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Real Jardín Botánico

In research, Real Jardín Botánico stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,447 of 3,409 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,708 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Plant Science — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 57.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,172
of 28,054 · #14,675 all time
Rank in Spain
#493
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Real Jardín Botánico 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,447 of 3,409 11.3%110 #1605
Life SciencesDomain #6,708 of 7,800 13.6%135 #6967

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Real Jardín Botánico 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 Real Jardín Botánico specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 57.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 51.4 works57×
  2. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 109.9 works12×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 30.8 works9.2×
← 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: 12.04× its world share, 110 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.74× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Real Jardín Botánico?

Ranked on the composite score, Isabel Sanmartín, Jesús Muñoz and Pablo Vargas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Real Jardín Botánico.

  1. 1 Isabel Sanmartín Spain · #109,700 worldwide 196 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jesús Muñoz Spain · #218,468 worldwide 125 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Pablo Vargas Spain · #250,304 worldwide 137 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Ramón Morales Spain · #327,678 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Sergio Pérez‐Ortega Spain · #371,855 worldwide 155 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Ricarda Riina Spain · #379,846 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Javier Diéguez‐Uribeondo Spain · #401,642 worldwide 110 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Santiago Castroviejo Spain · #404,611 worldwide 53 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo Spain · #456,869 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Santos Cirujano Spain · #562,324 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Real Jardín Botánico

Which keywords describe research at Real Jardín Botánico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Conservation, Molecular Phylogeny and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Biogeography55▲ 109×16 topics
  2. Biodiversity36▲ 25×20 topics
  3. Taxonomy30▲ 120×9 topics
  4. Invasive Species28▲ 34×16 topics
  5. Phylogeny25▲ 86×12 topics
  6. Climate Change25▲ 4.8×42 topics
  7. Conservation22▲ 27×17 topics
  8. Molecular Phylogeny21▲ 71×11 topics
  9. Diversification19▲ 260×2 topics
  10. Phylogenetics19▲ 219×2 topics
  11. Angiosperm Phylogeny19▲ 375×1 topic
  12. Flowering Plants19▲ 375×1 topic
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 30×13 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation17▲ 40×5 topics
  15. Antioxidant17▲ 13×11 topics
  16. Global Change15▲ 29×4 topics
  17. DNA Barcoding12▲ 38×9 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services11▲ 15×7 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 8.8×14 topics
  20. Endemism11▲ 327×2 topics
  21. Nutrition10▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Sustainable Agriculture10▲ 17×6 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds10▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Health Benefits10▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Phytochemicals10▲ 46×3 topics
  26. Plant-Animal Interactions10▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Pollinator Decline10▲ 59×1 topic
  28. Betalains10▲ 185×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 26×7 topics
  30. Opuntia10▲ 185×1 topic
  31. Mycorrhizal Fungi9▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Medicinal Plants9▲ 11×12 topics
  33. Mosses9▲ 173×2 topics
  34. Evolution8▲ 18×9 topics
  35. Food Security8▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Polyploidy8▲ 89×3 topics
  37. Chenopodiaceae8▲ 432×1 topic
  38. Mediterranean8▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Population Dynamics8▲ 16×9 topics
  40. Vascular Flora8▲ 432×1 topic

Which research topics does Real Jardín Botánico publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant and animal studies, Botanical Research and Applications and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna.

Plant Diversity and Evol…19Plant Diversity and Evolution: 19 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 10 fractional worksBotanical Research and A…10Botanical Research and Applications: 10 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberia…8Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 8 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 8 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 7 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology6Lichen and fungal ecology: 6 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 5 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 5 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsFood SciencePlant ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Diversity and Evolution Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 19 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 works
  3. 3 Botanical Research and Applications Food Science 10 works
  4. 4 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 8 works
  5. 5 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  6. 6 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 7 works
  7. 7 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 6 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 5 works
  9. 9 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  10. 10 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 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 available63.7%not open36.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.3%domestic only56.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Real Jardín Botánico's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

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