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Research in Barcelona

Science Explorer records 12 research institutions in Barcelona. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona and Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu.

Research institutions
12
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Barcelona?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de BarcelonaResearch facility 540 #8,522
2Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de DéuResearch facility 221 #13,365
3Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de BarcelonaUniversity 198 #13,906 all time
4Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de BarcelonaResearch facility 17 not ranked
5SIRIS AcademicCompany 11 not ranked
6Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda RuralGovernment institution 11 not ranked
7Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech (Spain)Company 5 not ranked
8Fundació Esclerosi MúltipleFunder 4 not ranked
9Fundació Bosch i GimperaInstitution 3 not ranked
10Institute for Integrated TransitionsNonprofit 3 not ranked
11Ersilia Open Source InitiativeNonprofit 2 not ranked
12Fundación CellexInstitution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona: 53.2%Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu: 21.8%Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona: 19.5%Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona: 1.7%7 others listed: 3.8%53%largest
Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia de la Universitat de Barcelona540 · 53.2%Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu221 · 21.8%Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona198 · 19.5%Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de Barcelona17 · 1.7%7 others listed39 · 3.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which keywords describe research in Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Self-Assembly, Nanomaterials, Photodynamic Therapy, Quantum Computing and Tissue Engineering.

▲ 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 city'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. Nanoparticles18▲ 4.1×30 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications17▲ 4.1×29 topics
  3. Epidemiology16▲ 1.22×76 topics
  4. Inflammation13▲ 1.89×56 topics
  5. Nanomaterials11▲ 3.1×13 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.87×38 topics
  7. Drug Delivery10▲ 5.2×13 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering9▲ 4.2×12 topics
  9. Catalysis8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Self-Assembly8▲ 6.9×10 topics
  11. Graphene8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Photodynamic Therapy7▲ 9.4×6 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy7▲ 3.4×18 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species7▲ 4.8×9 topics
  16. Immunotherapy6▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 4.6×6 topics
  18. Quantum Computing6▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Chemical Sensors6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  20. Electron Transport6▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Nanocrystals6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  22. Biosensors6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  23. Nanostructures6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Bioimaging6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations6▲ 3.9×16 topics
  26. Synthesis6▲ 4.3×18 topics
  27. Lanthanide Complexes5▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Single-Molecule Magnets5▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Water Splitting5▲ 4.1×4 topics
  30. Electrocatalysis5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Semiconductor5▲ 4.3×4 topics
  32. Stem Cells5▲ 5.6×12 topics
  33. Metal Complexes5▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Hydrogenation5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Molecular Imaging4▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Tumor Targeting4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Polymerization4▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Anticancer Agents4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  39. Drug Development4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Transition Metal Complexes4▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Barcelona?

  1. 1 Magnetism in coordination complexes Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  2. 2 Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  5. 5 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Metal complexes synthesis and properties Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.