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Mathematics research in Spain

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ranks first in Spain for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#132 worldwide), followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Spain's world rank
#9
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.6k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
27

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #13229.813.8%167
2Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #15827.210.5%277
3Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #16226.920.2%103
4Universidad de GranadaGranada #19324.49.5%290
5Institute of Mathematical SciencesMadrid #20623.411.5%140
6Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #23421.612.7%158
7Universitat de ValènciaValencia #26419.910.7%171
8Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #27719.213.2%184
9Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #34216.111.3%116
10Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #36415.212.4%139
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #38414.510.0%176
12Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #39014.27.7%197
13Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #39314.110.1%110
14University of the Basque CountryLeioa #40013.911.2%118
15Universidad de OviedoOviedo #50410.67.0%70
16Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #52310.012.8%126
17Universidad de MurciaMurcia #5589.18.6%88
18Universidad de CádizCadiz #5718.814.0%85
19Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #5988.12.6%62
20Universidad de MálagaMálaga #5998.19.0%105
21Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #6117.811.1%79
22Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #6247.513.6%76
23Basque Center for Applied MathematicsBilbao #6526.913.8%60
24Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #6656.66.6%92
25University of AlmeríaAlmería #7624.69.4%73
26Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #8523.07.3%64
27Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #8872.47.7%63

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Spain?

Juan J. Nieto, Luis Vega and Diego Córdoba rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Juan J. Nieto#702,275 worldwide overall125.6 of 435 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Luis Vega#107,930 worldwide overall38.8 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Diego Córdoba#91,126 worldwide overall28.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Carlos Pérez#158,780 worldwide overall34.3 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5José María Martell#121,052 worldwide overall25.3 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Alfredo Peris#270,103 worldwide overall30.5 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Xavier Cabré#96,642 worldwide overall21.6 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Juan J. Trujillo#471,077 worldwide overall35.3 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Enrique Zuazua#309,232 worldwide overall30.2 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Markus Bastir#60,695 worldwide overall16.6 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Luis Escauriaza#99,710 worldwide overall16.0 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Francisco Gancedo#255,171 worldwide overall17.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Manuel De la Sen#5,101,540 worldwide overall56.7 of 367 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Alicia Cordero#787,588 worldwide overall29.0 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Vicent Caselles#68,797 worldwide overall13.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%

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