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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
673
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
91
Top 30
287
Top 50
440
Top 70
511
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
689
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
275
Top 50
414
Top 70
485
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
846
World Rank
30
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura
Center for Edaphology and Applied Biology of Safe
Murcia ,
Spain
- Institution 2008
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
44
Top 30
64
Top 50
68
Top 70
68
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
880
World Rank
31
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares
National Center for Cardiovascular Research
Madrid ,
Spain
- Institution 1999
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
65
Top 50
86
Top 70
98
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
884
World Rank
32
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Centre for Genomic Regulation
Centro de Regulación Genómica
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2000
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
31
Top 30
93
Top 50
147
Top 70
176
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
889
World Rank
33
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies
Institute of High Energy Physics
,
Spain
- Institution 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
31
Top 50
33
Top 70
35
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,066
World Rank
43
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Centro de Supercomputación de Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2005
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
33
Top 30
110
Top 50
210
Top 70
288
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,073
World Rank
45
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona (ISGlobal)
Bercelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2010
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
60
Top 50
79
Top 70
89
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,117
World Rank
49
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera
Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training
Seville ,
Spain
- Institution 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
40
Top 30
160
Top 50
283
Top 70
382
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,149
World Rank
52
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Institute for Research in Biomedicine Barcelona
Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Barcelona
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2005
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
47
Top 50
84
Top 70
92
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,151
World Rank
54
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua
Environmental Diagnostic Institute and Water Studies
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2005
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
33
Top 50
37
Top 70
37
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,196
World Rank
56
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC
Doñana Biological Station- CSIC
Sevilla ,
Spain
- Institution 2017
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
35
Top 30
63
Top 50
75
Top 70
81
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,303
World Rank
59
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Spanish National Cancer Research Center
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas de España
Madrid ,
Spain
- Institution 1998
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
25
Top 30
54
Top 50
78
Top 70
88
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,310
World Rank
60
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
22
Top 30
61
Top 50
102
Top 70
116
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,319
World Rank
61
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Instituto de Catalisis y Petroloequimica
Institute of Catalisis and Petrolechimics
Madrid ,
Spain
- Institution 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
24
Top 50
26
Top 70
26
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,325
World Rank
62
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques
Institute of Photonic Sciences
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 2002
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
18
Top 30
75
Top 50
138
Top 70
182
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,340
World Rank
64
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Institut Catalá d'Investigació Química
Catalan Institute of Chemical Research
Tarragona ,
Spain
- Institution 2000
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
43
Top 50
75
Top 70
91
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,446
World Rank
69
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Instituto de Carboquímica
Carbochemistry Institute
,
Spain
- Institution 2012
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
19
Top 50
19
Top 70
19
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,481
World Rank
74
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Pablo de Olavide University
Sevilla ,
Spain
- Public 1997
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
38
Top 30
210
Top 50
382
Top 70
483
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,542
World Rank
80
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC)
,
Spain
- Institution 2015
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
21
Top 30
36
Top 50
43
Top 70
44
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,549
World Rank
82
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
King Juan Carlos University
Móstoles ,
Spain
- Public 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
215
Top 50
549
Top 70
786
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,589
World Rank
85
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambienrtal y Estudios del Agua
AmbAMENTENT AND STATE STATE
Barcelona ,
Spain
- Institution 1996
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
20
Top 50
22
Top 70
22
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,730
World Rank
86
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Donostia University Hospital
Donostia ,
Spain
- Hospital 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
17
Top 30
38
Top 50
39
Top 70
39
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,736
World Rank
87
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Instituto de Física Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos
Institute for Interdisciplinary Physics and Complex Systems
,
Spain
- Institution 2007
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
16
Top 30
21
Top 50
25
Top 70
27
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
1,971
World Rank
96
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
CIC bioGUNE
Cic bioGUNE
Derio ,
Spain
- Institution 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
26
Top 50
38
Top 70
43
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