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CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico

In research, CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,592 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,308 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,208
of 28,054 · #14,812 all time
Rank in Spain
#323
of 658
Research works
540
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico 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 #6,592 of 12,888 13.7%131 #8766
EngineeringField #5,308 of 6,636 11.8%79 #4781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico 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: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.14× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.68× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.22× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.30× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico?

Ranked on the composite score, Alicia Valero, Renaud de Stephanis and Antonio Valero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico.

  1. 1 Alicia Valero Spain · #151,426 worldwide 177 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Renaud de Stephanis Spain · #314,234 worldwide 98 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Antonio Valero Spain · #587,143 worldwide 60 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico

Which keywords describe research at CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Environmental Impact, Circular Economy, Waste Management and Metal Recovery.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy27▲ 12×30 topics
  2. Sustainability22▲ 5.5×31 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency14▲ 9.4×18 topics
  4. Environmental Impact14▲ 5.0×25 topics
  5. Smart Grid13▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Circular Economy10▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Machine Learning9▲ 1.66×12 topics
  8. Climate Change8▲ 1.93×19 topics
  9. Waste Management8▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Metal Recovery7▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Energy Management7▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Recycling6▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Smart Home6▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Biomass6▲ 34×5 topics
  15. Policy6▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration6▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Power Electronics6▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Demand Response6▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Electricity Markets6▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Smart Grid Applications5▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Security5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  23. Energy Storage5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Environmental Impacts5▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Wavelet Transform5▲ 13×4 topics
  26. E-Waste5▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Hazardous Substances5▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Renewable Fuels4▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Environmental Management4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Fault Detection4▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Communication Networks4▲ 46×1 topic
  33. False Data Injection Attacks4▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Energy Consumption4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  36. Energy Transition4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Decentralized Control4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Biochar4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Bioenergy4▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Grid Energy Management, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Smart Grid Security and Resilience and Microgrid Control and Optimization.

Smart Grid Energy Manage…6Smart Grid Energy Management: 6 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…5Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 5 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …4Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 4 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…3Microgrid Control and Optimization: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 3 fractional worksEnergy Efficiency and Ma…3Energy Efficiency and Management: 3 fractional worksPower Systems Fault Detection: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…2Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  6. 6 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Energy Efficiency and Management Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  8. 8 Power Systems Fault Detection Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CIRCE - Centro Tecnológico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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