Top research institutions in Spain
Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain on research quality in 2022–2025 (#276 worldwide), followed by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitat de BarcelonaUniversity · Barcelona | #276 | 20.1% | 11,333 | #1 |
| 2 | Universidad Autónoma de MadridUniversity · Madrid | #350 | 19.7% | 7,844 | #2 |
| 3 | Universidad Complutense de MadridUniversity · Madrid | #425 | 16.6% | 15,465 | #4 |
| 4 | Universitat de ValènciaUniversity · Valencia | #427 | 21.2% | 10,578 | #6 |
| 5 | Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaUniversity · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #441 | 21.6% | 8,849 | #3 |
| 6 | Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsNonprofit · Barcelona | #457 | 35.2% | 1,449 | #7 |
| 7 | University of the Basque CountryUniversity · Leioa | #462 | 18.9% | 9,039 | #9 |
| 8 | Universidad de GranadaUniversity · Granada | #489 | 21.5% | 10,972 | #11 |
| 9 | Universidad de SevillaUniversity · Seville | #532 | 19.5% | 10,903 | #12 |
| 10 | University of AlicanteUniversity · Alicante | #630 | 20.5% | 5,395 | #16 |
| 11 | Universidad de ZaragozaUniversity · Zaragoza | #688 | 17.3% | 7,626 | #10 |
| 12 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasGovernment institution · Madrid | #772 | 22.4% | 3,397 | #5 |
| 13 | IkerbasqueInstitution · Bilbao | #783 | 27.3% | 1,337 | #26 |
| 14 | Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaUniversity · Valencia | #877 | 18.8% | 7,343 | #13 |
| 15 | Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaUniversity · Barcelona | #891 | 17.8% | 6,501 | #8 |
| 16 | Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIFunder · Madrid | #910 | 25.1% | 2,696 | #37 |
| 17 | Universidade de VigoUniversity · Vigo | #918 | 21.9% | 4,700 | #21 |
| 18 | Universidad Politécnica de MadridUniversity · Madrid | #954 | 20.1% | 6,522 | #14 |
| 19 | Universidad de MurciaUniversity · Murcia | #964 | 19.9% | 5,928 | #22 |
| 20 | Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaUniversity · Santiago de Compostela | #972 | 18.4% | 5,988 | #15 |
| 21 | Universidad de SalamancaUniversity · Salamanca | #1,022 | 17.6% | 6,344 | #28 |
| 22 | Universidad de OviedoUniversity · Oviedo | #1,081 | 17.9% | 5,177 | #17 |
| 23 | Institute of Photonic SciencesResearch facility · Barcelona | #1,089 | 23.3% | 429 | #18 |
| 24 | University of Castilla-La ManchaUniversity · Ciudad Real | #1,107 | 19.6% | 4,906 | #23 |
| 25 | Universidad de MálagaUniversity · Málaga | #1,125 | 18.7% | 6,475 | #27 |
| 26 | Donostia International Physics CenterInstitution · Donostia / San Sebastian | #1,126 | 22.2% | 532 | #31 |
| 27 | Universitat Pompeu FabraUniversity · Barcelona | #1,256 | 25.4% | 3,226 | #25 |
| 28 | Universitat Rovira i VirgiliUniversity · Tarragona | #1,327 | 22.1% | 3,049 | #20 |
| 29 | Universidad de ExtremaduraUniversity · Badajoz | #1,349 | 21.9% | 4,090 | #33 |
| 30 | Universidad de ValladolidUniversity · Valladolid | #1,381 | 17.0% | 5,075 | #30 |
| 31 | Universidad de AlcaláUniversity · Alcalá de Henares | #1,429 | 19.5% | 3,717 | #38 |
| 32 | Universidad Rey Juan CarlosUniversity · Madrid | #1,452 | 20.2% | 5,334 | #45 |
| 33 | Universidad de La LagunaUniversity · San Cristóbal de La Laguna | #1,461 | 18.0% | 3,119 | #34 |
| 34 | Instituto de Física TeóricaResearch facility · Madrid | #1,604 | 41.6% | 270 | #48 |
| 35 | Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaHospital / health system · Barcelona | #1,622 | 13.4% | 2,381 | #44 |
| 36 | Universidad Carlos III de MadridUniversity · Madrid | #1,659 | 18.0% | 4,667 | #32 |
| 37 | Universidad de NavarraUniversity · Pamplona | #1,686 | 20.5% | 2,358 | #40 |
| 38 | Universidad de CantabriaUniversity · Santander | #1,690 | 19.2% | 2,210 | #41 |
| 39 | Universitat de les Illes BalearsUniversity · Palma | #1,721 | 22.3% | 2,132 | #36 |
| 40 | Universitat Jaume IUniversity · Castellon | #1,727 | 21.3% | 3,156 | #29 |
| 41 | Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerResearch facility · Barcelona | #1,846 | 24.3% | 1,079 | #46 |
