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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Spain

Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats ranks first in Spain for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022-now (#65 worldwide), followed by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

Spain's world rank
#11
of 57 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.8k
Top-10% rate
10.7%
Ranked institutions
12

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in Spain?

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in Spain?

Maciej Lewenstein, Francisco Javier Esteban Guinea and Antonio Acín rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Maciej Lewenstein#28,096 worldwide overall148.3 of 470 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Francisco Javier Esteban Guinea#34,955 worldwide overall54.2 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Antonio Acín#10,202 worldwide overall46.2 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4E. Solano#43,698 worldwide overall46.3 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Evgueni V. Chulkov#300,572 worldwide overall57.6 of 262 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Francisco José García-Vidal#10,480 worldwide overall41.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yaroslav V. Kartashov#196,648 worldwide overall44.7 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ricardo Alexandrino Garcia#195,778 worldwide overall33.1 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andreas J. Winter#89,074 worldwide overall28.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Darrick E. Chang#46,791 worldwide overall27.7 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stephan Roche#63,107 worldwide overall29.5 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hugues de Riedmatten#75,864 worldwide overall31.0 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Romain Quidant#35,889 worldwide overall26.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Johannes Feist#70,418 worldwide overall27.6 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ramón Aguado#53,748 worldwide overall26.5 of 70 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics