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Ikerbasque

In research, Ikerbasque stands highest in Physical Sciences (#638 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,092 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#309 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Polymers and Plastics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#783
of 28,054 · #1,148 all time
Rank in Spain
#13
of 658
Research works
3.9k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
31.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Ikerbasque 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 #638 of 12,888 24.7%909 #988
Life SciencesDomain #1,092 of 7,800 29.8%214 #1693
Physics and AstronomyField #309 of 1,646 29.0%135 #586
EngineeringField #1,350 of 6,636 24.3%272 #2070
Materials ScienceField #632 of 2,468 20.5%213 #1063
Social SciencesDomain #3,130 of 10,521 38.6%113 #2330
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,166 of 3,579 26.0%112 #1643
Materials ChemistrySubfield #587 of 1,556 22.7%97 #960
MedicineField #4,419 of 10,443 33.2%92 #8100
ChemistryField #582 of 1,330 21.5%83 #1147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ikerbasque 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. Physical Sciences#988 #638
  2. Life Sciences#1,693 #1,092
  3. Physics and Astronomy#586 #309
  4. Engineering#2,070 #1,350
  5. Materials Science#1,063 #632
  6. Social Sciences#2,330 #3,130
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,643 #1,166
  8. Materials Chemistry#960 #587
  9. Medicine#8,100 #4,419
  10. Chemistry#1,147 #582
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 Ikerbasque specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 76.6 works8.0×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 39.8 works7.4×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 41.2 works6.8×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.57× its world share, 112 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.68× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.89× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.94× its world share, 83 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 272 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.56× its world share, 213 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.53× its world share, 135 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ikerbasque?

Ranked on the composite score, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Antonio Mezzacapo and Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ikerbasque.

  1. 1 Luis M. Liz‐Marzán · #9,638 worldwide 2.2k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Antonio Mezzacapo · #54,059 worldwide 926 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Dorleta Jiménez de Aberasturi · #110,448 worldwide 521 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ivo Souza · #175,750 worldwide 260 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Daniele Conversi · #179,999 worldwide 55 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 David Pardo · #184,796 worldwide 387 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias · #226,239 worldwide 268 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Pedro M. Rodrigues · #249,828 worldwide 293 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Leonardo Scarabelli · #315,662 worldwide 167 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Alejandro J. Müller · #320,377 worldwide 629 citations · 125 works
All ranked researchers at Ikerbasque

Which keywords describe research at Ikerbasque?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Cathode Materials, Tissue Engineering, Catalysis, Graphene and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications82▲ 5.2×32 topics
  2. Nanocomposites62▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles59▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Catalysis42▲ 4.7×28 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering41▲ 5.1×12 topics
  6. Graphene38▲ 4.2×11 topics
  7. Energy Storage38▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Cathode Materials37▲ 7.0×3 topics
  9. Nanomaterials36▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Biosensors31▲ 4.5×12 topics
  11. Self-Assembly28▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries28▲ 5.0×3 topics
  13. Drug Delivery28▲ 3.8×15 topics
  14. Spintronics27▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Nanofibers23▲ 7.9×3 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers22▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials22▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Organic Electronics21▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries21▲ 5.9×2 topics
  20. Electronic Structure21▲ 8.6×8 topics
  21. Biodegradable Polymers20▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics19▲ 8.1×3 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting18▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Stability18▲ 5.9×7 topics
  25. Health Monitoring17▲ 6.3×3 topics
  26. Nanogenerators17▲ 9.5×1 topic
  27. Wearable17▲ 9.5×1 topic
  28. Battery Materials17▲ 7.6×1 topic
  29. Entanglement17▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Nanostructured Anodes17▲ 7.6×1 topic
  31. Raman Spectroscopy17▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries17▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Ionic Conductivity16▲ 9.0×2 topics
  34. Room Temperature16▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Superconductivity16▲ 7.1×9 topics
  36. Quantum Computing16▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes15▲ 9.4×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes15▲ 9.4×1 topic
  39. PEDOT:PSS15▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Polyaniline15▲ 9.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Ikerbasque publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Conducting polymers and applications.

Advanced Sensor and Ener…17Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 17 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …17Advancements in Battery Materials: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 15 fractional worksConducting polymers and …15Conducting polymers and applications: 15 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…12Perovskite Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 12 fractional worksMagnetic properties of thin films: 12 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…11biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 11 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 11 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 8 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 17 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Conducting polymers and applicationsPolymers and Plastics 15 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Quantum and electron transport phenomenaAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  7. 7 Magnetic properties of thin filmsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  8. 8 biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesBiomaterials 11 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 11 works
  10. 10 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.1%domestic only38.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ikerbasque's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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