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Vicomtech

In research, Vicomtech stands highest in Computer Science (#2,966 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,899 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,290 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Computer Science — Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,286
of 28,054 · #21,512 all time
Rank in Spain
#426
of 658
Research works
584
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Vicomtech 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
Computer ScienceField #2,966 of 4,667 12.7%95 #2944
Physical SciencesDomain #9,899 of 12,888 13.0%168 #13232
EngineeringField #5,290 of 6,636 12.4%65 #8451

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vicomtech 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#2,944 #2,966
  2. Physical Sciences#13,232 #9,899
  3. Engineering#8,451 #5,290
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Vicomtech specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 26.1 works9.6×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 95.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.69× its world share, 95 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.00× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vicomtech?

Ranked on the composite score, Carlos Toro, Jorge Posada and Íñigo Barandiarán lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vicomtech.

  1. 1 Carlos Toro Spain · #86,300 worldwide 187 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jorge Posada Spain · #141,063 worldwide 165 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Íñigo Barandiarán Spain · #269,204 worldwide 192 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David Oyarzun Spain · #361,385 worldwide 139 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Eduardo Carrasco Spain · #388,316 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Aitor Moreno Spain · #562,178 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Marcos Nieto Spain · #726,507 worldwide 75 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 J. Flórez Spain · #1,000,390 worldwide 41 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Gorka Epelde Spain · #1,154,611 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Bruno Simões Spain · #1,235,234 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Vicomtech

Which keywords describe research at Vicomtech?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Neural Networks, Internet of Things, IoT Security, Big Data and Data Mining.

▲ 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. Deep Learning63▲ 8.5×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning31▲ 4.4×42 topics
  3. Neural Networks20▲ 6.0×21 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks18▲ 11×13 topics
  5. Internet of Things14▲ 7.6×9 topics
  6. Sustainability11▲ 2.1×11 topics
  7. Big Data11▲ 5.4×11 topics
  8. Data Mining10▲ 6.0×9 topics
  9. IoT Security10▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Security9▲ 6.6×13 topics
  11. Healthcare9▲ 3.6×8 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management8▲ 4.2×4 topics
  13. Feature Extraction8▲ 8.1×8 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection8▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Real-time Tracking7▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Texture Analysis6▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Object Tracking6▲ 42×1 topic
  19. Visual Tracking6▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Digital Twin6▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Smart Manufacturing6▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Machine Vision6▲ 12×4 topics
  23. 5G Networks6▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Security Analysis6▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Virtual Reality5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Time Series5▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Smart Cities5▲ 9.3×4 topics
  28. Surveillance5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Fabric Defect Detection5▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Semiconductor Manufacturing5▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  32. Image Processing5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  33. Behavioral Analysis5▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Detection4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Deep Neural Networks4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Outlier Detection4▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Unsupervised4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. User Experience4▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Android Malware4▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Vicomtech publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods, Digital Transformation in Industry, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Video Surveillance and T…6Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 6 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…6Digital Transformation in Industry: 6 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…5Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 5 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…4Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 4 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 3 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 3 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 3 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…3Speech and Audio Processing: 3 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSignal Processing2 others

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

  1. 1 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  2. 2 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 4 works
  6. 6 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  9. 9 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vicomtech's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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