Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Research facility · Madrid · Spain

Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición

In research, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,730 of 7,800 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,979 of 3,409 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,585 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics and Nursing — Food Science is 31.4× its share of world research.

ictan.csic.esROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#16,263
of 28,054 · #12,692 all time
Rank in Spain
#425
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
45.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,730 of 7,800 19.7%101 #5714
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,979 of 3,409 17.2%77 #2448
Health SciencesDomain #10,585 of 11,982 21.5%60 #10893

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición 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. Life Sciences#5,714 #6,730
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,448 #2,979
  3. Health Sciences#10,893 #10,585
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 Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Food Science takes 31.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Food ScienceSubfield · 43.2 works31×
  2. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 20.1 works26×
  3. NursingField · 20.1 works23×
  4. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 77.3 works9.0×
← 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: 8.96× its world share, 77 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.17× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 6 worksChemistryEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 22.61× its world share, 20 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 22.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición?

Ranked on the composite score, Jara Pérez‐Jiménez, F. Jiménez‐Colmenero and P. Montero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición.

  1. 1 Jara Pérez‐Jiménez Spain · #35,174 worldwide 554 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 F. Jiménez‐Colmenero Spain · #60,826 worldwide 351 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 P. Montero Spain · #71,379 worldwide 428 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 M.C. Gómez‐Guillén Spain · #95,676 worldwide 395 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Francisco J. Morales Spain · #159,694 worldwide 230 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Elena Peñas Spain · #160,520 worldwide 141 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Marta Mesías Spain · #218,426 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Cristina Martı́nez-Villaluenga Spain · #219,324 worldwide 221 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Claudia Ruíz‐Capillas Spain · #236,150 worldwide 239 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Susana Cofrades Spain · #259,518 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidants, Health Benefits, Antioxidant Activity, Polyphenols, Metabolism, Cancer Prevention, Nutritional Significance and Phenolic Compounds.

▲ 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. Antioxidants29▲ 35×9 topics
  2. Health Benefits27▲ 45×12 topics
  3. Antioxidant Activity21▲ 18×18 topics
  4. Polyphenols19▲ 59×6 topics
  5. Inflammation17▲ 4.5×28 topics
  6. Metabolism17▲ 18×16 topics
  7. Cancer Prevention16▲ 34×9 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress16▲ 5.4×25 topics
  9. Nutritional Significance15▲ 51×3 topics
  10. Phenolic Compounds14▲ 40×7 topics
  11. Dietary Fiber14▲ 68×3 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 8.4×12 topics
  13. Rheological Properties12▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Toxicity12▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Potato12▲ 174×2 topics
  16. Lipid Oxidation12▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Acrylamide11▲ 280×1 topic
  18. Flavonoids11▲ 23×5 topics
  19. Maillard Reaction11▲ 280×1 topic
  20. Antioxidant10▲ 8.4×29 topics
  21. Metabolic Health10▲ 29×3 topics
  22. Gut Microbiota10▲ 16×6 topics
  23. Bioavailability10▲ 27×4 topics
  24. Hydrocolloids10▲ 70×2 topics
  25. Nutrition10▲ 12×13 topics
  26. Free Radicals9▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Glycemic Index9▲ 85×1 topic
  28. Starch9▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Dietary Supplements8▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Obesity8▲ 5.7×17 topics
  31. Functional Food8▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Prebiotics8▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Modified Atmosphere Packaging8▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Bioactive Compounds7▲ 16×8 topics
  35. Health Effects7▲ 6.7×6 topics
  36. Chronic Diseases7▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Consumer Perception7▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Emulsions7▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Fermentation7▲ 28×4 topics
  40. Proteins7▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Potato Plant Research, Food composition and properties, Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Proteins in Food Systems.

Potato Plant Research: 11 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 9 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…8Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 8 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems7Proteins in Food Systems: 7 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 5 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …5Meat and Animal Product Quality: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 5 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Production Studies: 4 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 4 fractional works
Food ScienceNutrition and DieteticsBiochemistryMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Potato Plant Research Food Science 11 works
  2. 2 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 9 works
  3. 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 8 works
  4. 4 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 7 works
  5. 5 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 6 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 5 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 5 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 5 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Food Production Studies Food Science 4 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Other research institutions in Madrid

All research institutions in Madrid

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.