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Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia

In research, Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,415 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry and Molecular Biology — Chemistry is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,269
of 28,054 · #9,245 all time
Rank in Spain
#272
of 658
Research works
855
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,415 of 7,800 16.2%68 #6841

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia 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 Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 20.9 works9.5×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 38.7 works9.2×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.09× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.10× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.54× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 12 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia?

Ranked on the composite score, Josefina Casas, Gemma Fabriàs and M.‐Pilar Marco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia.

  1. 1 Josefina Casas Spain · #68,266 worldwide 368 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Gemma Fabriàs Spain · #87,641 worldwide 345 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 M.‐Pilar Marco Spain · #353,287 worldwide 231 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Josep Lluı́s Torres Spain · #509,219 worldwide 108 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 J.‐Pablo Salvador Spain · #627,507 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Josep M. Anglada Spain · #666,357 worldwide 94 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Ángel Messeguer Spain · #681,145 worldwide 45 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Luísa Coderch Spain · #892,649 worldwide 59 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Amadeu Llebaria Spain · #987,986 worldwide 55 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Pere Clapés Spain · #1,118,921 worldwide 54 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Drug Discovery, Biosensors, Biomedical Applications, Electrochemistry, Molecular Machines and aptamers.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles17▲ 9.6×18 topics
  2. Self-Assembly11▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications8▲ 4.9×23 topics
  4. Drug Discovery8▲ 26×8 topics
  5. Biosensors7▲ 9.9×6 topics
  6. Cancer6▲ 3.1×25 topics
  7. Electrochemistry6▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Molecular Machines6▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Drug Delivery5▲ 7.0×9 topics
  10. DNA nanotechnology5▲ 30×1 topic
  11. aptamers5▲ 30×1 topic
  12. Drug Design5▲ 56×3 topics
  13. Ionic Liquids5▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy5▲ 6.1×14 topics
  15. Therapeutic Targets5▲ 23×3 topics
  16. DNA Structure4▲ 161×1 topic
  17. G-Quadruplexes4▲ 161×1 topic
  18. Macrocycles4▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Surfactants4▲ 32×4 topics
  20. Gene Therapy4▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Foldamers4▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Peptide Synthesis4▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Gene Silencing4▲ 27×2 topics
  24. RNA Interference4▲ 31×1 topic
  25. siRNA Delivery4▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant4▲ 3.6×16 topics
  27. Protein3▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Micelles3▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Glycosylation3▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Hydrocolloids3▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Microemulsions3▲ 120×1 topic
  32. Proteins3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Wormlike micelles3▲ 120×1 topic
  34. Emulsions3▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Innate Immunity3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 6.9×9 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Biological Applications2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds2▲ 76×2 topics
  40. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 5 fractional worksDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 4 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and A…4Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 4 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…4RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 4 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 3 fractional worksPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Transder…2Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems2Proteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOrganic ChemistryMaterials ChemistryPharmaceutical Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Click Chemistry and Applications 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.8%domestic only66.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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