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Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas

In research, Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,234 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Physics and Astronomy — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 23.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,379
of 28,054 · #5,634 all time
Rank in Argentina
#32
of 188
Research works
2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas 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 #6,234 of 12,888 8.8%140 #3397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas 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 Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 23.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 28.2 works24×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 49.0 works13×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.57× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.37× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.61× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 13.35× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas?

Ranked on the composite score, H.A. Videla, R. C. Salvarezza and M. Fernández Lorenzo de Mele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas.

  1. 1 H.A. Videla Argentina · #232,149 worldwide 175 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 R. C. Salvarezza Argentina · #266,134 worldwide 262 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 M. Fernández Lorenzo de Mele Argentina · #294,887 worldwide 146 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 J.R. Vilche Argentina · #370,193 worldwide 197 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 A.J. Arvía Argentina · #399,110 worldwide 509 citations · 111 works
  6. 6 Mónica C. González Argentina · #404,438 worldwide 95 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Pablo R. Duchowicz Argentina · #529,334 worldwide 71 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 A.J. Arvía Argentina · #581,910 worldwide 146 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Andrés H. Thomas Argentina · #598,598 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Ezequiel V. Albano Argentina · #618,601 worldwide 262 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Lattices, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Quantum Mechanics, Microcavities, Photonics, Non-Hermitian Physics and PT-Symmetry.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles13▲ 6.2×25 topics
  2. Optical Lattices12▲ 117×3 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications12▲ 5.9×25 topics
  4. Nanomaterials10▲ 5.6×15 topics
  5. Quantum Mechanics10▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Microcavities9▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Photonics9▲ 182×2 topics
  8. Non-Hermitian Physics8▲ 381×1 topic
  9. PT-Symmetry8▲ 381×1 topic
  10. Catalysis8▲ 7.4×18 topics
  11. Graphene8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Nanocomposites7▲ 5.3×12 topics
  13. Superfluidity7▲ 95×2 topics
  14. Drug Delivery7▲ 7.3×13 topics
  15. Biosensors6▲ 7.5×12 topics
  16. Self-Assembly6▲ 12×11 topics
  17. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  19. Quantum Information6▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Lagrangian Coherent Structures5▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Quantum Chaos5▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Density Functional Theory4▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Electrochemistry4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Entanglement4▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Quantum Simulation4▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Nanostructures4▲ 6.0×14 topics
  29. Electronic Structure Calculations4▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Helium Nanodroplets4▲ 129×1 topic
  32. Quantum Turbulence4▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Bose-Einstein Condensation4▲ 61×2 topics
  34. Ab Initio Parametrization3▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Dispersion Correction3▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Nanostructured Materials3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Photodynamic Therapy3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  38. Quantum Gravity3▲ 25×4 topics
  39. Fermi Gases3▲ 73×1 topic
  40. Ultracold Gases3▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics, Quantum chaos and dynamical systems, Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies.

Quantum Mechanics and No…8Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics: 8 fractional worksQuantum chaos and dynamical systems: 5 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 3 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…2Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 2 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 2 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8 works
  2. 2 Quantum chaos and dynamical systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  3. 3 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  5. 5 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

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