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Biomedical Engineering research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022-now (#151 worldwide), followed by University of the Basque Country and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats.

Spain's world rank
#12
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.1k
Top-10% rate
9.2%
Ranked institutions
35

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

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #15131.68.5%614
2University of the Basque CountryLeioa #20627.410.7%254
3Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #26524.013.8%60
4Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #31221.812.8%62
5Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #32021.49.9%218
6Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #33420.88.8%274
7Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #34520.410.4%166
8IkerbasqueBilbao #35020.212.7%84
9Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #41018.09.1%160
10Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #44217.010.2%92
11Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #46316.48.9%203
12Universitat de ValènciaValencia #49315.57.7%142
13Universidad de OviedoOviedo #52614.611.3%94
14Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #52914.613.2%76
15Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #53914.311.4%94
16Universidad de GranadaGranada #54414.210.1%147
17Universidad de SevillaSeville #55713.97.9%182
18Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #57413.47.9%185
19Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #60412.77.4%177
20Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineMadrid #64012.014.3%66
21Universidade de VigoVigo #65811.610.8%119
22Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #70210.78.9%109
23Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #72010.48.1%192
24Universidad de MurciaMurcia #73610.110.0%63
25Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #7849.29.9%87
26Universitat Jaume ICastellon #7939.09.6%62
27University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #8358.39.8%116
28Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #9366.86.8%61
29Universidad de MálagaMálaga #9466.69.6%93
30Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #9566.58.2%119
31Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #9696.38.9%113
32Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,0135.710.7%98
33Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,0145.78.0%74
34Universidad de JaénJaén #1,0375.47.5%74
35University of AlicanteAlicante #1,0734.99.3%68

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

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Spain?

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, María Vallet‐Regí and Martı́n Olazar rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Biomedical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Luis M. Liz‐Marzán#4,472 worldwide overall52.7 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2María Vallet‐Regí#62,897 worldwide overall55.7 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Martı́n Olazar#31,955 worldwide overall50.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Javier Bilbao#67,307 worldwide overall52.7 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gartzen López#13,685 worldwide overall40.2 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Arben Merkoçi#19,951 worldwide overall41.0 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rafael Luque#42,020 worldwide overall44.7 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rainer Hillenbrand#20,704 worldwide overall39.0 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo#81,480 worldwide overall44.4 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Francisco José García-Vidal#10,480 worldwide overall34.7 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Maider Amutio#15,989 worldwide overall30.6 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall33.0 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Alberto Abad#42,979 worldwide overall31.8 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Javier Aizpurua#77,293 worldwide overall31.3 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Luis F. de Diego#75,029 worldwide overall30.5 of 102 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering