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Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica

In research, Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,970 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,511 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,832
of 28,054 · #30,837 all time
Rank in Spain
#524
of 658
Research works
750
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,970 of 10,521 9.1%94 #9648
Physical SciencesDomain #12,511 of 12,888 4.9%64 #19337

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica 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).

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: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.21× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.56× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.99× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.29× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Velarde Fuertes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica.

  1. 1 Juan Velarde Fuertes Spain · #1,251,039 worldwide 2 citations · 165 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica

Which keywords describe research at Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Education, Cultural Heritage, Community Participation, Urban Development and Small and Medium Enterprises.

▲ 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. Sustainability21▲ 4.7×36 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 3.7×32 topics
  3. Sustainable Development15▲ 5.0×20 topics
  4. Education14▲ 4.5×34 topics
  5. Globalization13▲ 3.6×27 topics
  6. Community Participation10▲ 14×9 topics
  7. Cultural Heritage10▲ 9.8×16 topics
  8. Urban Development10▲ 14×9 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises9▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Public Health9▲ 3.4×21 topics
  11. Latin America9▲ 24×12 topics
  12. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.6×19 topics
  13. Rural Development8▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Human Rights8▲ 4.2×15 topics
  16. Geographic Information Systems7▲ 37×5 topics
  17. Urbanization7▲ 9.1×6 topics
  18. Identity7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  19. Public Policy7▲ 7.6×14 topics
  20. Economic Impact6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Knowledge Management6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  22. Social Capital6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Digital Marketing5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  24. Urban Planning5▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Environmental Impact Assessment5▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Approach5▲ 239×1 topic
  27. Energy Policy Analysis5▲ 239×1 topic
  28. Innovation Ecosystems5▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Social Movements5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  30. Psychopharmacology Education5▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Rural Tourism5▲ 81×3 topics
  32. Social Inequality5▲ 10×8 topics
  33. Tourism Management5▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Environmental Policy5▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Industrial Clusters5▲ 68×3 topics
  36. Organizational Culture5▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Local Economic Growth4▲ 144×1 topic
  39. Territorial Innovation4▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Tourism4▲ 24×4 topics

Which research topics does Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental and Ecological Studies, Business, Innovation, and Economy, Regional Development and Innovation and Latin American Urban Studies.

Environmental and Ecological Studies: 5 fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 5 fractional worksRegional Development and…4Regional Development and Innovation: 4 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…3Latin American Urban Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Modern Theater Studies: 3 fractional worksPhotographic and Visual Arts: 2 fractional worksMexican Socioeconomic an…2Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and…2Regional Development and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and…2Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 2 fractional worksPolitical Dynamics in La…2Political Dynamics in Latin America: 2 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  2. 2 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Innovation Development 4 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Photographic and Visual Arts Museology 2 works
  7. 7 Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Political Dynamics in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.8%domestic only58.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Nacional de Información Geográfica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher 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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