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Institut Botànic de Barcelona

In research, Institut Botànic de Barcelona stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,966 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#11,269 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,810
of 28,054 · #17,789 all time
Rank in Spain
#413
of 658
Research works
348
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is Institut Botànic de Barcelona 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,966 of 6,031 26.3%146
Life SciencesDomain #11,269 of 14,347 25.4%226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Botànic de Barcelona 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).

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: 7.55× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.05× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.92× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.09× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Botànic de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfonso Susanna, Núria Garcia‐Jacas and Teresa Garnatje lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Botànic de Barcelona.

  1. 1 Alfonso Susanna Spain · #149,301 worldwide 137 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Núria Garcia‐Jacas Spain · #154,387 worldwide 138 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Teresa Garnatje Spain · #231,425 worldwide 116 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Àngel Romo Spain · #565,858 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Valentı́ Rull Spain · #622,122 worldwide 193 citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Oriane Hidalgo Spain · #638,670 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Sònia Garcia Spain · #760,578 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Neus Ibáñez Cortina Spain · #806,002 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jordi López‐Pujol Spain · #1,169,284 worldwide 38 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Steve C. Collins Spain · #1,587,376 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Botànic de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Institut Botànic de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Taxonomy, Biogeography, Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Conservation, Invasive Species and Evolution.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 7.2×29 topics
  2. Taxonomy13▲ 141×6 topics
  3. Biogeography12▲ 66×13 topics
  4. Biodiversity12▲ 22×16 topics
  5. Phylogeny10▲ 96×9 topics
  6. Conservation9▲ 31×11 topics
  7. Invasive Species9▲ 31×10 topics
  8. Evolution6▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services5▲ 20×5 topics
  10. DNA Barcoding5▲ 46×6 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity5▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Diversification4▲ 163×2 topics
  13. Endemism4▲ 372×2 topics
  14. Coleoptera4▲ 316×2 topics
  15. Mediterranean4▲ 65×5 topics
  16. Chenopodiaceae4▲ 594×1 topic
  17. Global Change4▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Vascular Flora4▲ 594×1 topic
  19. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Coastal Protection3▲ 78×2 topics
  21. Medicinal Plants3▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Paleoclimatology3▲ 59×2 topics
  23. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Holocene3▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Sea Level3▲ 43×2 topics
  28. Glacial Cycles3▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Monsoon Dynamics3▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Carbon Sequestration3▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Global Carbon Budget3▲ 54×2 topics
  32. Mangrove Forests3▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetics3▲ 87×2 topics
  34. Polyploidy3▲ 84×3 topics
  35. Morphology2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Neotropical Region2▲ 246×2 topics
  37. Plant-Animal Interactions2▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Pollinator Decline2▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Speciation2▲ 86×1 topic
  40. beetles2▲ 262×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Botànic de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Plant and animal studies.

Mediterranean and Iberia…4Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 2 fractional worksPlant Diversity and Evolution: 2 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 2 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…2Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceAtmospheric ScienceEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1 others

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

  1. 1 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 2 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.1%domestic only59.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Botànic de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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