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Instituto Español de Oceanografía

In research, Instituto Español de Oceanografía stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,532 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,472 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,341 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change — Oceanography is 53.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,262
of 28,054 · #9,691 all time
Rank in Spain
#299
of 658
Research works
2.2k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Instituto Español de Oceanografía 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,532 of 3,551 17.4%219 #1265
Physical SciencesDomain #8,472 of 12,888 18.0%321 #8545
Life SciencesDomain #5,341 of 7,800 21.2%64 #4830
OceanographySubfield #112 of 156 23.0%60 #267
EcologySubfield #452 of 578 21.7%61 #655
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #494 of 535 17.9%69 #733
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,141 of 1,209 20.9%79 #2028

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Español de Oceanografía 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#1,265 #1,532
  2. Physical Sciences#8,545 #8,472
  3. Life Sciences#4,830 #5,341
  4. Oceanography#267 #112
  5. Ecology#655 #452
  6. Global and Planetary Change#733 #494
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences#2,028 #1,141
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Instituto Español de Oceanografía specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 53.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 60.1 works53×
  2. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 23.2 works24×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 69.5 works23×
  4. EcologySubfield · 60.7 works19×
  5. PollutionSubfield · 26.2 works16×
  6. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 79.2 works13×
← 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: 1.65× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.52× its world share, 79 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.93× its world share, 219 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Español de Oceanografía?

Ranked on the composite score, M.L. Fernández-de-Puelles, Antonio Bode and Francisco Rodríguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Español de Oceanografía.

  1. 1 M.L. Fernández-de-Puelles Spain · #136,075 worldwide 394 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Antonio Bode Spain · #143,662 worldwide 378 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Francisco Rodríguez Spain · #167,788 worldwide 254 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Ricardo Aguilar Spain · #201,644 worldwide 240 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Víctor Díaz del Río Spain · #290,796 worldwide 113 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Jesús Gago Spain · #359,015 worldwide 151 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Carmen Barberá Spain · #458,839 worldwide 141 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Enric Massutı́ Spain · #475,339 worldwide 160 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Ángel López‐Urrutia Spain · #486,694 worldwide 139 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Santiago Fraga Spain · #499,634 worldwide 92 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Español de Oceanografía

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Español de Oceanografía?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Fisheries Sustainability, Marine Environment, Ocean Acidification, Trophic Cascades, Ecosystem Management and Marine Fisheries.

▲ 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 Change125▲ 12×47 topics
  2. Environmental Impact55▲ 8.0×22 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability47▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Marine Environment46▲ 80×3 topics
  5. Ocean Acidification37▲ 125×3 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades35▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Ecosystem Management35▲ 145×1 topic
  8. Marine Fisheries35▲ 208×1 topic
  9. Aquaculture32▲ 30×7 topics
  10. Conservation31▲ 18×13 topics
  11. Biodiversity31▲ 10×16 topics
  12. Invasive Species31▲ 18×12 topics
  13. Benthic Communities30▲ 128×2 topics
  14. Marine Biodiversity30▲ 128×2 topics
  15. Biogeography30▲ 28×7 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning29▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Marine Ecosystems27▲ 127×2 topics
  18. Waste Management26▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Recycling26▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Pollution22▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services22▲ 14×6 topics
  22. Bleaching20▲ 153×1 topic
  23. Coral Reefs20▲ 153×1 topic
  24. Harmful Algal Blooms20▲ 65×3 topics
  25. Human Health20▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Microplastics20▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Population Dynamics20▲ 19×8 topics
  28. Terrestrial Ecosystems20▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Food Security19▲ 8.7×5 topics
  30. Global Warming19▲ 12×8 topics
  31. Deep-Sea Ecology18▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Estuarine Quality18▲ 151×1 topic
  33. Bivalve Molluscs18▲ 158×1 topic
  34. Oyster Reefs18▲ 158×1 topic
  35. Eutrophication16▲ 39×4 topics
  36. Coastal Protection15▲ 58×2 topics
  37. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 12×9 topics
  38. Climate Change Impacts14▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Dissolved Organic Matter14▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Oceanic Carbon Cycle14▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Español de Oceanografía publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Marine and fisheries research: 35 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 20 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…20Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 20 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…18Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 18 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 18 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 14 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…12Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 12 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 12 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 11 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 9 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyPollutionOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 35 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 20 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 20 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 18 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 18 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 14 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 12 works
  9. 9 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 9 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.0%domestic only65.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Español de Oceanografía's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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