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Mechanical Engineering research in Spain

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya ranks first in Spain for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022-now (#199 worldwide), followed by University of the Basque Country and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Spain's world rank
#14
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.1k
Top-10% rate
9.1%
Ranked institutions
17

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Spain?

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Spain?

Luisa F. Cabeza, Adrián Mota-Babiloni and Avelino Corma rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Mechanical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Luisa F. Cabeza#22,116 worldwide overall97.2 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Adrián Mota-Babiloni#17,899 worldwide overall50.2 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Avelino Corma#10,644 worldwide overall47.3 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí#31,923 worldwide overall43.7 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Javier Bilbao#67,307 worldwide overall42.2 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6J.L.G. Fierro#297,365 worldwide overall47.6 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7J.C. Abánades#53,625 worldwide overall33.0 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Javier LLorca#59,641 worldwide overall40.9 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alberto Abad#42,979 worldwide overall30.0 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Luís Norberto López de Lacalle#303,297 worldwide overall45.7 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Luis F. de Diego#75,029 worldwide overall28.0 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Pilar Gayán#30,709 worldwide overall26.8 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Francisco Garcı́a-Labiano#69,074 worldwide overall27.7 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Juan Adánez#84,201 worldwide overall28.3 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rafael Luque#42,020 worldwide overall26.6 of 60 papers here in the top 10%

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