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Political Science and International Relations research in Spain

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Political Science and International Relations research in 2022–2025 (#67 worldwide), followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#12
of 97 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.3k
Top-10% rate
14.9%
Ranked institutions
37

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

What is the best university for Political Science and International Relations in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #6740.724.9%268
2Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #14330.012.0%638
3Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #15229.116.6%276
4Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #15329.131.6%190
5Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #16128.316.0%364
6Universidad de GranadaGranada #17427.218.1%261
7Universidad Carlos III de MadridMadrid #19725.515.9%284
8Universitat de ValènciaValencia #24622.416.1%308
9Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #31918.716.7%224
10Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #37016.616.3%171
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #37416.513.2%246
12University of the Basque CountryLeioa #38316.114.3%210
13Universidad de MurciaMurcia #43314.414.5%191
14Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #48112.914.7%212
15Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #54411.216.0%143
16Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaBarcelona #55410.924.2%71
17Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #56410.711.5%158
18Universidad de MálagaMálaga #5939.912.0%164
19Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #6229.313.6%136
20Universidade de VigoVigo #7137.320.8%70
21Universidad de OviedoOviedo #7337.011.7%118
22Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #7496.79.9%130
23University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #7596.511.2%119
24Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #8225.314.7%78
25University of AlicanteAlicante #8614.710.4%118
26Universitat Jaume ICastellon #8624.714.1%70
27Universidad de DeustoBilbao #8664.613.0%80
28Universidad Pontificia ComillasMadrid #8924.210.4%90
29Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #9103.912.7%79
30Universidad de CádizCadiz #9253.712.1%82
31Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #9273.77.8%102
32Centro de Estudios Políticos y ConstitucionalesMadrid #9393.514.3%79
33Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #1,0252.212.7%62
34Instituto de FilosofíaMadrid #1,0521.98.7%76
35Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,0651.78.0%77
36Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el TrabajoMadrid #1,16642.05.7%68
37Clinica Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,18519.03.9%66

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Political Science and International Relations, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Political Science and International Relations researchers in Spain?

Luis Martı́nez, Tomás-Ramón Fernández and Angel de La Fuente rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Luis Martı́nez#21,229 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 16 works
  2. 2Tomás-Ramón Fernández#26,219 worldwide overall105 citations · 43 works
  3. 3Angel de La Fuente#36,846 worldwide overall450 citations · 18 works
  4. 4José Ramón Montero Gibert#37,293 worldwide overall154 citations · 30 works
  5. 5Adela Cortina Orts#41,880 worldwide overall97 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Mariano Torcal#48,176 worldwide overall261 citations · 28 works
  7. 7Vicente Pina Martínez#57,093 worldwide overall142 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Antonio Manuel López Hernández#60,905 worldwide overall171 citations · 20 works
  9. 9Rafael Ramis Barceló#66,645 worldwide overall91 citations · 34 works
  10. 10Francisco Rubio Llorente#76,199 worldwide overall101 citations · 27 works
  11. 11José María Martínez Val#79,144 worldwide overall314 citations · 21 works
  12. 12M. Victoria Camps Cervera#87,413 worldwide overall59 citations · 18 works
  13. 13Salvador Martí i Puig#88,316 worldwide overall47 citations · 23 works
  14. 14Eduardo García de Enterría Martínez-Carande#93,421 worldwide overall37 citations · 52 works
  15. 15Luis Toharia#94,783 worldwide overall89 citations · 19 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Political Science and International Relations