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Physical Sciences research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#140 worldwide), followed by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and University of the Basque Country.

Spain's world rank
#13
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
128k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #14046.710.2%12,248
2Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #16545.010.0%5,692
3University of the Basque CountryLeioa #25340.310.4%4,383
4Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #31538.018.9%840
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #32037.811.1%2,999
6Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #33337.411.9%2,853
7Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #38635.811.3%3,387
8Universidad de GranadaGranada #42434.811.2%3,360
9Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #43634.511.7%1,316
10Universitat de ValènciaValencia #44834.210.5%3,019
11Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #45534.08.6%3,588
12Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #46033.914.2%790
13Universidad de SevillaSeville #46833.710.3%4,102
14Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #53632.29.1%4,106
15CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #57031.611.7%1,331
16Universidad de OviedoOviedo #57731.59.1%2,109
17Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #62630.69.5%1,845
18IkerbasqueBilbao #63030.514.6%908
19Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #66230.012.1%709
20Universidad de MurciaMurcia #67329.810.5%1,362
21Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #67429.88.2%2,689
22Universitat de GironaGirona #70629.311.7%919
23Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #72229.014.2%418
24Universidade de VigoVigo #75628.510.6%1,964
25Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #76728.48.9%1,258
26Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #83127.510.3%798
27Universidad de MálagaMálaga #89726.710.3%1,995
28Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #91526.510.1%1,676
29Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #91726.59.1%4,192
30Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona #91926.412.0%373
31Universitat Jaume ICastellon #96425.910.1%1,163
32Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #96725.912.5%1,369
33Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #1,02825.29.6%1,594
34University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,03925.19.2%1,814
35Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #1,04525.07.4%453
36University of AlicanteAlicante #1,09624.510.0%2,010
37Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,14424.19.3%1,141
38Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,17123.88.8%1,409
39Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #1,20123.511.0%499
40Universidad de JaénJaén #1,22323.412.2%1,149
41Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #1,23923.210.1%2,420
42Barcelona Supercomputing CenterBarcelona #1,24123.211.5%375
43Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #1,24523.210.2%734
44Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesMadrid #1,28122.911.8%254
45IMDEA MaterialsGetafe #1,34622.319.3%233
46Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic DiseasesSantiago de Compostela #1,36022.210.8%174
47Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,37222.19.9%1,638
48Mondragon UnibertsitateaArrasate / Mondragón #1,38122.010.2%390
49Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #1,43421.68.0%929
50Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #1,45521.57.7%704
51Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #1,50421.113.9%410
52Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCartagena #1,52921.08.2%749
53Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,57720.69.6%1,704
54Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #1,59420.511.8%414
55Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,70919.810.3%691
56Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresLeioa #1,80019.212.2%252
57University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,81819.111.0%936
58ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)Cerdanyola del Vallès #1,83619.08.9%210
59Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #1,87218.811.7%428
60Universidad de DeustoBilbao #1,87518.812.7%358

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Spain?

Avelino Corma, Josep Peñuelas and ‪Damià Barceló rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall528.3 of 1,599 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Josep Peñuelas#1,488 worldwide overall466.8 of 1,072 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3‪Damià Barceló#10,459 worldwide overall415.5 of 1,276 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4E. Calvo#5,175 worldwide overall324.1 of 791 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Luis M. Liz‐Marzán#4,472 worldwide overall280.7 of 675 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6J. García-Bellido#14,571 worldwide overall317.5 of 763 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7J. M. Diego#1,244 worldwide overall243.8 of 488 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xavier Querol#19,207 worldwide overall279.5 of 903 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9J. E. Ramirez Vargas#2,703 worldwide overall235.1 of 503 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michel B. Armand#5,642 worldwide overall220.2 of 524 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11ENRIQUE GAZTAÑAGA#27,693 worldwide overall270.8 of 722 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hermenegildo Garcı́a#57,566 worldwide overall266.8 of 1,075 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Maciej Lewenstein#28,096 worldwide overall238.6 of 807 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Diego F. Torres#30,740 worldwide overall235.1 of 748 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15R. Miquel#69,146 worldwide overall290.4 of 945 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Spain compares with other countries in Physical Sciences