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International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering

In research, International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering stands highest in Engineering (#2,796 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,919 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computational Mechanics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials — Computational Mechanics is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,624
of 28,054 · #12,550 all time
Rank in Spain
#281
of 658
Research works
877
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering 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
EngineeringField #2,796 of 6,636 19.3%175 #3135
Physical SciencesDomain #5,919 of 12,888 19.0%247 #7300

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering 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 International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computational Mechanics takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 26.4 works17×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 52.5 works16×
  3. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 25.9 works13×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.26× its world share, 175 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.12× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Sergio R. Idelsohn, Fernando Salazar and Jordi Cipriano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

  1. 1 Sergio R. Idelsohn Spain · #495,960 worldwide 240 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Fernando Salazar Spain · #671,803 worldwide 74 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Jordi Cipriano Spain · #943,044 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 DongSeop Lee Spain · #1,476,382 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Which keywords describe research at International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Fluid-Structure Interaction, Adaptive Mesh Refinement, High-Order Schemes, Fracture, Radial Basis Functions, Finite Element Analysis, Additive Manufacturing and Discontinuous Galerkin Methods.

▲ 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. Fluid-Structure Interaction18▲ 44×6 topics
  2. Adaptive Mesh Refinement13▲ 75×2 topics
  3. High-Order Schemes13▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Fracture12▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties12▲ 4.4×21 topics
  6. Remote Sensing11▲ 3.3×13 topics
  7. Radial Basis Functions11▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis11▲ 17×7 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Discontinuous Galerkin Methods9▲ 146×1 topic
  11. Finite Element Methods9▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Risk Assessment8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  13. Hydraulic Conductivity8▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Numerical Simulation7▲ 9.0×7 topics
  15. Dynamic Behavior7▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Extended Finite Element Method7▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Meshless Methods7▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Liquefaction7▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Porous Media7▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Tunnel7▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Reinforced Concrete6▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Fluid Dynamics6▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Reliability Analysis6▲ 21×2 topics
  24. GIS-based Modeling6▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Soil Hydraulic Properties6▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics6▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Free-Surface Flows6▲ 47×2 topics
  28. Hazard6▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Landslide6▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Nonlinear Systems6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Vibration Analysis6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  32. CO2 Sequestration5▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Corrosion5▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Finite Element Method5▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Rock Mechanics5▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Bayesian Optimization5▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Geopolymer5▲ 13×2 topics
  38. 3D Printing5▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Dynamics5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  40. Seismic Analysis5▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics, Numerical methods in engineering, Soil and Unsaturated Flow and Landslides and related hazards.

Advanced Numerical Metho…9Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics: 9 fractional worksNumerical methods in eng…7Numerical methods in engineering: 7 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow6Soil and Unsaturated Flow: 6 fractional worksLandslides and related h…6Landslides and related hazards: 6 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 5 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…4Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 4 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 4 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulatio…4Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 4 fractional works
Computational MechanicsMechanics of MaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Numerical Methods in Computational Mathematics Computational Mechanics 9 works
  2. 2 Numerical methods in engineering Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  3. 3 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  5. 5 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 4 works
  9. 9 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 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 available77.5%not open22.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.1%domestic only55.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

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