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Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja

In research, Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,674 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,897 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Materials Chemistry — Building and Construction is 30.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,247
of 28,054 · #4,821 all time
Rank in Spain
#445
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
54.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja 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 #8,674 of 12,888 14.9%148 #2924
EngineeringField #4,897 of 6,636 16.7%92 #2086

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja 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 Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 30.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 31.2 works31×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 49.3 works26×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 21.2 works6.6×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.25× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.75× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.04× its world share, 29 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Palomo, A. Fernández‐Jiménez and Carmen Andrade lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja.

  1. 1 A. Palomo Spain · #20,195 worldwide 927 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 A. Fernández‐Jiménez Spain · #38,981 worldwide 690 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Carmen Andrade Spain · #65,666 worldwide 758 citations · 95 works
  4. 4 María Isabel Sánchez de Rojas Spain · #77,879 worldwide 318 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 I. García-Lodeiro Spain · #82,503 worldwide 389 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 F. Puertas Spain · #109,289 worldwide 391 citations · 79 works
  7. 7 C. Alonso Spain · #128,960 worldwide 709 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Moisés Frı́as Spain · #131,581 worldwide 507 citations · 89 works
  9. 9 César Medina Spain · #214,892 worldwide 241 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 María Pilar de Luxán Spain · #221,845 worldwide 110 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Geopolymer, CO2 Sequestration, Fly Ash, Carbon Emissions, Alkali-Activated Materials, Cementitious Materials and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact31▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Geopolymer28▲ 118×2 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration24▲ 76×3 topics
  4. Fly Ash23▲ 132×2 topics
  5. Carbon Emissions23▲ 127×2 topics
  6. Alkali-Activated Materials23▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Cementitious Materials23▲ 156×1 topic
  8. Nanomaterials17▲ 9.6×12 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks15▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties14▲ 8.9×10 topics
  11. Synthesis12▲ 20×5 topics
  12. Microstructure12▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Environmental Remediation12▲ 121×2 topics
  14. Characterization11▲ 53×2 topics
  15. Hydration Mechanism11▲ 239×1 topic
  16. Magnesium-Based Cements11▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Durability Performance10▲ 60×2 topics
  18. Recycled Materials10▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Fiber Reinforced Concrete9▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Ultra-High Performance Concrete9▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Recycling9▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Ceramic Materials9▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Circular Economy8▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Utilization8▲ 116×2 topics
  25. Brick Production8▲ 145×1 topic
  26. Waste Materials8▲ 145×1 topic
  27. Reinforced Concrete7▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Chloride-induced7▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Corrosion7▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Energy Efficiency7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Thermal Comfort7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Cultural Heritage6▲ 7.1×9 topics
  33. Environmental Impact Assessment6▲ 52×2 topics
  34. Concrete Properties6▲ 88×2 topics
  35. Construction Waste Management6▲ 113×1 topic
  36. Recycled Aggregate6▲ 113×1 topic
  37. 3D Printing6▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impact5▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Building Energy Consumption5▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production.

Concrete and Cement Mate…23Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 23 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properti…11Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 11 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…9Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 9 fractional worksRecycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production: 8 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 7 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concr…6Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 6 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 5 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBuilding and ConstructionSpeech and Hearing

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

  1. 1 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 23 works
  2. 2 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 11 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  4. 4 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 8 works
  5. 5 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 6 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 5 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 5 works
  9. 9 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 4 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Ciencias de La Construcción Eduardo Torroja's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

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