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Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain)

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World rank, all time
#31,946
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#743
of 927
Research works
206
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

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: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.98× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Religious Identity, Wastewater Treatment, Pilgrimage, Religious Tourism, Migration, Culture and Public Policy.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 1.23×14 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 1.37×10 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 1.67×5 topics
  4. Cultural Heritage1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  5. Culture1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  6. Latin America1▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Public Policy1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  8. Religious Identity1▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Sustainability1▲ 1.20×8 topics
  10. Wastewater Treatment1▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Pilgrimage1▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Religious Tourism1▲ 146×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Risk Factors1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Cultural Exchange1▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Economy1▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Healthcare1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  18. Migration1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Social Inequality1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Biodiversity1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  21. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.36×5 topics
  22. GRACE1▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Public Health1▲ 1.59×6 topics
  24. Sea Level Rise1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious Tourism and Spaces, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Astro and Planetary Science and Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal.

Religious Tourism and Sp…1Religious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…1Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 1 fractional worksArchaeological and Histo…1Archaeological and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…0Latin American Urban Studies: 0 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentOceanographyAstronomy and AstrophysicsPollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 1 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeological and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 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 available67.5%not open32.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gran Telescopio Canarias (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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