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GAIKER Technology Centre

In research, GAIKER Technology Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,306 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,237 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 8.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,150
of 22,385 · #15,586 all time
Rank in Spain
#232
of 426
Research works
438
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.5k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
GAIKER Technology Centre

What is GAIKER Technology Centre 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 #3,306 of 10,670 9.2%140 #4773
EngineeringField #3,237 of 5,901 6.5%90 #3763

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where GAIKER Technology Centre 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 GAIKER Technology Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at GAIKER Technology Centre is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Computer Science (13%), Materials Science (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 155 fractional works · 88.4% of its workEngineering: 97 fractional works · 55.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 15.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 21 fractional works · 12.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 13.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGAIKER TechnologyCentre175fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences5%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9755.5%
    2. Computer Science2413.5%
    3. Materials Science158.6%
    4. Environmental Science126.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.7%
    6. Chemistry10.8%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    8. Energy10.4%
    9. Mathematics10.3%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Social Sciences21.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    3. Decision Sciences21.1%
    4. Psychology10.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine42.1%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does GAIKER Technology Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 27.2 works8.5×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.70× its world share, 97 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.45× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.70×97 works
  2. Materials Science2.45×15 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.78×1 works
  4. Computer Science1.73×24 works
  5. Veterinary1.67×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.36×12 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.12×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.78×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.50×1 works
  11. Energy0.46×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×3 works
  15. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  17. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.18×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  20. Psychology0.14×1 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  22. Nursing0.13×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.12×1 works
  25. Medicine0.11×4 works
  26. Social Sciences0.11×2 works

Who are the top researchers at GAIKER Technology Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Andoni Saez-de-Ibarra, Pedro Álvarez and Blanca Suárez-Merino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GAIKER Technology Centre.

  1. 1 Andoni Saez-de-Ibarra Spain · #1,013,049 worldwide 957 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Pedro Álvarez Spain · #1,134,358 worldwide 2k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Blanca Suárez-Merino Spain · #1,140,189 worldwide 1.5k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Isabel Rodríguez-Llopis Spain · #1,373,034 worldwide 677 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Sixto Arnaiz Spain · #1,382,299 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Alberto Katsumiti Spain · #1,446,830 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Lexuri Vázquez Spain · #1,769,454 worldwide 502 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Mónica Betanzos Spain · #2,087,097 worldwide 777 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 José Luis Villate Spain · #2,131,841 worldwide 482 citations · 12 works
  10. 10 Pedro Ibañez Spain · #2,219,863 worldwide 547 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at GAIKER Technology Centre

What are the most cited papers from GAIKER Technology Centre?

The most cited paper from GAIKER Technology Centre is "Intelligent PV Module for Grid-Connected PV Systems" (Eduardo Román, R. Alonso, Pablo Ibáñez et al., 2006), with 603 citations. Next come "Battery second life: Hype, hope or reality? A critical review of the state of the art" (427) and "Survey on Fault Operation on Multilevel Inverters" (383).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Intelligent PV Module for Grid-Connected PV Systems Eduardo Román, R. Alonso, Pablo Ibáñez et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Jun 2006 603
2 Battery second life: Hype, hope or reality? A critical review of the state of the art Egoitz Martinez-Laserna, I. Gandiaga, E. Sarasketa-Zabala et al. · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 21 Jun 2018 427
3 Survey on Fault Operation on Multilevel Inverters Pablo Lezana, Josep Pou, Thierry Meynard et al. · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Open access 24 Sep 2009 383
4 Chemical recycling of post-consumer PET wastes by glycolysis in the presence of metal salts Rubén López‐Fonseca, I. Duque‐Ingunza, Beatriz de Rivas et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability 17 Mar 2010 372
5 Study on Arc Welding Processes for High Deposition Rate Additive Manufacturing IvánTabernero, Amagoia Paskual, Pedro Álvarez et al. · Procedia CIRP Open access 2018 281
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at GAIKER Technology Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Polymer Composites, Recycling, Deep Learning, Power Electronics and Waste Management.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties20▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Microstructure14▲ 15×13 topics
  3. Deep Learning13▲ 2.1×28 topics
  4. Machine Learning12▲ 1.98×24 topics
  5. Sustainability10▲ 2.4×18 topics
  6. Environmental Impact9▲ 3.1×13 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Polymer Composites8▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Recycling7▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Power Electronics6▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Waste Management6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  12. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  13. Smart Grid6▲ 8.7×6 topics
  14. Process Parameters5▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Nanocomposites5▲ 3.7×11 topics
  16. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  17. Material Characterization5▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Metal Powders5▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Tool Wear5▲ 21×3 topics
  20. 3D Printing4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Metallic Components4▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Security4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  23. Selective Laser Melting4▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Applications4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  26. Ceramics4▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Heat Transfer4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Process Optimization4▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Challenges4▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Materials4▲ 9.8×1 topic
  31. Thermal Management4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Composite Materials4▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Electric Vehicles4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  34. Numerical Simulation4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  36. Residual Stress4▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Welding4▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Health Consequences3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. IoT Security3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. Metal Recovery3▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does GAIKER Technology Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Additive Manufacturing M…4Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…4Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…4Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 4 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…3Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…2Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…2Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has GAIKER Technology Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 GAIKER Technology Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%GAIKER Technology Centre0.00079% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of GAIKER Technology Centre 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025GAIKER Technology Centre9.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2021.

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