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Instituto de Tecnología Química

In research, Instituto de Tecnología Química stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,079 of 12,888 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,688 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry — Inorganic Chemistry is 31.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,601
of 28,054 · #1,351 all time
Rank in Spain
#80
of 658
Research works
2k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
125k
60.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Tecnología Química 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 #2,079 of 12,888 13.5%236 #888
Materials ScienceField #1,688 of 2,468 13.5%64 #676

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Inorganic Chemistry takes 31.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Inorganic ChemistrySubfield · 22.0 works32×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 21.5 works22×
  3. ChemistryField · 50.3 works12×
  4. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 23.8 works11×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 54.8 works10×
  6. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 21.4 works10×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 22.17× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.53× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.66× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.59× its world share, 64 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Tecnología Química?

Ranked on the composite score, Avelino Corma, Hermenegildo Garcı́a and Sara Iborra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Tecnología Química.

  1. 1 Avelino Corma Spain · #39,410 worldwide 4.4k citations · 335 works
  2. 2 Hermenegildo Garcı́a Spain · #51,249 worldwide 2.6k citations · 188 works
  3. 3 Sara Iborra Spain · #71,916 worldwide 585 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 A. Barella Spain · #94,369 worldwide 113 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Patricia Concepción Spain · #111,713 worldwide 498 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Susana Valencia Spain · #121,175 worldwide 369 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Agustı́n Martı́nez Spain · #124,486 worldwide 422 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 J.M. López Nieto Spain · #213,526 worldwide 420 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Ana Primo Spain · #246,852 worldwide 218 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Michael Renz Spain · #249,322 worldwide 282 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Tecnología Química

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Tecnología Química?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, Hydrogenation, Oxidation, Water Splitting, Selective Oxidation and Heterogeneous 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. Catalysis68▲ 37×25 topics
  2. Nanomaterials30▲ 10×14 topics
  3. Nanoparticles24▲ 6.8×19 topics
  4. Hydrogenation21▲ 45×5 topics
  5. Oxidation20▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Water Splitting18▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Selective Oxidation18▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Heterogeneous Catalysis18▲ 35×5 topics
  9. Heterogeneous Catalysts17▲ 67×3 topics
  10. Ceria17▲ 49×1 topic
  11. Gold17▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Ionic Liquids15▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Catalytic15▲ 45×4 topics
  14. Graphene14▲ 7.5×6 topics
  15. CO2 Reduction14▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Visible Light14▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Drug Delivery14▲ 9.0×10 topics
  19. Nanocomposites14▲ 6.1×10 topics
  20. Green Chemistry13▲ 27×9 topics
  21. Metal Oxides13▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Semiconductor13▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis13▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Mesoporous Materials13▲ 125×2 topics
  25. Hydrogen Production12▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Dehydrogenation12▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Carbon Dioxide12▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Methane Storage12▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Photocatalyst11▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Plasmonic11▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Efficiency11▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Chemical Sensors11▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Semiconductors10▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Membrane Technology10▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Crystallization Mechanism9▲ 103×2 topics
  36. Hierarchical Zeolites9▲ 162×1 topic
  37. Zeolites9▲ 92×1 topic
  38. CO2 Capture9▲ 21×4 topics
  39. Chemoselective9▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Stability8▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto de Tecnología Química publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions.

Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 17 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 11 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 9 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 8 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 8 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 7 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Co…7Catalysis for Biomass Conversion: 7 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 7 fractional worksNanomaterials for catalytic reactions: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…6Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 6 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentInorganic ChemistryCatalysis4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 17 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 11 works
  3. 3 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 9 works
  4. 4 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 8 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 7 works
  9. 9 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions Organic Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Tecnología Química's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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