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Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo”

In research, Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo” stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,360 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,264
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#560
of 927
Research works
300
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo” 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
Physical SciencesDomain #13,360 of 21,541 14.4%241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo” 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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.22× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo”?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Nanostructures, Semiconductors, Non-Destructive Testing, Security Analysis, Lung Cancer, Room Temperature and Wave Propagation.

▲ 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. Cultural Heritage4▲ 12×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 1.74×17 topics
  3. Nanomaterials3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  4. Nanostructures3▲ 12×3 topics
  5. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Semiconductors2▲ 15×2 topics
  7. Lung Cancer2▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Room Temperature2▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Security2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Security Analysis2▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Biosensors2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  12. Breath Analysis2▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Electronic Nose2▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Wave Propagation2▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Conservation2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  16. Gas Sensors2▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Hearing Loss2▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Metal Oxide2▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Cryptanalysis2▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Optical Sensors2▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Biodeterioration2▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Geomycology2▲ 98×1 topic
  23. Cryptography1▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Ion-Selective Electrodes1▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Machine Vision1▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Potentiometric Sensors1▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Ground-Penetrating Radar1▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Quantum Information1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Sedimentology1▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Terrestrial Laser Scanning1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Entanglement1▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Spectral Analysis1▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Acoustic Metamaterials1▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Cochlear Neuropathy1▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Guided Lamb Waves1▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Phononic Crystals1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Photogrammetry1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Tinnitus1▲ 70×1 topic
  40. UAV1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo” publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Building materials and conservation and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors.

Advanced Chemical Sensor…2Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…2Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksBuilding materials and c…2Building materials and conservation: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…1Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 1 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 1 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic…1Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 1 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 1 fractional worksHearing, Cochlea, Tinnit…1Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEarth-Surface ProcessesBioengineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  4. 4 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 1 works
  9. 9 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Sensory Systems 1 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información “Leonardo Torres Quevedo”'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher 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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