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CIC biomaGUNE

In research, CIC biomaGUNE stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,045 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science (Materials Science is 8.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,241
of 22,385 · #2,607 all time
Rank in Spain
#202
of 426
Research works
620
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
40.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
57%
world 18%
CIC biomaGUNE

What is CIC biomaGUNE 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,045 of 10,670 15.1%82 #1562

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where CIC biomaGUNE 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 biomaGUNE work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at CIC biomaGUNE is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (30%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 62.2% of its workMaterials Science: 44 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 27.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 31 fractional works · 21.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 16.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 10.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCIC biomaGUNE145fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences0%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science4430.2%
    2. Engineering2316.0%
    3. Chemistry139.0%
    4. Energy32.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.8%
    6. Environmental Science21.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Computer Science00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3121.3%
    2. Neuroscience32.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine1510.2%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    2. Psychology00.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
    5. Social Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does CIC biomaGUNE specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 43.7 works8.6×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.99× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.92× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.75× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.64× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.64×44 works
  2. Chemistry5.75×13 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.99×31 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.92×2 works
  5. Energy2.55×3 works
  6. Chemical Engineering2.53×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.30×2 works
  8. Neuroscience1.27×3 works
  9. Engineering1.07×23 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.82×3 works
  11. Medicine0.53×15 works
  12. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×1 works
  14. Nursing0.26×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.25×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  22. Psychology0.03×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CIC biomaGUNE?

Ranked on the quality score, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, Judith Langer and Malou Henriksen‐Lacey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIC biomaGUNE.

  1. 1 Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias Spain · #123,559 worldwide 7.5k citations · 137 works
  2. 2 Judith Langer Spain · #150,749 worldwide 8.3k citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Malou Henriksen‐Lacey Spain · #158,752 worldwide 4k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi Spain · #198,172 worldwide 11k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Susana Carregal‐Romero Spain · #252,388 worldwide 4.5k citations · 88 works
  6. 6 Leonardo Scarabelli Spain · #258,416 worldwide 5.1k citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Marta Gallego Spain · #438,282 worldwide 2.1k citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Pedro Ramos‐Cabrer Spain · #448,943 worldwide 4.5k citations · 140 works
  9. 9 Fernando López‐Gallego Spain · #493,799 worldwide 9.1k citations · 271 works
  10. 10 Núria Alegret Spain · #556,740 worldwide 1.9k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at CIC biomaGUNE

What are the most cited papers from CIC biomaGUNE?

The most cited paper from CIC biomaGUNE is "Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering" (Judith Langer et al., 2019), with 3,910 citations. Next come "Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus" (3,331) and "Oleylamine in Nanoparticle Synthesis" (1,163).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Judith Langer et al. · ACS Nano Open access 3 Sep 2019 3,910
2 Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Unai Galicia-García, Asier Benito‐Vicente, Shifa Jebari et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences Open access 30 Aug 2020 3,331
3 Oleylamine in Nanoparticle Synthesis Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán · Chemistry of Materials Open access 12 Feb 2013 1,163
4 A multifunctional chemical toolbox to engineer carbon dots for biomedical and energy applications Luka Đorđević∞, Francesca Arcudi, Michele Cacioppo et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access Feb 2022 1,037
5 Surface Functionalization of Nanoparticles with Polyethylene Glycol: Effects on Protein Adsorption and Cellular Uptake Beatriz Pelaz, Pablo del Pino, Pauline Maffre et al. · ACS Nano Open access 16 Jun 2015 896
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CIC biomaGUNE?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery, Graphene, Tissue Engineering, Catalysis and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications31▲ 18×22 topics
  2. Nanoparticles16▲ 8.7×25 topics
  3. Nanomaterials13▲ 8.4×14 topics
  4. Drug Delivery11▲ 14×12 topics
  5. Graphene11▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering9▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Catalysis8▲ 8.8×18 topics
  8. Biosensors8▲ 12×11 topics
  9. Self-Assembly8▲ 17×10 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy8▲ 9.5×9 topics
  11. Nanomedicine8▲ 67×3 topics
  12. Green Synthesis8▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Bioimaging7▲ 22×5 topics
  14. Photothermal Therapy7▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Gold Nanoparticles6▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Biosensing6▲ 50×2 topics
  17. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 71×2 topics
  18. Electrochemistry6▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Nanofabrication6▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Plasmonic Nanoparticles6▲ 109×1 topic
  21. Toxicity6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Green Chemistry6▲ 22×7 topics
  23. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Tumor Targeting5▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Biocatalysis4▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Carbon Quantum Dots4▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Fluorescent Nanoparticles4▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Hydrogels4▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Stability4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Crystal Structure4▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Enzyme Immobilization4▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Enzyme Stability4▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Industrial Applications4▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Molecular Machines4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Biomolecular Interactions4▲ 22×2 topics
  38. DNA nanotechnology4▲ 23×1 topic
  39. aptamers4▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Magnetic Nanoparticles4▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does CIC biomaGUNE publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Gold and Silver Nanopart…6Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots …4Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 4 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Imm…4Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 4 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …4Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 4 fractional worksNanocluster Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomateria…3Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 3 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 2 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials ChemistryMolecular BiologyBiomaterials1 others

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

  1. 1 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 works
  2. 2 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 3 works
  7. 7 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CIC biomaGUNE's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CIC biomaGUNE as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%CIC biomaGUNE0.00063% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of CIC biomaGUNE 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%CIC biomaGUNE10.7% 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 19.8% in 2014.

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