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Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla

In research, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,542 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,650 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,662
of 28,054 · #6,473 all time
Rank in Spain
#152
of 658
Research works
1.4k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla 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 #5,542 of 12,888 28.4%102 #5898
Life SciencesDomain #3,650 of 7,800 42.5%75 #4319

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla 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 Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 29.8 works8.7×
← 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: 6.37× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.59× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla?

Ranked on the composite score, J.E. Fernández, Antonio Díaz‐Espejo and M.C. Hermosı́n lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla.

  1. 1 J.E. Fernández Spain · #35,899 worldwide 340 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Antonio Díaz‐Espejo Spain · #87,968 worldwide 287 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 M.C. Hermosı́n Spain · #110,297 worldwide 151 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo Spain · #115,690 worldwide 556 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 José C. del Rı́o Spain · #181,400 worldwide 337 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Diego de la Rosa Spain · #196,430 worldwide 97 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Cesáreo Sáiz‐Jiménez Spain · #205,235 worldwide 369 citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Heike Knicker Spain · #247,503 worldwide 563 citations · 134 works
  9. 9 Luis V. García Spain · #297,372 worldwide 48 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Francisco Cabrera Spain · #312,665 worldwide 119 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Microbial Communities, Ecosystem Functioning, Conservation, Soil Carbon Sequestration, Soil Fertility, Nutrient Limitation and Biochar Application.

▲ 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. Climate Change36▲ 6.9×47 topics
  2. Microbial Communities17▲ 21×9 topics
  3. Ecosystem Functioning17▲ 45×7 topics
  4. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.3×23 topics
  5. Conservation10▲ 12×12 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 2.1×24 topics
  7. Soil Carbon Sequestration10▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Soil Fertility10▲ 22×4 topics
  9. Biodiversity9▲ 6.4×17 topics
  10. Nutrient Limitation9▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Biochar Application9▲ 45×1 topic
  12. Nitrogen Cycle9▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Cultural Heritage9▲ 8.3×6 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 28×5 topics
  15. Bioremediation8▲ 32×7 topics
  16. Microbial Ecology8▲ 23×4 topics
  17. Marine Microbes8▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Microbial Biogeography8▲ 66×1 topic
  19. Global Change7▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Invasive Species7▲ 8.0×13 topics
  22. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Microbial Diversity6▲ 54×3 topics
  24. Nutrient Cycling5▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Toxicity5▲ 6.1×8 topics
  26. DNA Barcoding5▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Mycorrhizal Fungi5▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Carbon Balance4▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Drought4▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  31. Evapotranspiration4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Tree Mortality4▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Pollution4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Community Structure4▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Fungal Diversity4▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Plant Interactions4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Soil Biota4▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Biodegradation4▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons4▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions.

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen…9Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 9 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 8 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 4 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 3 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…3Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 2 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional works
Soil ScienceEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangePlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 9 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
  5. 5 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 2 works
  8. 8 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  9. 9 Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 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 available55.3%not open44.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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