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IMDEA Networks

In research, IMDEA Networks stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,012 of 10,670 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,185 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (Computer Networks and Communications is 21.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,572
of 22,385 · #12,913 all time
Rank in Spain
#243
of 426
Research works
614
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
58%
world 18%
IMDEA Networks

What is IMDEA Networks 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 #4,012 of 10,670 11.9%159 #3595
Computer ScienceField #2,185 of 4,417 11.5%94 #2056

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IMDEA Networks 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 Networks work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at IMDEA Networks is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (48%), Engineering (30%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 177 fractional works · 81.8% of its workComputer Science: 104 fractional works · 48.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 18.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 29 fractional works · 13.3% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 30.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 41 fractional works · 18.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTransportation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIMDEA Networks216fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences12%

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. Computer Science10448.1%
    2. Engineering6630.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy21.1%
    4. Mathematics20.9%
    5. Environmental Science10.7%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences146.7%
    2. Decision Sciences41.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting41.8%
    4. Psychology31.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Neuroscience31.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Medicine52.2%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IMDEA Networks specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 21.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 40.4 works21×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 104.0 works6.2×
  3. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 28.7 works5.5×
  4. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 40.7 works5.3×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.19× its world share, 104 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science6.19×104 works
  2. Engineering2.03×66 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.91×4 works
  4. Neuroscience0.83×3 works
  5. Mathematics0.75×2 works
  6. Veterinary0.61×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×4 works
  8. Social Sciences0.53×14 works
  9. Psychology0.49×3 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.48×2 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.14×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  19. Medicine0.11×5 works
  20. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  21. Energy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IMDEA Networks?

Ranked on the quality score, Narseo Vallina-Rodríguez, Marco Fiore and Claudio Fiandrino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IMDEA Networks.

  1. 1 Narseo Vallina-Rodríguez Spain · #236,936 worldwide 3.6k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Marco Fiore Spain · #516,999 worldwide 6.4k citations · 259 works
  3. 3 Claudio Fiandrino Spain · #792,827 worldwide 2.1k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Michele Gucciardo Spain · #1,477,760 worldwide 719 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Marco Fiore Spain · #1,492,670 worldwide 537 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Joerg Widmer Spain · #1,536,839 worldwide 12k citations · 389 works
  7. 7 Guillermo Bielsa Spain · #1,809,900 worldwide 368 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Juan Camilo Cardona Spain · #1,967,469 worldwide 494 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jesus O. Lacruz Spain · #1,974,261 worldwide 653 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Aristide Tanyi‐Jong Akem Spain · #2,108,577 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at IMDEA Networks

What are the most cited papers from IMDEA Networks?

The most cited paper from IMDEA Networks is "Internet of Things for Smart Cities" (Andréa Zanella, Nicola Bui, Angelo Paolo Castellani et al., 2014), with 6,330 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017" (2,699) and "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019" (2,100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Internet of Things for Smart Cities Andréa Zanella, Nicola Bui, Angelo Paolo Castellani et al. · IEEE Internet of Things Journal Open access Feb 2014 6,330
2 Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-Years for 29 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2017 Christina Fitzmaurice et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access628 authors 27 Sep 2019 2,699
3 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors 30 Dec 2021 2,100
4 1 A Survey on Device-to-Device Communication in Cellular Networks Arash Asadi, Student Member, Qing Wang et al. Preprint 14 Aug 2016 2,050
5 A Survey on Device-to-Device Communication in Cellular Networks Arash Asadi, Qing Wang, Vincenzo Mancuso · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 2014 1,817
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IMDEA Networks?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency, Wireless Networks, Machine Learning, 5G Networks, IoT Security, Massive MIMO and Internet of Things.

▲ 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. Deep Learning43▲ 5.8×46 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 3.4×36 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency19▲ 9.5×11 topics
  4. Wireless Networks16▲ 51×8 topics
  5. 5G Networks16▲ 36×5 topics
  6. Neural Networks14▲ 4.2×20 topics
  7. IoT Security14▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Internet of Things12▲ 6.6×10 topics
  9. Massive MIMO11▲ 66×3 topics
  10. Channel Modeling11▲ 43×6 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks10▲ 10×10 topics
  12. Healthcare10▲ 3.9×7 topics
  13. Spectral Efficiency10▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Heterogeneous Networks9▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Security9▲ 6.3×15 topics
  16. Data Mining9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Cellular Networks9▲ 85×1 topic
  18. Interference Alignment9▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Anomaly Detection8▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Security and Privacy8▲ 19×3 topics
  21. MIMO Systems7▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Mobile Edge Computing7▲ 21×2 topics
  23. 5G7▲ 57×3 topics
  24. Distributed Systems7▲ 19×6 topics
  25. Smart Cities7▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Edge Computing7▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Network Virtualization7▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Software-Defined Networking7▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Fog Computing6▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Time Series6▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Classification6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  32. Beamforming6▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Communications5▲ 77×2 topics
  34. Behavioral Analysis5▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Hybrid Precoding5▲ 82×1 topic
  36. Millimeter Wave5▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Intelligent Transportation Systems5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Travel Behavior5▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Surveillance5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Wireless Communication5▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does IMDEA Networks publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Software-Defined Networks and 5G, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 9 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 7 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing6IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 6 fractional worksMillimeter-Wave Propagat…5Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling: 5 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 4 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…4Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and Forecasting: 3 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsTransportationSignal Processing1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  4. 4 Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 4 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  8. 8 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 3 works
  9. 9 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 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 available49.1%not open50.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.6%domestic only42.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IMDEA Networks's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Networks as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%IMDEA Networks0.00075% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of IMDEA Networks 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%IMDEA Networks13.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.0% in 2019.

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