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Chemistry research in Spain

Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology ranks first in Spain for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#156 worldwide), followed by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats.

Spain's world rank
#7
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.2k
Top-10% rate
9.7%
Ranked institutions
30

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #15629.620.9%116
2Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #16428.98.7%804
3Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #16828.519.5%84
4Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #17228.216.3%139
5Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #25722.611.1%212
6University of the Basque CountryLeioa #28921.09.1%292
7Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #29020.910.9%131
8Universitat de GironaGirona #29620.613.1%131
9Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #31319.910.2%209
10Universitat de ValènciaValencia #33119.111.4%221
11Universidad de GranadaGranada #33518.910.5%132
12Universidad de MurciaMurcia #34418.510.8%112
13Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #36917.56.9%171
14Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #37317.49.7%117
15IkerbasqueBilbao #37717.313.1%83
16Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #40216.47.5%236
17Universidad de OviedoOviedo #44315.06.9%173
18Universidad de SevillaSeville #45714.68.8%140
19Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #56211.76.4%140
20Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #56311.79.5%116
21Universitat Jaume ICastellon #58311.27.9%76
22Universidade de VigoVigo #60210.78.7%122
23University of AlicanteAlicante #6449.810.1%138
24University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #6509.77.3%77
25Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #6609.48.0%66
26Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #7028.67.8%135
27Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #7787.26.7%94
28Universidad de BurgosBurgos #8755.54.8%62
29Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #8835.48.8%78
30University of CórdobaCórdoba #9144.97.1%84

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Spain?

Avelino Corma, Paolo Melchiorre and Antonio M. Echavarren rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall217.6 of 647 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Paolo Melchiorre#28,558 worldwide overall94.5 of 255 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Antonio M. Echavarren#89,931 worldwide overall109.1 of 420 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4‪Damià Barceló#10,459 worldwide overall87.5 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hermenegildo Garcı́a#57,566 worldwide overall93.4 of 342 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Rubén Martı́n#15,245 worldwide overall76.5 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Antonio Frontera#319,569 worldwide overall123.0 of 752 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Eduardo Peris#110,746 worldwide overall65.1 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Félix Hernández#52,920 worldwide overall46.6 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Kilian Muñiz#124,792 worldwide overall55.2 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Feliu Maseras#165,018 worldwide overall54.3 of 236 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Miguel Costas#62,313 worldwide overall46.1 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Miquel Solà#226,430 worldwide overall60.8 of 324 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Juan Carlos Carretero#375,284 worldwide overall60.7 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rafael Luque#42,020 worldwide overall49.9 of 244 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Chemistry 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 Chemistry