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Tecnalia

In research, Tecnalia stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,365 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,566 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,887
of 28,054 · #7,776 all time
Rank in Spain
#289
of 658
Research works
1.7k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Tecnalia 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 #6,365 of 12,888 13.6%272 #5069
EngineeringField #4,566 of 6,636 9.6%165 #3151

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Tecnalia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 36.4 works6.1×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.18× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.39× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.95× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tecnalia?

Ranked on the composite score, Salvador Ceballos, Thierry Keller and Guillem Chust lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tecnalia.

  1. 1 Salvador Ceballos Spain · #27,660 worldwide 447 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Thierry Keller Spain · #166,835 worldwide 172 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Guillem Chust Spain · #257,596 worldwide 135 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Eider Robles Spain · #326,787 worldwide 169 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Marta Brizuela Spain · #395,105 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 I. Braceras Spain · #484,245 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Fernando Veiga Spain · #504,503 worldwide 148 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Alfredo Suárez Spain · #636,024 worldwide 120 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 David A. Pacheco Tanaka Spain · #641,459 worldwide 266 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Joshué Perez Spain · #714,613 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Tecnalia

Which keywords describe research at Tecnalia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Sustainability, Security, Polymer Composites, 3D Printing, Internet of Things and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Sustainability21▲ 2.7×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 1.85×48 topics
  3. Deep Learning19▲ 1.75×42 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties18▲ 5.7×26 topics
  5. Additive Manufacturing15▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Renewable Energy14▲ 2.9×24 topics
  7. Internet of Things13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.2×25 topics
  9. Security12▲ 5.8×15 topics
  10. Polymer Composites11▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency10▲ 3.4×19 topics
  12. Microstructure10▲ 6.1×14 topics
  13. 3D Printing10▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Nanocomposites8▲ 3.1×15 topics
  16. Big Data8▲ 2.7×10 topics
  17. Materials8▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  19. Applications7▲ 8.2×4 topics
  20. Privacy7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  21. Ceramics7▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Power Electronics7▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Biomedical Engineering7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Challenges7▲ 18×1 topic
  25. Fused Deposition Modeling7▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Artificial Neural Networks6▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 4.5×3 topics
  28. Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Material Characterization6▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Process Parameters6▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Electric Vehicles6▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Virtual Prototyping5▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Assembly Planning5▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Design for Manufacture5▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Control Strategies5▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Metal Recovery5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Distributed Systems4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Energy Storage Systems4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Metal Powders4▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Tecnalia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…4Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 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 worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 3 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and s…3Polymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBuilding and Construction2 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 4 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 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tecnalia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

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