| 42 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedResearch facility · Madrid | #1,957 | 23.0% | 1,265 | #66 |
| 43 | Universitat de GironaUniversity · Girona | #1,982 | 21.6% | 2,449 | #39 |
| 44 | Universidad de CádizUniversity · Cadiz | #1,983 | 17.8% | 3,546 | #54 |
| 45 | University of CórdobaUniversity · Córdoba | #2,015 | 23.1% | 2,745 | #42 |
| 46 | University of AlmeríaUniversity · Almería | #2,063 | 22.6% | 2,941 | #49 |
| 47 | Institut Català d'Investigació QuímicaResearch facility · Tarragona | #2,075 | 25.7% | 258 | #19 |
| 48 | Universidad de JaénUniversity · Jaén | #2,210 | 21.2% | 3,001 | #50 |
| 49 | Universidad de LeónUniversity · León | #2,293 | 26.8% | 1,526 | #59 |
| 50 | Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de MadridResearch facility · Madrid | #2,333 | 14.0% | 401 | #24 |
| 51 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaUniversity · Madrid | #2,367 | 17.1% | 3,829 | #53 |
| 52 | Universidade da CoruñaUniversity · A Coruña | #2,439 | 17.0% | 3,092 | #51 |
| 53 | Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaUniversity · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | #2,529 | 18.5% | 2,560 | #56 |
| 54 | Clinica Universidad de NavarraHospital / health system · Pamplona | #2,640 | 10.4% | 2,263 | #87 |
| 55 | Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariHospital / health system · Barcelona | #2,649 | 13.7% | 1,807 | #69 |
| 56 | Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)University · Pamplona | #2,666 | 20.3% | 1,774 | #52 |
| 57 | Universidad Europea de MadridUniversity · Madrid | #2,692 | 23.5% | 1,180 | #134 |
| 58 | Universitat de LleidaUniversity · Lleida | #2,835 | 24.5% | 1,920 | #58 |
| 59 | Universidad de BurgosUniversity · Burgos | #2,855 | 20.3% | 1,690 | #68 |
| 60 | Universidad de HuelvaUniversity · Huelva | #2,885 | 18.4% | 2,025 | #67 |
| 61 | Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsResearch facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #2,923 | 41.0% | 284 | #92 |
| 62 | Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaResearch facility · Granada | #2,937 | 14.6% | 1,324 | #143 |
| 63 | Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaUniversity · Barcelona | #2,967 | 25.9% | 1,632 | #110 |
| 64 | Universidad Pablo de OlavideUniversity · Seville | #2,986 | 19.4% | 2,248 | #64 |
| 65 | Universidad Católica de MurciaUniversity · Murcia | #3,096 | 21.7% | 1,005 | #142 |
| 66 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerResearch facility · Madrid | #3,099 | 30.2% | 402 | #151 |
| 67 | Barcelona Supercomputing CenterResearch facility · Barcelona | #3,139 | 24.0% | 500 | #88 |
| 68 | Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxUniversity · Elche | #3,146 | 18.9% | 2,298 | #63 |
| 69 | Instituto CajalResearch facility · Madrid | #3,199 | 17.5% | 562 | #62 |
| 70 | Hospital de Sant PauHospital / health system · Barcelona | #3,203 | 13.7% | 1,180 | #77 |
| 71 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaResearch facility · Madrid | #3,247 | 28.7% | 739 | #99 |
| 72 | Vall d'Hebron Institut de RecercaResearch facility · Barcelona | #3,266 | 21.4% | 711 | #112 |
| 73 | Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaHospital / health system · Madrid | #3,385 | 21.2% | 491 | #128 |
| 74 | Institut Català de Nanociència i NanotecnologiaResearch facility · Barcelona | #3,391 | 20.5% | 269 | #65 |
| 75 | Navarre Institute of Health ResearchUniversity · Pamplona | #3,418 | 27.9% | 471 | #165 |
| 76 | Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreHospital / health system · Madrid | #3,473 | 14.5% | 758 | #117 |
| 77 | Hospital Universitario La PazHospital / health system · Madrid | #3,485 | 9.2% | 1,989 | #105 |
| 78 | Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaUniversity · Paterna | #3,528 | 22.0% | 636 | #86 |
| 79 | Centro de AstrobiologíaResearch facility · Torrejón de Ardoz | #3,577 | 20.8% | 271 | #115 |
| 80 | Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaResearch facility · Valencia | #3,601 | 14.6% | 278 | #35 |
| 81 | Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaUniversity · Vic | #3,668 | 23.1% | 879 | #181 |
