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Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable

In research, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,072 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Paleontology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology (Paleontology is 84.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,974
of 22,385 · #17,027 all time
Rank in Uruguay
#11
of 15
Research works
1.3k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable

What is Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,072 of 6,403 5.0%88 #4802

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable 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 Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable is in Life Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (24%), Environmental Science (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 151 fractional works · 48.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 74 fractional works · 23.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 35 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAquatic Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 57 fractional works · 18.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 38.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 66 fractional works · 21.1% of its workEcology: 29 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 37 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPaleontology: 32 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 35 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKInstituto deInvestigaciones…314fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences48%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences11%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7423.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5718.2%
    3. Neuroscience144.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology51.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Environmental Science6621.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3711.9%
    3. Engineering82.6%
    4. Materials Science30.9%
    5. Chemistry20.7%
    6. Computer Science20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine299.3%
    2. Veterinary20.6%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Health Professions10.2%
    1. Psychology31.0%
    2. Social Sciences30.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Paleontology takes 84.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PaleontologySubfield · 31.9 works84×
  2. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 35.0 works24×
  3. EcologySubfield · 29.3 works12×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 37.4 works7.6×
← 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: 4.99× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.42× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.69× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.59× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.24× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.78× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.59×37 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.99×74 works
  3. Veterinary4.78×2 works
  4. Environmental Science4.24×66 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.42×57 works
  6. Neuroscience2.69×14 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.46×5 works
  8. Dentistry1.09×2 works
  9. Nursing0.96×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.95×1 works
  11. Medicine0.48×29 works
  12. Chemistry0.44×2 works
  13. Psychology0.32×3 works
  14. Materials Science0.26×3 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.20×2 works
  16. Engineering0.18×8 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  18. Energy0.13×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×2 works
  20. Health Professions0.07×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.07×3 works
  22. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable?

Ranked on the quality score, Claudia Etchebehere, Luis Barbeito and Karina Antúnez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable.

  1. 1 Claudia Etchebehere Uruguay · #312,066 worldwide 5.8k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Luis Barbeito Uruguay · #354,109 worldwide 11k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 Karina Antúnez Uruguay · #879,089 worldwide 4k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Angela Cabezas Uruguay · #1,112,007 worldwide 2.2k citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Carina Gaggero Uruguay · #1,411,339 worldwide 2.5k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Rosario Durán Uruguay · #1,483,637 worldwide 4.1k citations · 139 works
  7. 7 Belén Branchiccela Uruguay · #1,512,340 worldwide 985 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Loreley Castelli Uruguay · #1,580,220 worldwide 764 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Inés Ponce de León Uruguay · #1,780,760 worldwide 2k citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Federico Rosconi Uruguay · #1,813,473 worldwide 1.5k citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable

What are the most cited papers from Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable?

The most cited paper from Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable is "Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range" (Gemma Henderson et al., 2015), with 1,785 citations. Next come "Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries" (1,358) and "Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants" (936).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range Gemma Henderson et al. · Scientific Reports Open access147 authors 9 Oct 2015 1,785
2 Leadership, social capital and incentives promote successful fisheries Nicolás L. Gutiérrez, Ray Hilborn, Omar Defeo · Nature 5 Jan 2011 1,358
3 Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants Linwei Wu et al. · Nature Microbiology Open access145 authors 13 May 2019 936
4 Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster Marnix H. Medema et al. · Nature Chemical Biology Open access154 authors 18 Aug 2015 927
5 Selective fluorescent imaging of superoxide in vivo using ethidium-based probes Kristine M. Robinson, Michael S Janes, Mariana Pehar et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2 Oct 2006 784
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Evolution, Ecology, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Adaptation and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Biodiversity56▲ 24×18 topics
  2. Evolution46▲ 54×15 topics
  3. Climate Change34▲ 3.9×39 topics
  4. Ecology30▲ 55×8 topics
  5. Biogeography30▲ 34×19 topics
  6. Invasive Species27▲ 20×15 topics
  7. Phylogeny25▲ 47×15 topics
  8. Adaptation24▲ 26×5 topics
  9. Genetic Analysis24▲ 149×2 topics
  10. Cavefish24▲ 388×1 topic
  11. Groundwater24▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Subterranean24▲ 388×1 topic
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 23×13 topics
  14. DNA Barcoding22▲ 41×9 topics
  15. Population Dynamics20▲ 25×9 topics
  16. Conservation19▲ 14×13 topics
  17. Taxonomy18▲ 39×12 topics
  18. Molecular Phylogeny16▲ 32×9 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation14▲ 21×5 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning14▲ 21×6 topics
  21. Biodiversity Loss13▲ 71×3 topics
  22. Toxins12▲ 37×4 topics
  23. Morphology12▲ 21×7 topics
  24. Speciation11▲ 80×2 topics
  25. Conservation Biology10▲ 29×4 topics
  26. Global Change10▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Amphibian Declines9▲ 110×1 topic
  28. Chytridiomycosis9▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Genetic Diversity8▲ 6.1×10 topics
  30. Stem Cells8▲ 9.6×11 topics
  31. Coleoptera8▲ 94×2 topics
  32. Phylogenetic Relationships8▲ 35×3 topics
  33. Freshwater7▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Biological Control7▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Species Delimitation7▲ 44×3 topics
  36. Freshwater Biodiversity6▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Symbiosis6▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Aquatic Environment6▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Diversification6▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Taxonomic Revision6▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution.

Subterranean biodiversit…24Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 24 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…9Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 9 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…6Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 6 fractional worksColeoptera Taxonomy and Distribution: 6 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 5 fractional worksFish biology, ecology, and behavior: 5 fractional worksFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 5 fractional worksSpider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology: 4 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 4 fractional works
PaleontologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 24 works
  2. 2 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  5. 5 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  6. 6 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  7. 7 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 5 works
  8. 8 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Paleontology 4 works
  10. 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

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 Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable0.00064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable6.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 2012.

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