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Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica

In research, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,925 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy — Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 14.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,824
of 28,054 · #2,324 all time
Rank in Spain
#90
of 658
Research works
2.5k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
122k
49.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica 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 #2,925 of 12,888 13.7%174 #1641

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica 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 Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 24.7 works14×
  2. EnergyField · 25.2 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: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.26× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 23.61× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.60× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 12.35× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.45× its world share, 42 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 23.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica?

Ranked on the composite score, César Mateo, M. López Granados and J.L.G. Fierro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica.

  1. 1 César Mateo Spain · #42,049 worldwide 369 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 M. López Granados Spain · #123,992 worldwide 447 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 J.L.G. Fierro Spain · #136,807 worldwide 2.7k citations · 276 works
  4. 4 J.C. Conesa Spain · #143,140 worldwide 399 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 R. Mariscal Spain · #156,841 worldwide 382 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 A. Martı́nez-Arias Spain · #209,946 worldwide 319 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Sergio Rojas Spain · #231,683 worldwide 261 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 M. Consuelo Álvarez‐Galván Spain · #235,165 worldwide 156 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Marcos Fernández–García Spain · #253,677 worldwide 545 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Miguel Alcalde Spain · #263,892 worldwide 212 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting, Nanoparticles, Green Chemistry, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Oxidation and Heterogeneous Catalysts.

▲ 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. Catalysis43▲ 29×17 topics
  2. Nanomaterials34▲ 14×15 topics
  3. Water Splitting21▲ 25×4 topics
  4. Nanoparticles20▲ 7.3×16 topics
  5. Green Chemistry18▲ 46×6 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks15▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Oxidation15▲ 42×2 topics
  8. Heterogeneous Catalysts15▲ 74×3 topics
  9. Graphene15▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. Ionic Liquids15▲ 24×7 topics
  11. Selective Oxidation14▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Hydrogenation14▲ 37×4 topics
  13. Catalytic14▲ 53×6 topics
  14. Ceria14▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Gold14▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Carbon Dioxide13▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Electrocatalysis12▲ 20×5 topics
  18. Catalysts12▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Visible Light12▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications12▲ 4.3×18 topics
  21. Hydrogen Production12▲ 19×4 topics
  22. CO2 Reduction11▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Heterogeneous Catalysis11▲ 28×4 topics
  24. Drug Delivery10▲ 8.4×7 topics
  25. Solar Energy10▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Semiconductor9▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Renewable Fuels9▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Nanostructures9▲ 10×8 topics
  29. Photocatalyst9▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic9▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Energy Conversion9▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Fuel Cells9▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Hydrogen Evolution9▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Oxygen Reduction9▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Sustainable Energy9▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Biocatalysis8▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Mesoporous Materials8▲ 95×2 topics
  38. Biomass8▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Renewable Resources8▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Industrial Applications8▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization.

Catalytic Processes in M…14Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …9Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 9 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…8Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 8 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Imm…8Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 8 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 7 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 6 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Re…6Catalysts for Methane Reforming: 6 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 6 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 4 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 4 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMolecular BiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 9 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  4. 4 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 6 works
  8. 8 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 6 works
  9. 9 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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