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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

In research, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,400 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#123 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#686 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Instrumentation is 208.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,282
of 28,054 · #2,478 all time
Rank in Spain
#111
of 658
Research works
3.6k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 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 #2,400 of 12,888 22.9%360 #1612
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #123 of 443 25.6%185 #119
Physics and AstronomyField #686 of 1,646 24.9%273 #668

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias 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#1,612 #2,400
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#119 #123
  3. Physics and Astronomy#668 #686
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 de Astrofísica de Canarias specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 208.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 40.7 works208×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 185.0 works91×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 273.2 works31×
  4. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 24.6 works8.8×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 31.38× its world share, 273 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 31.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias?

Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Rubiño-Martín, Carlos Allende Prieto and M. Esposito lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

  1. 1 J. A. Rubiño-Martín Spain · #4,054 worldwide 1.9k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Carlos Allende Prieto Spain · #37,289 worldwide 991 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 M. Esposito Spain · #46,833 worldwide 606 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 R. Génova-Santos Spain · #51,918 worldwide 537 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 R. Rébolo Spain · #56,979 worldwide 2.5k citations · 308 works
  6. 6 D. A. García–Hernández Spain · #62,765 worldwide 716 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 O. Zamora Spain · #64,968 worldwide 551 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 A. Manchado Spain · #68,981 worldwide 697 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 A. Streblyanska Spain · #85,137 worldwide 934 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 H. Dannerbauer Spain · #94,984 worldwide 681 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Black Holes, Dark Matter and Cosmology.

▲ 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. Exoplanets52▲ 330×1 topic
  2. Stellar Astrophysics52▲ 330×1 topic
  3. Star Formation47▲ 229×2 topics
  4. Astronomical Instrumentation40▲ 402×1 topic
  5. Spectrograph40▲ 402×1 topic
  6. Black Holes36▲ 96×3 topics
  7. Dark Matter32▲ 71×4 topics
  8. Cosmology31▲ 120×4 topics
  9. Accretion Disks30▲ 167×2 topics
  10. Magnetic Fields30▲ 121×2 topics
  11. Galaxies26▲ 239×1 topic
  12. Stellar Populations26▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Turbulence22▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Molecular Clouds21▲ 217×1 topic
  15. Protoplanetary Disks21▲ 217×1 topic
  16. Supernovae20▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Adaptive Optics19▲ 383×1 topic
  18. Wavefront Sensing19▲ 383×1 topic
  19. Solar Wind18▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Solar System Abundances18▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Terrestrial Planets18▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Gravitational Waves17▲ 80×2 topics
  23. Coronal Mass Ejections15▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Solar Dynamics Observatory15▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Nucleosynthesis14▲ 75×3 topics
  26. Galactic Center14▲ 79×2 topics
  27. Gamma-Ray Bursts13▲ 129×1 topic
  28. Neutron Stars13▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Cosmic Rays13▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Neutrinos13▲ 65×2 topics
  31. Event Horizon Telescope9▲ 109×1 topic
  32. X-Ray Astronomy9▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Radio Astronomy8▲ 97×2 topics
  34. High-Energy Astrophysics8▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Particle Acceleration8▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Spectroscopy8▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Structural Health Monitoring8▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Optical 3D Laser Measurement8▲ 167×1 topic
  39. Position-Sensitive Detector8▲ 167×1 topic
  40. Dark Energy7▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and …52Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 52 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 40 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 26 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 21 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 19 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…18Astro and Planetary Science: 18 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 15 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 13 fractional worksAstrophysical Phenomena and Observations: 9 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsNuclear and High Energy Physics

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 52 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 40 works
  3. 3 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 26 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
  5. 5 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 19 works
  6. 6 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  7. 7 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  8. 8 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  9. 9 Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.7%domestic only50.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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