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CIC bioGUNE

In research, CIC bioGUNE stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,297 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 9.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,712
of 22,385 · #2,162 all time
Rank in Spain
#126
of 426
Research works
566
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
CIC bioGUNE

What is CIC bioGUNE known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,297 of 6,403 12.1%74 #804

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where CIC bioGUNE 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does CIC bioGUNE work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at CIC bioGUNE is in Life Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (41%), Medicine (28%), Chemistry (6%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 86 fractional works · 51.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 41.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 28.6% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 49 fractional works · 29.2% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 27.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 18.6% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCIC bioGUNE169fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences51%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6941.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology105.7%
    3. Neuroscience31.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    1. Medicine4727.6%
    2. Nursing21.1%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Chemistry116.4%
    2. Engineering84.9%
    3. Materials Science74.3%
    4. Environmental Science21.0%
    5. Computer Science10.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    2. Psychology00.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.1%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does CIC bioGUNE specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 48.2 works9.5×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 69.1 works7.7×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.69× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.70× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.09× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.69×69 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.70×10 works
  3. Chemistry4.09×11 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.27×1 works
  5. Nursing2.25×2 works
  6. Medicine1.44×47 works
  7. Materials Science1.24×7 works
  8. Neuroscience1.19×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.63×0 works
  10. Veterinary0.55×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×3 works
  12. Engineering0.33×8 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  15. Energy0.22×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  19. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  20. Psychology0.09×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CIC bioGUNE?

Ranked on the quality score, Arkaitz Carracedo, Juan Manuel Falcón‐Pérez and Urko M. Marigorta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIC bioGUNE.

  1. 1 Arkaitz Carracedo Spain · #31,142 worldwide 19k citations · 270 works
  2. 2 Juan Manuel Falcón‐Pérez Spain · #44,305 worldwide 39k citations · 264 works
  3. 3 Urko M. Marigorta Spain · #62,354 worldwide 10k citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Marta Varela‐Rey Spain · #103,071 worldwide 6.2k citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Edurne Berra Spain · #106,926 worldwide 11k citations · 101 works
  6. 6 Maria Luz Martínez‐Chantar Spain · #109,566 worldwide 14k citations · 403 works
  7. 7 José María Mato Spain · #137,293 worldwide 28k citations · 561 works
  8. 8 Ashwin Woodhoo Spain · #157,783 worldwide 4.6k citations · 90 works
  9. 9 Mikel Valle Spain · #170,728 worldwide 7.3k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 Asís Palazón Spain · #185,241 worldwide 6k citations · 208 works
All ranked researchers at CIC bioGUNE

What are the most cited papers from CIC bioGUNE?

The most cited paper from CIC bioGUNE is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions" (6,130) and "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches" (4,377).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
2 Biological properties of extracellular vesicles and their physiological functions María Yáñez‐Mó et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access 2015 6,130
3 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches Joshua A Welsh et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access Feb 2024 4,377
4 Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression Urmo Võsa et al. · Nature Genetics Open access114 authors Sep 2021 2,339
5 Applying extracellular vesicles based therapeutics in clinical trials – an ISEV position paper Thomas Lener et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access 2015 1,591
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CIC bioGUNE?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Inflammation, Glycosylation, Therapeutics, Biomarkers, Immune System, Glycans and Mucins.

▲ 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-now 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. Cancer24▲ 10×32 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 4.4×47 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.71×49 topics
  4. Glycosylation11▲ 60×3 topics
  5. Therapeutics10▲ 58×2 topics
  6. Biomarkers10▲ 8.4×12 topics
  7. Immune System9▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress9▲ 3.1×33 topics
  9. Glycans8▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Mucins8▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Angiogenesis7▲ 13×12 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance6▲ 7.9×7 topics
  14. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.9×14 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy6▲ 6.2×13 topics
  16. Gene Expression6▲ 5.5×13 topics
  17. Genomics5▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  19. Biogenesis5▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Mass Spectrometry5▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Precision Medicine4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Innate Immunity4▲ 8.0×9 topics
  24. Data Analysis4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Drug Delivery4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  26. Metastasis4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  27. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 11×3 topics
  28. NMR Spectroscopy4▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Human Metabolome Database4▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Metabolomics4▲ 38×1 topic
  31. NAFLD4▲ 19×1 topic
  32. NASH4▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Crohn's Disease3▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Protein3▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Glycosidase Inhibitors3▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Inflammatory Bowel Disease3▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Oligosaccharide Synthesis3▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Enzyme Catalysis3▲ 42×3 topics
  39. Prediction3▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does CIC bioGUNE publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis.

Glycosylation and Glycop…8Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 8 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 4 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 3 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 3 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 3 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEpidemiologyOrganic ChemistryGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 8 works
  2. 2 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 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 available71.0%not open29.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CIC bioGUNE's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CIC bioGUNE as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%CIC bioGUNE0.00069% in 202520102020

Fractional works of CIC bioGUNE over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%CIC bioGUNE13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.1% in 2013.

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