| 82 | Material Physics CenterResearch facility · Donostia / San Sebastian | #3,676 | 17.0% | 185 | #73 |
| 83 | Centro Nacional de BiotecnologíaResearch facility · Madrid | #3,741 | 23.0% | 339 | #43 |
| 84 | Universidad de La RiojaUniversity · Logroño | #3,746 | 18.3% | 1,526 | #82 |
| 85 | Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchResearch facility · Madrid | #3,752 | 24.3% | 225 | #79 |
| 86 | Universitat Ramon LlullUniversity · Barcelona | #3,770 | 26.4% | 1,225 | #83 |
| 87 | Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesResearch facility · Madrid | #3,773 | 26.9% | 341 | #84 |
| 88 | Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesUniversity · Madrid | #3,781 | 19.9% | 404 | #70 |
| 89 | Universidad Internacional De La RiojaUniversity · Logroño | #3,799 | 15.2% | 2,646 | #169 |
| 90 | Instituto de Catálisis y PetroleoquímicaResearch facility · Madrid | #3,824 | 16.7% | 222 | #55 |
| 91 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasResearch facility · Madrid | #3,825 | 27.5% | 448 | #91 |
| 92 | Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de BellvitgeResearch facility · Barcelona | #3,832 | 22.5% | 613 | #96 |
| 93 | Instituto de Física FundamentalResearch facility · Madrid | #3,844 | 21.1% | 230 | #71 |
| 94 | Universidad Pontificia ComillasUniversity · Madrid | #3,852 | 18.3% | 1,550 | #158 |
| 95 | Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesResearch facility · Madrid | #3,957 | 22.7% | 501 | #159 |
| 96 | Instituto de Biomedicina de SevillaResearch facility · Seville | #3,983 | 24.8% | 424 | #178 |
| 97 | Barcelona Institute for Global HealthHospital / health system · Barcelona | #4,001 | 28.5% | 445 | #193 |
| 98 | Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoHospital / health system · Seville | #4,017 | 10.2% | 1,169 | #124 |
| 99 | Universidad de DeustoUniversity · Bilbao | #4,044 | 19.5% | 1,458 | #122 |
| 100 | Hospital General Universitario Gregorio MarañónHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,056 | 9.8% | 1,652 | #85 |
| 101 | Institut de Biologia EvolutivaResearch facility · Barcelona | #4,085 | 30.6% | 406 | #97 |
| 102 | Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,091 | 10.4% | 1,079 | #152 |
| 103 | Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineInstitution · Madrid | #4,100 | 23.9% | 547 | #75 |
| 104 | Hospital Clínico San CarlosHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,139 | 11.0% | 1,295 | #95 |
| 105 | Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de AragónResearch facility · Zaragoza | #4,153 | 17.6% | 308 | #74 |
| 106 | Instituto Pirenaico de EcologíaResearch facility · Zaragoza | #4,155 | 28.3% | 192 | #146 |
| 107 | Institut de Ciència de Materials de BarcelonaResearch facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #4,170 | 17.3% | 339 | #47 |
| 108 | Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesResearch facility · Madrid | #4,211 | 18.8% | 609 | #209 |
| 109 | Universidad Francisco de VitoriaUniversity · Pozuelo de Alarcón | #4,221 | 21.3% | 1,103 | #220 |
| 110 | Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex SystemsResearch facility · Palma | #4,236 | 29.2% | 238 | #126 |
| 111 | Instituto de Astrofísica de CanariasResearch facility · Tenerife | #4,282 | 22.1% | 391 | #57 |
| 112 | Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresResearch facility · Leioa | #4,288 | 23.6% | 283 | #231 |
| 113 | Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de SevillaResearch facility · Seville | #4,300 | 17.2% | 266 | #89 |
| 114 | Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic DiseasesResearch facility · Santiago de Compostela | #4,324 | 24.8% | 344 | #145 |
| 115 | Centre for Genomic RegulationNonprofit · Barcelona | #4,326 | 28.6% | 190 | #98 |
| 116 | Instituto de Física de CantabriaResearch facility · Santander | #4,330 | 28.0% | 224 | #171 |
| 117 | Bellvitge University HospitalHospital / health system · Barcelona | #4,442 | 12.5% | 925 | #106 |
| 118 | Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez DíazHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,496 | 13.2% | 1,008 | #94 |
