Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Nonprofit · Donostia / San Sebastian · Spain

CIC nanoGUNE

In research, CIC nanoGUNE stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,989 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physics and Astronomy and Materials Chemistry (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 22.7× its share of world research).

nanogune.euROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#7,901
of 22,385 · #2,189 all time
Rank in Spain
#162
of 426
Research works
456
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
CIC nanoGUNE

What is CIC nanoGUNE 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 #1,989 of 10,670 10.5%99 #860

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

In 2022-now, 86% of research at CIC nanoGUNE is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Materials Science (27%), Physics and Astronomy (21%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 86.2% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 27.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 21 fractional works · 15.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 21.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 22 fractional works · 16.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 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 workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCIC nanoGUNE134fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3627.2%
    2. Materials Science3627.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy2821.2%
    4. Chemistry53.4%
    5. Computer Science43.0%
    6. Energy21.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.3%
    8. Environmental Science10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology107.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences21.5%
    2. Psychology10.6%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Medicine21.8%
    2. Dentistry10.5%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does CIC nanoGUNE specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 22.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 21.7 works23×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 28.3 works9.5×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 21.2 works8.1×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 36.1 works7.8×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.75× its world share, 36 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.54× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy9.54×28 works
  2. Materials Science7.75×36 works
  3. Chemistry2.19×5 works
  4. Engineering1.82×36 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.68×1 works
  6. Energy1.60×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×10 works
  8. Dentistry0.99×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.39×4 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.35×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  14. Psychology0.20×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.14×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  19. Medicine0.10×2 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CIC nanoGUNE?

Ranked on the quality score, Rainer Hillenbrand, Luis E. Hueso and Fèlix Casanova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIC nanoGUNE.

  1. 1 Rainer Hillenbrand Spain · #20,704 worldwide 27k citations · 347 works
  2. 2 Luis E. Hueso Spain · #67,803 worldwide 14k citations · 327 works
  3. 3 Fèlix Casanova Spain · #69,538 worldwide 12k citations · 279 works
  4. 4 José Ignacio Pascual Spain · #82,838 worldwide 9.6k citations · 234 works
  5. 5 Saül Vélez Spain · #159,585 worldwide 5.2k citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Marco Gobbi Spain · #220,684 worldwide 3.9k citations · 121 works
  7. 7 Andrey L. Chuvilin Spain · #267,341 worldwide 17k citations · 404 works
  8. 8 Martin Schnell Spain · #277,794 worldwide 3.3k citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Marta Autore Spain · #315,612 worldwide 2.4k citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Stefan Mastel Spain · #338,970 worldwide 1.7k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at CIC nanoGUNE

What are the most cited papers from CIC nanoGUNE?

The most cited paper from CIC nanoGUNE is "Optical nano-imaging of gate-tunable graphene plasmons" (Jianing Chen, Michela Badioli, Pablo Alonso‐González et al., 2012), with 2,133 citations. Next come "Highly confined low-loss plasmons in graphene–boron nitride heterostructures" (1,066) and "Quantum spin Hall state in monolayer 1T'-WTe2" (859).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Optical nano-imaging of gate-tunable graphene plasmons Jianing Chen, Michela Badioli, Pablo Alonso‐González et al. · Nature Open access 19 Jun 2012 2,133
2 Highly confined low-loss plasmons in graphene–boron nitride heterostructures Achim Woessner, Mark B. Lundeberg, Yuanda Gao et al. · Nature Materials Open access 22 Dec 2014 1,066
3 Quantum spin Hall state in monolayer 1T'-WTe2 Shujie Tang et al. · Nature Physics Open access 26 Jun 2017 859
4 In-plane anisotropic and ultra-low-loss polaritons in a natural van der Waals crystal Weiliang Ma, Pablo Alonso‐González, Shaojuan Li et al. · Nature Open access 16 Oct 2018 858
5 Characterization of collective ground states in single-layer NbSe2 Miguel M. Ugeda, Aaron J. Bradley, Yi Zhang et al. · Nature Physics Open access 2 Nov 2015 756
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at CIC nanoGUNE?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Graphene, Two-Dimensional Materials, Spintronics, Raman Spectroscopy and Electronic Structure.

▲ 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 Applications11▲ 7.2×24 topics
  2. Nanoparticles11▲ 6.6×21 topics
  3. Nanocomposites10▲ 9.8×14 topics
  4. Graphene10▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Two-Dimensional Materials9▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Spintronics9▲ 53×4 topics
  7. Raman Spectroscopy8▲ 33×4 topics
  8. Electronic Structure8▲ 34×8 topics
  9. Biosensors8▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Metamaterials5▲ 29×5 topics
  12. Room Temperature5▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Nanophotonics5▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Graphene Oxide5▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Transparent Conductors5▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Electronic Properties5▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Chemical Vapor Deposition5▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Nanoribbons5▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Magnetic Tunnel Junctions5▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Skyrmions5▲ 127×1 topic
  21. Superconductivity5▲ 20×9 topics
  22. Photoluminescence4▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Quantum Computing4▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Vibrational Spectroscopy4▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Optical Modulators4▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Optoelectronic Devices4▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Electron Spin4▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Semiconductor Quantum Dots4▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Nanotechnology4▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides4▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Van der Waals Heterostructures4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Nanofabrication4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Nanomedicine4▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Gold Nanoparticles4▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Biomedical Imaging3▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Infrared Spectroscopy3▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 14×6 topics
  38. Biosensing3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Crystal Growth3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  40. Photothermal Therapy3▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does CIC nanoGUNE publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graphene research and applications, Magnetic properties of thin films, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and 2D Materials and Applications.

Graphene research and ap…5Graphene research and applications: 5 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…5Magnetic properties of thin films: 5 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…4Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 4 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…42D Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 3 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 3 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…3Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 3 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 2 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiophysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  3. 3 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  7. 7 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications 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 available53.0%not open47.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.0%domestic only42.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CIC nanoGUNE's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 nanoGUNE as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%CIC nanoGUNE0.00054% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of CIC nanoGUNE 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 nanoGUNE10.0% 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 24.9% in 2013.

Other research institutions in Donostia / San Sebastian

All research institutions in Donostia / San Sebastian

Share CIC nanoGUNE's ranking

CIC nanoGUNE on Science Explorer

A card with CIC nanoGUNE's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about CIC nanoGUNE. Posts are plain text and can be reported.