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Paleontology research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Paleontology research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#6
of 25 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
992
Top-10% rate
9.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Paleontology in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #1231.211.5%176
2Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #2017.010.6%77

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

Who are the top Paleontology researchers in Spain?

Eudald Carbonell, Juan Luís Arsuaga and José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Paleontology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Eudald Carbonell#65,469 worldwide overall22.0 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Juan Luís Arsuaga#26,899 worldwide overall22.3 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3José Marı́a Bermúdez de Castro#14,447 worldwide overall19.1 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Andreu Ollé#19,360 worldwide overall12.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joào Zilhão#88,739 worldwide overall12.3 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Palmira Saladié#16,218 worldwide overall10.9 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mathieu Duval#95,539 worldwide overall9.8 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rosa Huguet#13,918 worldwide overall10.0 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Juan J. Calvete#251,379 worldwide overall9.3 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo#3,795 worldwide overall10.4 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Isabel Cáceres#66,986 worldwide overall9.0 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 11Jordi Rosell#67,639 worldwide overall10.5 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13José S. Carrión#248,353 worldwide overall11.8 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Carles Lalueza‐Fox#57,924 worldwide overall8.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15María Martinón‐Torres#29,233 worldwide overall8.6 of 28 papers here in the top 10%

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