| 119 | Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaResearch facility · Madrid | #4,506 | 16.9% | 337 | #60 |
| 120 | ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)Company · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #4,512 | 14.7% | 250 | #163 |
| 121 | Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaUniversity · Cartagena | #4,538 | 16.5% | 1,445 | #72 |
| 122 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades RespiratoriasResearch facility · Madrid | #4,544 | 22.7% | 423 | #132 |
| 123 | Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la TierraResearch facility · Granada | #4,547 | 31.6% | 396 | #144 |
| 124 | Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro MajadahondaHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,599 | 10.6% | 995 | #148 |
| 125 | Hospital Universitario de La PrincesaHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,617 | 11.4% | 794 | #93 |
| 126 | IMDEA MaterialsResearch facility · Getafe | #4,658 | 25.2% | 252 | #186 |
| 127 | Hospital Del MarHospital / health system · Barcelona | #4,729 | 14.2% | 774 | #123 |
| 128 | Institute for Research in BiomedicineHospital / health system · Barcelona | #4,735 | 32.9% | 202 | #109 |
| 129 | Hospital Universitario Ramón y CajalHospital / health system · Madrid | #4,806 | 10.7% | 1,111 | #81 |
| 130 | Institute of Agrifood Research and TechnologyResearch facility · Caldes de Montbui | #4,877 | 27.4% | 601 | #129 |
| 131 | Universidad NebrijaUniversity · Madrid | #4,903 | 21.6% | 825 | #271 |
| 132 | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de SantiagoResearch facility · Santiago de Compostela | #4,961 | 19.4% | 515 | #242 |
| 133 | Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del SeguraResearch facility · Murcia | #4,981 | 33.2% | 401 | #127 |
| 134 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud MentalResearch facility · Madrid | #4,984 | 24.6% | 477 | #137 |
| 135 | Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEUUniversity · Valencia | #5,059 | 18.1% | 688 | #235 |
| 136 | Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolHospital / health system · Barcelona | #5,085 | 10.8% | 820 | #100 |
| 137 | Instituto de Física CorpuscularResearch facility · Paterna | #5,114 | 36.3% | 252 | #120 |
| 138 | Universidad San Pablo CEUUniversity · Madrid | #5,129 | 18.6% | 709 | #155 |
| 139 | Universidad Loyola AndalucíaUniversity · Seville | #5,178 | 23.8% | 674 | #250 |
| 140 | Institute for Bioengineering of CataloniaResearch facility · Barcelona | #5,180 | 25.8% | 240 | #118 |
| 141 | Institute of Mathematical SciencesResearch facility · Madrid | #5,211 | 16.8% | 343 | #200 |
| 142 | Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeHospital / health system · Valencia | #5,305 | 9.8% | 1,269 | #141 |
| 143 | Instituto de NeurocienciasResearch facility · Alicante | #5,320 | 18.4% | 178 | #108 |
| 144 | Hospital La Paz Institute for Health ResearchResearch facility · Madrid | #5,374 | 16.6% | 343 | #243 |
| 145 | Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y TecnológicasResearch facility · Madrid | #5,402 | 16.5% | 494 | #78 |
| 146 | Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de SalamancaResearch facility · Salamanca | #5,471 | 18.3% | 500 | #218 |
| 147 | Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaUniversity · Barcelona | #5,495 | 20.8% | 884 | #206 |
| 148 | Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water ResearchResearch facility · Barcelona | #5,554 | 25.5% | 395 | #101 |
| 149 | BioCruces Health research InstituteNonprofit · Barakaldo | #5,584 | 17.4% | 378 | #274 |
| 150 | Vall d'Hebron Institute of OncologyHospital / health system · Barcelona | #5,606 | 25.1% | 267 | #283 |
| 151 | Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita SalasResearch facility · Madrid | #5,616 | 16.4% | 489 | #90 |
| 152 | Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de SevillaResearch facility · Seville | #5,662 | 35.2% | 195 | #173 |
| 153 | Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research InstituteResearch facility · Barcelona | #5,674 | 22.1% | 168 | #316 |
