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Research in Bilbao

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Bilbao, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ikerbasque, Universidad de Deusto and Basque Center for Applied Mathematics.

Research institutions
21
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
267k
18.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1952-2026
75 years on the record
Bilbao

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Bilbao?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de DeustoUniversity 5,965 #1,524
2IkerbasqueInstitution 3,947 #762
3Hospital de BasurtoHospital / health system 1,649 #12,553
4Basque Center for Applied MathematicsUniversity 830 #9,829
5Ente Vasco de la EnergíaInstitution 705 #18,883
6Basque Centre for Climate ChangeNonprofit 470 #10,663
7Ayuntamiento de BilbaoGovernment institution 223 #17,771 all time
8Iberdrola (Spain)Company 221 #24,838 all time
9Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Spain)Company 173 #24,915 all time
10European Agency for Safety and Health at WorkGovernment institution 71 not ranked
11Idom (Spain)Company 55 not ranked
12Clinic IMQ ZorrotzaurreHospital / health system 32 not ranked
13Babcock & Wilcox (Spain)Company 22 not ranked
14Vicinay Cadenas (Spain)Company 21 not ranked
15Innovalia (Spain)Company 20 not ranked
16Asociación InnovaliaInstitution 14 not ranked
17Airlan (Spain)Company 7 not ranked
18Metro BilbaoGovernment institution 3 not ranked
19Ekonomiaren Garapen eta Lehiakortasun SailaGovernment institution 2 not ranked
20Cluster de EnergíaNonprofit 1 not ranked
21Euskoiker FoundationNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Universidad de Deusto: 41.3%Ikerbasque: 27.4%Hospital de Basurto: 11.4%Basque Center for Applied Mathematics: 5.8%16 others listed: 14.1%41%largest
Universidad de Deusto5,965 · 41.3%Ikerbasque3,947 · 27.4%Hospital de Basurto1,649 · 11.4%Basque Center for Applied Mathematics830 · 5.8%16 others listed2,040 · 14.1%

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

Which fields of science does Bilbao work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Bilbao is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (13%).

Physical Sciences: 1,838 fractional works · 44.5% of its workEngineering: 609 fractional works · 14.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 160 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 122 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 73 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 40 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 282 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 120 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 38 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 254 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 120 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 48 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 45 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 206 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 51 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 37 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 185 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 95 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 109 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 98 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 55 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,255 fractional works · 30.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 662 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 177 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 103 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 93 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 39 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 27 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 223 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 81 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 62 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 145 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 33 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 114 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 79 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 32 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 635 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMedicine: 541 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 53 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 49 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 41 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 20 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 80 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 405 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 187 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 114 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 25 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 107 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 59 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 28 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBilbao4,132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering60914.7%
    2. Computer Science2826.8%
    3. Materials Science2546.1%
    4. Environmental Science2065.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1854.5%
    6. Mathematics1092.6%
    7. Chemistry982.4%
    8. Energy411.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering290.7%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences250.6%
  2. Social Sciences1,25530.4%
    1. Social Sciences66216.0%
    2. Psychology2235.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1453.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities1142.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance791.9%
    6. Decision Sciences320.8%
    1. Medicine54113.1%
    2. Health Professions801.9%
    3. Dentistry60.2%
    4. Nursing50.1%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1874.5%
    2. Neuroscience1072.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences761.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology280.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Bilbao strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bilbao is most concentrated in General Social Sciences, Mathematical Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.3× the world share in General Social Sciences).

  1. General Social SciencesSubfield · 29.4 works7.3×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 23.0 works4.0×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 87.3 works3.3×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 30.0 works3.0×
  5. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 43.2 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 67 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 164 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 252 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.07× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 552 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 183 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.79× its world share, 230 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 102 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 169 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 474 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 194 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 588 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.35×102 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.07×169 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.04×26 works
  4. Materials Science1.79×230 works
  5. Psychology1.73×194 works
  6. Neuroscience1.60×96 works
  7. Chemistry1.51×87 works
  8. Social Sciences1.26×588 works
  9. Energy1.07×36 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×124 works
  11. Engineering1.00×552 works
  12. Environmental Science1.00×183 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.93×98 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×73 works
  15. Computer Science0.88×252 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×164 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.81×29 works
  18. Health Professions0.73×70 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×25 works
  20. Medicine0.67×474 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×5 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×23 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×67 works
  24. Veterinary0.33×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.32×6 works
  26. Nursing0.26×5 works

Which keywords describe research in Bilbao?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Welfare State, Sustainability, Climate Change, Biomedical Applications, Globalization, Education, Mental Health and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change134▲ 1.19×95 topics
  2. Epidemiology129▼ 0.79×131 topics
  3. Sustainability129▲ 1.27×89 topics
  4. Machine Learning123◆ 0.89×75 topics
  5. Deep Learning116▼ 0.81×68 topics
  6. Globalization106▲ 1.31×91 topics
  7. Education99▲ 1.39×75 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications94▲ 1.92×34 topics
  9. Mental Health92▲ 1.56×41 topics
  10. Renewable Energy85▲ 1.42×39 topics
  11. Nanoparticles73▲ 1.41×38 topics
  12. Nanocomposites72▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Human Rights66▲ 1.56×53 topics
  14. Environmental Impact65◆ 0.92×48 topics
  15. Innovation60▲ 1.42×41 topics
  16. COVID-1960◆ 1.12×26 topics
  17. Welfare State57▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Ethics50▲ 2.4×33 topics
  19. Tissue Engineering49▲ 1.95×13 topics
  20. Catalysis49▲ 1.77×28 topics
  21. Energy Storage47▲ 1.76×11 topics
  22. Gender46▲ 2.1×31 topics
  23. Graphene46▲ 1.65×11 topics
  24. Latin America44▲ 5.7×18 topics
  25. Cathode Materials44▲ 2.7×3 topics
  26. Gender Differences43▲ 2.8×15 topics
  27. European Union40▲ 4.3×16 topics
  28. Ethical Challenges35▲ 3.9×5 topics
  29. Self-Assembly34▲ 2.5×12 topics
  30. Economic Crisis32▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Family Support30▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Participation29▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Spintronics28▲ 5.4×4 topics
  34. Entanglement27▲ 4.4×4 topics
  35. Social Work26▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Community Intervention26▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Third Sector26▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Conducting Polymers25▲ 4.5×2 topics
  39. Catholicism20▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Social Rights20▲ 17×2 topics

What research is done in Bilbao?

Social Sciences and Poli…26Social Sciences and Policies: 26 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …18Advancements in Battery Materials: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 16 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 16 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 15 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 13 fractional worksQuantum Information and …13Quantum Information and Cryptography: 13 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 12 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 12 fractional works
General Social SciencesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringPolymers and Plastics3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 26 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 16 works
  6. 6 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  7. 7 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  9. 9 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  10. 10 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Bilbao21.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.9% in 2011.

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