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Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona

In research, Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona stands highest in Environmental Science (#970 of 6,208 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,773 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (#263 of 846 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,222
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#168
of 927
Research works
830
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
62.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Environmental ScienceField #970 of 6,208 47.5%261
Physical SciencesDomain #4,773 of 21,541 40.0%541
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #263 of 846 44.7%127
Life SciencesDomain #5,985 of 14,347 27.1%205
ChemistryField #2,244 of 3,369 30.5%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona 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).

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: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Teresa García, Francisco Sánchez‐Baeza and Aurora Pinazo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona.

  1. 1 M. Teresa García Spain · #116,945 worldwide 283 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Francisco Sánchez‐Baeza Spain · #1,092,058 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Aurora Pinazo Spain · #1,282,276 worldwide 67 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sankar Spain · #1,618,080 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas y Ambientales de Barcelona?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity, Bioaccumulation, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Impact, Ionic Liquids, Ecotoxicity, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Health Effects.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Toxicity83▲ 23×11 topics
  2. Bioaccumulation79▲ 80×3 topics
  3. Environmental Exposure79▲ 91×3 topics
  4. Environmental Impact76▲ 6.9×20 topics
  5. Ionic Liquids64▲ 24×9 topics
  6. Ecotoxicity62▲ 149×2 topics
  7. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons59▲ 108×2 topics
  8. Health Effects56▲ 11×17 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress55▲ 3.6×34 topics
  10. Global Distribution54▲ 89×3 topics
  11. Surfactants52▲ 52×4 topics
  12. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor52▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Brominated Flame Retardants52▲ 137×1 topic
  14. Microbial Communities45▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Self-Assembly44▲ 13×12 topics
  16. Biodegradation38▲ 42×7 topics
  17. Pharmaceuticals38▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes38▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Antibiotics38▲ 57×3 topics
  20. Resistance Genes37▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Wastewater Contaminants37▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Water Quality36▲ 10×10 topics
  23. Biosensing34▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers34▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Solid-Phase Microextraction34▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Wastewater Treatment34▲ 21×7 topics
  27. Anaerobic Degradation32▲ 121×2 topics
  28. Pesticides30▲ 36×3 topics
  29. Metabolic Disorders28▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Biomarkers28▲ 5.5×7 topics
  31. Microbial Community27▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Bisphenol A26▲ 86×1 topic
  33. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals26▲ 86×1 topic
  34. Micelles26▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds26▲ 128×2 topics
  36. Liquid Chromatography26▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Metal Toxicity25▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Chelating Agents25▲ 262×1 topic
  39. Environmental Fate25▲ 262×1 topic
  40. Environmental Risk Assessment24▲ 28×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrochemical sensors and biosensors, Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions and Signaling Pathways in Disease.

Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 0 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…0Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 0 fractional worksSignaling Pathways in Di…0Signaling Pathways in Disease: 0 fractional worksNatural Products and Biological Research: 0 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 0 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disord…0Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 0 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 0 fractional worksCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research: 0 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringCell BiologyMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Signaling Pathways in Disease Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Natural Products and Biological Research Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 0 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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