| 154 | Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesArchive · Madrid | #5,793 | 23.8% | 499 | #114 |
| 155 | Achucarro Basque Center for NeuroscienceUniversity · Leioa | #5,811 | 23.5% | 94 | #230 |
| 156 | Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrUniversity · Valencia | #5,870 | 16.6% | 804 | #221 |
| 157 | Instituto de Productos Naturales y AgrobiologíaResearch facility · San Cristóbal de La Laguna | #5,878 | 32.5% | 127 | #276 |
| 158 | Health Research Institute of the Balearic IslandsResearch facility · Palma | #5,913 | 20.5% | 439 | #291 |
| 159 | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San CarlosHospital / health system · Madrid | #5,918 | 19.0% | 501 | #264 |
| 160 | CIC nanoGUNENonprofit · Donostia / San Sebastian | #5,928 | 14.2% | 116 | #140 |
| 161 | Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de MálagaResearch facility · Málaga | #5,940 | 20.0% | 536 | #228 |
| 162 | Institut Català d'OncologiaGovernment institution · Barcelona | #5,956 | 18.4% | 403 | #104 |
| 163 | Spanish National Cancer Research CentreResearch facility · Madrid | #5,973 | 28.9% | 188 | #61 |
| 164 | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria AragónInstitution · Zaragoza | #5,979 | 19.4% | 502 | #260 |
| 165 | Institute for High Energy PhysicsInstitution · Barcelona | #6,029 | 36.4% | 125 | #189 |
| 166 | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La FeNonprofit · Valencia | #6,084 | 18.3% | 544 | #259 |
| 167 | Hospital Universitario Virgen MacarenaHospital / health system · Seville | #6,091 | 9.2% | 724 | #203 |
| 168 | Joint Research CenterGovernment institution · Seville | #6,098 | 49.6% | 229 | #125 |
| 169 | Valencian International UniversityUniversity · Castellon | #6,170 | 26.8% | 406 | #369 |
| 170 | Institut de Recerca en Energia de CatalunyaResearch facility · Barcelona | #6,284 | 21.2% | 254 | #153 |
| 171 | Instituto Murciano de Investigación BiosanitariaResearch facility · Murcia | #6,288 | 18.2% | 451 | #239 |
| 172 | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de AsturiasResearch facility · Oviedo | #6,292 | 19.2% | 360 | #281 |
| 173 | Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució SocialNonprofit · Tarragona | #6,355 | 43.5% | 138 | #111 |
| 174 | Institut de Ciències del MarResearch facility · Barcelona | #6,365 | 16.7% | 657 | #157 |
| 175 | Hospital Universitario Reina SofíaHospital / health system · Cordova | #6,464 | 9.5% | 685 | #170 |
| 176 | Hospital del Mar Research InstituteHospital / health system · Barcelona | #6,489 | 21.2% | 242 | #182 |
| 177 | Instituto de Astrofísica de AndalucíaResearch facility · Granada | #6,497 | 19.6% | 231 | #113 |
| 178 | INCLIVA Health Research InstituteHospital / health system · Valencia | #6,517 | 21.8% | 324 | #232 |
| 179 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas AsociadasResearch facility · Barcelona | #6,524 | 27.9% | 251 | #194 |
| 180 | PolymatResearch facility · Donostia / San Sebastian | #6,543 | 25.7% | 136 | #261 |
| 181 | Instituto de Investigación Marqués de ValdecillaInstitution · Santander | #6,557 | 15.2% | 440 | #273 |
| 182 | Mondragon UnibertsitateaUniversity · Arrasate / Mondragón | #6,567 | 18.1% | 607 | #282 |
| 183 | Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de CórdobaResearch facility · Córdoba | #6,649 | 19.7% | 453 | #216 |
| 184 | Departamento de EducaciónGovernment institution · Pamplona | #6,681 | 11.9% | 1,319 | #223 |
| 185 | Marqués de Valdecilla University HospitalHospital / health system · Santander | #6,703 | 9.2% | 708 | #180 |
| 186 | Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Barcelona | #6,729 | 31.1% | 96 | #268 |
| 187 | European Space Astronomy CentreGovernment institution · Madrid | #6,843 | 30.5% | 110 | #177 |
| 188 | Catholic University of ÁvilaUniversity · Ávila | #6,887 | 23.6% | 407 | #280 |
| 189 | IMDEA NanoscienceResearch facility · Madrid | #6,920 | 18.1% | 107 | #187 |
| 190 | Institut Català de Ciències del ClimaNonprofit · Barcelona | #6,939 | 29.1% | 208 | #160 |
| 191 | Instituto de GeocienciasResearch facility · Madrid | #6,951 | 10.5% | 566 | #167 |
