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Instituto de Física Teórica

In research, Instituto de Física Teórica stands highest in Physical Sciences (#896 of 12,888 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#252 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 69.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,604
of 28,054 · #1,816 all time
Rank in Spain
#34
of 658
Research works
2k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Física Teórica 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 #896 of 12,888 42.6%255 #1244
Physics and AstronomyField #252 of 1,646 49.6%176 #529

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 69.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 58.5 works69×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 45.0 works32×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 175.8 works29×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 21.5 works25×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 37.7 works20×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.13× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 29.32× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 29.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Física Teórica?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Iversen, V. K. Abalakin and V.P. Shelest lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Física Teórica.

  1. 1 Simon Iversen Spain · #700,188 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 V. K. Abalakin Spain · #816,206 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 V.P. Shelest Spain · #1,580,127 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Física Teórica

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Física Teórica?

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

▲ 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 Gravity36▲ 166×4 topics
  2. Black Holes32▲ 124×3 topics
  3. Quantum Entanglement25▲ 143×2 topics
  4. Supernovae25▲ 112×2 topics
  5. String Theory25▲ 161×2 topics
  6. Field Theories24▲ 199×1 topic
  7. Holographic24▲ 199×1 topic
  8. General Relativity23▲ 126×2 topics
  9. Dark Energy23▲ 130×2 topics
  10. Cosmic Microwave Background22▲ 149×1 topic
  11. Cosmological Parameters22▲ 149×1 topic
  12. Dark Matter22▲ 71×4 topics
  13. Entanglement20▲ 49×4 topics
  14. Particle Physics17▲ 83×2 topics
  15. Renormalization Group16▲ 106×2 topics
  16. Quantum Information15▲ 47×3 topics
  17. Lattice QCD12▲ 73×2 topics
  18. Cosmology11▲ 62×3 topics
  19. Higgs Boson11▲ 78×1 topic
  20. High-Energy Collider11▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Topological Order10▲ 79×2 topics
  22. Quantum Simulation10▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Gravitational Waves10▲ 65×2 topics
  24. Lorentz Violation10▲ 235×1 topic
  25. Noncommutative Field Theory10▲ 235×1 topic
  26. Galactic Center9▲ 71×2 topics
  27. QCD8▲ 89×1 topic
  28. charmonium8▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Cosmic Rays8▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Neutrinos8▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Dynamics8▲ 65×3 topics
  32. Superconducting Circuits8▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Equation of State8▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Many-Body Localization8▲ 135×1 topic
  35. Quantum Thermalization8▲ 135×1 topic
  36. Binary Black Hole7▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Neutron Star7▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Cryptography7▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Quantum Algorithms7▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Quantum Computation7▲ 48×1 topic

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

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

Black Holes and Theoreti…24Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 24 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 22 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 10 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 8 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 8 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 7 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 7 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 6 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics1 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 24 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 22 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  4. 4 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 works
  5. 5 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  6. 6 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  10. 10 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 6 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.0%domestic only29.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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