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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
126
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
408
Top 30
901
Top 50
1,353
Top 70
1,819
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
190
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Universitat de València
University of Valencia
Valencia ,
Spain
- Public 1499
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
280
Top 30
769
Top 50
1,280
Top 70
1,742
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
256
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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
360
Top 30
1,440
Top 50
2,422
Top 70
2,854
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
314
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
268
Top 30
1,204
Top 50
2,004
Top 70
2,609
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
375
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
634
Top 50
994
Top 70
1,308
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
378
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
350
Top 50
579
Top 70
783
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
385
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
196
Top 30
688
Top 50
1,167
Top 70
1,478
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
440
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
1,094
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
472
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
153
Top 30
522
Top 50
878
Top 70
1,111
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
473
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
151
Top 30
384
Top 50
416
Top 70
417
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
552
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
105
Top 50
360
Top 70
659
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
558
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
102
Top 30
288
Top 50
455
Top 70
614
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
559
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
100
Top 30
293
Top 50
506
Top 70
646
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
572
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
886
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
575
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
583
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Universidad de Salamanca
University of Salamanca
Salamanca ,
Spain
- Public 1218
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
148
Top 30
597
Top 50
1,087
Top 70
1,513
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
620
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
815
Top 70
1,065
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
635
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
195
Top 50
741
Top 70
1,244
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
640
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidad de Oviedo
University of Oviedo
Asturias ,
Spain
- Public 1574
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
109
Top 30
464
Top 50
745
Top 70
946
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
648
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
82
Top 30
290
Top 50
459
Top 70
519
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
670
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
82
Top 30
246
Top 50
403
Top 70
482
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
674
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universidad de Cantabria
University of Cantabria
Santander ,
Spain
- Public 1972
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
73
Top 30
267
Top 50
435
Top 70
535
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
683
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Universidad de Murcia
University of Murcia
Murcia ,
Spain
- Public 1272
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
151
Top 30
539
Top 50
840
Top 70
1,025
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
742
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Universidade de Vigo
University of Vigo
Pontevedra ,
Spain
- Public 1990
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
110
Top 30
389
Top 50
611
Top 70
767
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
768
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universidad de Málaga
University of Malaga
Málaga ,
Spain
- Public 1972
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
37
Top 30
150
Top 50
486
Top 70
808
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