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Spain University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 330 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
6 10 Spain 331 45,467 67
Universitat de Barcelona
51
Universidad de Navarra
23
Spanish National Research Council
53
CIC NanoGUNE
12
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Table I. Number of scientists in Spain top 40.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 40.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Spain 6 10 40000 331 45467
Table II. General Universities in Spain top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Spain Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universitat de Barcelona 1 24 85 Spain Public 1450 1413 1584 0.892
2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2 34 108 Spain Public 1508 1976 2257 0.875
3 Universitat de València 3 60 175 Spain Public 1499 1093 1291 0.847
4 Universidad de Sevilla 4 73 215 Spain Public 1505 1998 2295 0.871
5 Universidad de Zaragoza 5 86 250 Spain Public 1542 1141 1229 0.928
6 Spanish National Research Council 6 94 278 Spain Institution 1939 457 457 1.000
7 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 7 100 287 Spain Public 1968 900 989 0.910
8 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 8 109 304 Spain Public 1495 836 921 0.908
9 Universidad de Salamanca 9 134 345 Spain Public 1218 1216 1407 0.864
10 Universitat Politècnica de València 10 140 356 Spain Public 1971 1093 1098 0.995
Table III. Public Universities in Spain top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Spain Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universitat de Barcelona 1 24 85 Spain 1450 1413 1584 0.892
2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2 34 108 Spain 1508 1976 2257 0.875
3 Universitat de València 3 60 175 Spain 1499 1093 1291 0.847
4 Universidad de Sevilla 4 73 215 Spain 1505 1998 2295 0.871
5 Universidad de Zaragoza 5 86 250 Spain 1542 1141 1229 0.928
6 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 7 100 287 Spain 1968 900 989 0.910
7 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela 8 109 304 Spain 1495 836 921 0.908
8 Universidad de Salamanca 9 134 345 Spain 1218 1216 1407 0.864
9 Universitat Politècnica de València 10 140 356 Spain 1971 1093 1098 0.995
10 Universidad de Murcia 11 155 390 Spain 1272 709 805 0.881
Table IV. Private Universities in Spain top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Spain Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Universidad de Navarra 16 199 490 Spain 1952 523 576 0.908
2 Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) 69 635 1488 Spain 2019 26 26 1.000
3 Universitat Ramon Llull 86 750 1770 Spain 1990 135 139 0.971
4 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja 93 813 1924 Spain 2008 349 479 0.729
5 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya 109 909 2158 Spain 1997 96 117 0.821
6 Universidad San Pablo CEU 116 958 2276 Spain 1993 113 153 0.739
7 Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas Margarita Salas (CSIC) 125 1007 2391 Spain 1953 26 30 0.867
8 Universitat de Vic Universitat Central de Catalunya 135 1102 2673 Spain 1997 118 139 0.849
9 Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia 136 1112 2705 Spain 1996 140 178 0.787
10 Universidad Loyola Andalucia 139 1137 2781 Spain 2010 86 103 0.835
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Spain Top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Spain Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC 51 505 1232 Spain Institution 2012 40 40 1.000
2 Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) 69 635 1488 Spain Private 2019 26 26 1.000
3 Instituto de Carboquímica 73 658 1554 Spain Institution 2012 21 21 1.000
4 Instituto de Invetigación Biomédica de Málaga 96 820 1942 Spain Institution 2015 31 33 0.939
5 Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC 102 872 2068 Spain Public 2017 67 69 0.971
6 Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona, CSIC 103 874 2072 Spain Institution 2013 23 23 1.000
7 Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya, CSIC 112 918 2182 Spain Institution 2012 23 23 1.000
8 Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias 114 931 2212 Spain Institution 2015 13 13 1.000
9 Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros 117 964 2295 Spain Institution 2012 35 35 1.000
10 Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social 122 992 2360 Spain Institution 2016 21 21 1.000
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Spain Top 40.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Spain Top 40.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 40.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Centro de Física de Materiales 21 228 556 Spain Institution 2008 511 537 0.952
2 Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura 36 346 828 Spain Public 2008 67 67 1.000
3 Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera 49 469 1133 Spain Institution 2003 228 228 1.000
4 Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC 51 505 1232 Spain Institution 2012 40 40 1.000
5 Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua 52 507 1234 Spain Institution 2005 39 39 1.000
6 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) 55 528 1276 Spain Institution 2010 67 72 0.931
7 Barcelona Supercomputing Center 56 545 1320 Spain Institution 2005 186 199 0.935
8 Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) 69 635 1488 Spain Private 2019 26 26 1.000
9 Instituto de Carboquímica 73 658 1554 Spain Institution 2012 21 21 1.000
10 Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia 80 711 1676 Spain Institution 2003 86 88 0.977
Table VII A. Spain Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Spain Table VII A. Spain Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 2 5 Francisco Matorras Francisco Matorras

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy physics | Data Science | Physics |
337 169 0.501 2067 1399 0.677 391612 143836 0.367
1 2 16 74 Santiago González De La Hoz Santiago González De La Hoz

