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ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

In research, ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,731 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,546 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,909 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,512
of 28,054 · #6,050 all time
Rank in Spain
#120
of 658
Research works
740
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is ALBA Synchrotron (Spain) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,731 of 12,888 14.0%210 #3909
EngineeringField #4,546 of 6,636 13.6%62 #7017
Materials ScienceField #1,909 of 2,468 14.2%75 #2718

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 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. Physical Sciences#3,909 #2,731
  2. Engineering#7,017 #4,546
  3. Materials Science#2,718 #1,909
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.

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: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.28× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.63× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.37× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.63× its world share, 75 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.32× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Josep Nicolás, E. Pellegrin and Pierluigi Gargiani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ALBA Synchrotron (Spain).

  1. 1 Josep Nicolás Spain · #242,556 worldwide 119 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 E. Pellegrin Spain · #266,191 worldwide 169 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Pierluigi Gargiani Spain · #285,908 worldwide 152 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Manuel Valvidares Spain · #515,607 worldwide 140 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 François Fauth Spain · #560,602 worldwide 303 citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Lucía Aballe Spain · #572,602 worldwide 122 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Jordi Marcos Spain · #586,625 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ubaldo Iriso Spain · #677,058 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Javier Herrero‐Martín Spain · #766,033 worldwide 141 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Carles Colldelram Spain · #857,735 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)

Which keywords describe research at ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Superconductivity, Electronic Structure, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Room Temperature.

▲ 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. Catalysis25▲ 15×22 topics
  2. Nanoparticles24▲ 7.7×27 topics
  3. Superconductivity14▲ 32×9 topics
  4. Nanomaterials12▲ 4.4×15 topics
  5. Energy Storage12▲ 7.0×9 topics
  6. Electronic Structure11▲ 25×8 topics
  7. Cathode Materials11▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks11▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications10▲ 3.3×23 topics
  10. Room Temperature10▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 8.0×3 topics
  12. Tomography8▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Water Splitting8▲ 8.5×4 topics
  15. Heterogeneous Catalysis8▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Nanocomposites8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  17. Spintronics8▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Crystal Structure7▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  20. Oxidation7▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Metal-Insulator Transition7▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Nanostructures7▲ 6.8×15 topics
  23. Ceria7▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Drug Delivery7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  25. Gold7▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Selective Oxidation7▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Catalysts7▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Materials7▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Nanocrystals6▲ 9.4×5 topics
  30. Battery Materials6▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Crystal Growth6▲ 9.0×11 topics
  32. Nanostructured Anodes6▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Perovskite Oxides6▲ 36×2 topics
  34. X-ray Imaging6▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Methane Storage6▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Structure Determination6▲ 81×2 topics
  37. Hydrogenation6▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Nanoscale Imaging6▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Thin Films5▲ 11×10 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advancements in Battery Materials, Magnetic properties of thin films and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques.

Catalytic Processes in M…7Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …6Advancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging T…5Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matte…5Advanced Condensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 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: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsRadiation5 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 7 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 5 works
  6. 6 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 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 3 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

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