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Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies

In research, Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,803 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,199 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science (Environmental Science is 9.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#29,596
of 34,923
Rank in Spain
#583
of 646
Research works
305
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
50.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies

What is Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,803 of 5,407 18.9%138
Physical SciencesDomain #16,199 of 17,446 18.3%215

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (49%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 77.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 48.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 24.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 20.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 14.0% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMediterraneanCenter for…46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2348.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences920.2%
    3. Engineering23.3%
    4. Energy12.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering01.0%
    6. Computer Science00.9%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences510.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    1. Social Sciences24.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Psychology00.3%
    1. Medicine23.5%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 22.6 works9.8×
← 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: 2.11× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.89× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.87× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.83× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.87×9 works
  2. Environmental Science9.83×23 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.89×0 works
  4. Energy2.68×1 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.11×5 works
  6. Social Sciences0.38×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  11. Engineering0.22×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.21×0 works
  13. Medicine0.18×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.12×0 works
  17. Psychology0.11×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies?

Ranked on the quality score, Arnaud Carrara, Alejandro Valdecantos and Enrique Mantilla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies.

  1. 1 Arnaud Carrara Spain · #301,073 worldwide 13k citations · 217 works
  2. 2 Alejandro Valdecantos Spain · #503,406 worldwide 3.3k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Enrique Mantilla Spain · #924,227 worldwide 2.6k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Klaus Wirtz Spain · #1,112,332 worldwide 4.2k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Millan M. Millán Spain · #1,637,633 worldwide 1.8k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Víctor M. Santana Spain · #1,655,545 worldwide 1.5k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 José Antonio Alloza Spain · #1,799,502 worldwide 1.5k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Amalia Muñoz Spain · #2,103,839 worldwide 2.1k citations · 121 works
  9. 9 Francisco Pastor Spain · #2,144,847 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Edgar Leonardo Maldonado Mantilla Spain · #2,372,193 worldwide 1.8k citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies

What are the most cited papers from Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies?

The most cited paper from Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies is "On the separation of net ecosystem exchange into assimilation and ecosystem respiration: review and improved algorithm" (Markus Reichstein et al., 2005), with 4,072 citations. Next come "CO 2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database" (1,061) and "Are wildfires a disaster in the Mediterranean basin? – A review" (852).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On the separation of net ecosystem exchange into assimilation and ecosystem respiration: review and improved algorithm Markus Reichstein et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 25 Jul 2005 4,072
2 CO 2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests derived from a global database Sebastiaan Luyssaert et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 21 Aug 2007 1,061
3 Are wildfires a disaster in the Mediterranean basin? – A review Juli Garcia Pausas, Joan Llovet, Anselm Rodrigo et al. · International Journal of Wildland Fire 11 Dec 2008 852
4 Changes in Fire and Climate in the Eastern Iberian Peninsula (Mediterranean Basin) Juli Garcia Pausas · Climatic Change 4 Mar 2004 808
5 PLANT FUNCTIONAL TRAITS IN RELATION TO FIRE IN CROWN-FIRE ECOSYSTEMS Juli Garcia Pausas, Ross A. Bradstock, David A. Keith et al. · Ecology Open access Apr 2004 754
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Which keywords describe research at Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Extreme Events, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrological Cycle, Climate Modeling and Precipitation Extremes.

▲ 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-now 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 Change18▲ 15×35 topics
  2. Global Warming9▲ 46×8 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation7▲ 117×3 topics
  4. Extreme Events7▲ 154×2 topics
  5. Climate Modeling6▲ 161×1 topic
  6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions6▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle6▲ 119×2 topics
  8. Precipitation Extremes6▲ 161×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 8.7×9 topics
  10. Data Assimilation4▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 54×3 topics
  12. Biodiversity4▲ 10×8 topics
  13. Conservation3▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Global Change3▲ 25×5 topics
  15. Invasive Species3▲ 15×7 topics
  16. Drought3▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Evapotranspiration3▲ 74×2 topics
  18. Boundary Layer3▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Particulate Matter2▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Convective Parameterization2▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Climate Change Impact2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Carbon Balance2▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Ecosystem2▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Tree Mortality2▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Health Effects2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Mortality2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Biological Invasions2▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Soil Properties2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Air Pollution2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Air Quality2▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Community Ecology2▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Functional Diversity2▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Forest Fires2▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Wildfire Activity2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Oceanic Modeling2▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Tidal Analysis2▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Climate variability and …6Climate variability and models: 6 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…2Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 2 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…2Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  3. 3 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies0.00021% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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