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Computing Physics | Nuclear Physics | ATLAS | GRID |
238 144 0.605 1579 960 0.608 306443 109504 0.357
1 3 18 88 Sebastian Grinstein Sebastian Grinstein

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physcis | Semiconductor detectors | Medical applications |
251 150 0.598 1518 1068 0.704 302943 113209 0.374
1 4 26 105 Damià Barceló Damià Barceló

Spain
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
environmental organic chemistry | environmental sciences |
186 109 0.586 1476 991 0.671 151466 60342 0.398
2 5 32 121 Carmen Garcia Carmen Garcia

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental high energy physics |
235 154 0.655 1437 1048 0.729 316132 125237 0.396
2 6 45 168 Andres Pacheco Pages Andres Pacheco Pages

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
Computing | ATLAS | Grid | ALEPH | LCG |
231 142 0.615 1339 663 0.495 305690 100958 0.330
1 7 47 171 Avelino Corma Canos Avelino Corma Canos

Spain
Universitat Politècnica de València Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
191 104 0.545 1333 844 0.633 186416 58954 0.316
1 8 55 194 Valentin Fuster Valentin Fuster

Spain
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Cardiovascular Disease | Prevention | imaging |
222 119 0.536 1302 642 0.493 377344 100430 0.266
1 9 107 330 Eugeni Graugés Pous Eugeni Graugés Pous

Spain
Universitat de Barcelona Natural Sciences / Biological Science
High Energy Physics | Particle Physics | LHC | LHCb |
187 108 0.578 1149 814 0.708 151092 58428 0.387
1 10 128 378 Mario Martinez Mario Martinez

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics |
184 125 0.679 1100 747 0.679 150290 68629 0.457
Table VII B. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Spain Table VII B. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 5 28 Francisco Matorras Francisco Matorras

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy physics | Data Science | Physics |
337 169 0.501 2067 1399 0.677 391612 143836 0.367
1 2 24 94 Sebastian Grinstein Sebastian Grinstein

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physcis | Semiconductor detectors | Medical applications |
251 150 0.598 1518 1068 0.704 302943 113209 0.374
1 3 27 107 Carmen Garcia Carmen Garcia

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental high energy physics |
235 154 0.655 1437 1048 0.729 316132 125237 0.396
1 4 40 147 Damià Barceló Damià Barceló

Spain
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research Natural Sciences / Chemical Sciences
environmental organic chemistry | environmental sciences |
186 109 0.586 1476 991 0.671 151466 60342 0.398
2 5 57 187 Santiago González De La Hoz Santiago González De La Hoz

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Computing Physics | Nuclear Physics | ATLAS | GRID |
238 144 0.605 1579 960 0.608 306443 109504 0.357
1 6 70 208 Mary-Cruz Fouz Iglesias Mary-Cruz Fouz Iglesias

Spain
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) CIEMAT - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
222 132 0.595 1090 945 0.867 212767 92752 0.436
3 7 77 220 Vasiliki Mitsou Vasiliki Mitsou

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
238 152 0.639 1077 933 0.866 275779 116598 0.423
2 8 91 260 Antonio Delgado Peris Antonio Delgado Peris

Spain
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) CIEMAT
Distributed computing | grid | cloud |
209 150 0.718 985 900 0.914 218514 111185 0.509
1 9 117 313 Isidro González Caballero Isidro González Caballero

Spain
Universidad de Oviedo Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Scientific computing | Scientific software |
225 149 0.662 1072 861 0.803 304765 135386 0.444
1 10 121 327 Josep Penuelas Josep Penuelas

Spain
Spanish National Research Council Natural Sciences / Biological Science
global ecology | atmosphere-biosphere interactions | remote sensing | climate change impacts | ecometabolomics and biogenic VOCs |
170 129 0.759 979 855 0.873 143571 82201 0.573
Table VII C. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Spain Table VII C. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 9 35 Francisco Matorras Francisco Matorras

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy physics | Data Science | Physics |
337 169 0.501 2067 1399 0.677 391612 143836 0.367
2 2 17 54 Alberto Ruiz Jimeno Alberto Ruiz Jimeno

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | High Energy Physics | Physics | Doctoral education | Outreach |
348 164 0.471 1049 813 0.775 311603 108848 0.349
1 3 28 92 Carmen Garcia Carmen Garcia

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental high energy physics |
235 154 0.655 1437 1048 0.729 316132 125237 0.396
2 4 40 111 Vasiliki Mitsou Vasiliki Mitsou

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
238 152 0.639 1077 933 0.866 275779 116598 0.423
1 5 49 133 Sebastian Grinstein Sebastian Grinstein

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physcis | Semiconductor detectors | Medical applications |
251 150 0.598 1518 1068 0.704 302943 113209 0.374
1 6 50 135 Antonio Delgado Peris Antonio Delgado Peris

Spain
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) CIEMAT
Distributed computing | grid | cloud |
209 150 0.718 985 900 0.914 218514 111185 0.509
1 7 53 139 Isidro González Caballero Isidro González Caballero

