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Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León

In research, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,660 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,093 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,725
of 28,054 · #26,039 all time
Rank in Spain
#567
of 658
Research works
293
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,660 of 6,031 31.6%135
Life SciencesDomain #12,093 of 14,347 30.8%183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León 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 Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 28.0 works9.6×
← 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: 9.61× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.84× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 7.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León?

Ranked on the composite score, Marta Hernández, David Rodrı́guez-Làzaro and Eduardo de Mercado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León.

  1. 1 Marta Hernández Spain · #565,518 worldwide 50 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 David Rodrı́guez-Làzaro Spain · #693,335 worldwide 50 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Eduardo de Mercado Spain · #837,517 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 María Ángeles Latorre Górriz Spain · #1,245,834 worldwide 1 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 J.A. Rubio Spain · #1,474,267 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Polyphenols, Genetics, Grapevine, Transcriptome Analysis, Anthocyanins, Wine Quality and Antioxidants.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 5.0×17 topics
  2. Polyphenols5▲ 48×4 topics
  3. Genetics5▲ 12×4 topics
  4. Grapevine5▲ 187×2 topics
  5. Anthocyanins4▲ 99×1 topic
  6. Antioxidants4▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Transcriptome Analysis4▲ 109×2 topics
  8. Wine Quality4▲ 193×1 topic
  9. Fermentation4▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Aroma Compounds4▲ 67×2 topics
  11. Microbial Modulation4▲ 185×1 topic
  12. Wine Yeasts4▲ 185×1 topic
  13. Gut Microbiota3▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  15. Health Benefits2▲ 13×6 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  17. Consumer Perception2▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Flavonoids2▲ 14×5 topics
  19. Modified Atmosphere Packaging2▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Meat Quality2▲ 43×2 topics
  22. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Nutritional Significance2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Protein Oxidation2▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Spoilage Microbiota2▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Cancer Prevention2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Dietary Fiber2▲ 27×3 topics
  29. Probiotics2▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Genetic Improvement2▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Bioavailability2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Biomass Estimation2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Aquaculture2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  35. Dietary Supplements2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Free Radicals2▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Waste Management2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  38. Crop Management1▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Metabolic Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Rheological Properties1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Horticultural and Viticu…4Horticultural and Viticultural Research: 4 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 4 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…1biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceFood ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyBiochemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 4 works
  3. 3 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  4. 4 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  7. 7 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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