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Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial

In research, Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,798 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,295 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Aerospace Engineering is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,346
of 28,054 · #6,756 all time
Rank in Spain
#275
of 658
Research works
1.1k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial 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 #5,798 of 12,888 15.7%205 #4102
EngineeringField #4,295 of 6,636 17.6%114 #2944

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 49.0 works18×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 29.6 works5.8×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.92× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.33× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.85× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial?

Ranked on the composite score, Ignacio Arruego, Alina Agüero and H. Guerrero lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial.

  1. 1 Ignacio Arruego Spain · #519,480 worldwide 33 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Alina Agüero Spain · #536,277 worldwide 140 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 H. Guerrero Spain · #600,552 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 J.A. Adame Spain · #658,947 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Javier del Castillo Spain · #731,995 worldwide 3 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 J. J. Jiménez Spain · #816,747 worldwide 41 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Carmen Córdoba‐Jabonero Spain · #890,741 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Tomás Belenguer Spain · #952,538 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Andoni Moral Spain · #1,076,974 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 B. de la Morena Spain · #1,190,799 worldwide 32 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vortex Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat, small satellite, Air Quality and Turbulent Flows.

▲ 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. Heat Transfer11▲ 9.4×7 topics
  2. Vortex Dynamics11▲ 41×2 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation9▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Remote Sensing9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  5. Thermal Analysis8▲ 28×2 topics
  6. CubeSat8▲ 193×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning8◆ 1.10×23 topics
  8. small satellite8▲ 193×1 topic
  9. Air Quality8▲ 19×6 topics
  10. Turbulent Flows8▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Mars8▲ 104×1 topic
  12. Martian Surface8▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Boundary Layer Transition7▲ 45×1 topic
  14. Particle Image Velocimetry7▲ 45×1 topic
  15. Aerodynamics6▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Satellite Observations5▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Adaptive Mesh Refinement5▲ 33×2 topics
  18. High-Order Schemes5▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Solar System Abundances4▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Terrestrial Planets4▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Radial Basis Functions4▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Shock-Wave Interactions4▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Turbulence Modeling4▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Turbulent Flow4▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Hydrodynamics4▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Biomimetic Systems4▲ 139×1 topic
  27. Flight Dynamics4▲ 139×1 topic
  28. Fluid-Structure Interaction4▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Numerical Simulation4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Emissions3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Atmospheric Aerosols3▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Black Carbon3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Flight Control3▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Ozone Depletion3▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Stratospheric Water Vapor3▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Flow Control3▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Fluid Dynamics3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  38. Control Systems3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  39. Drag Reduction3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Airborne Wind Energy3▲ 112×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Planetary Science and Exploration, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Astro and Planetary Science.

Spacecraft Design and Technology: 8 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 8 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…7Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 7 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…4Astro and Planetary Science: 4 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 4 fractional worksBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…3Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksAerospace Engineering and Energy Systems: 3 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 3 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputational MechanicsAtmospheric Science

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 7 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 4 works
  6. 6 Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 3 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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