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Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas

In research, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,722 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 30.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,918
of 28,054 · #5,752 all time
Rank in Spain
#215
of 658
Research works
1.4k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas 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 #4,722 of 12,888 14.5%92 #3741

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 30.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 29.4 works30×
  2. ChemistryField · 41.8 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.00× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.57× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.77× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 20.58× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.95× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas?

Ranked on the composite score, Javier Rojo, Eleuterio Álvarez and Francisco M. Pinto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas.

  1. 1 Javier Rojo Spain · #402,133 worldwide 125 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Eleuterio Álvarez Spain · #688,448 worldwide 146 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Francisco M. Pinto Spain · #822,304 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Rempei Goto Spain · #1,441,398 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Hydrogenation, Transition Metal Complexes, Nanoparticles, Organometallic Chemistry, Transition Metal Catalysis, Chiral Ligands and Asymmetric Catalysis.

▲ 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. Catalysis19▲ 22×21 topics
  2. Hydrogenation10▲ 46×5 topics
  3. Transition Metal Complexes9▲ 78×4 topics
  4. Nanoparticles8▲ 5.2×25 topics
  5. Organometallic Chemistry7▲ 118×4 topics
  6. Transition Metal Catalysis7▲ 63×4 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.6×21 topics
  8. Chiral Ligands5▲ 131×2 topics
  9. Asymmetric Catalysis5▲ 107×2 topics
  10. C-C Bond Formation4▲ 86×3 topics
  11. Enantioselective Reactions4▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Homogeneous Catalysis4▲ 178×2 topics
  13. Polymerization4▲ 36×4 topics
  14. Dehydrogenation4▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Organic Synthesis4▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Alcohol Activation4▲ 120×1 topic
  17. Amine Synthesis4▲ 120×1 topic
  18. Chemical Sensors4▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  20. Drug Delivery4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  21. Bond Activation4▲ 196×1 topic
  22. Heterocycles4▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Transition Metal4▲ 196×1 topic
  24. Oxidative Coupling4▲ 57×2 topics
  25. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions3▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Optoelectronics3▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Self-Assembly3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  28. Synthesis3▲ 6.8×12 topics
  29. Aryl Halides3▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Frustrated Lewis Pairs3▲ 213×1 topic
  31. Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation3▲ 213×1 topic
  32. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  33. Methane Storage3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Cross-Coupling Reactions3▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Crystal Engineering3▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Enantioselective Synthesis3▲ 35×3 topics
  37. Heterogeneous Catalysis3▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Organocatalysis3▲ 92×3 topics
  39. Palladium-Catalyzed3▲ 113×1 topic
  40. CO2 Capture3▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry and Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions.

Asymmetric Hydrogenation…4Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 4 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex S…4Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 4 fractional worksOrganoboron and organosi…3Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry: 3 fractional worksCatalytic Cross-Coupling…3Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and characteri…2Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…2Perovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and Properties…2Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds: 2 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…2Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 2 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry Organic Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Organic Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Organic Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.2%domestic only28.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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