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Joint Research Center

In research, Joint Research Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,960 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,586 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,098
of 28,054 · #5,179 all time
Rank in Spain
#168
of 658
Research works
1.1k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
35.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
49.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Joint Research Center 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,960 of 10,521 59.3%110 #2296
Physical SciencesDomain #7,586 of 12,888 39.3%81 #4656

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Research Center 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 Joint Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.9 works9.3×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 40.9 works8.3×
← 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: 1.62× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.02× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.32× its world share, 41 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Enrique Fernández‐Macías, Thomas Fellmann and Ignácio Pérez Domínguez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Research Center.

  1. 1 Enrique Fernández‐Macías Spain · #171,024 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Thomas Fellmann Spain · #330,343 worldwide 117 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Ignácio Pérez Domínguez Spain · #453,524 worldwide 116 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Panayotis Christidis Spain · #487,072 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Juan-Carlos Ciscar Spain · #487,182 worldwide 183 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Gianluca Misuraca Spain · #599,974 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Pascal Tillie Spain · #629,146 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Bert Saveyn Spain · #707,665 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Sergio Gómez y Paloma Spain · #815,819 worldwide 66 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Toon Vandyck Spain · #1,144,527 worldwide 91 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Joint Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Sustainability, Innovation, Economic Development and Environmental Policy.

▲ 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. Environmental Impact19▲ 4.8×22 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 3.0×45 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 3.1×35 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 2.9×20 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions13▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Economic Growth12▲ 6.4×17 topics
  7. Innovation12▲ 4.9×15 topics
  8. Economic Development11▲ 5.7×10 topics
  9. Renewable Energy10▲ 3.0×17 topics
  10. Environmental Policy9▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Innovation Policy9▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Global Warming8▲ 8.7×9 topics
  13. Institutional Quality8▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Territorial Capital8▲ 102×2 topics
  15. Knowledge Economy7▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Labor Market7▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Energy Transition7▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Income Inequality7▲ 21×6 topics
  19. Life Cycle Assessment7▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Sustainability Assessment7▲ 21×5 topics
  21. Regional Development6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Smart Specialization6▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Regional Disparities6▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Regional Growth6▲ 43×2 topics
  25. European Union Cohesion Policy6▲ 132×1 topic
  26. Structural Funds6▲ 132×1 topic
  27. Urbanization6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  28. R&D6▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Economic Impacts5▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Global Trade5▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Unemployment5▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Household Behavior5▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Mitigation Strategies5▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Carbon Footprint5▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Carbon Pricing5▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Gender Inequality5▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Policy Instruments5▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Embodied Energy5▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Water Footprint5▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Joint Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Regional Development and Policy, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Environmental Impact and Sustainability and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Regional Development and…6Regional Development and Policy: 6 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…5Climate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and…5Environmental Impact and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…4Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 4 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…3Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…3Urban Transport and Accessibility: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.9%domestic only42.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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