| 192 | Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la AlimentaciónResearch facility · Madrid | #6,968 | 31.2% | 241 | #213 |
| 193 | CIC biomaGUNENonprofit · Donostia / San Sebastian | #7,014 | 23.7% | 129 | #166 |
| 194 | Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad y Envejecimiento SaludableResearch facility · Madrid | #7,028 | 27.3% | 185 | #349 |
| 195 | Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de AragónResearch facility · Zaragoza | #7,042 | 25.6% | 324 | #277 |
| 196 | Institut d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i PujolResearch facility · Badalona | #7,082 | 18.2% | 255 | #234 |
| 197 | Institut d'Estudis Espacials de CatalunyaResearch facility · Castelldefels | #7,115 | 32.2% | 179 | #176 |
| 198 | IE UniversityUniversity · Segovia | #7,141 | 17.6% | 710 | #252 |
| 199 | Estación Experimental del ZaidínResearch facility · Granada | #7,224 | 35.6% | 211 | #136 |
| 200 | Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de AlimentosResearch facility · Paterna | #7,285 | 32.0% | 380 | #172 |
| 201 | Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A CoruñaHospital / health system · A Coruña | #7,340 | 9.4% | 550 | #245 |
| 202 | Hospital Universitario Miguel ServetHospital / health system · Zaragoza | #7,360 | 6.9% | 799 | #222 |
| 203 | Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat ValencianaNonprofit · Valencia | #7,405 | 22.3% | 336 | #247 |
| 204 | Barcelona School of EconomicsUniversity · Barcelona | #7,423 | 33.9% | 332 | #164 |
| 205 | Software (Spain)Company · Tres Cantos | #7,434 | 16.0% | 668 | #210 |
| 206 | Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaFunder · Madrid | #7,449 | 27.0% | 321 | #179 |
| 207 | Forest Science and Technology Centre of CataloniaResearch facility · Solsona | #7,545 | 24.5% | 154 | #325 |
| 208 | Basque Center for Applied MathematicsUniversity · Bilbao | #7,593 | 20.6% | 267 | #321 |
| 209 | Hospital Sant Joan de Déu BarcelonaHospital / health system · Barcelona | #7,691 | 15.6% | 558 | #227 |
| 210 | Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución HumanaResearch facility · Burgos | #7,706 | 34.6% | 108 | #130 |
| 211 | Institute of Space SciencesResearch facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #7,739 | 34.8% | 149 | #185 |
| 212 | Hospital Clínico Universitario de ValenciaHospital / health system · Valencia | #7,782 | 10.9% | 604 | #215 |
| 213 | Hospital Universitario Virgen de las NievesHospital / health system · Granada | #7,815 | 9.1% | 764 | #225 |
| 214 | CIC bioGUNEResearch facility · Derio | #7,849 | 25.2% | 146 | #258 |
| 215 | Instituto de Investigaciones QuímicasResearch facility · Seville | #7,918 | 14.2% | 129 | #150 |
| 216 | Hospital Regional Universitario de MálagaHospital / health system · Málaga | #7,994 | 9.2% | 610 | #299 |
| 217 | Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de CatalunyaNonprofit · Barcelona | #8,037 | 18.2% | 524 | #139 |
| 218 | Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"Research facility · Madrid | #8,121 | 9.9% | 244 | #121 |
| 219 | Centro de Investigacion Principe FelipeResearch facility · Valencia | #8,171 | 27.0% | 121 | #147 |
| 220 | NavarrabiomedNonprofit · Pamplona | #8,246 | 24.6% | 210 | #319 |
| 221 | Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteResearch facility · Donostia / San Sebastian | #8,271 | 15.5% | 344 | #270 |
| 222 | Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya SudResearch facility · Tarragona | #8,390 | 22.2% | 273 | #211 |
| 223 | Centro de Investigación del CáncerResearch facility · Salamanca | #8,395 | 24.8% | 146 | #195 |
| 224 | Estación Biológica de DoñanaResearch facility · Seville | #8,402 | 34.1% | 337 | #138 |
| 225 | Institute for Integrative Systems BiologyResearch facility · Valencia | #8,404 | 27.5% | 126 | #395 |
| 226 | Hospital Universitario Central de AsturiasHospital / health system · Oviedo | #8,422 | 7.8% | 644 | #191 |
| 227 | Instituto de Estructura de la MateriaResearch facility · Madrid | #8,488 | 17.4% | 133 | #76 |
| 228 | Servicio Gallego de SaludHospital / health system · Santiago de Compostela | #8,566 | 17.8% | 386 | #350 |
