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

These results, refered to the 2007-2011 time period and to research centers and universities with at least 500 papers published, have been documented in a scientific paper.

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