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Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona

In research, Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,187 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,522
of 28,054 · #8,149 all time
Rank in ??
#140
of 692
Research works
540
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat 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 #5,187 of 12,888 12.1%123 #4872

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat 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: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.01× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.32× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.11× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.75× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.03× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.67× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Drug Delivery, Self-Assembly, Graphene 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. Nanoparticles15▲ 7.1×28 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications14▲ 6.8×26 topics
  3. Nanomaterials11▲ 6.0×13 topics
  4. Catalysis8▲ 7.5×18 topics
  5. Drug Delivery8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  6. Graphene7▲ 6.3×9 topics
  7. Self-Assembly7▲ 13×9 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  9. Electron Transport6▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Nanocrystals6▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  12. Quantum Computing6▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Nanostructures6▲ 8.5×9 topics
  14. Chemical Sensors6▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Biosensors5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  16. Bioimaging5▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Water Splitting5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  18. Energy Storage5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Lanthanide Complexes5▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Single-Molecule Magnets5▲ 130×1 topic
  21. Semiconductor5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  22. Photodynamic Therapy5▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  24. Metal Complexes4▲ 38×3 topics
  25. Molecular Imaging4▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Semiconductors4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. Synthesis4▲ 7.0×15 topics
  28. Hydrogenation4▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Efficiency4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Colloidal Particles3▲ 37×3 topics
  32. Anticancer Agents3▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Lanthanide Luminescence3▲ 78×1 topic
  35. MRI Contrast Agents3▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Visible Light3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Polymerization3▲ 20×4 topics
  38. CO2 Reduction3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Drug Development3▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Electronic Structure3▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetism in coordination complexes, Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery.

Magnetism in coordination complexes: 5 fractional worksLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics: 2 fractional worksMetal complexes synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks…2Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 2 fractional worksPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry: 2 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex S…2Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 2 fractional works
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPharmaceutical Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  2. 2 Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  5. 5 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 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 available64.4%not open35.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.6%domestic only52.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

201020152020
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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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