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Psychology research in Spain

Universitat de València ranks first in Spain for Psychology research in 2022-now (#166 worldwide), followed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de ValènciaValencia #16633.314.1%665
2Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #17432.712.1%192
3Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #18631.810.3%684
4University of the Basque CountryLeioa #19631.111.7%425
5Universidad de GranadaGranada #20430.612.9%659
6Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #20530.510.0%722
7Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #21330.011.2%450
8Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #24128.410.4%482
9Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #27026.98.6%409
10Universidad de SevillaSeville #27726.612.9%384
11Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #31125.112.9%429
12Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #32524.514.6%361
13Universidad de MurciaMurcia #37722.510.6%342
14Universitat Jaume ICastellon #39122.112.8%214
15Universidad de OviedoOviedo #39821.813.0%265
16Universidad de NavarraPamplona #46919.713.6%170
17Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #47419.612.8%127
18Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #48919.210.4%134
19Universidad de MálagaMálaga #51918.413.3%349
20University of AlmeríaAlmería #52718.215.1%230
21Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #53318.011.1%207
22Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #53418.011.3%214
23Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #53717.99.9%276
24Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #54017.911.4%217
25Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #54117.814.4%118
26Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #54217.810.5%145
27Universitat de GironaGirona #55917.411.5%131
28Universidad de DeustoBilbao #56617.212.0%144
29Universidad de JaénJaén #56717.214.0%197
30University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #57917.013.8%263
31Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #58816.88.6%289
32Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona #62016.111.3%96
33Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #62316.010.5%98
34University of AlicanteAlicante #62715.915.4%273
35Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #66015.28.0%128
36Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #67914.910.7%155
37Universidad de CádizCadiz #68214.811.8%129
38Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #68814.712.2%244
39Universidade de VigoVigo #70514.410.9%160
40Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #70814.313.2%98
41Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaVic #76313.411.9%60
42Valencian International UniversityCastellon #77313.215.8%66
43Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #79412.88.9%109
44CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #80012.713.5%90
45Universidad Francisco de VitoriaPozuelo de Alarcón #80812.615.9%76
46Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #82812.310.8%142
47Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrValencia #85211.913.2%71
48Universidad NebrijaMadrid #91710.920.7%88
49Universitat de LleidaLleida #91910.913.8%133
50Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #92310.915.0%72
51Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #94210.614.3%110
52Universidad de BurgosBurgos #94910.516.3%96
53Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #95910.49.7%188
54Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #96410.315.3%130
55Universidad Católica de MurciaMurcia #97610.116.4%72
56Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #97910.111.7%262
57Centro de Estudios Políticos y ConstitucionalesMadrid #1,0059.88.6%109
58Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #1,0818.88.8%102
59Departamento de EducaciónPamplona #1,1018.66.9%116
60Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,1248.311.1%124

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Spain?

Jordi Alonso, Josep María Haro and Eduard Vieta rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jordi Alonso#3,744 worldwide overall106.9 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Josep María Haro#18,443 worldwide overall106.8 of 327 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Eduard Vieta#47,617 worldwide overall75.6 of 314 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joaquim Raduà#4,628 worldwide overall45.5 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gemma Vilagut#18,934 worldwide overall41.5 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ai Koyanagi#3,026 worldwide overall42.0 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Philippe Mortier#39,877 worldwide overall34.7 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Celso Arango#70,361 worldwide overall42.5 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Fernando Fernández‐Aranda#151,140 worldwide overall61.0 of 362 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos#65,821 worldwide overall39.0 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Fernando Navarro‐Mateu#24,590 worldwide overall30.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Albert Costa#74,569 worldwide overall31.1 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ernesto Panadero#3,884 worldwide overall25.0 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Óscar F. García#19,159 worldwide overall23.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marisa Salanova#80,609 worldwide overall30.6 of 86 papers here in the top 10%

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