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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Spain

Universitat Pompeu Fabra ranks first in Spain for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#146 worldwide), followed by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas and Universitat de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#14
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.4k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
Ranked institutions
13

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in Spain?

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Spain?

Gustavo Deco, Joaquim Raduà and Yonatan Sanz Perl rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Gustavo Deco#19,561 worldwide overall107.4 of 311 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Joaquim Raduà#4,628 worldwide overall36.9 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Yonatan Sanz Perl#26,613 worldwide overall21.9 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Javier DeFelipe#147,852 worldwide overall23.7 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Albert Costa#74,569 worldwide overall24.3 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga#108,385 worldwide overall18.7 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Maria Victoria Sanchez-Vives#117,119 worldwide overall20.1 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Celso Arango#70,361 worldwide overall19.8 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Antoni Rodríguez‐Fornells#115,124 worldwide overall21.5 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Manuel Sánchez Malmierca#167,503 worldwide overall15.3 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Carles Soriano‐Mas#242,680 worldwide overall17.0 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Álex Iranzo#26,016 worldwide overall13.8 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Joan Santamaría#63,555 worldwide overall13.3 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Juan Álvaro Gallego#328,655 worldwide overall9.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Luisa Lázaro#496,548 worldwide overall11.5 of 38 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience