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Tecnalia

In research, Tecnalia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,105 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,543 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 6.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,502
of 22,385 · #3,536 all time
Rank in Spain
#172
of 426
Research works
1.7k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Tecnalia

What is Tecnalia known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,105 of 10,670 7.8%272 #2143
EngineeringField #2,543 of 5,901 6.2%165 #1622

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tecnalia 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 Tecnalia work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Tecnalia is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Computer Science (15%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 299 fractional works · 82.6% of its workEngineering: 178 fractional works · 49.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 40 fractional works · 11.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 8.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 53 fractional works · 14.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 25 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTecnalia361fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering17849.3%
    2. Computer Science5314.6%
    3. Materials Science256.9%
    4. Environmental Science174.8%
    5. Energy82.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering71.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    8. Chemistry30.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences113.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting72.0%
    3. Decision Sciences61.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    5. Psychology30.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.6%
    3. Neuroscience61.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine92.6%
    2. Health Professions20.6%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tecnalia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 39.7 works6.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.45× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.41× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.29× its world share, 178 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.45×7 works
  2. Engineering3.29×178 works
  3. Energy2.41×8 works
  4. Materials Science1.97×25 works
  5. Computer Science1.88×53 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.66×6 works
  7. Neuroscience1.00×6 works
  8. Environmental Science0.96×17 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×4 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×7 works
  11. Veterinary0.61×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.58×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×6 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×6 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.30×3 works
  16. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  17. Psychology0.27×3 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.25×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.24×11 works
  21. Health Professions0.23×2 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×2 works
  23. Medicine0.14×9 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  25. Nursing0.06×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tecnalia?

Ranked on the quality score, Efrén Feliú, Alfredo Suárez and Fernando Veiga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tecnalia.

  1. 1 Efrén Feliú Spain · #239,950 worldwide 3.3k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Alfredo Suárez Spain · #383,651 worldwide 3.3k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Fernando Veiga Spain · #487,023 worldwide 3.5k citations · 123 works
  4. 4 Asunción Rivero Spain · #544,030 worldwide 1.7k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Jan F. Veneman Spain · #629,873 worldwide 3.7k citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Teresa Artaza Spain · #631,169 worldwide 1k citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Salvador Ceballos Spain · #645,261 worldwide 7.9k citations · 183 works
  8. 8 Íñigo Vegas Spain · #690,568 worldwide 2.5k citations · 78 works
  9. 9 Eider Robles Spain · #691,947 worldwide 2.3k citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Patxi Hernández Spain · #723,089 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Tecnalia

What are the most cited papers from Tecnalia?

The most cited paper from Tecnalia is "Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Concepts, taxonomies, opportunities and challenges toward responsible AI" (Alejandro Barredo Arrieta, Natalia Díaz-Rodríguez, Javier Del Ser et al., 2019), with 10,008 citations. Next come "Force Triggers YAP Nuclear Entry by Regulating Transport across Nuclear Pores" (1,537) and "Three hundred ways to assess Europe's surface waters: An almost complete overview of biological methods to implement the Water Framework Directive" (1,087).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): Concepts, taxonomies, opportunities and challenges toward responsible AI Alejandro Barredo Arrieta, Natalia Díaz-Rodríguez, Javier Del Ser et al. · Information Fusion Open access 26 Dec 2019 10,008
2 Force Triggers YAP Nuclear Entry by Regulating Transport across Nuclear Pores Alberto Elósegui-Artola, Ion Andreu, Amy E. M. Beedle et al. · Cell Open access 26 Oct 2017 1,537
3 Three hundred ways to assess Europe's surface waters: An almost complete overview of biological methods to implement the Water Framework Directive Sebastian Birk, W. Bonne, Ángel Borja et al. · Ecological Indicators Open access 9 Dec 2011 1,087
4 Brain–machine interface in chronic stroke rehabilitation: A controlled study Ander Ramos‐Murguialday, Doris Broetz, Massimiliano Rea et al. · Annals of Neurology Open access 13 Mar 2013 1,005
5 The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future Daniel Hering, Ángel Borja, Jacob Carstensen et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 17 Jun 2010 989
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tecnalia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Polymer Composites, Security, Internet of Things, 3D Printing and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Sustainability25▲ 2.8×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning21▲ 1.72×48 topics
  3. Machine Learning21▲ 1.74×53 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties20▲ 5.6×26 topics
  5. Renewable Energy16▲ 3.0×25 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing16▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.3×26 topics
  8. Internet of Things13▲ 4.3×12 topics
  9. Security13▲ 5.3×15 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency12▲ 3.5×20 topics
  11. Polymer Composites11▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Microstructure11▲ 6.0×14 topics
  13. 3D Printing10▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Big Data9▲ 2.6×12 topics
  16. Nanocomposites9▲ 3.0×16 topics
  17. Materials8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control8▲ 8.5×5 topics
  19. Applications8▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Ceramics7▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Privacy7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  22. Power Electronics7▲ 6.2×8 topics
  23. Biomedical Engineering7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Challenges7▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Fused Deposition Modeling7▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 4.1×6 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 4.4×3 topics
  28. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Circular Economy6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  30. Process Parameters6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Material Characterization6▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Biodegradable Polymers5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  33. Virtual Prototyping5▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Assembly Planning5▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Design for Manufacture5▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Metal Recovery5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Control Strategies5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Metal Powders5▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Sustainable Technology5▲ 12×2 topics
  40. CO2 Capture5▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Tecnalia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Additive Manufacturing a…7Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…5Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…5Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…4Digital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 4 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete …3Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 4 works
  6. 6 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tecnalia's research output changed?

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

still counting200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tecnalia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Tecnalia0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tecnalia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Tecnalia6.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2014.

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