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Computer Science research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#209 worldwide), followed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Spain's world rank
#12
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
25k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Computer Science in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #20936.311.2%901
2Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #24434.511.9%327
3Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #27533.110.2%1,033
4Universidad de GranadaGranada #29032.514.4%857
5Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #29432.313.0%543
6Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #29932.110.6%530
7Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #30032.014.3%466
8University of the Basque CountryLeioa #36629.711.7%682
9Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #37329.59.7%836
10Universidad de SevillaSeville #37529.414.9%794
11Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #39728.79.3%794
12Universitat de ValènciaValencia #40628.411.3%572
13Universidad de OviedoOviedo #41028.311.6%328
14Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #41328.215.7%269
15Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #48626.310.3%536
16Universidad de MurciaMurcia #49226.112.5%488
17Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #55924.613.3%524
18Universidad de MálagaMálaga #57824.213.3%661
19Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #58124.218.0%75
20Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #61223.514.9%288
21Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #63023.211.5%767
22Universidade de VigoVigo #63223.211.2%286
23Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #68122.311.8%284
24CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #71721.710.5%277
25Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #71821.610.1%352
26Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #73821.316.0%220
27Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #76620.910.7%646
28Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #77920.711.3%550
29Universitat Jaume ICastellon #82320.015.0%246
30Barcelona Supercomputing CenterBarcelona #85819.510.1%194
31Universidad de JaénJaén #88819.112.7%236
32Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #89719.010.6%331
33Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #91118.813.4%329
34Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #95018.311.4%182
35University of AlicanteAlicante #1,01117.612.1%505
36Universitat de GironaGirona #1,03417.315.2%127
37Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #1,07116.911.0%108
38Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #1,08016.810.8%345
39IkerbasqueBilbao #1,08816.717.1%65
40University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,09116.710.6%431
41Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #1,18215.711.9%77
42Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,22215.39.3%261
43Software (Spain)Tres Cantos #1,23115.211.8%284
44Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #1,24715.115.5%116
45Universidad de DeustoBilbao #1,25315.015.6%122
46Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,30514.514.1%354
47Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,43313.413.9%121
48IMDEA Software InstitutePozuelo de Alarcón #1,46413.213.9%103
49Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #1,48113.013.3%118
50Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,51312.812.1%212
51Universidad de BurgosBurgos #1,52312.710.8%137
52Mondragon UnibertsitateaArrasate / Mondragón #1,53312.614.5%72
53Universidad de LeónLeón #1,67511.617.0%133
54Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona #1,68011.514.0%88
55University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,69111.413.1%168
56Universidad NebrijaMadrid #1,72411.215.6%83
57Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #1,73411.112.4%85
58Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #1,88110.210.1%166
59VicomtechDonostia / San Sebastian #1,9729.65.9%95
60Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCartagena #2,0129.413.1%84

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

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Spain?

Francisco Herrera, Enrique Herrera‐Viedma and E. Solano rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Francisco Herrera#113,649 worldwide overall282.6 of 660 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Enrique Herrera‐Viedma#96,959 worldwide overall131.6 of 399 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3E. Solano#43,698 worldwide overall58.9 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Antonio Acín#10,202 worldwide overall51.6 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Julián Fiérrez#173,799 worldwide overall80.9 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Gregório Robles#135,538 worldwide overall59.7 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Javier Ortega-García#139,269 worldwide overall58.4 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sérgio Escalera#293,776 worldwide overall72.4 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Carlos Cortes Castillo#110,992 worldwide overall42.4 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Joost van de Weijer#89,338 worldwide overall51.2 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Salvador García#193,724 worldwide overall61.1 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Maciej Lewenstein#28,096 worldwide overall43.9 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jaime Lloret#1,111,315 worldwide overall97.3 of 406 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Andreas J. Winter#89,074 worldwide overall47.4 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Mateo Valero#502,392 worldwide overall77.3 of 491 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Computer Science 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 Computer Science