| 229 | Hospital Universitario de CanariasHospital / health system · Tenerife | #8,615 | 10.4% | 440 | #292 |
| 230 | Hospital Clínico Universitario de ValladolidHospital / health system · Valladolid | #8,625 | 8.1% | 699 | #324 |
| 231 | Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A CoruñaResearch facility · A Coruña | #8,665 | 18.2% | 248 | #310 |
| 232 | Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of CadizResearch facility · Cadiz | #8,667 | 27.1% | 229 | #446 |
| 233 | IMDEA Energy InstituteResearch facility · Móstoles | #8,669 | 13.0% | 164 | #257 |
| 234 | Andalusian Health ServiceHospital / health system · Seville | #8,805 | 20.5% | 230 | #309 |
| 235 | University Hospital Complex Of VigoHospital / health system · Vigo | #8,828 | 8.5% | 428 | #368 |
| 236 | Hospital Universitario Virgen de la ArrixacaHospital / health system · Murcia | #8,854 | 10.1% | 473 | #224 |
| 237 | Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca BiomèdicaNonprofit · Barcelona | #8,904 | 20.4% | 141 | #315 |
| 238 | Instituto de Química Orgánica GeneralResearch facility · Madrid | #8,914 | 15.0% | 152 | #103 |
| 239 | Hospital Universitario Puerta del MarHospital / health system · Cadiz | #8,948 | 8.1% | 388 | #367 |
| 240 | OsakidetzaHospital / health system · Vitoria-Gasteiz | #8,977 | 13.3% | 194 | #435 |
| 241 | Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano BlesaHospital / health system · Zaragoza | #8,999 | 6.1% | 498 | #302 |
| 242 | Universidad Europea del AtlánticoUniversity · Santander | #9,021 | 18.4% | 376 | #448 |
| 243 | Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor BalmisHospital / health system · Alicante | #9,022 | 9.7% | 511 | #279 |
| 244 | Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and NutritionResearch facility · Madrid | #9,043 | 30.3% | 241 | #301 |
| 245 | CIC energiGUNENonprofit · Vitoria-Gasteiz | #9,063 | 20.1% | 200 | #255 |
| 246 | Hospital Universitario Son EspasesHospital / health system · Palma | #9,099 | 9.3% | 498 | #344 |
| 247 | Mediterranean Institute for Advanced StudiesResearch facility · Esporles | #9,103 | 30.3% | 187 | #162 |
| 248 | Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-MorrealeResearch facility · Madrid | #9,180 | 24.9% | 91 | #201 |
| 249 | Institut de Biologia Molecular de BarcelonaResearch facility · Barcelona | #9,263 | 24.1% | 85 | #272 |
| 250 | Instituto de Biomedicina de ValenciaResearch facility · Valencia | #9,284 | 22.1% | 68 | #202 |
| 251 | Universidad Alfonso X el SabioUniversity · Villanueva de la Cañada | #9,336 | 19.6% | 314 | #393 |
| 252 | Fundacion Agencia Aragonesa para la Investigacion y el DesarrolloNonprofit · Zaragoza | #9,479 | 24.2% | 115 | #237 |
| 253 | Yahoo (Spain)Company · Madrid | #9,518 | 13.0% | 436 | #156 |
| 254 | Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and TrainingResearch facility · Córdoba | #9,599 | 23.6% | 261 | #286 |
| 255 | Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de CatalunyaUniversity · Barcelona | #9,673 | 25.1% | 162 | #236 |
| 256 | Institut d'Anàlisi EconòmicaResearch facility · Barcelona | #9,744 | 34.2% | 71 | #275 |
| 257 | Agencia Estatal de MeteorologíaInstitution · Madrid | #9,780 | 15.1% | 81 | #174 |
| 258 | IESE Business SchoolUniversity · Barcelona | #9,856 | 23.9% | 267 | #266 |
| 259 | Hospital Universitario Infanta LeonorHospital / health system · Madrid | #9,900 | 7.5% | 533 | #406 |
| 260 | Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis HomogéneaResearch facility · Zaragoza | #9,901 | 9.4% | 125 | #207 |
| 261 | Centre de Recerca MatemàticaResearch facility · Barcelona | #9,913 | 17.5% | 217 | #269 |
| 262 | Euskadiko Parke TeknologikoaArchive · Derio | #9,968 | 24.5% | 303 | #289 |
| 263 | Centre d'Investigacions sobre DesertificacióResearch facility · Valencia | #9,979 | 34.7% | 129 | #340 |
| 264 | Centre for Plant Biotechnology and GenomicsResearch facility · Pozuelo de Alarcón | #10,027 | 39.3% | 120 | #296 |
| 265 | Hospital General Universitario De ValenciaHospital / health system · Valencia | #10,084 | 7.9% | 515 | #278 |
