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Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies

In research, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,583 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#2,101 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Oceanography is 57.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,103
of 28,054 · #6,043 all time
Rank in Spain
#247
of 658
Research works
1.4k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
51.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,583 of 12,888 28.8%123 #4465
Environmental ScienceField #2,101 of 3,551 30.2%67 #1116

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mediterranean Institute for Advanced 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 57.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 30.2 works58×
  2. EcologySubfield · 23.8 works16×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.1 works14×
← 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: 2.59× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.35× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.21× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Núria Marbà, Ramon Rosselló‐Móra and Iris E. Hendriks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies.

  1. 1 Núria Marbà Spain · #8,059 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Ramon Rosselló‐Móra Spain · #51,255 worldwide 396 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Iris E. Hendriks Spain · #81,006 worldwide 495 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Alejandro Martínez‐Abraín Spain · #112,195 worldwide 159 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Beatriz Morales-Nín Spain · #191,698 worldwide 220 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Meritxell Genovart Spain · #247,666 worldwide 165 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Evan Mason Spain · #282,716 worldwide 108 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Giacomo Tavecchia Spain · #286,527 worldwide 164 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Ananda Pascual Spain · #288,852 worldwide 239 citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Josep Alós Spain · #299,486 worldwide 134 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies

Which keywords describe research at Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem Services, Ocean Acidification, Global Change and Benthic Communities.

▲ 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 Change53▲ 11×46 topics
  2. Invasive Species21▲ 26×17 topics
  3. Biodiversity20▲ 14×17 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 38×5 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services15▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Ocean Acidification14▲ 102×3 topics
  7. Global Change12▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Benthic Communities12▲ 108×2 topics
  9. Marine Biodiversity12▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Conservation12▲ 14×13 topics
  11. Global Warming11▲ 14×8 topics
  12. Coastal Protection11▲ 91×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics10▲ 21×8 topics
  14. Ocean Circulation10▲ 40×3 topics
  15. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts10▲ 43×4 topics
  17. Aquaculture9▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Trophic Cascades8▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience8▲ 30×4 topics
  20. Data Assimilation8▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Climate Change Impact7▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Kelp Forests7▲ 139×1 topic
  23. Seagrasses7▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Oceanic Modeling7▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Tidal Analysis7▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Tropical Cyclones7▲ 65×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Plant-Animal Interactions6▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Pollinator Decline6▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Biological Invasions6▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Management6▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Marine Ecosystems6▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Marine Fisheries6▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Conservation Biology6▲ 31×4 topics
  35. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Bleaching6▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Coral Reefs6▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Wave Modeling6▲ 58×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem5▲ 27×4 topics
  40. Marine Environment5▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and coastal plant biology, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Plant and animal studies and Marine and fisheries research.

Marine and coastal plant…7Marine and coastal plant biology: 7 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…7Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 7 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…6Marine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…6Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…4Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksOcean Waves and Remote Sensing: 4 fractional works
OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 7 works
  2. 2 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 7 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  5. 5 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 6 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 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 available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.7%domestic only50.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.