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CIC biomaGUNE

In research, CIC biomaGUNE stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,828 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science and Materials Chemistry — Materials Science is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,014
of 28,054 · #6,109 all time
Rank in Spain
#193
of 658
Research works
620
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
40.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is CIC biomaGUNE known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,828 of 12,888 25.1%82 #4369

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does CIC biomaGUNE specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 39.9 works8.9×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 21.9 works8.7×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.92× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.70× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.47× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.86× its world share, 40 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× 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, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CIC biomaGUNE?

Ranked on the composite score, Marek Grzelczak, Fernando López‐Gallego and Malou Henriksen‐Lacey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIC biomaGUNE.

  1. 1 Marek Grzelczak Spain · #107,351 worldwide 435 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Fernando López‐Gallego Spain · #325,805 worldwide 129 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Malou Henriksen‐Lacey Spain · #375,050 worldwide 120 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Aitziber L. Cortajarena Spain · #460,709 worldwide 115 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jordi Llop Spain · #796,149 worldwide 70 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Luis Yate Spain · #800,752 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Sergio Moya Spain · #921,927 worldwide 134 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Marco Marradi Spain · #1,056,791 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Isabel Garcı́a Spain · #1,236,353 worldwide 65 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Daniel Padró Spain · #1,276,557 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at CIC biomaGUNE

Which keywords describe research at CIC biomaGUNE?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Drug Delivery, Graphene, Tissue Engineering, Biosensors and Catalysis.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications28▲ 19×21 topics
  2. Nanoparticles15▲ 9.0×24 topics
  3. Nanomaterials11▲ 8.2×14 topics
  4. Drug Delivery10▲ 15×12 topics
  5. Graphene10▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering8▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Biosensors8▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Catalysis8▲ 8.8×15 topics
  9. Self-Assembly8▲ 18×10 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy7▲ 9.5×8 topics
  11. Bioimaging7▲ 23×5 topics
  12. Green Synthesis7▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Nanomedicine7▲ 69×3 topics
  14. Photothermal Therapy7▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Electrochemistry6▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Gold Nanoparticles6▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Biosensing6▲ 52×2 topics
  18. Plasmonic Nanoparticles6▲ 114×1 topic
  19. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Green Chemistry5▲ 23×6 topics
  21. Toxicity5▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Tumor Targeting4▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Stability4▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Carbon Quantum Dots4▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Fluorescent Nanoparticles4▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Hydrogels4▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Biocatalysis4▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Biomolecular Interactions4▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Crystal Structure4▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Molecular Machines4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. DNA nanotechnology4▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Industrial Applications4▲ 32×2 topics
  35. aptamers4▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Enzyme Immobilization4▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Enzyme Stability4▲ 99×1 topic
  38. Magnetic Nanoparticles4▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Atomically Precise4▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Noble Metal Nanoclusters4▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does CIC biomaGUNE publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications, Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization.

Gold and Silver Nanopart…6Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 6 fractional worksCarbon and Quantum Dots …4Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …4Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 4 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Imm…4Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 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 worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 2 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials ChemistryMolecular BiologyBiomaterials2 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 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization 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 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CIC biomaGUNE's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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