heterogeneous Catalysis9▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Tomography8▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Nanocomposites8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  17. Nanostructures8▲ 7.2×16 topics
  18. Spintronics8▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis8▲ 9.8×5 topics
  20. Battery Materials8▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Crystal Structure8▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Nanostructured Anodes8▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  24. Materials7▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Oxidation7▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Catalysts7▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Metal-Insulator Transition7▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Ceria7▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Gold7▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Selective Oxidation7▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Crystal Growth7▲ 9.0×11 topics
  32. Hydrogenation7▲ 15×5 topics
  33. Nanocrystals7▲ 9.5×5 topics
  34. Perovskite Oxides7▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Structure Determination6▲ 78×2 topics
  36. Carbon Dioxide6▲ 14×3 topics
  37. X-ray Imaging6▲ 65×2 topics
  38. Methane Storage6▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Nanoscale Imaging6▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Thin Films6▲ 11×10 topics

Which research topics does ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Magnetic properties of thin films and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques.

Advancements in Battery …8Advancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…7Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 7 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 6 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging T…6Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 6 fractional worksMagnetic and transport p…5Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…4Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksMultiferroics and related materials: 4 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiation5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 6 works
  5. 5 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  7. 7 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.9%domestic only44.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)0.0012% in 202520102020

Fractional works of ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)8.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2014.

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