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i2CAT

In research, i2CAT stands highest in Computer Science (#2,705 of 4,667 worldwide), Engineering (#4,206 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,806 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Computer Networks and Communications is 29.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,450
of 28,054 · #30,179 all time
Rank in Spain
#498
of 658
Research works
370
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is i2CAT 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
Computer ScienceField #2,705 of 4,667 22.0%84 #4150
EngineeringField #4,206 of 6,636 22.1%76 #6846
Physical SciencesDomain #9,806 of 12,888 22.2%165 #16458

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where i2CAT 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#4,150 #2,705
  2. Engineering#6,846 #4,206
  3. Physical Sciences#16,458 #9,806
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does i2CAT specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 29.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 48.8 works29×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 84.4 works5.8×
  3. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 38.2 works5.7×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.79× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at i2CAT?

Ranked on the composite score, Xavier Costa‐Pérez, Daniel Camps‐Mur and August Betzler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is i2CAT.

  1. 1 Xavier Costa‐Pérez · #48,599 worldwide 738 citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Daniel Camps‐Mur · #190,345 worldwide 147 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 August Betzler · #790,127 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Sergi Figuerola · #1,122,684 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Pouria Sayyad Khodashenas · #1,150,961 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Eduard Grasa · #1,215,486 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Mario Montagud · #1,387,478 worldwide 31 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Eduard Escalona · #1,466,368 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Shuaib Siddiqui · #1,593,703 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at i2CAT

Which keywords describe research at i2CAT?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: 5G Networks, Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Security and Privacy, Smart Cities and Mobile Edge Computing.

▲ 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. Deep Learning29▲ 4.5×34 topics
  2. 5G Networks27▲ 70×4 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency22▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Internet of Things17▲ 10×12 topics
  5. IoT Security15▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Security and Privacy14▲ 39×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning14▲ 2.2×21 topics
  8. Smart Cities14▲ 28×5 topics
  9. Healthcare13▲ 6.1×8 topics
  10. Mobile Edge Computing12▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Edge Computing11▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Fog Computing11▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Wireless Communication11▲ 37×4 topics
  14. Network Virtualization10▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Software-Defined Networking10▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Security9▲ 7.2×13 topics
  17. Wireless Networks8▲ 29×9 topics
  18. Big Data8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  19. IoT8▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Massive MIMO7▲ 47×3 topics
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  22. Distributed Systems7▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Physical Layer Security6▲ 79×2 topics
  24. Resource Allocation6▲ 19×6 topics
  25. Security Analysis6▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Radio6▲ 88×2 topics
  27. Heterogeneous Networks6▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Cellular Networks6▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Interference Alignment6▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Routing Protocols6▲ 60×3 topics
  31. LEO Satellite Constellation6▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Satellite Communications6▲ 99×1 topic
  33. Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 19×3 topics
  34. LPWAN5▲ 117×1 topic
  35. LoRa5▲ 117×1 topic
  36. MIMO Systems5▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Multi-hop Networks5▲ 131×2 topics
  38. Cybersecurity5▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Channel Modeling5▲ 20×5 topics
  40. DSRC Standards5▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does i2CAT publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Software-Defined Networks and 5G, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Satellite Communication Systems.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 11 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 10 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 6 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 6 fractional worksIoT Networks and Protocols: 5 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 5 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…4Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 4 fractional worksOpportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks: 4 fractional worksAge of Information Optimization: 3 fractional worksImage and Video Quality Assessment: 3 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 11 works
  2. 2 Software-Defined Networks and 5GComputer Networks and Communications 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced MIMO Systems OptimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Satellite Communication SystemsAerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 IoT Networks and ProtocolsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Wireless Communication TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant NetworksComputer Networks and Communications 4 works
  9. 9 Age of Information OptimizationComputer Networks and Communications 3 works
  10. 10 Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has i2CAT's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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