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Materials Science research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#101 worldwide), followed by University of the Basque Country and Ikerbasque.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.5k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
Ranked institutions
44

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
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #10140.37.9%1,361
2University of the Basque CountryLeioa #14335.810.0%582
3IkerbasqueBilbao #19531.813.2%213
4Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #23429.414.6%124
5Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #34824.310.4%78
6Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #39922.59.6%299
7Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #42821.69.8%340
8Basque Center for Materials, Applications and NanostructuresLeioa #44121.211.7%97
9Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #47020.49.9%213
10Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #48420.07.8%263
11ALBA Synchrotron (Spain)Cerdanyola del Vallès #52219.08.8%75
12Universidad de OviedoOviedo #54718.49.3%130
13Universidade de VigoVigo #62216.811.6%133
14Universidad de GranadaGranada #63116.66.7%179
15Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #64716.39.4%294
16Madrid Institute for Advanced StudiesMadrid #65316.111.4%68
17Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #65416.17.7%305
18Universitat de ValènciaValencia #66515.98.9%216
19Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #66615.99.9%125
20Universitat de GironaGirona #68215.610.8%96
21Universidad de SevillaSeville #68915.510.6%252
22Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaPaterna #69015.49.7%115
23IMDEA MaterialsGetafe #74714.419.3%85
24Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #79413.611.0%128
25Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #79613.68.4%129
26Universitat Jaume ICastellon #80413.57.7%126
27CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #87212.48.8%68
28Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #91011.95.2%89
29Universidad de MálagaMálaga #91711.86.4%104
30Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #92211.79.4%198
31Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #95211.310.0%64
32Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,01310.513.5%70
33Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineMadrid #1,05110.011.3%61
34Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #1,1079.35.5%181
35Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,2088.23.6%102
36Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,3077.27.2%118
37Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #1,3316.97.2%76
38Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,3336.911.2%92
39University of AlicanteAlicante #1,4056.26.5%139
40University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,5255.29.4%116
41Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #1,8083.06.9%62
42Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,8812.55.0%76
43Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,8912.47.1%68
44University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,9252.28.9%86

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Spain?

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Avelino Corma and Hermenegildo Garcı́a rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Luis M. Liz‐Marzán#4,472 worldwide overall165.2 of 402 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall150.0 of 442 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hermenegildo Garcı́a#57,566 worldwide overall93.0 of 376 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Juan Bisquert#9,844 worldwide overall73.5 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5De‐Yi Wang#124,174 worldwide overall97.9 of 289 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Francisco Javier Esteban Guinea#34,955 worldwide overall67.0 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jorge Pérez‐Juste#26,757 worldwide overall53.7 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Eugenio Coronado#126,938 worldwide overall88.7 of 473 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos#21,293 worldwide overall52.8 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lluı́s Mañosa#108,988 worldwide overall54.3 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11María Vallet‐Regí#62,897 worldwide overall62.8 of 277 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rafael Luque#42,020 worldwide overall57.7 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13J.L.G. Fierro#297,365 worldwide overall85.4 of 438 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jordi Arbiol#26,687 worldwide overall58.7 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Antoni Planes#155,137 worldwide overall54.0 of 201 papers here in the top 10%

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