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Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

In research, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,967 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#977 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 57.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,392
of 28,054 · #6,506 all time
Rank in Spain
#276
of 658
Research works
1.4k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 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 #5,967 of 12,888 16.3%215 #3951
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #977 of 1,209 15.3%118 #1001

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 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 Geológico y Minero de España specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 57.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 57.3 works58×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 118.3 works27×
← 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: 1.18× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.57× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.07× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.09× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.91× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Geológico y Minero de España?

Ranked on the composite score, Luı́s Somoza, Estefanía Llave and Marta Béjar‐Pizarro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Geológico y Minero de España.

  1. 1 Luı́s Somoza Spain · #216,348 worldwide 297 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Estefanía Llave Spain · #299,074 worldwide 171 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Marta Béjar‐Pizarro Spain · #299,129 worldwide 80 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Eduardo Barrón Spain · #336,872 worldwide 216 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Enrique Peñalver Spain · #350,497 worldwide 161 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Enrique Dı́az-Martı́nez Spain · #432,030 worldwide 86 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Javier Sánchez‐España Spain · #485,725 worldwide 117 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Idoia Rosales Spain · #493,740 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Andrés Dí­ez Herrero Spain · #541,584 worldwide 133 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Eulogio Pardo‐Igúzquiza Spain · #559,916 worldwide 241 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Geológico y Minero de España?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Subduction, Tectonic Evolution, Mediterranean, geodynamics, Western Mediterranean, Remote Sensing and Tectonics.

▲ 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 Change53▲ 6.9×52 topics
  2. Subduction38▲ 183×3 topics
  3. Tectonic Evolution27▲ 441×3 topics
  4. Mediterranean26▲ 98×4 topics
  5. Remote Sensing24▲ 6.9×20 topics
  6. Western Mediterranean23▲ 900×1 topic
  7. geodynamics23▲ 900×1 topic
  8. Tectonics20▲ 59×3 topics
  9. Sustainability19▲ 2.7×16 topics
  10. Iberian Peninsula16▲ 175×3 topics
  11. Plate Tectonics15▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Archaeology13▲ 34×7 topics
  13. Thermodynamic Modeling13▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Geochronology13▲ 66×1 topic
  15. Zircon13▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Groundwater12▲ 50×5 topics
  17. Geodetic Measurements12▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Earthquakes11▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Plate Boundaries11▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Geochemistry11▲ 64×4 topics
  21. Settlement Patterns11▲ 193×2 topics
  22. Holocene11▲ 33×3 topics
  23. Water Management11▲ 31×4 topics
  24. Industrialization11▲ 63×2 topics
  25. Paleoclimatology11▲ 45×2 topics
  26. Cultural Heritage10▲ 6.7×12 topics
  27. Agriculture10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Biogeography10▲ 14×15 topics
  29. Sea Level10▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Cultural Landscape10▲ 113×3 topics
  31. Biodiversity10▲ 4.7×16 topics
  32. Glacial Cycles10▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Monsoon Dynamics10▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Economic Development10▲ 4.1×2 topics
  35. Historical Evolution9▲ 441×1 topic
  36. Rural Society9▲ 441×1 topic
  37. Water Quality9▲ 8.3×10 topics
  38. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Environmental Impacts8▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Reactive Transport7▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Geológico y Minero de España publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Geological and Geophysic…23Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide: 23 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 13 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …11earthquake and tectonic studies: 11 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…10Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 10 fractional worksHistorical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions: 9 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 6 fractional worksArchaeological and Geolo…6Archaeological and Geological Studies: 6 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 6 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 6 fractional worksGeotourism and Geoheritage Conservation: 6 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide Geophysics 23 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 13 works
  3. 3 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 11 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  5. 5 Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  6. 6 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  7. 7 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 6 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 6 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 6 works
  10. 10 Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation Geology 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Geológico y Minero de España's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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