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Ikerlan

In research, Ikerlan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,365 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,525
of 28,054 · #22,639 all time
Rank in Spain
#585
of 658
Research works
514
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Ikerlan 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 #11,365 of 12,888 10.5%95 #12426

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ikerlan 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 Ikerlan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 21.2 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.88× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.70× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ikerlan?

Ranked on the composite score, Ion Etxeberria‐Otadui, Iñaki Val and Jon Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ikerlan.

  1. 1 Ion Etxeberria‐Otadui Spain · #254,696 worldwide 313 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Iñaki Val Spain · #425,152 worldwide 108 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jon Pérez Spain · #897,176 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Irma Villar Spain · #973,223 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Aitor Urbieta Spain · #1,095,027 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Alejandro Rujas Spain · #1,125,165 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Óscar Salgado Spain · #1,246,864 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 José Luis Flores Spain · #1,471,550 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ikerlan

Which keywords describe research at Ikerlan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Power Electronics, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Security, Energy Efficiency and Thermal 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 2022–2025 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 Learning11▲ 3.2×25 topics
  2. Machine Learning11▲ 3.2×22 topics
  3. Power Electronics7▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Internet of Things6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency6▲ 6.1×11 topics
  6. IoT Security6▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Security6▲ 8.2×10 topics
  8. Thermal Management5▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Healthcare5▲ 4.1×5 topics
  10. Big Data5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  11. 5G Networks4▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Neural Networks4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  13. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Privacy4▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Security and Privacy4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  18. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.4×3 topics
  19. Electric Vehicles3▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Security Analysis3▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Electric Vehicle Charging3▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Smart Grid3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  23. Resource Allocation3▲ 16×6 topics
  24. Smart Cities3▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Edge Computing3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Anomaly Detection3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  27. Cybersecurity3▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Fog Computing3▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Mobile Edge Computing3▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Fault Tolerance3▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Distributed Systems3▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Efficiency Optimization3▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Battery Management Systems2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Thermal Runaway2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Reliability2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Language Learning2▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  40. Wireless Power Transfer2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Ikerlan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies and Advanced DC-DC Converters.

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…2Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…2Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters2Advanced DC-DC Converters: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksInduction Heating and Inverter Technology: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksReal-Time Systems Schedu…1Real-Time Systems Scheduling: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Induction Heating and Inverter Technology Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Real-Time Systems Scheduling Hardware and Architecture 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ikerlan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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