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Centre for Automation and Robotics

In research, Centre for Automation and Robotics stands highest in Engineering (#4,530 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,675 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,506
of 28,054 · #13,002 all time
Rank in Spain
#473
of 658
Research works
955
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Centre for Automation and Robotics 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
EngineeringField #4,530 of 6,636 17.0%105 #2969
Physical SciencesDomain #10,675 of 12,888 17.6%161 #8452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Automation and Robotics 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 Centre for Automation and Robotics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 23.7 works9.8×
  2. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 25.7 works5.5×
← 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: 2.00× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.05× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.13× its world share, 105 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Automation and Robotics?

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio R. Jiménez, Elena García and Teresa de Pedro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Automation and Robotics.

  1. 1 Antonio R. Jiménez Spain · #90,849 worldwide 242 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Elena García Spain · #103,093 worldwide 132 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Teresa de Pedro Spain · #148,870 worldwide 141 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 P. González de Santos Spain · #167,994 worldwide 154 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Vicente Milanés Spain · #174,061 worldwide 232 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Fernando Seco Spain · #180,007 worldwide 191 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ángela Ribeiro Spain · #326,058 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Jorge Villagrá Spain · #360,573 worldwide 172 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Jaime del Cerro Spain · #397,565 worldwide 97 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Carlos González Spain · #431,677 worldwide 151 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Automation and Robotics

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Automation and Robotics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics, Image Processing, Environmental Monitoring and Collision Avoidance.

▲ 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. Deep Learning34▲ 4.5×37 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 3.3×28 topics
  3. Wireless Sensor Networks15▲ 15×7 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles14▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Robotics13▲ 24×7 topics
  6. Image Processing13▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Environmental Monitoring12▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Collision Avoidance12▲ 30×4 topics
  9. Plant Disease Detection11▲ 49×1 topic
  10. Smart Farming11▲ 44×1 topic
  11. Path Planning10▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Neural Networks9▲ 2.7×20 topics
  13. Rehabilitation9▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Multi-Agent Systems9▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Optimal Motion Planning8▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Sampling-Based Algorithms8▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Robotic Manipulators7▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Distributed Control7▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Biomechanics7▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Control7▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Adaptive Control7▲ 23×5 topics
  22. Mobile Robots7▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Actuators6▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Exoskeletons6▲ 87×1 topic
  25. Lower Limb6▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Modular Robots6▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Self-Reconfiguration6▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Human-Robot Interaction6▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Biomass Estimation6▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Bipedal Locomotion6▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Dynamic Walking6▲ 143×1 topic
  33. Localization5▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Nonlinear Systems5▲ 11×6 topics
  35. 3D Mapping5▲ 34×1 topic
  36. SLAM5▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Soft Robotics5▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Terrestrial Laser Scanning5▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Bioinspired Robotics5▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Functional Recovery5▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Automation and Robotics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics and Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence.

Smart Agriculture and AI: 11 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 8 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 6 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 6 fractional worksRobotic Locomotion and Control: 6 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 5 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applic…5Soft Robotics and Applications: 5 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 4 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 4 fractional works
Plant ScienceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionBiomedical EngineeringMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 11 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 works
  3. 3 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Robotic Locomotion and Control Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Automation and Robotics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

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