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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#43 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#13
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.1k
Top-10% rate
9.6%
Ranked institutions
30

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #4346.211.1%1,532
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #14129.29.2%312
3Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #28619.19.9%190
4Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #32117.57.7%286
5Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #36415.710.0%208
6University of the Basque CountryLeioa #36815.59.0%161
7Universitat de ValènciaValencia #38514.98.0%146
8Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #39814.48.6%104
9Universidad de GranadaGranada #41813.79.7%280
10CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #42713.413.8%68
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #46712.16.7%179
12Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #50411.09.9%61
13Universidade de VigoVigo #51010.811.5%149
14Universidad de OviedoOviedo #51110.84.9%116
15Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #51810.69.5%110
16Universidad de CantabriaSantander #52510.413.1%93
17Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #52710.45.2%159
18Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #5729.27.8%82
19Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #6088.311.0%77
20Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #6407.69.0%93
21University of AlicanteAlicante #6726.911.3%137
22Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #6746.89.0%164
23Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #6776.811.3%119
24Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #6926.58.4%89
25Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #6946.45.1%78
26Universidad de JaénJaén #7166.05.0%83
27Universidad de CádizCadiz #7255.810.5%107
28Universidad de MálagaMálaga #8623.38.1%97
29Instituto Español de OceanografíaMadrid #9022.78.7%79
30Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #9272.36.8%66

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Spain?

Xavier Querol, Josep Peñuelas and Andrés Alástuey rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Xavier Querol#19,207 worldwide overall82.3 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Josep Peñuelas#1,488 worldwide overall63.1 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Andrés Alástuey#19,533 worldwide overall59.7 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Íñigo J. Losada#84,010 worldwide overall51.0 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5J. Julio Camarero#77,291 worldwide overall52.4 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Núria Marbà#36,768 worldwide overall39.4 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jaume Vergés#300,433 worldwide overall54.2 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pere Masqué#108,477 worldwide overall40.6 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Josep M. Gasol#83,018 worldwide overall37.8 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Alfonso Saiz‐Lopez#109,262 worldwide overall41.8 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Markus G. Donat#19,648 worldwide overall32.2 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Josep Antón Muñoz#361,044 worldwide overall45.6 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13T. Dent#357 worldwide overall26.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14D. Keitel#327 worldwide overall26.7 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marta Maria Cobo Marcos#164,570 worldwide overall32.7 of 132 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Earth and Planetary 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences