Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Nonprofit · Bilbao · Spain

Basque Centre for Climate Change

In research, Basque Centre for Climate Change stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,564 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,163 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Global and Planetary Change is 20.7× its share of world research.

bc3research.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#10,337
of 28,054 · #11,089 all time
Rank in Spain
#273
of 658
Research works
470
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Basque Centre for Climate Change 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,564 of 3,551 36.6%62 #1626
Physical SciencesDomain #8,163 of 12,888 31.9%86 #8507

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Basque Centre for Climate Change 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).

What does Basque Centre for Climate Change specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Global and Planetary Change takes 20.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.9 works21×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 62.3 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 2.72× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.25× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.26× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.60× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Basque Centre for Climate Change?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph V. Spadaro, Unai Pascual and Ignacio Palomo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Basque Centre for Climate Change.

  1. 1 Joseph V. Spadaro Spain · #99,103 worldwide 401 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Unai Pascual Spain · #126,308 worldwide 476 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Ignacio Palomo Spain · #132,487 worldwide 320 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 A. del Prado Spain · #207,194 worldwide 206 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Marta Olazabal Spain · #231,852 worldwide 166 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Anil Markandya Spain · #249,779 worldwide 615 citations · 162 works
  7. 7 Stefano Balbi Spain · #517,304 worldwide 69 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Mikel González‐Eguino Spain · #677,341 worldwide 103 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Iñaki Arto Spain · #750,644 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Ibon Galarraga Spain · #896,771 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Basque Centre for Climate Change

Which keywords describe research at Basque Centre for Climate Change?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Biodiversity Conservation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ecosystem Services and Social-Ecological Systems.

▲ 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. Climate Change46▲ 11×67 topics
  2. Sustainability23▲ 6.3×38 topics
  3. Renewable Energy18▲ 8.2×18 topics
  4. Environmental Impact18▲ 7.0×21 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 25×11 topics
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions14▲ 34×7 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services11▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Social-Ecological Systems11▲ 55×3 topics
  9. Global Warming10▲ 17×10 topics
  10. Environmental Policy10▲ 33×5 topics
  11. Land Use Change10▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Biodiversity10▲ 8.6×17 topics
  13. Climate Change Adaptation9▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Energy Transition8▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Resilience7▲ 10.0×4 topics
  16. Sustainability Assessment7▲ 35×4 topics
  17. Vulnerability7▲ 21×7 topics
  18. Adaptation6▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Urbanization6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  20. Adaptive Governance6▲ 173×1 topic
  21. Sustainability Transitions6▲ 157×1 topic
  22. Food Security6▲ 7.1×8 topics
  23. Global Impact6▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Remote Sensing6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Conservation6▲ 8.6×13 topics
  26. Invasive Species6▲ 8.7×12 topics
  27. Life Cycle Assessment6▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Global Trade5▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Carbon Footprint5▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Human-Nature Interactions5▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Spatial Dynamics5▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Embodied Energy5▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Water Footprint5▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Economic Impacts5▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Carbon Pricing4▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Policy Instruments4▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Household Behavior4▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Global Change4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 21×5 topics
  40. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Basque Centre for Climate Change publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Environmental Impact and Sustainability and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Sustainability and Clima…6Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 6 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…5Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…5Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…4Climate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 4 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…3Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 3 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 3 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 2 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  3. 3 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 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 available68.9%not open31.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.0%domestic only49.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Basque Centre for Climate Change's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Bilbao

All research institutions in Bilbao

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.