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IMDEA Water

In research, IMDEA Water stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,106 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 10.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,272
of 22,385 · #20,321 all time
Rank in Spain
#412
of 426
Research works
238
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
IMDEA Water

What is IMDEA Water known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #7,106 of 17,446 12.5%205

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

In 2022-now, 87% of research at IMDEA Water is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (53%), Engineering (15%), Materials Science (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 86.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 53.5% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 13.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 15.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKIMDEA Water71fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences3%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3853.5%
    2. Engineering1115.5%
    3. Materials Science46.1%
    4. Energy34.2%
    5. Chemistry23.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Computer Science00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences34.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    1. Medicine34.4%
    2. Nursing00.3%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does IMDEA Water specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 38.2 works11×
← 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: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.54× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.77× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science10.77×38 works
  2. Energy4.54×3 works
  3. Chemistry2.02×2 works
  4. Materials Science1.74×4 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.72×2 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.41×0 works
  7. Engineering1.03×11 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×3 works
  9. Nursing0.58×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.27×0 works
  13. Medicine0.23×3 works
  14. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IMDEA Water?

Ranked on the quality score, Andreu Rico, Francesco Polazzo and Jesús Morón-López lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IMDEA Water.

  1. 1 Andreu Rico Spain · #70,276 worldwide 8.6k citations · 185 works
  2. 2 Francesco Polazzo Spain · #493,867 worldwide 532 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Jesús Morón-López Spain · #860,664 worldwide 628 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Junkal Landaburu‐Aguirre Spain · #928,801 worldwide 1.8k citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Raffaella Meffe Spain · #948,254 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Isabel Lopez Heras Spain · #1,306,721 worldwide 1k citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Theresa Schell Spain · #1,409,660 worldwide 685 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Laura Cherta Spain · #1,492,784 worldwide 639 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Raquel García-Pacheco Spain · #1,518,182 worldwide 811 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Serena Molina Spain · #1,611,062 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at IMDEA Water

What are the most cited papers from IMDEA Water?

The most cited paper from IMDEA Water is "Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers" (John L. Wilkinson et al., 2022), with 1,634 citations. Next come "Emerging organic contaminants in surface water and groundwater: A first overview of the situation in Italy" (433) and "Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution" (287).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pharmaceutical pollution of the world’s rivers John L. Wilkinson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access127 authors 14 Feb 2022 1,634
2 Emerging organic contaminants in surface water and groundwater: A first overview of the situation in Italy Raffaella Meffe, Irene de Bustamante · The Science of The Total Environment 4 Mar 2014 433
3 Dual domestications and origin of traits in grapevine evolution Yang Dong et al. · Science Open access 2 Mar 2023 287
4 Freshwater fish introductions in Spain: facts and figures at the beginning of the 21st century Benigno Elvira, Ana Almodóvar · Journal of Fish Biology Dec 2001 284
5 The problem of drinking water access: A review of disinfection technologies with an emphasis on solar treatment methods N. Pichel, Marta Vivar, Manuel Fuentes · Chemosphere Open access 30 Nov 2018 283
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IMDEA Water?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Wastewater Treatment, Recycling, Waste Management, Pollution, Marine Environment, Human Health and Microplastics.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact10▲ 8.0×16 topics
  2. Wastewater Treatment8▲ 43×6 topics
  3. Recycling6▲ 23×3 topics
  4. Waste Management6▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 3.1×29 topics
  6. Pollution6▲ 39×3 topics
  7. Marine Environment4▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Human Health4▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Membrane Technology4▲ 71×2 topics
  10. Microplastics4▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Terrestrial Ecosystems4▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Hydrogen Production4▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Nanomaterials4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  15. Desalination4▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Nanofiltration4▲ 85×1 topic
  17. Extracellular Electron Transfer3▲ 176×1 topic
  18. Microbial Fuel Cells3▲ 176×1 topic
  19. Ecotoxicity3▲ 75×2 topics
  20. Microbial Communities3▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Toxicity3▲ 10×8 topics
  22. Antibiotics3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  24. Graphene3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Resistance Genes3▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Water Scarcity3▲ 48×3 topics
  27. Capacitive Deionization2▲ 115×1 topic
  28. Water Desalination2▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Water Resources2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Land Use Change2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Water Quality2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  32. Energy Storage2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  33. Pesticides2▲ 45×3 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts2▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Metal Recovery2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Constructed Wetlands2▲ 123×1 topic
  37. Nutrient Removal2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. E-Waste2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Hazardous Substances2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Bioaccumulation2▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does IMDEA Water publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Membrane Separation Technologies, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 4 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Fuel Cells and…3Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…3Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 3 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 2 fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…2Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional works
PollutionWater Science and TechnologyEnvironmental EngineeringBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 4 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 3 works
  5. 5 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IMDEA Water's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower 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 Water as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%IMDEA Water0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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