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Social Sciences research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#81 worldwide), followed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#6
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
66k
Top-10% rate
12.3%
Ranked institutions
60
Social Sciences (field)
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Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #8149.512.4%2,471
2Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #8349.216.5%1,011
3Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #8648.814.8%2,316
4Universitat de ValènciaValencia #9447.813.2%2,370
5Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #10346.711.1%4,131
6University of the Basque CountryLeioa #11945.012.6%1,894
7Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #12144.99.3%2,420
8Universidad de SevillaSeville #14542.813.6%2,149
9Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #14642.712.4%1,578
10Universidad de GranadaGranada #15442.113.7%2,285
11Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #19239.512.0%1,177
12Universidad de MurciaMurcia #21838.112.3%1,358
13Universidad de OviedoOviedo #26136.012.5%894
14Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #27335.512.3%1,413
15Universitat Jaume ICastellon #29534.614.3%694
16Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #31234.011.3%1,597
17Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #32533.513.2%606
18Universitat de GironaGirona #37132.016.6%555
19Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #43130.212.0%1,082
20Universidad de MálagaMálaga #43730.113.2%1,641
21Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #45629.611.5%1,227
22Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #45829.612.3%1,021
23Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #48029.015.8%553
24Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #49828.610.4%732
25Universidad de CádizCadiz #51828.111.3%768
26Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #53327.89.7%651
27Universidad de NavarraPamplona #56327.212.0%902
28Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #57327.014.2%519
29Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #58626.712.9%1,099
30Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #59626.511.5%611
31Universidade de VigoVigo #60026.512.6%753
32Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #60126.410.5%687
33Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #65425.513.4%336
34Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #65625.413.6%397
35Universidad de JaénJaén #65725.415.2%490
36Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #66025.412.1%309
37Universidad de DeustoBilbao #66425.313.6%493
38University of AlicanteAlicante #67925.012.9%1,157
39Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #69324.812.6%477
40Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #70824.511.5%494
41Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #73224.212.9%1,345
42University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #73324.112.4%907
43Universitat Ramon LlullBarcelona #75623.815.3%306
44Departamento de EducaciónPamplona #76523.79.6%634
45Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #95421.123.1%71
46Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #99120.713.5%402
47Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,01020.514.2%754
48Universidad de BurgosBurgos #1,03620.215.0%309
49University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,04420.114.4%499
50Centro de Estudios Políticos y ConstitucionalesMadrid #1,14019.19.4%397
51Universidad NebrijaMadrid #1,15219.017.0%282
52Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,17818.713.7%319
53Universidad Loyola AndalucíaSeville #1,27917.816.4%203
54Universidad Francisco de VitoriaPozuelo de Alarcón #1,31517.410.9%260
55Universitat Internacional de CatalunyaBarcelona #1,31717.415.2%167
56Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,32817.310.9%586
57Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,36617.012.5%586
58Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaVic #1,46816.217.8%211
59Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEUMadrid #1,47116.17.3%186
60Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)Pamplona #1,47616.112.9%312

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Spain?

Juan Luís Arsuaga, Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo and José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Juan Luís Arsuaga#26,899 worldwide overall77.6 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo#3,795 worldwide overall68.3 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro#14,447 worldwide overall57.6 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Eudald Carbonell#65,469 worldwide overall58.9 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ernesto Panadero#3,884 worldwide overall49.0 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen#3,836 worldwide overall51.5 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Enrique Baquedano#53,165 worldwide overall47.6 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Manuel Gámez‐Guadix#20,547 worldwide overall42.3 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Josep María Haro#18,443 worldwide overall43.1 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jordi Rosell#67,639 worldwide overall38.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Florent Rivals#102,787 worldwide overall41.6 of 73 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Rosario Ortega Ruiz#176,976 worldwide overall54.7 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ruth Blasco#41,104 worldwide overall36.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Isabelle Anguelovski#3,152 worldwide overall33.2 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Anabel Moriña#109,162 worldwide overall42.3 of 128 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences