Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès · Spain

Institute of Space Sciences

In research, Institute of Space Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,360 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#177 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,266 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 98.5× its share of world research.

ice.csic.esROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#7,739
of 28,054 · #6,797 all time
Rank in Spain
#211
of 658
Research works
734
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Institute of Space Sciences 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 #4,360 of 12,888 36.2%141 #4082
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #177 of 443 37.3%76 #293
Physics and AstronomyField #1,266 of 1,646 39.9%109 #1769

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Space Sciences 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#4,082 #4,360
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#293 #177
  3. Physics and Astronomy#1,769 #1,266
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 Institute of Space Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 98.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 76.4 works98×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 20.2 works43×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 108.6 works33×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 32.67× its world share, 109 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× 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: Physics and Astronomy, 32.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Space Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Crocce, F. J. Castander and P. Fosalba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Space Sciences.

  1. 1 M. Crocce Spain · #17,250 worldwide 1.2k citations · 76 works
  2. 2 F. J. Castander Spain · #29,284 worldwide 1.8k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 P. Fosalba Spain · #30,578 worldwide 1.3k citations · 90 works
  4. 4 E. Gaztañaga Spain · #54,054 worldwide 1.6k citations · 188 works
  5. 5 S. Serrano Spain · #110,106 worldwide 747 citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Carlos F. Sopuerta Spain · #114,357 worldwide 430 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 A. Rius Spain · #123,038 worldwide 287 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Aldo Serenelli Spain · #129,950 worldwide 504 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 J. Colomé Spain · #258,082 worldwide 138 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 M. Hernanz Spain · #291,950 worldwide 628 citations · 128 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Space Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Space Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supernovae, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, General Relativity, Dark Energy, Quantum Gravity, Cosmic Microwave Background and Cosmological Parameters.

▲ 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. Black Holes23▲ 160×3 topics
  2. Supernovae23▲ 185×2 topics
  3. Gravitational Waves19▲ 228×2 topics
  4. General Relativity15▲ 143×2 topics
  5. Dark Energy14▲ 141×2 topics
  6. Cosmic Microwave Background13▲ 161×1 topic
  7. Cosmological Parameters13▲ 161×1 topic
  8. Quantum Gravity13▲ 111×4 topics
  9. Star Formation10▲ 133×2 topics
  10. Nucleosynthesis10▲ 141×3 topics
  11. Cosmology10▲ 102×3 topics
  12. Dark Matter10▲ 59×3 topics
  13. Quantum Entanglement10▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Binary Black Hole10▲ 222×1 topic
  15. Field Theories10▲ 142×1 topic
  16. Holographic10▲ 142×1 topic
  17. Neutron Star10▲ 222×1 topic
  18. Accretion Disks10▲ 137×2 topics
  19. Exoplanets10▲ 162×1 topic
  20. Magnetic Fields10▲ 99×2 topics
  21. Stellar Astrophysics10▲ 162×1 topic
  22. Gamma-Ray Bursts9▲ 235×1 topic
  23. Neutron Stars9▲ 235×1 topic
  24. Galactic Center8▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 20×5 topics
  26. Galaxies7▲ 168×1 topic
  27. Stellar Populations7▲ 168×1 topic
  28. Event Horizon Telescope6▲ 188×1 topic
  29. Solar System Abundances6▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Terrestrial Planets6▲ 85×1 topic
  31. X-Ray Astronomy6▲ 188×1 topic
  32. Cosmic Rays6▲ 73×2 topics
  33. Neutrinos6▲ 73×2 topics
  34. Astronomical Instrumentation5▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Spectrograph5▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Sea Level Rise4▲ 20×3 topics
  38. GRACE4▲ 49×1 topic
  39. groundwater depletion4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. High-Energy Astrophysics4▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Space Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…13Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 13 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…10Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 10 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitationa…10Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 10 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …10Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 10 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 9 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…6Astro and Planetary Science: 6 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 6 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 5 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInstrumentationOceanography

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  3. 3 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  5. 5 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  6. 6 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 5 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 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 available74.5%not open25.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors65.7%domestic only34.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Space Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.