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Iquadrat (Spain)

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Research works
89
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Iquadrat (Spain) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does Iquadrat (Spain) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer ScienceField · 21.0 works8.0×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 33.1 works2.5×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 7.97× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.33× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iquadrat (Spain)?

Ranked on the composite score, John S. Vardakas and Kostas Ramantas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iquadrat (Spain).

  1. 1 John S. Vardakas Spain · #602,230 worldwide 122 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Kostas Ramantas Spain · #1,044,512 worldwide 47 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Iquadrat (Spain)

Which keywords describe research at Iquadrat (Spain)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: 5G Networks, Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency, Network Virtualization, Software-Defined Networking, Internet of Things, Smart Cities and Edge Computing.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. 5G Networks12▲ 168×5 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 7.0×15 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency7▲ 22×7 topics
  4. Network Virtualization6▲ 523×1 topic
  5. Software-Defined Networking6▲ 523×1 topic
  6. Internet of Things6▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Smart Cities6▲ 62×3 topics
  8. Edge Computing5▲ 121×2 topics
  9. IoT Security5▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Healthcare5▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Security and Privacy5▲ 78×2 topics
  12. Fog Computing5▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Mobile Edge Computing5▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Distributed Systems4▲ 74×4 topics
  15. Massive MIMO4▲ 125×3 topics
  16. Big Data3▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Machine Learning3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  18. Spectral Efficiency3▲ 116×2 topics
  19. Cellular Networks2▲ 150×1 topic
  20. Interference Alignment2▲ 150×1 topic
  21. Resource Management2▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Cloud Computing2▲ 23×1 topic
  23. MapReduce2▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Virtualization2▲ 83×2 topics
  25. Anomaly Detection2▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Wireless Networks2▲ 32×6 topics
  27. Security2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Channel Estimation1▲ 48×3 topics
  29. Smart Grid1▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Wireless Communication1▲ 28×3 topics
  31. 5G1▲ 66×3 topics
  32. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces1▲ 86×1 topic
  33. MIMO Systems1▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access1▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Classification1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Log Analysis1▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Neural Networks1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  38. Performance Prediction1▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Iquadrat (Spain) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software-Defined Networks and 5G, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Software-Defined Network…6Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing5IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Commun…1Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 1 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Network Management: 1 fractional worksCooperative Communication and Network Coding: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsMedia Technology

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

  1. 1 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  3. 3 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Cooperative Communication and Network Coding Computer Networks and Communications 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors70.6%domestic only29.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iquadrat (Spain)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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