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Institut d'Estudis Catalans

In research, Institut d'Estudis Catalans stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,722 of 10,521 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,534 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Language and Linguistics — Language and Linguistics is 40.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,483
of 28,054 · #26,026 all time
Rank in Spain
#582
of 658
Research works
583
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Institut d'Estudis Catalans 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,722 of 10,521 12.0%98 #10413
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,534 of 1,998 11.2%60 #2808

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut d'Estudis Catalans 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 d'Estudis Catalans specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Language and Linguistics takes 40.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Language and LinguisticsSubfield · 22.3 works41×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 16.64× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut d'Estudis Catalans?

Ranked on the composite score, José Enrique Ruiz Domènec, Pere Lluís Font and Vicent Pitarch i Almela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut d'Estudis Catalans.

  1. 1 José Enrique Ruiz Domènec Spain · #282,970 worldwide 8 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Pere Lluís Font Spain · #314,460 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Vicent Pitarch i Almela Spain · #320,463 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Xavier Ferré i Trill Spain · #339,839 worldwide 0 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Vicenç Beltrán Spain · #368,937 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Fausto Miguélez Lobo Spain · #378,089 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Pep Vila Spain · #385,127 worldwide 0 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Airy Gras Spain · #444,045 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Antonio M. Contreras Martín Spain · #463,127 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Manuel Jorba Spain · #473,645 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut d'Estudis Catalans

Which keywords describe research at Institut d'Estudis Catalans?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Cultural History, Historiography, Literature, Linguistics, Lexicography, Sociolinguistics and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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. History19▲ 21×20 topics
  2. Cultural History11▲ 71×6 topics
  3. Historiography10▲ 64×7 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 4.1×23 topics
  5. Literature10▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Linguistics9▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Education9▲ 4.0×20 topics
  8. Lexicography8▲ 73×4 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics8▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage8▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Medieval Literature8▲ 332×2 topics
  12. Culture8▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Society8▲ 32×9 topics
  14. Bilingualism8▲ 45×3 topics
  15. Language Contact8▲ 62×3 topics
  16. Medieval Europe8▲ 294×2 topics
  17. Language Studies7▲ 406×1 topic
  18. Occitan7▲ 693×1 topic
  19. Cultural Exchange7▲ 44×7 topics
  20. Gender6▲ 9.6×9 topics
  21. Pragmatics6▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Identity6▲ 7.0×11 topics
  23. Spain6▲ 131×5 topics
  24. Hispanic Linguistics6▲ 251×1 topic
  25. Language Variation6▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Iberian Peninsula5▲ 127×3 topics
  28. Cultural Studies4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  29. Rural Development4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  30. Executive Functions4▲ 53×2 topics
  31. Neuropsychological Assessment4▲ 134×2 topics
  32. Philosophy4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  33. Manuscripts4▲ 126×2 topics
  34. Medieval4▲ 75×2 topics
  35. Inquisition3▲ 298×2 topics
  36. Religious Practices3▲ 62×3 topics
  37. Environmental Conservation3▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Mediterranean3▲ 29×4 topics
  39. Portugal3▲ 231×2 topics
  40. Medicine3▲ 31×5 topics

Which research topics does Institut d'Estudis Catalans publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval European Literature and History, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies, Medieval Iberian Studies and Galician and Iberian cultural studies.

Medieval European Litera…7Medieval European Literature and History: 7 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 6 fractional worksMedieval Iberian Studies: 3 fractional worksGalician and Iberian cultural studies: 3 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 3 fractional worksMedieval Architecture and Archaeology: 2 fractional worksLibraries, Manuscripts, …2Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books: 2 fractional worksNationalism and Cultural…2Nationalism and Cultural Identity: 2 fractional worksDevelopmental and Educat…2Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology: 2 fractional workslinguistics and terminol…2linguistics and terminology studies: 2 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsClassicsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval European Literature and History Language and Linguistics 7 works
  2. 2 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 6 works
  3. 3 Medieval Iberian Studies Classics 3 works
  4. 4 Galician and Iberian cultural studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  5. 5 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 3 works
  6. 6 Medieval Architecture and Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books History 2 works
  8. 8 Nationalism and Cultural Identity Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 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 available62.4%not open37.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut d'Estudis Catalans's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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