In its fourth release, the web application Mapping Scientific Excellence ranks ICIQ in first position in “Best Journal Rate” (ratio of papers published in the most influential journals) and third in “Best Paper Rate” (proportion of highly cited papers published by an institution) in the field of Chemistry worldwide.

These results refer to the 2011-2015 time period and to research centers and universities with at least 500 papers published. In the third release for the 2007-2011 time period, the institute ranked second in “Best Journal Rate” and third in “Best Paper Rate.”

The web application Mapping Scientific Excellence visualizes the scientific performance of institutions (universities or research-focused institutions) within specific subject areas (e.g. Chemical Engineering) as ranking lists and on maps. The web application is based on Scopus data collected for the SCImago Institutions Ranking.