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Geociencias Barcelona

In research, Geociencias Barcelona stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,829 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 105.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,874
of 28,054 · #7,091 all time
Rank in Spain
#388
of 658
Research works
940
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
43.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Geociencias Barcelona 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 #7,829 of 12,888 18.5%63 #4600

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geociencias Barcelona 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).

What does Geociencias Barcelona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 105.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 25.8 works106×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 38.3 works35×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34.83× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.62× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 34.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geociencias Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, F. Plana, E. Banda and J. L. Fernández-Turiel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geociencias Barcelona.

  1. 1 F. Plana Spain · #158,288 worldwide 196 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 E. Banda Spain · #159,179 worldwide 167 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 J. L. Fernández-Turiel Spain · #218,030 worldwide 227 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 Ramón Julià Spain · #302,809 worldwide 120 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Oriol Font Spain · #305,308 worldwide 214 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 J. Gallart Spain · #312,188 worldwide 242 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Carlos Ayora Spain · #347,084 worldwide 334 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 I. Queralt Spain · #459,770 worldwide 174 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Jaume Vergés Spain · #515,565 worldwide 252 citations · 85 works
  10. 10 Joan Martı́ Spain · #535,687 worldwide 402 citations · 97 works
All ranked researchers at Geociencias Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Geociencias Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Climate Change, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Tectonic Evolution and Tomography.

▲ 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. Subduction11▲ 212×3 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 4.5×25 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics8▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Tectonics7▲ 86×3 topics
  5. Earthquakes6▲ 144×1 topic
  6. Plate Boundaries6▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 372×3 topics
  8. Tomography6▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Geochronology6▲ 115×1 topic
  10. Zircon6▲ 115×1 topic
  11. Mediterranean5▲ 76×3 topics
  12. Western Mediterranean5▲ 761×1 topic
  13. geodynamics5▲ 761×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Holocene4▲ 45×3 topics
  16. Glacial Cycles4▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Paleoclimatology4▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Sea Level4▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Seismic Noise3▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Surface Wave3▲ 93×1 topic
  21. Superconductivity3▲ 25×5 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Reactive Transport2▲ 64×2 topics
  26. Carbon Capture2▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Geological Storage2▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Geological Mapping2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Fluvial Systems2▲ 88×1 topic
  30. Full-Waveform Tomography2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Sedimentation2▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Seismic Waveform Inversion2▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Sequence Stratigraphy2▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Shale Gas2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Boundary Layer1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Compositional Data Analysis1▲ 30×1 topic
  38. GIS-based Modeling1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Data Assimilation1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Geociencias Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

earthquake and tectonic studies: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…2High-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 2 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringEarth-Surface Processes1 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  9. 9 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.7%domestic only56.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geociencias Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher 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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