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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Universidad de Navarra
University of Navarra
Pamplona ,
Spain
- Private 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
100
Top 30
293
Top 50
504
Top 70
646
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
97
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Universitat de Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Public 1450
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
406
Top 30
901
Top 50
1,350
Top 70
1,818
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
148
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Universitat de València
University of Valencia
Valencia ,
Spain
- Public 1499
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
277
Top 30
768
Top 50
1,278
Top 70
1,741
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
162
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Universitat Ramon Llull
Ramon Llull University
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
93
Top 50
124
Top 70
134
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
198
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
Madrid ,
Spain
- Public 1508
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
359
Top 30
1,437
Top 50
2,421
Top 70
2,852
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
203
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Universidad Europea de Madrid
European University of Madrid
Madrid ,
Spain
- Private 1989
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
11
Top 30
15
Top 50
20
Top 70
25
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
221
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
International University of La Rioja
La Rioja ,
Spain
- Private 2008
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
15
Top 30
111
Top 50
341
Top 70
541
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
229
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
IESE Business School Universidad de Navarra
IESE Business School
barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
40
Top 50
62
Top 70
74
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
237
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Universidad de Sevilla
University of Seville
Sevilla ,
Spain
- Public 1505
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
267
Top 30
1,202
Top 50
2,004
Top 70
2,617
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
282
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Autonomous University of Madrid
Madrid ,
Spain
- Public 1968
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
186
Top 30
633
Top 50
995
Top 70
1,310
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
285
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra University
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Public 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
125
Top 30
349
Top 50
577
Top 70
783
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
298
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Universidad de Zaragoza
University of Zaragoza
Zaragoza ,
Spain
- Public 1542
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
196
Top 30
687
Top 50
1,164
Top 70
1,479
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
326
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
International University of Catalonia
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
63
Top 50
112
Top 70
142
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
334
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
ESADE Business School Barcelona
Escuela de Negocios ESADE Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Private 1958
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
39
Top 50
62
Top 70
91
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
339
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Universitat Politècnica de València
Polytechnic University of Valencia
Valencia ,
Spain
- Public 1971
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
176
Top 30
726
Top 50
1,023
Top 70
1,093
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
342
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Universidad de Deusto
University of Deusto
Bilbao ,
Spain
- Private 1886
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
45
Top 50
161
Top 70
246
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
351
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
University of Santiago de Compostela USC
Santiago de Compostela ,
Spain
- Public 1495
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
153
Top 30
520
Top 50
877
Top 70
1,113
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
382
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universidad Loyola Andalucia
Loyola University Andalusia
Sevilla ,
Spain
- Private 2010
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
7
Top 30
44
Top 50
103
Top 70
144
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
398
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Cerdanyola del Vallès ,
Spain
- Public 1968
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
37
Top 30
104
Top 50
360
Top 70
659
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
405
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Rovira i Virgili University
Tarragona ,
Spain
- Public 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
101
Top 30
288
Top 50
455
Top 70
615
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
412
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universidad de Castilla la Mancha
University of Castilla-La Mancha
Ciudad Real ,
Spain
- Public 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
119
Top 30
516
Top 50
792
Top 70
885
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
415
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universidad Miguel Hernández
Miguel Hernandez University
Elche ,
Spain
- Public 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
87
Top 30
259
Top 50
410
Top 70
485
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
421
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Universidad de Salamanca
University of Salamanca
Salamanca ,
Spain
- Public 1218
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
146
Top 30
597
Top 50
1,085
Top 70
1,518
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
440
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea EHU
University of the Basque Country UPV EHU
Leioa ,
Spain
- Public 1968
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
110
Top 30
446
Top 50
810
Top 70
1,065
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
452
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universidad de Granada
University of Granada
Granada ,
Spain
- Public 1531
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
33
Top 30
193
Top 50
739
Top 70
1,245
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