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Instituto de Estructura de la Materia

In research, Instituto de Estructura de la Materia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,693 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,317 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 20.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,488
of 28,054 · #3,388 all time
Rank in Spain
#227
of 658
Research works
2.3k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Estructura de la Materia 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 #4,693 of 12,888 17.1%122 #2174
Physics and AstronomyField #1,317 of 1,646 26.2%61 #1016

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Instituto de Estructura de la Materia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 20.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 61.4 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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.50× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.01× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 20.77× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, M. Quirós, M. J. G. Borge and O. Tengblad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Estructura de la Materia.

  1. 1 M. Quirós Spain · #185,394 worldwide 737 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 M. J. G. Borge Spain · #203,338 worldwide 545 citations · 132 works
  3. 3 O. Tengblad Spain · #206,342 worldwide 526 citations · 133 works
  4. 4 J. Dukelsky Spain · #211,821 worldwide 369 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 L. Dı́az Spain · #216,645 worldwide 339 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Javier Ramos Spain · #235,311 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 D. Bermejo Spain · #316,612 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 J. González Spain · #425,685 worldwide 261 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 P. Sarriguren Spain · #428,899 worldwide 227 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Gianluca Calcagni Spain · #449,693 worldwide 348 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Estructura de la Materia

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, General Relativity, Quantum Entanglement, Field Theories, Holographic, Supernovae and Cosmological Parameters.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity14▲ 126×3 topics
  2. Black Holes8▲ 64×3 topics
  3. General Relativity8▲ 83×2 topics
  4. Quantum Entanglement8▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Field Theories7▲ 123×1 topic
  6. Holographic7▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Supernovae7▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Cosmological Parameters7▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Dark Energy7▲ 84×1 topic
  10. Biomedical Applications7▲ 4.5×18 topics
  11. Lorentz Violation6▲ 288×1 topic
  12. Noncommutative Field Theory6▲ 288×1 topic
  13. Nucleosynthesis6▲ 85×3 topics
  14. Nanocomposites5▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Renormalization Group5▲ 74×2 topics
  16. Nuclear Forces4▲ 188×1 topic
  17. Nuclear Structure4▲ 188×1 topic
  18. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.6×17 topics
  19. Entanglement4▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Graphene4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Metamaterials4▲ 20×5 topics
  22. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Lattice QCD3▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Topological Order3▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Many-Body Localization3▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Quantum Thermalization3▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Dark Matter3▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Nanophotonics2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Ozone Depletion2▲ 64×1 topic
  30. QCD2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Superfluidity2▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. charmonium2▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Particle Physics2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Superconductivity2▲ 11×9 topics
  37. Gold Nanoparticles2▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Accretion Disks2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers2▲ 66×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories and Nuclear physics research studies.

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 7 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 6 fractional worksNuclear physics research studies: 4 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…2Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 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 7 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  4. 4 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  5. 5 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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