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Instituto de Estructura de la Materia

In research, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#855 of 1,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,382 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Physics and Astronomy (Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 45.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,311
of 22,385 · #7,760 all time
Rank in Spain
#364
of 426
Research works
2.3k
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
60k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Instituto de Estructura de la Materia

What is Instituto de Estructura de la Materia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physics and AstronomyField #855 of 1,417 6.6%61 #729
Physical SciencesDomain #8,382 of 10,670 5.3%122 #3207

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Estructura de la Materia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instituto de Estructura de la Materia work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research at Instituto de Estructura de la Materia is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (46%), Materials Science (15%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 139 fractional works · 92.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 70 fractional works · 46.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 21 fractional works · 14.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 17 fractional works · 11.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 9.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 14.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deEstructura de la…150fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy7046.2%
    2. Materials Science2214.7%
    3. Engineering2214.4%
    4. Chemistry106.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences53.3%
    6. Mathematics32.2%
    7. Environmental Science32.0%
    8. Computer Science21.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering21.0%
    10. Energy10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine42.5%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    3. Psychology00.2%
    4. Social Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Estructura de la Materia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 45.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.4 works45×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 69.5 works21×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.92× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.25× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.22× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.76× its world share, 70 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 20.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy20.76×70 works
  2. Chemistry4.25×10 works
  3. Materials Science4.22×22 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.92×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.08×5 works
  6. Mathematics1.91×3 works
  7. Engineering0.96×22 works
  8. Energy0.69×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.40×3 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.37×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.17×2 works
  15. Medicine0.13×4 works
  16. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  19. Psychology0.07×0 works
  20. Nursing0.06×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Estructura de la Materia?

Ranked on the quality score, Gianluca Calcagni, Mariano Quirós and Jose Antonio Sánchez-Gil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Estructura de la Materia.

  1. 1 Gianluca Calcagni Spain · #252,665 worldwide 5.8k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 Mariano Quirós Spain · #409,736 worldwide 11k citations · 340 works
  3. 3 Jose Antonio Sánchez-Gil Spain · #413,250 worldwide 5.7k citations · 189 works
  4. 4 Diego R. Abujetas Spain · #515,197 worldwide 1.6k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 José M. Martín-García Spain · #1,158,990 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 María Vega Cañamares Spain · #1,211,473 worldwide 2.5k citations · 80 works
  7. 7 José Vicente García‐Ramos Spain · #1,261,433 worldwide 8.3k citations · 264 works
  8. 8 Jesús M. Moreno Spain · #1,311,782 worldwide 1.3k citations · 59 works
  9. 9 V. Vaquero Spain · #1,377,579 worldwide 961 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Tiberio A. Ezquerra Spain · #1,470,925 worldwide 9.7k citations · 411 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Estructura de la Materia

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Estructura de la Materia?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Estructura de la Materia is "Oscillating neutrinos and μ→e,γ" (J.A. Casas, Alejandro Ibarra, 2001), with 1,391 citations. Next come "Infrared Luminosity Functions from the Chandra Deep Field–South: The Spitzer View on the History of Dusty Star Formation at 0 ≲ z ≲ 1" (830) and "Plasmon induced thermoelectric effect in graphene" (714).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Oscillating neutrinos and μ→e,γ J.A. Casas, Alejandro Ibarra · Nuclear Physics B Open access Dec 2001 1,391
2 Infrared Luminosity Functions from the Chandra Deep Field–South: The Spitzer View on the History of Dusty Star Formation at 0 ≲ z ≲ 1 Emeric Le Floc'h, Casey Papovich, Herve A. Dole et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 3 Oct 2005 830
3 Plasmon induced thermoelectric effect in graphene Viktoryia Shautsova, Themistoklis P. H. Sidiropoulos, Xiaofei Xiao et al. · Nature Communications Open access 29 Nov 2018 714
4 The UMIST database for astrochemistry 2006 Joanna Woodall, M. Agúndez, A. J. Markwick-Kemper et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 5 Feb 2007 649
5 Mass loss from hot massive stars Joachim Puls, Jorick S. Vink, F. Najarro · The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review Open access Dec 2008 647
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Estructura de la Materia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Quantum Entanglement, Field Theories, Holographic, General Relativity, Dark Energy and Supernovae.

▲ 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-now 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. Quantum Gravity16▲ 126×4 topics
  2. Black Holes10▲ 66×3 topics
  3. Field Theories9▲ 127×1 topic
  4. Holographic9▲ 127×1 topic
  5. Quantum Entanglement9▲ 89×2 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications8▲ 4.4×19 topics
  7. General Relativity8▲ 78×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy8▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Supernovae8▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Cosmic Microwave Background8▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Cosmological Parameters8▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Lorentz Violation7▲ 271×1 topic
  13. Noncommutative Field Theory7▲ 271×1 topic
  14. Nanocomposites6▲ 5.3×14 topics
  15. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 81×3 topics
  16. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  17. Renormalization Group6▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Nuclear Forces5▲ 178×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Structure5▲ 178×1 topic
  20. Metamaterials5▲ 22×5 topics
  21. Graphene5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  22. Entanglement4▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Recycling3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  25. Biosensors3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Dark Matter3▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Topological Order3▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Conducting Polymers3▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Lattice QCD3▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Many-Body Localization3▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Quantum Thermalization3▲ 93×1 topic
  32. Accretion Disks3▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Magnetic Fields3▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Nanophotonics3▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Particle Physics3▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Rheology3▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Ozone Depletion3▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Stratospheric Water Vapor3▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Superfluidity3▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Estructura de la Materia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories and Nuclear physics research studies.

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 9 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 8 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 7 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 5 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…3Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 3 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  4. 4 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  5. 5 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 3 works
  9. 9 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Estructura de la Materia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instituto de Estructura de la Materia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Instituto de Estructura de la Materia0.00053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Estructura de la Materia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto de Estructura de la Materia3.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.0% in 1993.

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