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Instituto Geográfico Nacional

In research, Instituto Geográfico Nacional stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,889 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,709
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#567
of 927
Research works
238
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Instituto Geográfico Nacional 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 #12,889 of 21,541 23.0%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Geográfico Nacional 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.54× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Geográfico Nacional?

Ranked on the composite score, Carmen López lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Geográfico Nacional.

  1. 1 Carmen López Spain · #1,554,867 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Geográfico Nacional

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Geográfico Nacional?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Subduction, Tectonic Evolution, Climate Change, Mediterranean, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries and geodynamics.

▲ 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. Subduction8▲ 212×3 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 4.2×16 topics
  3. Tectonic Evolution4▲ 409×2 topics
  4. Mediterranean4▲ 92×4 topics
  5. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 76×2 topics
  6. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.6×12 topics
  7. Earthquakes3▲ 116×1 topic
  8. Plate Boundaries3▲ 116×1 topic
  9. Western Mediterranean3▲ 678×1 topic
  10. geodynamics3▲ 678×1 topic
  11. Citizen Science2▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Geospatial Crowdsourcing2▲ 245×1 topic
  13. Sustainability2▲ 1.94×5 topics
  14. Volunteered Geographic Information2▲ 245×1 topic
  15. Agriculture2▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  18. Holocene2▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Industrialization2▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Tomography2▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Economic Development2▲ 4.4×1 topic
  22. Plate Tectonics2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Water Management2▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Geography Education2▲ 235×2 topics
  25. Tectonics2▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Territorial Development2▲ 255×2 topics
  27. Andean Geodynamics1▲ 382×1 topic
  28. Caribbean Plate Boundary1▲ 382×1 topic
  29. Economy1▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Environmental Conservation1▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles1▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Paleoclimatology1▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Sea Level1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Seismic Noise1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Surface Wave1▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Geochronology1▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Spatial Analysis1▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Terrestrial Laser Scanning1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Zircon1▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Geográfico Nacional publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Geographic Information Systems Studies and Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions.

earthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 3 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 2 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 1 fractional worksItalian Social Issues and Migration: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEconomics and EconometricsAtmospheric Science2 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Italian Social Issues and Migration Sociology and Political Science 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Geográfico Nacional's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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