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Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas

In research, Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,423 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,152 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,596 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,309
of 28,054 · #12,533 all time
Rank in Spain
#495
of 658
Research works
561
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
38.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,423 of 6,031 47.1%209
Environmental ScienceField #2,152 of 6,208 36.6%205
Life SciencesDomain #6,596 of 14,347 43.8%276
Physical SciencesDomain #12,527 of 21,541 36.1%245

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas 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: 6.95× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.88× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan José Soler, Francisco I. Pugnaire and Francisco Domingo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas.

  1. 1 Juan José Soler Spain · #17,569 worldwide 540 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Francisco I. Pugnaire Spain · #44,594 worldwide 520 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Francisco Domingo Spain · #119,706 worldwide 427 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Albert Solé‐Benet Spain · #153,262 worldwide 230 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Juan Puigdefábregas Spain · #173,478 worldwide 204 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Cristina Armas Spain · #178,192 worldwide 320 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Roberto Lázaro Spain · #365,509 worldwide 189 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Tomás Pérez‐Contreras Spain · #425,391 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 José Javier Cuervo Spain · #540,558 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Gabriel del Barrio Spain · #551,776 worldwide 129 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas

Which keywords describe research at Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Global Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem Services, Biogeography and Conservation.

▲ 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. Climate Change23▲ 12×52 topics
  2. Biodiversity11▲ 20×18 topics
  3. Invasive Species10▲ 34×15 topics
  4. Global Change10▲ 52×6 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 48×4 topics
  6. Ecosystem Services6▲ 21×7 topics
  7. Sustainability5▲ 2.9×18 topics
  8. Biogeography5▲ 24×11 topics
  9. Conservation5▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Plant-Animal Interactions4▲ 73×1 topic
  11. Pollinator Decline4▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Habitat Selection4▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics4▲ 22×9 topics
  14. Adaptive Evolution4▲ 97×2 topics
  15. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Genetic Variation3▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Natural Selection3▲ 80×2 topics
  18. Biological Invasions3▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Cyanobacteria3▲ 97×2 topics
  20. Ecological Interactions3▲ 104×2 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 22×7 topics
  22. Evolutionary Dynamics3▲ 118×1 topic
  23. Phenotypic Plasticity3▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 27×5 topics
  25. Genetic Diversity3▲ 8.6×8 topics
  26. Ecosystem3▲ 33×4 topics
  27. Species Richness2▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Symbiosis2▲ 37×3 topics
  29. Avian Ecology2▲ 154×1 topic
  30. Community Ecology2▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Functional Diversity2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Land Use Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Migration Patterns2▲ 128×1 topic
  34. Taxonomy2▲ 25×7 topics
  35. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Population Genetics2▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Conservation Biology2▲ 30×4 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  39. Phylogeny2▲ 20×7 topics
  40. Biological Soil Crusts2▲ 188×1 topic

Which research topics does Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian ecology and behavior and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Plant and animal studies4Plant and animal studies: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology1Lichen and fungal ecology: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksBird parasitology and diseases: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 1 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 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-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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