2019 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

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 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain 19.26 24.28 106 15.1%
2 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 6.24 6.84 29 0.2%
3 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 7.33 5.44 31 -32.3%
4 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 6.49 4.01 27 -43.5%
5 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 3.52 3.91 12 1.6%
6 Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Spain 2.75 3.71 8 22.9%
7 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 4.59 3.13 6 -37.9%
8 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 1.91 2.81 8 34.1%
9 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 1.93 2.65 10 25.4%
10 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 1.21 2.32 8 74.2%
11 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain – 2.30 4 N/A
12 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 2.24 2.22 8 -9.4%
13 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 0.32 2.05 4 482.3%
14 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 2.44 1.97 10 -26.5%
15 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain 0.63 1.89 9 176.1%
16 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 2.13 1.86 5 -19.9%
17 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 2.00 1.70 9 -22.3%
18 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 0.67 1.64 5 124.7%
19 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 0.92 1.60 5 58.7%
20 University of Seville (US), Spain 0.77 1.27 2 50.9%
21 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 0.49 1.22 4 129.4%
22 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 0.20 1.20 2 448.0%
23 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 0.56 1.18 6 91.3%
24 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 0.49 1.08 2 102.3%
25 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 0.20 1.00 4 356.6%
25 Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Spain – 1.00 1 N/A
26 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 0.20 0.91 3 308.3%
27 Centre for Technical Research and Studies of Gipuzkoa (CEIT), Spain 0.20 0.90 2 303.5%
28 Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain 0.14 0.88 5 481.4%
29 Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Spain 0.91 0.87 4 -12.4%
30 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain 0.57 0.84 11 33.0%
31 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.85 0.74 3 -63.7%
32 University of Jaén (UJU), Spain 1.33 0.70 3 -52.3%
33 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain 0.65 0.68 5 -4.9%
34 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain – 0.67 1 N/A
35 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain – 0.65 4 N/A
36 Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Spain – 0.58 2 N/A
37 San Pablo CEU University (USPCEU), Spain – 0.50 1 N/A
37 Innovació i Recerca Industrial i Sostenible, S.L. (IRIS), Spain – 0.50 1 N/A
38 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 0.11 0.48 5 310.0%
39 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 0.63 0.45 4 -34.0%
40 Spain Ministry of Defense, Spain 0.36 0.45 4 14.0%
41 Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 0.12 0.42 6 230.5%
42 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.23 0.40 3 57.7%
43 Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Spain 1.09 0.39 5 -67.7%
44 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain 0.09 0.38 3 282.3%
45 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 0.94 0.37 4 -63.7%
46 Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), Spain 0.10 0.36 10 237.4%
47 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 0.50 0.35 1 -36.1%
48 National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Spain 0.31 0.34 5 1.8%
49 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 0.23 0.34 4 37.7%
50 Gobierno del Principado de Asturias, Spain – 0.33 1 N/A
51 Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), Spain – 0.31 2 N/A
52 Volcanology Institute of the Canaries (INVOLCAN), Spain 0.30 0.25 2 -23.9%
52 Grupo para la Evaluación de Nuevas Variedades de Cultivos Extensivos en España (GENVCE), Spain 0.50 0.25 1 -54.3%
52 Prointec S.A., Spain – 0.25 1 N/A
52 Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) Scientific Association (NOTSA), Spain – 0.25 1 N/A
52 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain – 0.25 1 N/A
53 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 0.01 0.25 3 2013.7%
54 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 0.48 0.23 3 -55.6%
55 AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain 0.15 0.23 1 40.5%
56 Andalusian Council for Education and Science, Spain 0.25 0.21 1 -21.7%
57 Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences (IC3), Spain 0.27 0.20 1 -31.5%
57 Veolia España, Spain – 0.20 1 N/A
58 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 0.14 0.20 2 29.7%
59 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 1.12 0.18 5 -85.3%
60 Ramon Llull University (URL), Spain – 0.17 1 N/A
60 Lynx Simulations S.L., Spain – 0.17 1 N/A
61 Research Centers of Catalonia (CERCA), Spain – 0.15 1 N/A
62 National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain – 0.14 1 N/A
62 Water Treatment of the Mediterranean (DAM), Spain – 0.14 1 N/A
63 Spain Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (MECD), Spain 0.11 0.14 3 19.0%
63 Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH), Spain 0.11 0.14 3 19.0%
64 ALBA Synchrotron, Spain 0.14 0.10 1 -36.1%
64 San Jorge University (USJ), Spain – 0.10 1 N/A
64 Instituto de Educación Secundaria Ies Martín Aldehuela (IES Martín Aldehuela), Spain – 0.10 1 N/A
64 Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Spain – 0.10 1 N/A
65 Amphos 21 Consulting S.L, Spain – 0.09 1 N/A
66 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 0.08 0.09 1 6.5%
67 CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Spain – 0.08 1 N/A
67 Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables S.A. (ITER S.A.), Spain – 0.08 1 N/A
68 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 0.02 0.08 2 272.0%
69 Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), Spain 0.15 0.07 2 -56.0%
70 Hospital del Mar, Spain – 0.07 2 N/A
71 Predictia Intelligent Data Solutions S.L., Spain – 0.07 1 N/A
72 Government of Navarra, Spain – 0.07 1 N/A
72 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain – 0.07 1 N/A
73 AIMEN Technology Centre, Spain – 0.06 1 N/A
74 Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
75 EUROPARC Federation, Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
75 Banco Santander S.A., Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
76 CEPSA, Spain – 0.04 1 N/A
77 BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain 0.05 0.04 1 -32.4%
78 Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis, Spain – 0.04 1 N/A
79 Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí (CSPT), Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
80 Spanish National Research Centre for Human Evolution (CENIEH), Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
81 University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
82 Barcelona City Council, Spain – 0.02 1 N/A
83 Basque Health System (BHS), Spain – 0.02 1 N/A
84 Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain – 0.01 1 N/A

Footnote

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  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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