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Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología

In research, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,837 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,370 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 43.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,155
of 28,054 · #5,670 all time
Rank in Spain
#106
of 658
Research works
1k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
41.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología 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 #2,837 of 12,888 27.0%144 #3602
Environmental ScienceField #1,370 of 3,551 30.6%95 #1252

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 43.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 37.0 works44×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 40.4 works28×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.6 works14×
← 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: 3.16× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.12× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.89× its world share, 94 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 14.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología?

Ranked on the composite score, Penélope González‐Sampériz, Teodoro Lasanta Martínez and Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología.

  1. 1 Penélope González‐Sampériz Spain · #35,787 worldwide 416 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Teodoro Lasanta Martínez Spain · #40,557 worldwide 371 citations · 97 works
  3. 3 Sergio M. Vicente‐Serrano Spain · #91,150 worldwide 774 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Blas L. Valero‐Garcés Spain · #112,287 worldwide 500 citations · 97 works
  5. 5 Enrique Morán‐Tejeda Spain · #125,830 worldwide 259 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 José Luis Benito Alonso Spain · #128,052 worldwide 148 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ana Moreno Spain · #141,072 worldwide 406 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Juan Ignacio López‐Moreno Spain · #172,340 worldwide 464 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 J. Julio Camarero Spain · #172,692 worldwide 1.1k citations · 155 works
  10. 10 Mario Morellón Spain · #175,449 worldwide 190 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience, Paleoclimatology, Remote Sensing, Extreme Events and Drought.

▲ 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 Change100▲ 19×65 topics
  2. Global Warming30▲ 38×13 topics
  3. Biodiversity25▲ 17×22 topics
  4. Ecosystem Resilience24▲ 85×5 topics
  5. Paleoclimatology24▲ 149×2 topics
  6. Remote Sensing24▲ 9.9×22 topics
  7. Extreme Events23▲ 139×2 topics
  8. Drought22▲ 123×3 topics
  9. Evapotranspiration22▲ 148×2 topics
  10. Invasive Species20▲ 25×16 topics
  11. Carbon Balance19▲ 212×1 topic
  12. Tree Mortality19▲ 212×1 topic
  13. Temperature Variability19▲ 605×1 topic
  14. Tree Rings19▲ 605×1 topic
  15. Conservation15▲ 18×14 topics
  16. Global Change14▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Land Use Change13▲ 22×7 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation13▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Ecosystem12▲ 56×4 topics
  20. Biomass Estimation11▲ 36×3 topics
  21. Biological Invasions11▲ 62×3 topics
  22. Species Richness10▲ 84×2 topics
  23. Hydrology10▲ 42×4 topics
  24. Community Ecology10▲ 61×2 topics
  25. Functional Diversity10▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Aboveground Biomass9▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Impact8▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Allometric Models8▲ 85×2 topics
  29. Ecosystem Services8▲ 11×8 topics
  30. Carbon Stocks8▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Tropical Forests8▲ 117×1 topic
  32. Model Evaluation8▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation7▲ 10×10 topics
  34. Sea Level Rise7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Sediment Transport7▲ 22×4 topics
  36. Conservation Biology6▲ 33×4 topics
  37. Glacier6▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Water Availability6▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Global Carbon Budget6▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Tree-ring climate responses, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Forest ecology and management.

Plant Water Relations an…19Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 19 fractional worksTree-ring climate respon…19Tree-ring climate responses: 19 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 10 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 8 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksSoil erosion and sedimen…5Soil erosion and sediment transport: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 5 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationSoil Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  2. 2 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 19 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 5 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 4 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.