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Instituto de Física de Cantabria

In research, Instituto de Física de Cantabria stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,706 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,245 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 23.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,330
of 28,054 · #6,395 all time
Rank in Spain
#116
of 658
Research works
942
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Física de Cantabria 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 #2,706 of 12,888 28.1%196 #3933
Physics and AstronomyField #1,245 of 1,646 28.4%61 #2310

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 23.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 27.1 works23×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 61.0 works12×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.3 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: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.01× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.93× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.23× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Física de Cantabria?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Herranz, R. B. Barreiro and M. López-Caniego lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Física de Cantabria.

  1. 1 D. Herranz Spain · #3,373 worldwide 2.2k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 R. B. Barreiro Spain · #4,783 worldwide 2.3k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 M. López-Caniego Spain · #6,096 worldwide 1.8k citations · 76 works
  4. 4 J. M. Diego Spain · #10,604 worldwide 2.2k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 P. Vielva Spain · #11,126 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
  6. 6 S. Heinemeyer Spain · #11,808 worldwide 2.8k citations · 160 works
  7. 7 M. T. Ceballos Spain · #320,368 worldwide 105 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 X. Barcons Spain · #326,720 worldwide 331 citations · 84 works
  9. 9 L. Cayón Spain · #363,377 worldwide 281 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 F. J. Carrera Spain · #530,330 worldwide 319 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Física de Cantabria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Sea-Level Rise, Wave Modeling, Global Warming, Climate Change Impacts and Dark Matter.

▲ 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. Climate Change41▲ 6.8×48 topics
  2. Remote Sensing22▲ 7.9×21 topics
  3. Sediment Transport18▲ 51×5 topics
  4. Sea-Level Rise17▲ 67×4 topics
  5. Wave Modeling17▲ 145×2 topics
  6. Global Warming15▲ 16×8 topics
  7. Climate Change Impacts14▲ 53×4 topics
  8. Dark Matter14▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Coastal Dynamics12▲ 189×1 topic
  10. Shoreline Change12▲ 189×1 topic
  11. Tropical Cyclones11▲ 93×2 topics
  12. Cosmology11▲ 73×3 topics
  13. Black Holes10▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Sea Level Rise10▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Star Formation8▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling8▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Ocean Circulation8▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Photon Counting8▲ 48×3 topics
  19. Galaxies7▲ 118×1 topic
  20. Stellar Populations7▲ 118×1 topic
  21. Supernovae7▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Hurricanes7▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Storm Surge7▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Particle Physics7▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Coastal Protection6▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services6▲ 7.0×4 topics
  27. General Relativity6▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Cosmological Parameters6▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Dark Energy6▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Data Assimilation6▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Galactic Center6▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Water Resources6▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Climate Modeling6▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Extreme Events6▲ 28×1 topic
  36. X-ray Imaging5▲ 68×2 topics
  37. CMOS Technology5▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Cosmic Rays5▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Detector Performance5▲ 70×2 topics
  40. Global Carbon Budget5▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Física de Cantabria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…12Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 12 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 7 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…7Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 7 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…6Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 6 fractional worksParticle Detector Development and Performance: 5 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…5Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 5 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote S…4Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…4Coastal and Marine Management: 4 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic P…4Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 12 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  7. 7 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 5 works
  8. 8 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  10. 10 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available74.0%not open26.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Física de Cantabria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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