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Arts and Humanities research in Spain

Universidad Complutense de Madrid ranks first in Spain for Arts and Humanities research in 2022–2025 (#25 worldwide), followed by University of the Basque Country and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#8
of 106 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
35k
Top-10% rate
15.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #2557.714.5%2,931
2University of the Basque CountryLeioa #2856.221.4%1,002
3Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #3553.217.5%990
4Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #3752.518.1%1,330
5Universidad de GranadaGranada #6245.715.4%1,456
6Universidad de SevillaSeville #7543.216.9%1,564
7Universitat de ValènciaValencia #7643.018.7%1,257
8Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #8741.213.8%979
9Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #8841.113.6%1,135
10Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #11138.014.6%989
11Universitat Jaume ICastellon #16532.827.6%330
12Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #19430.711.3%958
13Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #20130.217.5%335
14Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #20430.013.3%763
15University of AlicanteAlicante #21129.615.7%671
16Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #22129.016.4%347
17Universidad de OviedoOviedo #24227.811.6%621
18Universidad de NavarraPamplona #24627.619.7%213
19Universidad de MálagaMálaga #27826.014.9%836
20Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #28525.619.6%424
21Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #37322.114.5%780
22Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #37422.014.9%480
23Universidad de MurciaMurcia #40521.014.4%736
24Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #41520.715.0%293
25Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #42720.318.3%145
26Universidad de BurgosBurgos #44019.913.9%181
27Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #46519.216.1%329
28Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #47019.021.6%259
29Clinica Universidad de NavarraPamplona #49118.58.0%469
30University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #49318.412.9%481
31Universidade de VigoVigo #54317.118.3%369
32Universidad de JaénJaén #56316.716.4%302
33Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #56916.516.7%466
34Universitat de GironaGirona #58916.119.8%198
35Instituto de HistoriaMadrid #61215.613.7%447
36Universidad de CádizCadiz #67314.311.9%454
37Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #68514.125.8%133
38Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #68914.015.3%472
39Universidad Pontificia de SalamancaSalamanca #73213.215.3%87
40Universitat de LleidaLleida #74912.925.5%172
41Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #77712.418.2%246
42Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #78212.312.6%302
43Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #83011.618.1%234
44Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #83411.516.9%243
45Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #84911.319.9%152
46Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #85511.216.5%200
47Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #85611.124.4%117
48Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #86711.014.9%291
49Instituto de FilosofíaMadrid #87110.98.4%346
50Universidad de CantabriaSantander #93110.119.9%196
51Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #9439.917.8%209
52Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrValencia #9939.215.3%93
53Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaVic #1,0318.728.9%89
54University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,0588.424.7%151
55Universidad Francisco de VitoriaPozuelo de Alarcón #1,1537.217.5%95
56University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,1637.115.3%224
57Real Academia EspañolaMadrid #1,2186.55.7%288
58Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #1,2206.517.0%129
59Universidad de DeustoBilbao #1,2536.114.4%74
60Instituto de Lengua Literatura y AntropologíaMadrid #1,3175.56.6%127

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Spain?

Teun A. van Dijk, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Octavio Paz rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Teun A. van Dijk#680 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 48 works
  2. 2Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel#3,241 worldwide overall445 citations · 52 works
  3. 3Octavio Paz#5,010 worldwide overall287 citations · 47 works
  4. 4Alfredo González‐Ruibal#14,060 worldwide overall224 citations · 47 works
  5. 5Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz#18,135 worldwide overall201 citations · 47 works
  6. 6Jasone Cenoz#19,681 worldwide overall424 citations · 44 works
  7. 7Durk Gorter#22,128 worldwide overall339 citations · 38 works
  8. 8David Lasagabaster#29,800 worldwide overall337 citations · 49 works
  9. 9José Luis Hernando Garrido#36,641 worldwide overall287 citations · 63 works
  10. 10Jorge Urrutia Gómez#43,079 worldwide overall74 citations · 39 works
  11. 11Abraham Madroñal Durán#46,814 worldwide overall132 citations · 63 works
  12. 12James S. Amelang#47,323 worldwide overall70 citations · 46 works
  13. 13Manuel Ángel Rojo Guerra#49,412 worldwide overall189 citations · 45 works
  14. 14Rafael Garrido Peña#50,137 worldwide overall157 citations · 35 works
  15. 15Leonor Peña‐Chocarro#52,276 worldwide overall138 citations · 39 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Arts and Humanities