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Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya

In research, Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,096 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,180
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#498
of 927
Research works
215
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya 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 #11,096 of 21,541 20.9%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya 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: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.94× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.30× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya?

Ranked on the composite score, María Carmen Borrego Plá, Teresa Susagna and Beatriz Benjumea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya.

  1. 1 María Carmen Borrego Plá Spain · #709,999 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Teresa Susagna Spain · #759,435 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Beatriz Benjumea Spain · #846,677 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Luca Pipia Spain · #1,042,912 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jordi Corbera Spain · #1,267,105 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Xavier Goula Spain · #1,363,293 worldwide 17 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Josep Batlló Spain · #1,491,507 worldwide 10 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya

Which keywords describe research at Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Biomass Estimation, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Sustainability, Agriculture, Cultural Landscape and Economic Development.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 5.8×15 topics
  2. Remote Sensing4▲ 13×13 topics
  3. Biomass Estimation3▲ 70×3 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  5. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Agriculture2▲ 18×1 topic
  7. Cultural Landscape2▲ 227×1 topic
  8. Economic Development2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  9. Machine Learning2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  10. Tourism2▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 73×2 topics
  12. Subduction2▲ 87×2 topics
  13. Forest Carbon Stocks2▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Lidar Remote Sensing2▲ 96×1 topic
  15. 3D Reconstruction1▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Earthquakes1▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Ecosystem Services1▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Geodetic Measurements1▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Phenology1▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Plate Boundaries1▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Point Clouds1▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Vegetation Monitoring1▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions, Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 2 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…2Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…13D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCultural StudiesEnvironmental EngineeringGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 1 works
  8. 8 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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