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Materials Science research in Spain

University of the Basque Country ranks first in Spain for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#566 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Ikerbasque.

Spain's world rank
#20
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.5k
Top-10% rate
14.9%
Ranked institutions
50

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of the Basque CountryLeioa #56618.915.5%410
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #60418.014.4%247
3IkerbasqueBilbao #63217.420.5%213
4Universidad de SevillaSeville #64617.215.3%252
5Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #77314.918.1%294
6Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #78314.712.0%298
7Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #82714.021.2%124
8Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #88313.211.9%235
9Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #89912.915.9%289
10Universidade de VigoVigo #93012.521.1%133
11Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #95912.115.6%198
12Universitat de ValènciaValencia #98011.814.3%212
13Universidad de OviedoOviedo #1,1499.816.0%130
14Donostia International Physics CenterDonostia / San Sebastian #1,1539.717.1%125
15Institut Català de Nanociència i NanotecnologiaBarcelona #1,1619.617.6%84
16Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #1,1719.516.9%125
17Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #1,1799.513.7%154
18Universidad de GranadaGranada #1,2628.613.5%176
19Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #1,3897.411.7%179
20Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #1,4706.614.2%112
21Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresLeioa #1,4796.619.5%97
22Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de SevillaSeville #1,5096.315.0%86
23Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,5156.216.6%88
24Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #1,5316.118.9%127
25Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de MadridMadrid #1,5326.110.9%132
26Institut de Ciència de Materials de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #1,5975.615.9%104
27IMDEA MaterialsGetafe #1,6215.429.4%85
28Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaValencia #1,6884.913.5%64
29Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,7174.711.7%104
30Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #1,7194.613.6%115
31University of AlicanteAlicante #1,7464.412.0%137
32University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,7614.313.4%114
33Universitat Jaume ICastellon #1,7894.113.8%126
34Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,8084.020.4%68
35Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #1,8313.813.6%127
36Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,8393.814.3%118
37ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)Cerdanyola del Vallès #1,9093.314.2%75
38University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,9722.915.4%86
39Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de AragónZaragoza #1,9992.712.2%92
40Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesMadrid #2,0092.613.9%68
41Universidad de CádizCadiz #2,0282.56.1%98
42Universitat de GironaGirona #2,0432.417.0%96
43Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #2,1301.913.6%89
44Instituto de Cerámica y VidrioMadrid #2,1641.710.0%73
45Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineMadrid #2,1821.621.2%61
46Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #2,249119.09.2%72
47Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #2,270107.010.0%62
48Universidad de CantabriaSantander #2,33372.07.7%66
49Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #2,33571.011.1%74
50Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de PolímerosMadrid #2,42821.014.2%83

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Spain?

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, F. Guinea and Avelino Corma rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Luis M. Liz‐Marzán#9,638 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 96 works
  2. 2F. Guinea#21,952 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 95 works
  3. 3Avelino Corma#39,410 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 125 works
  4. 4V. Franco#45,324 worldwide overall705 citations · 61 works
  5. 5A. Conde#48,598 worldwide overall780 citations · 61 works
  6. 6Lluı́s Mañosa#48,893 worldwide overall543 citations · 44 works
  7. 7M. Garcı́a-Hernández#48,940 worldwide overall928 citations · 51 works
  8. 8Hermenegildo Garcı́a#51,249 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 82 works
  9. 9Stephan Roche#58,102 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 68 works
  10. 10Javier LLorca#70,989 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 58 works
  11. 11Miguel A. López‐Manchado#76,106 worldwide overall604 citations · 52 works
  12. 12Antoni Planes#80,410 worldwide overall536 citations · 54 works
  13. 13J. Tejada#82,443 worldwide overall659 citations · 52 works
  14. 14Tomás Torres⊗#101,984 worldwide overall809 citations · 65 works
  15. 15Diego Cazorla‐Amorós#104,448 worldwide overall920 citations · 48 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Materials Science