2019 tables: Institutions - biological sciences - academic

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 13.28 15.36 134 8.3%
2 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 14.44 14.65 96 -5.0%
3 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 9.30 10.84 77 9.2%
4 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 5.63 8.77 80 45.9%
5 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 6.02 5.74 30 -10.7%
6 University of Seville (US), Spain 4.93 5.04 27 -4.2%
7 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 4.08 4.54 15 4.1%
8 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 2.69 4.27 24 48.7%
9 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 3.70 3.88 19 -2.0%
10 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 1.77 3.44 21 81.8%
11 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 0.43 3.23 21 608.0%
12 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 3.82 3.11 48 -23.7%
13 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 3.19 2.76 26 -19.0%
14 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 2.24 2.52 30 5.2%
15 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 1.52 2.15 13 32.4%
16 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 3.61 2.10 12 -45.5%
17 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 3.33 2.08 23 -41.5%
18 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 0.66 2.01 9 184.7%
19 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 3.50 1.93 21 -48.4%
20 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.83 1.81 6 103.7%
21 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 1.40 1.81 11 20.5%
22 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 1.37 1.60 19 9.1%
23 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.30 1.48 11 6.6%
24 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 0.02 1.45 10 6291.5%
25 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 0.33 1.35 13 279.5%
26 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 0.04 0.94 6 2191.6%
27 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 0.65 0.87 5 26.9%
28 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain 0.01 0.85 4 6422.6%
29 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 0.35 0.76 7 103.5%
30 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 1.34 0.75 6 -47.8%
31 University of La Rioja (UR), Spain 0.29 0.74 4 144.0%
32 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 0.29 0.72 6 130.7%
33 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 0.63 0.72 17 6.3%
34 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain 0.52 0.66 12 19.9%
35 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 0.88 0.64 7 -31.7%
36 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 0.53 0.48 12 -15.6%
37 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 0.94 0.38 7 -62.4%
38 University of León (ULE), Spain 0.48 0.34 2 -34.9%
39 Alfonso X el Sabio University (UAX), Spain – 0.33 1 N/A
40 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 0.58 0.29 4 -53.3%
41 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain – 0.28 3 N/A
42 National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain – 0.25 2 N/A
43 Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Spain 0.42 0.25 3 -43.9%
44 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 0.21 0.25 2 8.2%
45 CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain 0.13 0.23 3 63.9%
46 San Pablo CEU University (USPCEU), Spain 0.29 0.18 1 -42.8%
47 European University of Madrid (UEM), Spain 0.30 0.18 13 -44.4%
48 HM Hospitales, Spain 0.38 0.18 3 -56.5%
49 University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Spain 0.08 0.17 8 94.8%
50 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain 0.02 0.17 3 713.7%
51 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 0.33 0.16 7 -54.9%
52 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain 0.10 0.16 5 46.4%
53 University of Deusto, Spain – 0.14 1 N/A
54 Universidad Isabel I, Spain – 0.11 3 N/A
55 Comillas Pontifical University (UPCO), Spain 0.04 0.09 3 112.8%
56 University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain 1.13 0.08 1 -93.6%
57 University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain 1.35 0.07 2 -95.1%
58 Ramon Llull University (URL), Spain 0.15 0.07 2 -58.1%
59 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain – 0.06 2 N/A
60 Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
61 Saint Louis University (SLU Madrid), Spain 0.06 0.04 1 -39.8%
62 Hospitales de Granada, Spain – 0.00 2 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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