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Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

In research, Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,356 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,325 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,597 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,170
of 28,054 · #1,812 all time
Rank in Spain
#107
of 658
Research works
2.6k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
96k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona 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 #2,356 of 12,888 16.5%296 #1216
EngineeringField #3,325 of 6,636 16.1%101 #2077
Materials ScienceField #1,597 of 2,468 15.9%104 #891
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,711 of 2,318 14.2%67 #1082
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,221 of 1,556 17.2%61 #759

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

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#1,216 #2,356
  2. Engineering#2,077 #3,325
  3. Materials Science#891 #1,597
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,082 #1,711
  5. Materials Chemistry#759 #1,221
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 de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 26.8 works17×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 61.0 works9.2×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 103.7 works8.8×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.71× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.50× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.75× its world share, 104 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.98× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Pablo Ordejón, M. Garriga and David B. Amabilino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona.

  1. 1 Pablo Ordejón Spain · #2,998 worldwide 3.9k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 M. Garriga Spain · #92,655 worldwide 267 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 David B. Amabilino Spain · #112,004 worldwide 483 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 S. Piñol Spain · #137,699 worldwide 305 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 M. Rosa Palacín Spain · #144,073 worldwide 599 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 B. Martı́nez Spain · #154,274 worldwide 417 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Elı́es Molins Spain · #196,119 worldwide 533 citations · 122 works
  8. 8 Alexandre Ponrouch Spain · #225,053 worldwide 328 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Eduardo Hernández Spain · #249,336 worldwide 234 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Agustín Mihi Spain · #251,715 worldwide 200 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Field-Effect Transistors, Nanocomposites, Biomedical Applications, Electronic Structure, Energy Storage, Nanostructures and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles25▲ 5.8×31 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications21▲ 5.1×24 topics
  3. Field-Effect Transistors19▲ 36×4 topics
  4. Nanocomposites18▲ 6.8×14 topics
  5. Electronic Structure17▲ 27×8 topics
  6. Energy Storage17▲ 7.5×7 topics
  7. Nanostructures15▲ 11×15 topics
  8. Graphene15▲ 6.5×11 topics
  9. Biosensors15▲ 8.6×11 topics
  10. Ferroelectricity15▲ 47×4 topics
  11. Superconductivity15▲ 25×9 topics
  12. Catalysis14▲ 6.3×21 topics
  13. Nanomaterials14▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Thin Films14▲ 21×7 topics
  15. Room Temperature13▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Neuromorphic Computing12▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials11▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Nanocrystals11▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis11▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Spintronics11▲ 25×4 topics
  21. Cathode Materials11▲ 8.1×3 topics
  22. Doping11▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Organic Electronics11▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Biological Applications10▲ 45×4 topics
  25. Perovskite Oxides10▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 7.0×6 topics
  27. Polymer Blends9▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Bulk Heterojunction9▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Conjugated Polymers9▲ 72×1 topic
  30. Metal-Insulator Transition8▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Semiconductors8▲ 7.8×3 topics
  32. Solar Cells8▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Nanofibers8▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Nanoelectronics8▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Atomic Layer Deposition8▲ 33×1 topic
  36. High-k Dielectrics8▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Magnetocaloric Materials8▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Perovskites8▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Hafnium Oxide7▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics, Semiconductor materials and devices, Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials and Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices.

Organic Electronics and …9Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics: 9 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …8Semiconductor materials and devices: 8 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 8 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negati…7Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 7 fractional worksMagnetic properties of t…7Magnetic properties of thin films: 7 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 6 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 6 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Mate…6MXene and MAX Phase Materials: 6 fractional worksElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides: 5 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 8 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Magnetic properties of thin films Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 7 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  7. 7 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  9. 9 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 5 works
  10. 10 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 5 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher 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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