Research in San Sebastian
Science Explorer records 25 research institutions in San Sebastian, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Donostia International Physics Center, Material Physics Center and CIC nanoGUNE.
- Research institutions
- 25 14 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 12k ▲ 11% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 17.8% 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 San Sebastian?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donostia International Physics CenterInstitution | 1,947 | #1,126 | |
| 2 | Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteResearch facility | 1,906 | #8,271 | |
| 3 | TecnaliaInstitution | 1,675 | #10,887 | |
| 4 | Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Técnicas de GipuzkoaNonprofit | 1,294 | #18,749 | |
| 5 | Material Physics CenterResearch facility | 938 | #3,676 | |
| 6 | CIC biomaGUNENonprofit | 620 | #7,014 | |
| 7 | VicomtechResearch facility | 584 | #16,286 | |
| 8 | PolymatResearch facility | 544 | #6,543 | |
| 9 | Donostiako Unibertsitate OspitaleaHospital / health system | 467 | #23,865 | |
| 10 | CIC nanoGUNENonprofit | 456 | #5,928 | |
| 11 | OnkologikoaResearch facility | 442 | #23,587 | |
| 12 | Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and LanguageResearch facility | 410 | #23,804 | |
| 13 | Centre for Electrochemical TechnologiesResearch facility | 389 | #18,456 | |
| 14 | Association of Electronic and Information TechnologiesInstitution | 222 | #15,794 | |
| 15 | Ayuntamiento de San SebastiánGovernment institution | 217 | #19,361 all time | |
| 16 | Basque Culinary CenterUniversity | 90 | not ranked | |
| 17 | Graphenea (Spain)Company | 57 | not ranked | |
| 18 | Fomento de San Sebastián (Spain)Company | 49 | not ranked | |
| 19 | Fundacion CITA AlzheimerNonprofit | 42 | not ranked | |
| 20 | Prospektiker (Spain)Company | 24 | not ranked | |
| 21 | Ibermática (Spain)Company | 20 | not ranked | |
| 22 | Multiverse Computing (Spain)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 23 | Ikusi (Spain)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 24 | Eurohelp ConsultingCompany | 3 | not ranked | |
| 25 | KUSUDAMA Therapeutics (Spain)Company | 1 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is San Sebastian strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in San Sebastian is most concentrated in Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (10.7× the world share in Condensed Matter Physics).
- Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 46.3 works11×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 160.7 works8.3×
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 61.1 works5.0×
- Physics and AstronomyField · 259.7 works4.3×
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 San Sebastian?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Two-Dimensional Materials, Electronic Structure, Superconductivity, Graphene, Deep Learning and Nanoparticles.
- Topological Order
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Quantum Spin Hall Effect
- Molecular Dynamics
- Entanglement
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Electron Spin
- Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Additive Manufacturing
- Transparent Conductors
- Graphene Oxide
- Quantum Computing
- Raman Spectroscopy
- Biosensors
- Tissue Engineering
- Electronic Structure
- Catalysis
- Graphene
- Nanocomposites
- Biomedical Applications
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Nanoparticles
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Mechanical Properties
- Superconductivity
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Spintronics
- Self-Assembly
- Polymer Composites
- Electronic Properties
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- Topological Insulators
- Nanoribbons
- Semiconductor Quantum Dots
- Organic Electronics
- Metamaterials
- Nanotechnology
- Superconductors
- Photoluminescence
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
- Deep Learning128▲ 1.39×70 topics
- Biomedical Applications116▲ 3.6×35 topics
- Machine Learning110▲ 1.24×77 topics
- Nanocomposites94▲ 4.3×22 topics
- Nanoparticles86▲ 2.5×39 topics
- Graphene71▲ 3.9×12 topics
- Two-Dimensional Materials59▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Catalysis57▲ 3.2×26 topics
- Mechanical Properties57▲ 2.2×34 topics
- Electronic Structure52▲ 11×8 topics
- Superconductivity52▲ 11×9 topics
- Tissue Engineering48▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes47▲ 5.1×9 topics
- Biosensors46▲ 3.3×12 topics
- Spintronics44▲ 13×4 topics
- Raman Spectroscopy42▲ 8.0×5 topics
- Self-Assembly40▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Quantum Computing37▲ 13×4 topics
- Polymer Composites34▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Graphene Oxide34▲ 13×2 topics
- Electronic Properties34▲ 14×2 topics
- Transparent Conductors33▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Electronic Structure Calculations33▲ 18×2 topics
- Additive Manufacturing32▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Topological Insulators31▲ 25×2 topics
- Chemical Vapor Deposition31▲ 16×1 topic
- Nanoribbons31▲ 16×1 topic
- Electron Spin28▲ 29×1 topic
- Semiconductor Quantum Dots28▲ 29×1 topic
- Biodegradable Polymers28▲ 6.3×4 topics
- Organic Electronics28▲ 7.1×2 topics
- Entanglement28▲ 6.9×4 topics
- Metamaterials27▲ 7.2×5 topics
- Molecular Dynamics27▲ 6.0×7 topics
- Nanotechnology26▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Quantum Spin Hall Effect25▲ 28×1 topic
- Superconductors25▲ 28×1 topic
- Optoelectronic Devices22▲ 9.1×2 topics
- Photoluminescence22▲ 11×2 topics
- Topological Order21▲ 17×2 topics
What research is done in San Sebastian?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 31 works
- 2 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28 works
- 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 works
- 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 21 works
- 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 18 works
- 6 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 17 works
- 7 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
- 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 16 works
- 9 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
- 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 14 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.