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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
121
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Universitat de Barcelona
University of Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Public 1450
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
466
Top 30
866
Top 50
1,412
Top 70
1,827
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
234
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
462
Top 30
1,670
Top 50
2,683
Top 70
2,901
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
235
World Rank
3
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
316
Top 30
728
Top 50
1,322
Top 70
1,773
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
316
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Universidad de Sevilla
University of Seville
Sevilla ,
Spain
- Public 1505
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
291
Top 30
1,327
Top 50
2,127
Top 70
2,653
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
326
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Pompeu Fabra University
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Public 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
147
Top 30
388
Top 50
614
Top 70
795
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
334
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
229
Top 30
684
Top 50
1,044
Top 70
1,324
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
359
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universidad de Zaragoza
University of Zaragoza
Zaragoza ,
Spain
- Public 1542
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
232
Top 30
746
Top 50
1,209
Top 70
1,493
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
406
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Spanish National Research Council
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España
Madrid ,
Spain
- Institution 1939
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
191
Top 30
391
Top 50
418
Top 70
418
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
438
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
166
Top 30
561
Top 50
894
Top 70
1,132
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
454
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
189
Top 30
783
Top 50
1,085
Top 70
1,096
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
491
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
75
Top 50
406
Top 70
673
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
505
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Universidad de Salamanca
University of Salamanca
Salamanca ,
Spain
- Public 1218
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
667
Top 50
1,160
Top 70
1,533
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
544
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Universidad de Navarra
University of Navarra
Pamplona ,
Spain
- Private 1952
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
103
Top 30
303
Top 50
534
Top 70
658
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
552
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
113
Top 30
284
Top 50
460
Top 70
609
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
620
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
101
Top 50
801
Top 70
1,284
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
624
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Universidad de Murcia
University of Murcia
Murcia ,
Spain
- Public 1272
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
162
Top 30
558
Top 50
864
Top 70
1,035
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
635
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Universidad de La Laguna
University of La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna ,
Spain
- Public 1927
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
98
Top 30
362
Top 50
503
Top 70
533
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
643
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universidad de Oviedo
University of Oviedo
Asturias ,
Spain
- Public 1574
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
129
Top 30
504
Top 50
778
Top 70
974
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
666
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidad de Málaga
University of Malaga
Málaga ,
Spain
- Public 1972
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
36
Top 30
101
Top 50
535
Top 70
840
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
670
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
112
Top 30
456
Top 50
835
Top 70
1,072
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
672
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universidad Miguel Hernández
Miguel Hernandez University
Elche ,
Spain
- Public 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
101
Top 30
276
Top 50
413
Top 70
485
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
675
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Centro de Física de Materiales
Materials Physics Center
San Sebastián ,
Spain
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
92
Top 30
287
Top 50
441
Top 70
512
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
691
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
120
Top 30
543
Top 50
838
Top 70
890
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
694
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Universidad de Cantabria
University of Cantabria
Santander ,
Spain
- Public 1972
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
81
Top 30
287
Top 50
452
Top 70
540
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
715
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universidad de Extremadura
University of Extremadura
Badajoz ,
Spain
- Public 1973
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
96
Top 30
348
Top 50
586
Top 70
737
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