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IMDEA Energy Institute

In research, IMDEA Energy Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,338 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,172 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 15.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,942
of 22,385 · #5,258 all time
Rank in Spain
#249
of 426
Research works
648
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
36.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
IMDEA Energy Institute

What is IMDEA Energy Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,338 of 10,670 7.2%152 #1699
EngineeringField #4,172 of 5,901 5.1%70 #1857

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IMDEA Energy Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does IMDEA Energy Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at IMDEA Energy Institute is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Materials Science (14%), Energy (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 168 fractional works · 91.4% of its workEngineering: 75 fractional works · 40.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 18.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 25 fractional works · 13.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCatalysis: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIMDEA EnergyInstitute184fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7540.8%
    2. Materials Science2714.4%
    3. Energy2513.7%
    4. Environmental Science179.3%
    5. Chemistry137.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering63.1%
    7. Computer Science31.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    1. Social Sciences31.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Medicine10.7%
    2. Dentistry00.2%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IMDEA Energy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 15.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 21.8 works15×
  2. EnergyField · 25.2 works15×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 9.00× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.54× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 14.88× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.72× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.14× its world share, 27 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy14.88×25 works
  2. Chemical Engineering9.00×6 works
  3. Chemistry4.54×13 works
  4. Materials Science4.14×27 works
  5. Engineering2.72×75 works
  6. Environmental Science1.87×17 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×2 works
  8. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.21×3 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.11×3 works
  18. Neuroscience0.07×0 works
  19. Medicine0.04×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.03×0 works
  21. Psychology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IMDEA Energy Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Diego Iribarren, Javier Fermoso and Rebeca Marcilla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IMDEA Energy Institute.

  1. 1 Diego Iribarren Spain · #78,714 worldwide 7.7k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Javier Fermoso Spain · #107,611 worldwide 5.1k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Rebeca Marcilla Spain · #108,109 worldwide 10k citations · 193 works
  4. 4 Juan M. Coronado Spain · #262,474 worldwide 13k citations · 217 works
  5. 5 Jesús Palma Spain · #311,462 worldwide 6.1k citations · 150 works
  6. 6 José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos Spain · #376,945 worldwide 2.9k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Diego García-Gusano Spain · #394,880 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Víctor A. de la Peña O’Shea Spain · #464,458 worldwide 8.9k citations · 327 works
  9. 9 Mariam Barawi Spain · #518,305 worldwide 3.5k citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Nagaraj Patil Spain · #563,223 worldwide 2k citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at IMDEA Energy Institute

What are the most cited papers from IMDEA Energy Institute?

The most cited paper from IMDEA Energy Institute is "Development of alternative photocatalysts to TiO2: Challenges and opportunities" (María Dolores Hernández-Alonso, Fernando Fresno, Silvia Suárez et al., 2009), with 1,281 citations. Next come "Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Water" (1,114) and "Construction and demolition waste best management practice in Europe" (807).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Development of alternative photocatalysts to TiO2: Challenges and opportunities María Dolores Hernández-Alonso, Fernando Fresno, Silvia Suárez et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2009 1,281
2 Metal–Organic Frameworks for the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Water Sara Rojas, Patricia Horcajada · Chemical Reviews Review 5 Feb 2020 1,114
3 Construction and demolition waste best management practice in Europe José‐Luis Gálvez‐Martos, David Styles, Harald Schoenberger et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling May 2018 807
4 Synthesis strategies in the search for hierarchical zeolites David Pedro Serrano, J.M. Escola, Patricia Pizarro · Chemical Society Reviews Review 9 Nov 2012 790
5 Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels Manuel Romero, Aldo Steinfeld · Energy & Environmental Science 2012 718
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IMDEA Energy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage, Cathode Materials, Water Splitting, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Graphene.

▲ 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-now 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. Catalysis21▲ 17×21 topics
  2. Renewable Energy20▲ 7.7×30 topics
  3. Nanomaterials19▲ 9.8×13 topics
  4. Energy Storage17▲ 15×11 topics
  5. Cathode Materials13▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Water Splitting12▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Metal-Organic Frameworks12▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Environmental Impact12▲ 3.8×19 topics
  9. Graphene10▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Solar Energy10▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Rechargeable Batteries10▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Hydrogen Production9▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Methane Storage8▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Visible Light8▲ 19×2 topics
  16. CO2 Reduction7▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries7▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Drug Delivery7▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Zinc Anode7▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Heterogeneous Catalysis7▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Chemical Sensors6▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Semiconductor6▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Hydrogen Storage6▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Photocatalyst6▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Plasmonic6▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Electrocatalysis6▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.3×14 topics
  28. CO2 Capture6▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Catalysts6▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Electric Vehicles5▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Circular Economy5▲ 10×8 topics
  32. Ionic Liquids5▲ 9.9×5 topics
  33. Nanostructures5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  34. Biomass5▲ 23×4 topics
  35. Carbon Dioxide Capture5▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Heterogeneous Catalysts5▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Battery Technology5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Crystal Engineering5▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Smart Grid Applications5▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does IMDEA Energy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced battery technologies research, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Advanced battery technologies research: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 6 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…4Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…4Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framework Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separ…3Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 3 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…3Microgrid Control and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …3Advancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass C…3Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryMaterials Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  5. 5 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IMDEA Energy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is IMDEA Energy Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00088% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%IMDEA Energy Institute0.00065% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of IMDEA Energy Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025IMDEA Energy Institute4.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2019.

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