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Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy

In research, Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,686 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,426
of 42,892
Rank in Spain
#525
of 927
Research works
268
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,686 of 21,541 23.2%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy 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).

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.00× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.56× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy?

Ranked on the composite score, Martı́n Lara, Carlos Espaliú Berdud and Fernando Paredes Salido lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy.

  1. 1 Martı́n Lara Spain · #483,242 worldwide 87 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Carlos Espaliú Berdud Spain · #717,984 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Fernando Paredes Salido Spain · #810,169 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 José Martín Dávila Spain · #1,027,369 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Manuel Catalán Spain · #1,457,268 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Antonio Pazos Spain · #1,585,306 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy

Which keywords describe research at Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Occupational Health, Subduction, History, Thermodynamic Modeling, Risk Assessment, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact 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 9 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change1▲ 1.71×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning1▲ 1.36×7 topics
  3. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.3×5 topics
  4. History1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  5. Occupational Health1▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Subduction1▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  8. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  9. Thermodynamic Modeling1▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Historical Studies in Science, Historical and Literary Analyses and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes.

earthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Sc…1Historical Studies in Science: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Analyses: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 0 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 0 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …0Maritime Navigation and Safety: 0 fractional worksConstruction Engineering and Safety: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety in Workplaces: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryOceanography5 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies in Science History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  3. 3 Historical and Literary Analyses Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  5. 5 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  6. 6 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 0 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces Occupational Therapy 0 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Institute and Observatory of the Spanish Navy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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.

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.