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Research in Bilbao

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Bilbao, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ikerbasque, Universidad de Deusto and Basque Center for Applied Mathematics.

Research institutions
21
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
14k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
21.7%
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 Bilbao?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Universidad de DeustoUniversity 5,956 #4,044
2IkerbasqueInstitution 3,947 #783
3Hospital de BasurtoHospital / health system 1,649 #13,588
4Basque Center for Applied MathematicsUniversity 830 #7,593
5Ente Vasco de la EnergíaInstitution 705 #24,782
6Basque Centre for Climate ChangeNonprofit 470 #10,337
7Ayuntamiento de BilbaoGovernment institution 223 #31,362 all time
8Iberdrola (Spain)Company 221 #28,979 all time
9Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Spain)Company 173 #36,151 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 2022–2025. 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.

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 Deusto5,956 · 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%

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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.

Which keywords describe research in Bilbao?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Welfare State, Biomedical Applications, Climate Change, Sustainability, Globalization, Nanocomposites, Mental Health and Latin America.

▲ 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. Climate Change119▲ 1.20×90 topics
  2. Sustainability114▲ 1.28×81 topics
  3. Epidemiology114▼ 0.78×128 topics
  4. Machine Learning108◆ 0.89×73 topics
  5. Deep Learning104▼ 0.83×66 topics
  6. Globalization96▲ 1.32×81 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications86▲ 1.98×34 topics
  8. Education85▲ 1.35×67 topics
  9. Mental Health83▲ 1.54×40 topics
  10. Renewable Energy74▲ 1.40×36 topics
  11. Nanoparticles67▲ 1.44×37 topics
  12. Nanocomposites66▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Human Rights59▲ 1.55×48 topics
  14. COVID-1956◆ 1.12×25 topics
  15. Welfare State55▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Innovation49▲ 1.28×38 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering45▲ 1.99×13 topics
  18. Catalysis43▲ 1.77×28 topics
  19. Ethics42▲ 2.4×30 topics
  20. Graphene42▲ 1.68×11 topics
  21. Energy Storage42▲ 1.73×11 topics
  22. Gender40▲ 2.0×28 topics
  23. Gender Differences40▲ 2.9×15 topics
  24. Latin America40▲ 5.6×16 topics
  25. Cathode Materials39▲ 2.7×3 topics
  26. European Union37▲ 4.5×14 topics
  27. Ethical Challenges34▲ 4.8×5 topics
  28. Economic Crisis31▲ 7.1×3 topics
  29. Family Support29▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Participation28▲ 7.8×3 topics
  31. Spintronics27▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Social Work26▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Community Intervention26▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Third Sector26▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Entanglement26▲ 4.7×4 topics
  36. Constitutional Law24▲ 4.7×5 topics
  37. Conducting Polymers23▲ 4.5×2 topics
  38. Social Rights20▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Catholicism19▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Schengen Area18▲ 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

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