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Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

In research, Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,103 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,161 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,125 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,391
of 28,054 · #2,746 all time
Rank in Spain
#74
of 658
Research works
1k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
43.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,103 of 12,888 19.2%237 #1810
Materials ScienceField #1,161 of 2,468 17.6%84 #1207
EngineeringField #3,125 of 6,636 18.7%88 #2962

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,810 #2,103
  2. Materials Science#1,207 #1,161
  3. Engineering#2,962 #3,125
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 57.7 works11×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 84.0 works8.9×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.10× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.77× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.49× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.95× its world share, 84 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.44× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephan Roche, Víctor Puntes and Arben Merkoçi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia.

  1. 1 Stephan Roche Spain · #58,102 worldwide 1.1k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Víctor Puntes Spain · #92,613 worldwide 524 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Arben Merkoçi Spain · #173,509 worldwide 440 citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Pedro Gómez‐Romero Spain · #229,704 worldwide 378 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Aitor Mugarza Spain · #247,517 worldwide 178 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Neus G. Bastús Spain · #434,935 worldwide 190 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Liming Hu Spain · #493,275 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mónica Lira‐Cantú Spain · #504,308 worldwide 234 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Amador Pérez‐Tomás Spain · #614,534 worldwide 128 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Miguel Pruneda Spain · #704,320 worldwide 120 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

Which keywords describe research at Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Graphene, Nanoparticles, Biosensors, Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Catalysis and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials32▲ 11×14 topics
  2. Graphene29▲ 16×9 topics
  3. Nanoparticles24▲ 7.0×30 topics
  4. Biosensors22▲ 16×11 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications21▲ 6.7×25 topics
  6. Nanocomposites20▲ 9.2×15 topics
  7. Catalysis19▲ 11×17 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks17▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Energy Storage16▲ 9.3×8 topics
  10. Two-Dimensional Materials16▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Efficiency14▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Electrocatalysis13▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Water Splitting13▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Carbon Nanotubes13▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Nanostructures12▲ 12×13 topics
  16. Semiconductors12▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Nanocrystals11▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Self-Assembly11▲ 13×11 topics
  19. Drug Delivery11▲ 7.6×10 topics
  20. Cathode Materials11▲ 10.0×3 topics
  21. Semiconductor11▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Crystal Growth10▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Electronic Structure10▲ 21×8 topics
  24. Stability10▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Electrochemistry10▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Energy Conversion10▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Light-Emitting Diodes9▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Transparent Conductors9▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Organometal Halide Perovskites9▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Perovskite Solar Cells9▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Tissue Engineering9▲ 5.5×8 topics
  32. Raman Spectroscopy9▲ 17×4 topics
  33. Catalysts9▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Electronic Properties9▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Chemical Vapor Deposition8▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Graphene Oxide8▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Chemical Sensors7▲ 11×3 topics
  39. CO2 Reduction7▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Methane Storage7▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Graphene research and applications, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Perovskite Materials and…9Perovskite Materials and Applications: 9 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…8Graphene research and applications: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…6Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …6Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytical Detection: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 5 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…4Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 4 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…4Advanced battery technologies research: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  9. 9 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 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 available65.8%not open34.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.1%domestic only43.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia'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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