| 266 | Hospital Universitario Río HortegaHospital / health system · Valladolid | #10,105 | 9.3% | 427 | #377 |
| 267 | Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de PlantasResearch facility · Valencia | #10,117 | 40.1% | 138 | #196 |
| 268 | Saint Louis UniversityUniversity · Madrid | #10,128 | 13.3% | 290 | #262 |
| 269 | Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de SantiagoHospital / health system · Santiago de Compostela | #10,147 | 8.7% | 503 | #212 |
| 270 | Junta de AndalucíaFunder · Seville | #10,235 | 10.9% | 496 | #238 |
| 271 | Valencian Infertility InstituteResearch facility · Valencia | #10,242 | 20.1% | 220 | #199 |
| 272 | Institute of Advanced Chemistry of CataloniaResearch facility · Barcelona | #10,269 | 15.4% | 140 | #248 |
| 273 | Basque Centre for Climate ChangeNonprofit · Bilbao | #10,337 | 32.5% | 152 | #293 |
| 274 | Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de BarcelonaResearch facility · Barcelona | #10,343 | 24.0% | 96 | #205 |
| 275 | Instituto Nacional de Técnica AeroespacialFunder · Madrid | #10,346 | 15.5% | 228 | #184 |
| 276 | Instituto Geológico y Minero de EspañaInstitution · Madrid | #10,392 | 17.0% | 284 | #175 |
| 277 | Instituto de CarboquímicaResearch facility · Zaragoza | #10,396 | 18.6% | 168 | #133 |
| 278 | Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de LleidaResearch facility · Lleida | #10,410 | 21.3% | 254 | #352 |
| 279 | Barcelona Biomedical Research ParkResearch facility · Barcelona | #10,584 | 17.6% | 120 | #198 |
| 280 | Instituto de Química Física Blas CabreraResearch facility · Madrid | #10,592 | 17.8% | 78 | #119 |
| 281 | International Center for Numerical Methods in EngineeringResearch facility · Barcelona | #10,624 | 19.2% | 275 | #323 |
| 282 | TiGenix (Spain)Company · Madrid | #10,679 | 10.9% | 272 | #241 |
| 283 | Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de DéuHospital / health system · Sant Boi de Llobregat | #10,700 | 26.0% | 159 | #386 |
| 284 | Universidad Pontificia de SalamancaUniversity · Salamanca | #10,743 | 14.1% | 482 | #486 |
| 285 | Instituto de Cerámica y VidrioResearch facility · Madrid | #10,756 | 11.3% | 198 | #131 |
| 286 | Institut de Microelectrònica de BarcelonaResearch facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #10,811 | 10.3% | 140 | #197 |
| 287 | Department of HealthGovernment institution · Vitoria-Gasteiz | #10,881 | 30.5% | 105 | #514 |
| 288 | Universidad San JorgeUniversity · Zaragoza | #10,886 | 15.9% | 476 | #348 |
| 289 | TecnaliaInstitution · Donostia / San Sebastian | #10,887 | 14.5% | 324 | #204 |
| 290 | Galicia Sur Biomedical FoundationInstitution · Vigo | #10,916 | 19.4% | 206 | #519 |
| 291 | Generalitat de CatalunyaGovernment institution · Barcelona | #10,978 | 18.2% | 276 | #295 |
| 292 | Departament de SalutGovernment institution · Barcelona | #10,981 | 22.8% | 201 | #420 |
| 293 | Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Centre for Genomics and Oncological ResearchResearch facility · Granada | #10,990 | 22.8% | 100 | #357 |
| 294 | Institut Barcelona d'Estudis InternacionalsUniversity · Barcelona | #11,064 | 42.3% | 145 | #462 |
| 295 | Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi GolInstitution · Barcelona | #11,080 | 20.9% | 217 | #429 |
| 296 | Unidades Centrales Científico-TécnicasResearch facility · Madrid | #11,114 | 12.1% | 241 | #183 |
| 297 | Artificial Intelligence Research InstituteResearch facility · Cerdanyola del Vallès | #11,134 | 18.4% | 455 | #364 |
| 298 | Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor NegrínHospital / health system · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | #11,219 | 8.6% | 312 | #380 |
| 299 | Instituto Español de OceanografíaGovernment institution · Madrid | #11,262 | 18.7% | 403 | #256 |
| 300 | Instituto de HistoriaResearch facility · Madrid | #11,297 | 9.3% | 1,108 | #311 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Spain on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Spain
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
above the meannear itbelow it
One dot per institution in the table above.