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Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia

In research, Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,364 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,322
of 28,054 · #15,197 all time
Rank in Spain
#326
of 658
Research works
304
▲ 218% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia 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
Life SciencesDomain #9,364 of 14,347 49.7%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia 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 Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 37.8 works8.8×
← 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: 8.80× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 9.28× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia?

Ranked on the composite score, José M. Lorenzo and Daniel Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia.

  1. 1 José M. Lorenzo Spain · #55,351 worldwide 1.3k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 Daniel Franco Spain · #595,737 worldwide 112 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia

Which keywords describe research at Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidants, Lipid Oxidation, Consumer Perception, Modified Atmosphere Packaging, Meat Quality, Protein Oxidation, Spoilage Microbiota and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ 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. Antioxidants13▲ 33×9 topics
  2. Lipid Oxidation12▲ 124×2 topics
  3. Consumer Perception11▲ 55×5 topics
  4. Modified Atmosphere Packaging10▲ 125×2 topics
  5. Meat Quality10▲ 136×2 topics
  6. Protein Oxidation10▲ 177×1 topic
  7. Spoilage Microbiota10▲ 177×1 topic
  8. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 16×21 topics
  9. Health Benefits9▲ 29×11 topics
  10. Antioxidant7▲ 12×29 topics
  11. Nutritional Significance6▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Polyphenols6▲ 38×6 topics
  13. Phenolic Compounds5▲ 32×6 topics
  14. Flavonoids5▲ 22×6 topics
  15. Environmental Impact5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  18. Cancer Prevention4▲ 17×9 topics
  19. Nutrition4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  20. Bioavailability4▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Functional Properties4▲ 65×2 topics
  22. Hydrocolloids3▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Dietary Fiber3▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota3▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Rheological Properties3▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Bioactive Peptides3▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Enzymatic Hydrolysis3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Protein Hydrolysates3▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Waste Management3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Dietary Supplements3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Free Radicals3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 12×9 topics
  33. Medicinal Plants3▲ 7.4×11 topics
  34. Antimicrobial Activity3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Recycling2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Food Preservation2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Phytochemicals2▲ 24×7 topics
  38. Emulsions2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Proteins2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Digestion2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meat and Animal Product Quality, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Proteins in Food Systems.

Meat and Animal Product …10Meat and Animal Product Quality: 10 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…3Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 3 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…3Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 3 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems2Proteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksFood composition and pro…2Food composition and properties: 2 fractional worksBee Products Chemical An…2Bee Products Chemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksBotanical Research and Applications: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 1 fractional worksMicroencapsulation and Drying Processes: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyMolecular BiologyBiochemistryFood Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 10 works
  2. 2 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Bee Products Chemical Analysis Insect Science 2 works
  7. 7 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  9. 9 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 1 works
  10. 10 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 1 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 available54.9%not open45.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.2%domestic only45.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 218% 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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