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Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana

In research, Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,073 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,399 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 16.6× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#7,706
of 28,054 · #5,211 all time
Rank in Spain
#210
of 658
Research works
406
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #2,073 of 16,945 66.4%172
Physical SciencesDomain #4,399 of 21,541 51.1%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana 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 Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 28.2 works17×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.48× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.60× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.12× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfredo Pérez‐González, José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro and Manuel Santonja lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana.

  1. 1 Alfredo Pérez‐González Spain · #61,777 worldwide 313 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro Spain · #90,335 worldwide 448 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Manuel Santonja Spain · #175,912 worldwide 107 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Emiliano Bruner Spain · #244,490 worldwide 156 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Josep M. Parés Spain · #271,228 worldwide 316 citations · 62 works
  6. 6 María Martinón‐Torres Spain · #283,447 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Jesús Rodrı́guez Spain · #303,103 worldwide 153 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Ana Isabel Ortega Martínez Spain · #411,610 worldwide 62 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Ana Mateos Spain · #562,046 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 José María Spain · #607,428 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana

Which keywords describe research at Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Climate Change, Holocene, Paleoclimatology, Sea Level, Glacial Cycles and Monsoon Dynamics.

▲ 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. Hominin Genetics13▲ 555×1 topic
  2. Paleolithic Archaeology13▲ 555×1 topic
  3. Climate Change12▲ 4.0×23 topics
  4. Holocene8▲ 64×3 topics
  5. Paleoclimatology8▲ 85×2 topics
  6. Sea Level8▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Glacial Cycles8▲ 104×1 topic
  8. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 104×1 topic
  9. Age Estimation7▲ 93×1 topic
  10. Sex Determination7▲ 158×1 topic
  11. Archaeology6▲ 44×8 topics
  12. Agricultural Origins6▲ 164×1 topic
  13. Radiocarbon Dating6▲ 164×1 topic
  14. Iberian Peninsula5▲ 161×3 topics
  15. Settlement Patterns5▲ 223×2 topics
  16. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 26×4 topics
  17. Bronze Age4▲ 92×3 topics
  18. Biogeography4▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Artifacts4▲ 471×1 topic
  20. Mammal Evolution4▲ 180×1 topic
  21. Neolithic4▲ 471×1 topic
  22. Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis4▲ 180×1 topic
  23. Subduction4▲ 48×3 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  26. Social Cognition3▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Mediterranean3▲ 29×4 topics
  28. Neural Mechanisms3▲ 29×3 topics
  29. Evolution3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  30. Evolutionary Biology3▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Quantitative Genetics3▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Geometric Morphometrics2▲ 252×1 topic
  33. Morphological Integration2▲ 252×1 topic
  34. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 104×3 topics
  35. Tectonics2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Trophic Cascades2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Cognition2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Primates2▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Social Behavior2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Biomineralization2▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies.

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 13 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  3. 3 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 7 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 6 works
  5. 5 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 4 works
  6. 6 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 4 works
  7. 7 Morphological variations and asymmetry Geometry and Topology 2 works
  8. 8 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.2%domestic only48.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

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