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Environmental Science research in Spain

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#216 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 125 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
21k
Top-10% rate
20.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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
1Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #21634.227.2%450
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #30730.020.6%512
3Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #40126.724.2%369
4Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #40526.619.9%549
5Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #40626.521.9%490
6Universidad de SevillaSeville #40926.417.7%567
7Universidad de GranadaGranada #41726.222.8%517
8Universidade de VigoVigo #42526.019.5%453
9Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry ApplicationsCerdanyola del Vallès #46824.843.4%130
10Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #47224.719.1%529
11University of AlicanteAlicante #52523.422.6%355
12Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #52723.318.5%492
13Universitat de ValènciaValencia #52923.320.9%419
14Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #55422.716.3%529
15Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #57922.218.7%348
16University of the Basque CountryLeioa #60621.619.6%398
17University of AlmeríaAlmería #73519.323.5%258
18Universidad de MurciaMurcia #77218.718.8%281
19Universidad de OviedoOviedo #77418.621.0%292
20Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #79818.319.1%326
21University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #84717.516.1%265
22Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #87617.123.6%241
23Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water ResearchBarcelona #89516.925.8%216
24Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #93216.429.7%109
25University of CórdobaCórdoba #94216.222.9%245
26Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #97215.920.4%250
27Universitat de GironaGirona #1,00015.521.2%225
28Estación Biológica de DoñanaSeville #1,01115.433.3%155
29Institut de Ciències del MarBarcelona #1,01915.314.9%308
30Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,02515.220.3%276
31Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesMadrid #1,03415.124.9%180
32Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #1,06014.841.2%71
33Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,07114.718.2%260
34Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,08414.523.5%224
35Barcelona Institute for Global HealthBarcelona #1,08814.528.3%91
36Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #1,15713.717.4%235
37Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,21113.218.3%237
38Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #1,26112.725.5%129
39Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #1,26712.620.4%189
40Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #1,27212.617.5%254
41Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,31612.125.2%157
42Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,31912.119.7%221
43Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaMadrid #1,34611.936.9%73
44Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,35611.817.7%225
45Instituto Pirenaico de EcologíaZaragoza #1,37011.630.6%94
46Institut de Biologia EvolutivaBarcelona #1,42811.133.5%90
47Universitat de LleidaLleida #1,53010.323.5%133
48Instituto Español de OceanografíaMadrid #1,53210.317.4%219
49Universidad de JaénJaén #1,54110.219.9%180
50Basque Centre for Climate ChangeBilbao #1,56410.036.6%62
51IkerbasqueBilbao #1,6179.635.3%61
52Universidad de LeónLeón #1,6339.524.9%145
53Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,6959.122.8%125
54Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #1,7478.721.7%101
55Forest Science and Technology Centre of CataloniaSolsona #1,7488.729.5%70
56Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,8817.819.8%132
57Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaCartagena #1,8887.715.6%142
58Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #1,8937.722.7%86
59Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #1,9777.213.4%153
60Institute of Agrifood Research and TechnologyCaldes de Montbui #2,0396.828.6%78

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Environmental Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Spain?

Juli G. Pausas, Núria Marbà and Pablo J. Zarco‐Tejada rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Juli G. Pausas#6,761 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 50 works
  2. 2Núria Marbà#8,059 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 38 works
  3. 3Pablo J. Zarco‐Tejada#8,724 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 43 works
  4. 4Fernando Valladares#9,683 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 52 works
  5. 5Antonio Plaza#12,339 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 39 works
  6. 6Montserrat Vilà#20,843 worldwide overall910 citations · 40 works
  7. 7José A. Sobrino#25,106 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 71 works
  8. 8Fernando T. Maestre#28,013 worldwide overall961 citations · 37 works
  9. 9Josep Peñuelas#30,345 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 206 works
  10. 10Emilio Chuvieco#32,821 worldwide overall970 citations · 77 works
  11. 11Joan O. Grimalt#38,615 worldwide overall1k citations · 53 works
  12. 12Victòria Reyes-García#38,711 worldwide overall672 citations · 43 works
  13. 13Gustau Camps‐Valls#39,803 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 66 works
  14. 14Alberto Martilli#43,216 worldwide overall666 citations · 47 works
  15. 15Miquel Canals#56,115 worldwide overall1k citations · 36 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Environmental Science