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Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra

In research, Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,790 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,484 of 4,667 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#812 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Atmospheric Science — Geophysics is 27.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,547
of 28,054 · #5,628 all time
Rank in Spain
#123
of 658
Research works
1.3k
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra 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 #3,790 of 12,888 27.5%290 #4389
Computer ScienceField #2,484 of 4,667 44.9%68 #3643
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #812 of 1,209 22.5%86 #1148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra 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#4,389 #3,790
  2. Computer Science#3,643 #2,484
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,148 #812
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 Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 27.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 37.9 works27×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 85.8 works14×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 20.9 works12×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.82× its world share, 86 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.79× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.35× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.70× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrés Maldonado, Javier Martín‐Torres and Alberto López-Galindo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra.

  1. 1 Andrés Maldonado Spain · #150,857 worldwide 415 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Javier Martín‐Torres Spain · #155,751 worldwide 408 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Alberto López-Galindo Spain · #224,009 worldwide 129 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Francisca Martínez‐Ruiz Spain · #248,400 worldwide 235 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Marta Rodrigo‐Gámiz Spain · #355,343 worldwide 157 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 F.J. Lobo Spain · #365,360 worldwide 186 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 F.J. Jiménez-Espejo Spain · #367,801 worldwide 175 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Carlos J. Garrido Spain · #449,748 worldwide 248 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Antonio Delgado‐Huertas Spain · #451,307 worldwide 281 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 C. Sanz de Galdeano Spain · #593,579 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Subduction, Plate Tectonics, Machine Learning, Tectonics, Remote Sensing, Deep Learning and Thermodynamic Modeling.

▲ 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. Climate Change40▲ 3.8×59 topics
  2. Machine Learning29▲ 2.2×63 topics
  3. Deep Learning28▲ 2.0×55 topics
  4. Remote Sensing20▲ 4.1×23 topics
  5. Subduction18▲ 64×3 topics
  6. Plate Tectonics17▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Neural Networks16▲ 2.6×29 topics
  8. Tectonics15▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Thermodynamic Modeling12▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Geochronology12▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Zircon12▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Analytic Hierarchy Process11▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Fuzzy Sets11▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Group Decision Making11▲ 64×1 topic
  15. TOPSIS11▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Holocene10▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Tectonic Evolution9▲ 109×3 topics
  18. Earthquakes9▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Nanocomposites9▲ 2.9×8 topics
  20. Paleoclimatology9▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Plate Boundaries9▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Mediterranean9▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Sea Level9▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Glacial Cycles8▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Monsoon Dynamics8▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Air Quality8▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Conservation7▲ 4.3×13 topics
  28. Western Mediterranean7▲ 199×1 topic
  29. geodynamics7▲ 199×1 topic
  30. Network Dynamics7▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Biomineralization7▲ 25×4 topics
  32. Social Influence6▲ 7.3×2 topics
  33. Feature Selection6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Marine Sediments6▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Paleoproductivity6▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Paleoredox6▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Tomography6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Climate6▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Satellite Observations5▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 12 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 11 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …9earthquake and tectonic studies: 9 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…8Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 8 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 7 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 6 fractional worksCalcium Carbonate Crysta…4Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksClay minerals and soil interactions: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 4 fractional works
GeophysicsManagement Science and Operations ResearchAtmospheric SciencePaleontology2 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  2. 2 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 11 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 8 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 7 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 6 works
  7. 7 Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition Biomaterials 4 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  9. 9 Clay minerals and soil interactions Biomaterials 4 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.0%domestic only45.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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