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Centro Tecnológico del Agua

In research, Centro Tecnológico del Agua stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,594 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,302
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#541
of 927
Research works
214
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Centro Tecnológico del Agua 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,594 of 21,541 36.1%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centro Tecnológico del Agua 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: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.98× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Centro Tecnológico del Agua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Wastewater Treatment, Metal Recovery, Membrane Distillation, Desalination, Membrane Technology, Sustainability and Adsorption.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact5▲ 6.7×13 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 2.8×19 topics
  4. Wastewater Treatment3▲ 32×6 topics
  5. Metal Recovery3▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Desalination2▲ 99×1 topic
  7. Membrane Distillation2▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Membrane Technology2▲ 74×1 topic
  9. Adsorption2▲ 28×6 topics
  10. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.9×11 topics
  11. Aquaculture2▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Capacitive Deionization2▲ 154×1 topic
  14. Circular Economy2▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Water Desalination2▲ 154×1 topic
  17. Battery Recycling2▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Health Effects2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  19. Sustainable Technology2▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impacts2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Wastewater2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Anammox Bacteria2▲ 110×1 topic
  24. Biochar2▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Nitrogen-Cycling Network2▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Waste Management1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  27. Phosphorus1▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Fertilizer1▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Microbial Ecology1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Recovery1▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Microbial Communities1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Recycling1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. Nanomaterials1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  36. Waste-to-Energy1▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Water Scarcity1▲ 32×3 topics

Which research topics does Centro Tecnológico del Agua publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Membrane Separation Technologies, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Extraction and Separation Processes and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal.

Membrane Separation Technologies: 2 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…2Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 2 fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient …1Phosphorus and nutrient management: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and …1Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 1 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPollution4 others

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

  1. 1 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 2 works
  5. 5 Phosphorus and nutrient management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 1 works
  10. 10 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.4%domestic only49.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centro Tecnológico del Agua's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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