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Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya

In research, Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,992 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#224 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,173 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 80.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,115
of 28,054 · #6,530 all time
Rank in Spain
#197
of 658
Research works
768
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya 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 #3,992 of 12,888 33.9%168 #3925
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #224 of 443 38.8%75 #383
Physics and AstronomyField #1,173 of 1,646 39.1%104 #1927

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya 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#3,925 #3,992
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#383 #224
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,927 #1,173
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 d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 80.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 75.0 works81×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 104.3 works26×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.31× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 26.22× its world share, 104 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 26.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya?

Ranked on the composite score, Estel Cardellach, J. Isern and T. E. Müller-Bravo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya.

  1. 1 Estel Cardellach Spain · #116,741 worldwide 237 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 J. Isern Spain · #556,857 worldwide 410 citations · 121 works
  3. 3 T. E. Müller-Bravo Spain · #1,161,243 worldwide 50 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 P. J. Pessi Spain · #1,614,746 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya

Which keywords describe research at Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gravitational Waves, Supernovae, Black Holes, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Star Formation, Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics.

▲ 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. Gravitational Waves22▲ 224×2 topics
  2. Supernovae17▲ 114×2 topics
  3. Black Holes16▲ 92×3 topics
  4. Accretion Disks14▲ 164×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields14▲ 119×2 topics
  6. Star Formation13▲ 139×2 topics
  7. Exoplanets13▲ 181×1 topic
  8. Stellar Astrophysics13▲ 181×1 topic
  9. Nucleosynthesis12▲ 143×3 topics
  10. Gamma-Ray Bursts12▲ 250×1 topic
  11. Neutron Stars12▲ 250×1 topic
  12. Binary Black Hole10▲ 200×1 topic
  13. Equation of State10▲ 110×2 topics
  14. Neutron Star10▲ 200×1 topic
  15. Remote Sensing10▲ 4.7×19 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling10▲ 23×5 topics
  17. Dark Matter9▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Astronomical Instrumentation9▲ 191×1 topic
  19. Spectrograph9▲ 191×1 topic
  20. Galactic Center8▲ 103×2 topics
  21. Cosmology8▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Event Horizon Telescope7▲ 180×1 topic
  23. Turbulence7▲ 45×3 topics
  24. X-Ray Astronomy7▲ 180×1 topic
  25. Molecular Clouds7▲ 150×1 topic
  26. Protoplanetary Disks7▲ 150×1 topic
  27. Validation7▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Satellite Observations6▲ 37×3 topics
  29. Galaxies6▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Stellar Populations6▲ 129×1 topic
  31. Data Assimilation6▲ 22×4 topics
  32. Solar System Abundances6▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Cosmic Rays5▲ 58×2 topics
  35. Neutrinos5▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Dark Energy5▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Global Monitoring4▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Soil Moisture4▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 13 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 12 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…10Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 10 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysi…9Astronomy and Astrophysical Research: 9 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 7 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 7 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…6Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 6 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationEnvironmental Engineering

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  3. 3 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 9 works
  5. 5 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  6. 6 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  10. 10 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental 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 available72.4%not open27.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.8%domestic only44.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.