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Education research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Education research in 2022-now (#49 worldwide), followed by Universidad de Granada and University of the Basque Country.

Spain's world rank
#5
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
14.9%
Ranked institutions
52

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

What is the best university for Education in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #4948.614.9%421
2Universidad de GranadaGranada #9240.217.1%492
3University of the Basque CountryLeioa #9539.816.6%298
4Universitat de ValènciaValencia #10738.215.5%421
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #11737.016.1%322
6Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #13235.518.0%265
7Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #16732.312.9%410
8Universidad de MurciaMurcia #17032.115.3%304
9Universidad de SevillaSeville #19330.417.2%301
10Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #20729.57.9%293
11Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #27026.013.2%71
12Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #27325.915.8%262
13Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #27625.716.7%256
14Universitat de GironaGirona #29924.619.3%103
15Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #30524.416.5%217
16Departamento de EducaciónPamplona #31424.09.3%380
17Universidad de OviedoOviedo #32823.419.5%156
18Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #34322.821.9%90
19Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #37421.713.8%164
20Universidad de MálagaMálaga #37621.617.1%289
21Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #40220.714.7%236
22Universitat Jaume ICastellon #42620.016.1%132
23Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #43019.919.1%88
24Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #50517.716.0%194
25Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #51917.413.2%112
26Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #57815.98.9%155
27Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #59715.518.2%109
28Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #60115.420.3%98
29University of AlicanteAlicante #60315.417.9%216
30University of AlmeríaAlmería #62414.921.7%120
31Universidade de VigoVigo #67513.913.6%117
32University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #68413.716.8%169
33Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #69013.611.6%76
34Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #72712.922.1%172
35Universidad de CádizCadiz #73312.811.6%167
36Universidad de BurgosBurgos #74812.523.3%77
37Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #78311.921.1%72
38Universidad de DeustoBilbao #82411.220.7%78
39Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #83411.116.1%65
40Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #83911.013.7%76
41Department of EducationVitoria-Gasteiz #84211.010.3%92
42Universidad de JaénJaén #85510.818.1%109
43Universitat de LleidaLleida #9309.618.9%89
44Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #9998.714.1%146
45Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,0268.410.1%91
46Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,0428.114.3%65
47Indra (Spain)Madrid #1,0528.07.0%148
48Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,1526.814.6%128
49Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,2515.719.1%68
50Universidad Europea del AtlánticoSantander #1,2885.310.5%77
51Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,4863.512.0%73
52University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,5882.614.8%76

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

Who are the top Education researchers in Spain?

Ernesto Panadero, José Carlos Núñez and Abelardo Pardo rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ernesto Panadero#3,884 worldwide overall46.7 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2José Carlos Núñez#336,824 worldwide overall42.2 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Abelardo Pardo#187,078 worldwide overall19.5 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Rosario Ortega Ruiz#176,976 worldwide overall26.0 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Anabel Moriña#109,162 worldwide overall16.2 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jin Su Jeong#372,310 worldwide overall14.6 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero#226,083 worldwide overall19.0 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jordi Colomer#386,352 worldwide overall12.7 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Vicenç Font#877,329 worldwide overall25.3 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Juan Manuel Machimbarrena#44,495 worldwide overall11.1 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jesús López-Belmonte#262,391 worldwide overall17.5 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Luis P. Prieto#307,495 worldwide overall10.6 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13José María Romero Rodríguez#242,723 worldwide overall13.3 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Francisco Javier Murillo#603,353 worldwide overall29.2 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Víctor Manuel López Pastor#1,407,432 worldwide overall23.8 of 138 papers here in the top 10%

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