Spain
Universidad de Oviedo Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Scientific computing | Scientific software |
225 149 0.662 1072 861 0.803 304765 135386 0.444
3 8 70 169 Marcel Vos Marcel Vos

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics |
205 147 0.717 878 738 0.841 238234 110838 0.465
2 9 81 190 Judita Mamuzic Judita Mamuzic

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
SUSY | Exotics | global searches | ML | QC |
228 146 0.640 955 849 0.889 230019 99340 0.432
4 10 91 218 Santiago González De La Hoz Santiago González De La Hoz

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Computing Physics | Nuclear Physics | ATLAS | GRID |
238 144 0.605 1579 960 0.608 306443 109504 0.357
Table VII D. Spain Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Spain Table VII D. Spain Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 14 56 Francisco Matorras Francisco Matorras

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | Statistical Data Analysis | High Energy physics | Data Science | Physics |
337 169 0.501 2067 1399 0.677 391612 143836 0.367
1 2 18 68 Valentin Fuster Valentin Fuster

Spain
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Cardiovascular Disease | Prevention | imaging |
222 119 0.536 1302 642 0.493 377344 100430 0.266
1 3 33 131 Carmen Garcia Carmen Garcia

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
Experimental high energy physics |
235 154 0.655 1437 1048 0.729 316132 125237 0.396
2 4 34 138 Alberto Ruiz Jimeno Alberto Ruiz Jimeno

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics | High Energy Physics | Physics | Doctoral education | Outreach |
348 164 0.471 1049 813 0.775 311603 108848 0.349
2 5 37 148 Santiago González De La Hoz Santiago González De La Hoz

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Computing Physics | Nuclear Physics | ATLAS | GRID |
238 144 0.605 1579 960 0.608 306443 109504 0.357
1 6 38 149 Andres Pacheco Pages Andres Pacheco Pages

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
Computing | ATLAS | Grid | ALEPH | LCG |
231 142 0.615 1339 663 0.495 305690 100958 0.330
1 7 39 151 Isidro González Caballero Isidro González Caballero

Spain
Universidad de Oviedo Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics | Scientific computing | Scientific software |
225 149 0.662 1072 861 0.803 304765 135386 0.444
2 8 41 155 Sebastian Grinstein Sebastian Grinstein

Spain
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies Natural Sciences / Physics
High energy physcis | Semiconductor detectors | Medical applications |
251 150 0.598 1518 1068 0.704 302943 113209 0.374
3 9 70 217 Vasiliki Mitsou Vasiliki Mitsou

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics |
238 152 0.639 1077 933 0.866 275779 116598 0.423
4 10 126 361 Esteban Fullana Torregrosa Esteban Fullana Torregrosa

Spain
Universitat de València Natural Sciences / Physics
particle physics |
221 133 0.602 934 794 0.850 243788 95589 0.392
Table VII E. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Spain Table VII E. Spain Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 20 81 Héctor Bueno Héctor Bueno

Spain
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC). Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid
Translational CV research. ACS. Heart Failure. CV Ageing|
92 79 0.859 321 268 0.835 187777 147121 0.783
1 2 28 114 Francisco Matorras Francisco Matorras

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Particle Physics|High Performance Computing|Statistical Data Analysis|Machine learning|Data Science|
241 169 0.701 1449 1087 0.750 268739 135814 0.505
1 3 29 115 Isidro González Caballero Isidro González Caballero

Spain
Universidad de Oviedo Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|Scientific computing|Scientific software|
200 158 0.790 967 809 0.837 244717 135724 0.555
2 4 69 216 Alberto Ruiz Jimeno Alberto Ruiz Jimeno

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
Física Experimental de Partículas Elementales|
257 162 0.630 1374 1070 0.779 244500 116356 0.476
1 5 89 273 Antonio Delgado Peris Antonio Delgado Peris

Spain
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) CIEMAT
Distributed computing|grid|cloud|
180 151 0.839 904 849 0.939 167224 109918 0.657
2 6 114 335 Valentin Fuster Valentin Fuster

Spain
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Cardiovascular Disease|Prevention|imaging|
215 120 0.558 1217 651 0.535 337255 103929 0.308
1 7 118 340 Juan Antonio Aguilar Saavedra Juan Antonio Aguilar Saavedra

Spain
Universidad de Granada Universidad de Granada
High energy physics|theoretical physics|
181 146 0.807 768 697 0.908 176196 103676 0.588
1 8 128 371 Fernando Barreiro Fernando Barreiro

Spain
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|
183 141 0.770 950 678 0.714 195286 101977 0.522
3 9 139 394 Ibán Cabrillo Ibán Cabrillo

Spain
Universidad de Cantabria Natural Sciences / Physics
HEP|CMS|WLCG|GRID|Storage|
196 149 0.760 835 788 0.944 166681 100376 0.602
2 10 145 403 Josep Flix Josep Flix

Spain
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT) Natural Sciences / Physics
High Energy Physics|Particle Physics|Grid Computing|ATLAS|CMS|
189 146 0.772 764 715 0.936 170147 99910 0.587