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Research in San Sebastian

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in San Sebastian, Spain. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, CIC nanoGUNE and Vicomtech.

Research institutions
21
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
12k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
302k
24.3 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1953-2026
74 years on the record
San Sebastian

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 San Sebastian?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteResearch facility 1,906 #5,113
2TecnaliaInstitution 1,675 #8,502
3Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Técnicas de GipuzkoaNonprofit 1,294 #13,599
4CIC biomaGUNENonprofit 620 #10,241
5VicomtechResearch facility 584 #8,310
6Donostiako Unibertsitate OspitaleaHospital / health system 467 #19,516
7CIC nanoGUNENonprofit 456 #7,901
8OnkologikoaResearch facility 442 #19,875
9Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and LanguageResearch facility 410 #14,524
10Centre for Electrochemical TechnologiesResearch facility 389 #21,569
11Association of Electronic and Information TechnologiesInstitution 222 #13,734
12Ayuntamiento de San SebastiánGovernment institution 217 #7,753 all time
13Graphenea (Spain)Company 57 not ranked
14Fomento de San Sebastián (Spain)Company 49 not ranked
15Fundacion CITA AlzheimerNonprofit 42 not ranked
16Prospektiker (Spain)Company 24 not ranked
17Ibermática (Spain)Company 20 not ranked
18Multiverse Computing (Spain)Company 10 not ranked
19Ikusi (Spain)Company 7 not ranked
20Eurohelp ConsultingCompany 3 not ranked
21KUSUDAMA Therapeutics (Spain)Company 1 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.

Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute: 21.4%Tecnalia: 18.8%Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Técnicas de Gipuzkoa: 14.5%CIC biomaGUNE: 7.0%17 others listed: 38.2%21%largest
Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute1,906 · 21.4%Tecnalia1,675 · 18.8%Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Técnicas de Gipuzkoa1,294 · 14.5%CIC biomaGUNE620 · 7.0%17 others listed3,400 · 38.2%

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

Which fields of science does San Sebastian work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research in San Sebastian is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Medicine (16%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,033 fractional works · 64.7% of its workEngineering: 727 fractional works · 23.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 193 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 128 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 106 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 51 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 41 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 35 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 34 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 23 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 421 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 225 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 71 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 43 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 303 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 189 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 54 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 273 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 105 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 48 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 33 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 118 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 67 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 90 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 31 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 544 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 495 fractional works · 15.8% of its workSurgery: 73 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 78 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 327 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 165 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 99 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 90 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 61 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 236 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPsychology: 80 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSan Sebastian3,141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences8%

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. Engineering72723.2%
    2. Materials Science42113.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy3039.6%
    4. Computer Science2738.7%
    5. Chemistry1183.8%
    6. Environmental Science902.9%
    7. Energy311.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering290.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences280.9%
    10. Mathematics110.3%
    1. Medicine49515.8%
    2. Health Professions361.1%
    3. Nursing60.2%
    4. Dentistry50.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1655.3%
    2. Neuroscience902.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences451.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology180.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics90.3%
    1. Psychology802.6%
    2. Social Sciences712.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities270.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting240.8%
    5. Decision Sciences190.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance140.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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).

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 46.3 works11×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 160.7 works8.3×
  3. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 61.1 works5.0×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 259.7 works4.3×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 142 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.61× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.29× its world share, 97 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 249 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 640 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.85× its world share, 363 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.33× its world share, 260 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 414 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.33×260 works
  2. Materials Science3.85×363 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.61×25 works
  4. Chemistry2.29×97 works
  5. Neuroscience1.74×76 works
  6. Engineering1.58×640 works
  7. Computer Science1.19×249 works
  8. Energy1.03×26 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×142 works
  10. Psychology0.84×69 works
  11. Medicine0.80×414 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×7 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.62×16 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×24 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×15 works
  16. Environmental Science0.55×74 works
  17. Health Professions0.45×32 works
  18. Nursing0.42×6 works
  19. Veterinary0.42×2 works
  20. Dentistry0.34×4 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×36 works
  22. Mathematics0.27×9 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.27×21 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×20 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×13 works
  26. Social Sciences0.17×60 works

Which keywords describe research in San Sebastian?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Two-Dimensional Materials, Electronic Structure, Superconductivity, Nanoparticles, Graphene and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning143▲ 1.32×72 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications130▲ 3.5×35 topics
  3. Machine Learning122▲ 1.17×78 topics
  4. Nanocomposites107▲ 4.3×22 topics
  5. Nanoparticles101▲ 2.5×41 topics
  6. Graphene80▲ 3.8×12 topics
  7. Catalysis68▲ 3.2×27 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties67▲ 2.2×34 topics
  9. Two-Dimensional Materials65▲ 9.0×4 topics
  10. Electronic Structure61▲ 11×8 topics
  11. Superconductivity60▲ 11×9 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering56▲ 2.9×13 topics
  13. Carbon Nanotubes51▲ 4.9×9 topics
  14. Spintronics50▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Biosensors50▲ 3.2×12 topics
  16. Raman Spectroscopy46▲ 7.6×6 topics
  17. Self-Assembly44▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Polymer Composites42▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Quantum Computing41▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Nanostructures38▲ 3.0×16 topics
  21. Graphene Oxide37▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Electronic Properties36▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Electronic Structure Calculations36▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Topological Insulators36▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing36▲ 3.7×8 topics
  26. Molecular Dynamics35▲ 6.4×7 topics
  27. Transparent Conductors35▲ 9.1×2 topics
  28. Chemical Vapor Deposition33▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Nanoribbons33▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Biodegradable Polymers33▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Electron Spin31▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Semiconductor Quantum Dots31▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Entanglement31▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Metamaterials31▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Organic Electronics30▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Nanotechnology30▲ 5.2×8 topics
  37. Quantum Spin Hall Effect29▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Superconductors29▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Optoelectronic Devices25▲ 8.7×2 topics
  40. Photoluminescence24▲ 9.9×2 topics

What research is done in San Sebastian?

Graphene research and applications: 31 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 28 fractional worksTopological Materials an…25Topological Materials and Phenomena: 25 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…212D Materials and Applications: 21 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 18 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 17 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and …16Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…14Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 14 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 31 works
  2. 2 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28 works
  3. 3 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 25 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 21 works
  5. 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 18 works
  6. 6 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 17 works
  7. 7 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 16 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 14 works

Research output over time

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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 counting10%20%30%San Sebastian17.4% 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 30.0% in 2016.

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