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Engineering research in Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ranks first in Spain for Engineering research in 2022-now (#178 worldwide), followed by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and University of the Basque Country.

Spain's world rank
#13
of 131 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
39k
Top-10% rate
9.5%
Ranked institutions
60
Engineering
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What is the best university for Engineering in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #17840.39.6%2,843
2Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #23737.08.7%2,433
3University of the Basque CountryLeioa #27035.510.0%1,515
4Universidad de SevillaSeville #37131.99.6%1,623
5Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #40730.89.0%1,758
6Universidad de OviedoOviedo #46429.38.9%807
7Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #47229.111.3%602
8Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #49128.618.1%183
9Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #50528.316.9%144
10Universidad de GranadaGranada #56527.010.4%768
11Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #58126.710.1%619
12Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #60526.28.8%2,076
13IkerbasqueBilbao #62425.913.8%272
14CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #66225.210.0%575
15Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #69024.710.5%452
16Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #72124.210.3%1,171
17Universitat de ValènciaValencia #72724.18.4%523
18Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #73224.010.0%347
19Universitat Jaume ICastellon #74523.89.8%446
20Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #75823.612.9%428
21Universidade de VigoVigo #76323.611.2%638
22Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #80622.98.2%654
23Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #80722.97.5%888
24Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #92121.49.0%402
25Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #93921.29.1%324
26University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #96320.99.5%687
27Universidad de JaénJaén #98420.613.8%438
28Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,06919.78.9%461
29Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,07119.610.0%607
30Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #1,08519.511.4%106
31Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCartagena #1,09419.47.3%351
32Universidad de BurgosBurgos #1,11319.29.8%280
33Universitat de GironaGirona #1,12519.110.7%217
34Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #1,16518.710.3%383
35Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,22218.19.5%344
36Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona #1,29017.512.6%154
37IMDEA MaterialsGetafe #1,30617.418.5%120
38Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #1,31417.310.1%475
39Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #1,36316.910.7%265
40Mondragon UnibertsitateaArrasate / Mondragón #1,36816.88.9%270
41Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,40316.59.3%296
42Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #1,40616.59.7%175
43Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,45416.19.4%403
44University of AlicanteAlicante #1,45516.19.6%451
45Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,46916.08.9%504
46Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #1,48815.912.6%220
47Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,54215.510.2%459
48Universidad de MurciaMurcia #1,65414.67.9%200
49Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesMadrid #1,73914.110.2%83
50Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #1,81313.67.5%282
51Universidad de DeustoBilbao #1,84613.411.1%156
52Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #1,99712.56.3%198
53Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresLeioa #2,00412.410.7%102
54Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #2,00712.48.4%288
55University of CórdobaCórdoba #2,02112.310.1%287
56Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #2,08612.07.0%97
57Euskadiko Parke TeknologikoaDerio #2,17911.511.4%70
58Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #2,19211.411.8%76
59Universidad de LeónLeón #2,21511.314.0%168
60Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #2,22511.29.1%78

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Spain?

Michel B. Armand, Luisa F. Cabeza and Francisco García Jurado rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michel B. Armand#5,642 worldwide overall175.8 of 352 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Luisa F. Cabeza#22,116 worldwide overall153.1 of 389 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Francisco García Jurado#120,185 worldwide overall164.4 of 656 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Antonio J. Conejo#11,804 worldwide overall127.8 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Andreu Cabot#8,991 worldwide overall108.1 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jordi Arbiol#26,687 worldwide overall97.2 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Martı́n Olazar#31,955 worldwide overall104.1 of 308 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Javier Bilbao#67,307 worldwide overall112.6 of 298 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall89.2 of 243 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Javier LLorca#59,641 worldwide overall101.8 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Rafael Luque#42,020 worldwide overall86.8 of 256 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Juan Bisquert#9,844 worldwide overall78.3 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marcos Tostado‐Véliz#17,984 worldwide overall73.6 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Luis M. Liz‐Marzán#4,472 worldwide overall70.0 of 159 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Fausto Pedro Garcı́a Márquez#65,723 worldwide overall76.9 of 220 papers here in the top 10%

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