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ESS Bilbao

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World rank, all time
#31,094
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#602
of 646
Research works
121
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
773
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
ESS Bilbao

Which fields of science does ESS Bilbao work in?

In all years, 57% of research at ESS Bilbao is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Medicine (30%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 69 fractional works · 56.9% of its workEngineering: 40 fractional works · 32.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 13.0% of its workRadiation: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 39 fractional works · 32.5% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 30.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKESS Bilbao121fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Engineering4032.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1613.0%
    3. Computer Science64.9%
    4. Materials Science43.3%
    5. Environmental Science21.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine3730.4%
    2. Health Professions21.4%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    1. Social Sciences21.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    3. Psychology11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.3%
    2. Neuroscience10.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 8 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.53×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.65×2 works
  3. Medicine2.40×8 works
  4. Psychology1.86×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.06×1 works
  6. Engineering0.99×2 works
  7. Neuroscience0.97×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.77×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.29×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ESS Bilbao?

Ranked on the quality score, F. Sordo, S. Varnasseri and I. Bustinduy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ESS Bilbao.

  1. 1 F. Sordo Spain · #4,562,779 worldwide 696 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 S. Varnasseri Spain · #5,100,939 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 I. Bustinduy Spain · #5,194,472 worldwide 711 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Juan Luis Muñoz Spain · #5,567,144 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at ESS Bilbao

What are the most cited papers from ESS Bilbao?

The most cited paper from ESS Bilbao is "Horace: Software for the analysis of data from single crystal spectroscopy experiments at time-of-flight neutron instruments" (R. A. Ewings, A. Buts, Manh Duc Le et al., 2016), with 256 citations. Next come "The European Spallation Source Design" (210) and "The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source" (160).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Horace: Software for the analysis of data from single crystal spectroscopy experiments at time-of-flight neutron instruments R. A. Ewings, A. Buts, Manh Duc Le et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access 20 Jul 2016 256
2 The European Spallation Source Design R. Garoby et al. · Physica Scripta Open access 29 Dec 2017 210
3 The instrument suite of the European Spallation Source Ken Holst Andersen et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access179 authors 10 Jan 2020 160
4 Food preferences of Spanish children and young people: the enKid study Carmen Pérez‐Rodrigo, Lluís Ribas-Xirgo, Ll Serra-Majem et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 28 Aug 2003 138
5 Influence of sociodemographic factors in the prevalence of obesity in Spain. The SEEDO'97 Study Javier Aranceta Bartrina, Carmen Pérez‐Rodrigo, Lluís Serra‐Majem et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Jun 2001 80
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Which keywords describe research at ESS Bilbao?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities, Tomography, Neutron Imaging, Small-Angle Scattering, Free-Electron Lasers, X-Ray and Nb3Sn Conductor.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Negative Ion Sources11▲ 197×1 topic
  2. Superconducting Cavities11▲ 197×1 topic
  3. Epidemiology7▲ 1.51×22 topics
  4. Tomography6▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Neutron Imaging6▲ 61×1 topic
  6. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 38×1 topic
  7. Free-Electron Lasers4▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Nb3Sn Conductor4▲ 86×1 topic
  9. Superconducting Magnets4▲ 86×1 topic
  10. X-Ray4▲ 123×1 topic
  11. Plasma Etching4▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Semiconductor Industry4▲ 66×1 topic
  13. Molten Salt3▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Nuclear Reactor3▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Risk Factors3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  16. Surgical Management3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  17. Tokamak2▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Turbulence2▲ 14×1 topic
  19. Complications2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  21. CMOS Technology2▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Crystal Growth2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  23. Radiation Detection2▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Radiotherapy2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  25. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 37×1 topic
  27. High Power Terahertz Sources2▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Vacuum Electronics2▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Shoulder Function2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Liver Transplantation2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  32. Reconstruction2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Gold Nanoparticles1▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Hyperpolarized Gases1▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Mammography1▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Radiation Exposure1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. fusion materials1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. radiation damage1▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Particle Therapy1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does ESS Bilbao publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies.

Nuclear Physics and Appl…1Nuclear Physics and Applications: 1 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …1Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 1 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…0Schizophrenia research and treatment: 0 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell T…0Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 0 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 0 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Tre…0Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 0 fractional works
RadiationPsychiatry and Mental healthElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 1 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  4. 4 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 0 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  8. 8 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ESS Bilbao's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ESS Bilbao as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%ESS Bilbao0.000065% in 2025200020102020

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