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Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial

In research, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,977 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,728 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Control and Systems Engineering — Control and Systems Engineering is 17.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,282
of 28,054 · #10,030 all time
Rank in Spain
#346
of 658
Research works
780
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial 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 #7,977 of 12,888 18.4%126 #6273
EngineeringField #4,728 of 6,636 18.3%76 #2869

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial 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).

What does Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Control and Systems Engineering takes 17.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 28.3 works17×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.06× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.33× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial?

Ranked on the composite score, Francesc Moreno-Noguer, Lluís Ros and Michael Villamizar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial.

  1. 1 Francesc Moreno-Noguer Spain · #96,132 worldwide 423 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Lluís Ros Spain · #407,734 worldwide 130 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Michael Villamizar Spain · #965,195 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ye Wang Spain · #1,110,242 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Autonomous Vehicles, Human-Robot Interaction, Optimization, Model Predictive Control and Distributed Control.

▲ 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. Deep Learning31▲ 5.9×37 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 3.0×27 topics
  3. Neural Networks11▲ 4.8×16 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Human-Robot Interaction8▲ 51×3 topics
  6. Optimization7▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Model Predictive Control7▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Distributed Control7▲ 41×3 topics
  9. Nonlinear Systems7▲ 21×5 topics
  10. Convolutional Networks6▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Electric Vehicles6▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Robotics6▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Elderly Care6▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Robust Control6▲ 50×3 topics
  15. Anthropomorphism6▲ 187×1 topic
  16. Socially Assistive Robotics6▲ 187×1 topic
  17. Stability Analysis6▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Collision Avoidance5▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Simulation5▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Energy Storage4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  22. Actuators4▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Grasping4▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Path Planning4▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Robot Learning4▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Pose Estimation4▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Real-time Optimization4▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Statistical Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Action Recognition4▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Fault Detection4▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Industrial Applications4▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Nonlinear MPC4▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Process Monitoring4▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Spatiotemporal Features4▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Control4▲ 19×3 topics
  36. 3D Reconstruction4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Feedback Control4▲ 15×6 topics
  38. Point Clouds4▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Adaptive Control4▲ 17×6 topics
  40. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Robot Interaction and HRI, Robot Manipulation and Learning, Human Pose and Action Recognition and Advanced Control Systems Optimization.

Social Robot Interaction…6Social Robot Interaction and HRI: 6 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and L…4Robot Manipulation and Learning: 4 fractional worksHuman Pose and Action Recognition: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…4Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 4 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…4Fault Detection and Control Systems: 4 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…3Advanced battery technologies research: 3 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 3 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyControl and Systems EngineeringComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Robot Interaction and HRI Social Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Human Pose and Action Recognition Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 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 available78.8%not open21.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial'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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