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Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas

In research, Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,158 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 16.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,726
of 28,054 · #4,546 all time
Rank in Spain
#357
of 658
Research works
1.5k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas 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 #7,158 of 12,888 12.1%100 #2833

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas 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 Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 16.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 31.4 works16×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 12.84× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.38× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.54× its world share, 24 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Fajardo, Carlos García-Mateo and Francisca G. Caballero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas.

  1. 1 S. Fajardo Spain · #32,936 worldwide 501 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Carlos García-Mateo Spain · #36,514 worldwide 488 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Francisca G. Caballero Spain · #38,572 worldwide 546 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 O.A. Ruano Spain · #94,134 worldwide 358 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 J. de Damborenea Spain · #143,012 worldwide 237 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 M.A. Arenas Spain · #177,515 worldwide 177 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 S. Feliú Spain · #189,699 worldwide 273 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 I. Garcı́a Spain · #189,705 worldwide 184 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 C. Capdevila Spain · #219,670 worldwide 215 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 J.A. Jiménez Spain · #224,520 worldwide 349 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas

Which keywords describe research at Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Metal Recovery, Mechanical Properties, Sustainable Technology, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rare Earth Elements, Battery Recycling and Hydrometallurgical Processes.

▲ 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. Microstructure17▲ 31×13 topics
  2. Metal Recovery16▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties15▲ 14×15 topics
  4. Sustainable Technology13▲ 113×2 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact11▲ 5.9×4 topics
  7. Battery Recycling10▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Hydrometallurgical Processes10▲ 118×1 topic
  9. Rare Earth Elements10▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Grain Refinement8▲ 67×4 topics
  11. Nanoparticles6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  12. Metallurgy5▲ 83×2 topics
  13. Ionic Liquids5▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Graphene5▲ 6.5×6 topics
  15. High-Strength Steels5▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Martensite Transformation5▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 30×4 topics
  18. Nanomaterials5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  19. Catalysis5▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. CO2 Capture4▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  22. Microbial Communities4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  23. Bioleaching4▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Corrosion Inhibitors4▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Corrosion Resistance4▲ 55×3 topics
  26. Metal Corrosion4▲ 74×1 topic
  27. Microstructure Evolution4▲ 52×4 topics
  28. Sulfide Minerals4▲ 117×1 topic
  29. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Biodegradable Materials4▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  32. Green Chemistry4▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Magnesium Alloys4▲ 139×1 topic
  34. Solvents4▲ 100×1 topic
  35. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Processing Techniques3▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Phase Stability3▲ 42×2 topics
  39. Adsorption3▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Metal Matrix Composites3▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Extraction and Separation Processes, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching.

Extraction and Separatio…10Extraction and Separation Processes: 10 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 5 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 4 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 4 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 4 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 4 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…3Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 3 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringCatalysis2 others

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

  1. 1 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 4 works
  6. 6 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications Biomaterials 4 works
  7. 7 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cenim - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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