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Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad

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World rank, all time
#40,613
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#868
of 1,041
Research works
139
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

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: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.98× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 10.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Evolution, Geomorphology, Cycads, Plant-derived Neurotoxins and Subduction.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biodiversity28▲ 27×11 topics
  2. Population Dynamics28▲ 65×10 topics
  3. Conservation28▲ 42×12 topics
  4. Evolution26▲ 63×4 topics
  5. Geomorphology25▲ 710×2 topics
  6. Cycads25▲ 3730×1 topic
  7. Plant-derived Neurotoxins25▲ 3730×1 topic
  8. Climate Change13▲ 3.6×37 topics
  9. Subduction11▲ 77×3 topics
  10. Renewable Energy8▲ 6.0×16 topics
  11. Plate Tectonics8▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Thermodynamic Modeling7▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Geochronology7▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Zircon7▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Sustainability6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  16. Machine Learning6▲ 1.84×14 topics
  17. Tectonic Evolution6▲ 128×2 topics
  18. Earthquakes5▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Geodetic Measurements5▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Plate Boundaries5▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Andean Geodynamics5▲ 388×1 topic
  22. Caribbean Plate Boundary5▲ 388×1 topic
  23. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  24. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. Archaeology4▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Invasive Species4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  27. Public Sector3▲ 63×2 topics
  28. Caribbean3▲ 119×1 topic
  29. Central America3▲ 903×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Latin America3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Corrosion2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Solar Energy2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Corrosion Inhibitors2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Metal Corrosion2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean, earthquake and tectonic studies, Environmental and Ecological Studies and Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications.

Botany and Geology in La…1Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Ecolog…1Environmental and Ecological Studies: 1 fractional worksGeothermal Energy System…1Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…0Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksInternational Relations in Latin America: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…0Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 0 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeophysicsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Ecological Studies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  4. 4 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  5. 5 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 0 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 available62.1%not open37.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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