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Instituto de Física Fundamental

In research, Instituto de Física Fundamental stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,117 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#640 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 33.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,844
of 28,054 · #3,249 all time
Rank in Spain
#93
of 658
Research works
1.7k
▲ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Física Fundamental 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 #2,117 of 12,888 21.5%215 #2037
Physics and AstronomyField #640 of 1,646 25.4%108 #934

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 33.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 55.3 works34×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 30.6 works26×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 108.4 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.20× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.93× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.51× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 21.21× its world share, 108 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 21.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Física Fundamental?

Ranked on the composite score, J. León, M. Agúndez and J. R. Pardo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Física Fundamental.

  1. 1 J. León Spain · #194,453 worldwide 181 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 M. Agúndez Spain · #205,242 worldwide 240 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 J. R. Pardo Spain · #261,839 worldwide 155 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Pedro F. González-Dı́az Spain · #265,733 worldwide 190 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Juan José García‐Ripoll Spain · #282,826 worldwide 359 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 P. M. Gadea Spain · #357,637 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Gonzalo Álvarez Marañón Spain · #518,263 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Carlos Sabín Spain · #572,349 worldwide 77 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 G. Delgado–Barrio Spain · #705,827 worldwide 159 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 M. Romera Spain · #754,371 worldwide 83 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Física Fundamental

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Física Fundamental?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Star Formation, Accretion Disks, Magnetic Fields, Quantum Simulation, Electronic Structure Calculations and Turbulence.

▲ 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. Entanglement26▲ 75×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information19▲ 71×3 topics
  3. Star Formation15▲ 122×2 topics
  4. Accretion Disks14▲ 135×2 topics
  5. Magnetic Fields14▲ 98×2 topics
  6. Quantum Simulation14▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Electronic Structure Calculations13▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Molecular Clouds13▲ 228×1 topic
  9. Protoplanetary Disks13▲ 228×1 topic
  10. Turbulence13▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Security13▲ 8.5×2 topics
  12. Cryptography13▲ 45×1 topic
  13. Quantum13▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Density Functional Theory12▲ 52×6 topics
  15. Ab Initio Parametrization11▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Dispersion Correction11▲ 157×1 topic
  17. Quantum Algorithms10▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Quantum Computation10▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Molecular Structure9▲ 40×4 topics
  20. Superfluidity9▲ 90×2 topics
  21. Broadband Microwave Spectroscopy9▲ 564×1 topic
  22. Rotational Spectroscopy9▲ 564×1 topic
  23. Ozone Depletion8▲ 110×1 topic
  24. Stratospheric Water Vapor8▲ 110×1 topic
  25. Molecular Dynamics7▲ 19×6 topics
  26. Biosensors7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Optical Lattices7▲ 45×3 topics
  28. Bose-Einstein Condensation6▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Renormalization Group6▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Black Holes6▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Bell Inequality5▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Decoherence5▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Supernovae5▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Dynamics5▲ 45×2 topics
  35. General Relativity5▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Quantum Entanglement5▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Helium Nanodroplets5▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Quantum Turbulence5▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Topological Order5▲ 41×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 13 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…11Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 11 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…10Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 10 fractional worksMolecular Spectroscopy and Structure: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 8 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…5Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 5 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 5 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 4 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial IntelligenceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSpectroscopy1 others

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

  1. 1 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 13 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 works
  4. 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  5. 5 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Spectroscopy 9 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 8 works
  7. 7 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  8. 8 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  9. 9 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  10. 10 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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