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Environmental Science research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#34 worldwide), followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universitat de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#8
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
21k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
59
Environmental Science
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Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #3456.511.7%3,136
2Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #14638.612.4%544
3Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #20434.412.7%669
4Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #20734.315.7%218
5Universidad de GranadaGranada #25231.811.4%521
6Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #26031.514.3%264
7Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #29629.99.2%494
8Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #31229.222.6%71
9Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #36427.39.6%521
10Universitat de GironaGirona #37327.010.9%225
11Universitat de ValènciaValencia #37626.910.7%487
12Universidade de VigoVigo #38226.79.5%456
13CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #39826.217.6%242
14Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #45524.58.1%542
15Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #47424.09.8%221
16University of the Basque CountryLeioa #48723.78.7%415
17Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #54922.213.7%129
18Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #57921.69.3%386
19Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #60821.08.5%336
20Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #64420.312.5%252
21Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #65120.18.6%240
22University of AlmeríaAlmería #69519.313.7%258
23Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #69719.37.9%529
24Universidad de SevillaSeville #70419.28.6%573
25IkerbasqueBilbao #70719.118.0%61
26Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #71319.08.3%550
27Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #71818.97.4%254
28Universidad de OviedoOviedo #76718.111.2%292
29Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #79217.710.3%256
30Institut Català de Ciències del ClimaBarcelona #81117.412.3%79
31University of AlicanteAlicante #81317.49.7%360
32Universidad de CantabriaSantander #82917.212.4%162
33Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #84317.011.7%101
34Instituto Español de OceanografíaMadrid #89116.39.6%219
35Universidad de CádizCadiz #89216.29.0%284
36University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #91216.07.7%274
37Universidad de MurciaMurcia #91515.910.1%287
38Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #95315.46.7%153
39Basque Centre for Climate ChangeBilbao #97515.219.1%62
40Universidad de NavarraPamplona #99214.910.0%124
41Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCartagena #1,02814.58.1%142
42Universitat Jaume ICastellon #1,05914.18.6%99
43Universidad de JaénJaén #1,06114.111.8%180
44Catalan Institute for Water ResearchGirona #1,06214.112.9%67
45Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,07414.08.6%260
46Junta de AndalucíaSeville #1,12713.46.4%132
47University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,13913.210.4%245
48Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,14613.29.4%138
49Universidad de LeónLeón #1,14913.113.2%145
50Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,17212.911.3%225
51Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,18612.77.7%232
52Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,28511.810.0%125
53Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,30911.58.9%237
54Universitat de LleidaLleida #1,43010.412.2%133
55Universidad de BurgosBurgos #1,4959.99.1%74
56Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #1,5749.29.7%74
57Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #1,5759.210.5%96
58Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,6398.87.3%237
59Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #1,9626.57.6%88

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Spain?

Josep Peñuelas, ‪Damià Barceló and Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Josep Peñuelas#1,488 worldwide overall382.9 of 845 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2‪Damià Barceló#10,459 worldwide overall264.1 of 849 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen#3,836 worldwide overall164.8 of 468 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Miguel B. Araújo#2,176 worldwide overall107.4 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jordi Sardans#26,676 worldwide overall110.1 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo#190 worldwide overall97.8 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Sergio Martín Vicente-Serrano#13,997 worldwide overall100.9 of 246 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Xavier Querol#19,207 worldwide overall118.4 of 426 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9J. Julio Camarero#77,291 worldwide overall112.0 of 391 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jordi Sunyer#17,344 worldwide overall106.4 of 375 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Fernando T. Maestre#2,782 worldwide overall87.4 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Juli Garcia Pausas#2,617 worldwide overall85.7 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marta Coll#45,457 worldwide overall97.9 of 324 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Enric Brillas#22,665 worldwide overall80.0 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Jordi Martínez‐Vilalta#11,024 worldwide overall72.5 of 145 papers here in the top 10%

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