2019 tables: Institutions - biological 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 56.20 53.25 303 -11.3%
2 Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain 23.19 29.96 126 21.0%
3 Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain 21.60 23.45 191 1.6%
4 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 13.28 15.36 134 8.3%
5 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 14.44 14.65 96 -5.0%
6 Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain 10.93 13.35 45 14.4%
7 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 9.30 10.84 77 9.2%
8 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 5.63 8.77 80 45.9%
9 Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Spain 5.38 6.78 77 18.0%
10 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 6.02 5.74 30 -10.7%
11 University of Seville (US), Spain 4.93 5.04 27 -4.2%
12 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain 4.30 4.64 98 1.1%
13 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 4.08 4.54 15 4.1%
14 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 2.69 4.27 24 48.7%
15 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 3.70 3.88 19 -2.0%
16 Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Spain 4.46 3.60 18 -24.4%
17 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 1.77 3.44 21 81.8%
18 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 0.43 3.23 21 608.0%
19 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 3.82 3.11 48 -23.7%
20 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 3.19 2.76 26 -19.0%
21 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 2.24 2.52 30 5.2%
22 Hospital del Mar, Spain 2.46 2.30 32 -12.5%
23 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 1.52 2.15 13 32.4%
24 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 3.61 2.10 12 -45.5%
25 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 3.33 2.08 23 -41.5%
26 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 0.66 2.01 9 184.7%
27 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 3.50 1.93 21 -48.4%
28 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.83 1.81 6 103.7%
29 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 1.40 1.81 11 20.5%
30 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 1.37 1.60 19 9.1%
31 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.30 1.48 11 6.6%
32 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 0.02 1.45 10 6291.5%
33 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 0.33 1.35 13 279.5%
34 Sodercan, S.A., Spain 0.05 1.33 10 2513.0%
35 Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 0.52 1.29 20 133.8%
36 Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO), Spain 0.18 1.24 7 557.1%
37 Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Spain 1.15 1.06 31 -13.4%
38 Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Spain 0.05 1.01 4 1976.4%
39 IMDEA Institutes, Spain 0.08 1.00 3 1012.8%
40 Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain 0.54 0.97 12 69.2%
41 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 0.04 0.94 6 2191.6%
42 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 0.65 0.87 5 26.9%
43 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain 0.01 0.85 4 6422.6%
44 Oryzon Genomics, Spain – 0.76 1 N/A
45 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 0.35 0.76 7 103.5%
46 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 1.34 0.75 6 -47.8%
47 University of La Rioja (UR), Spain 0.29 0.74 4 144.0%
48 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 0.29 0.72 6 130.7%
49 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 0.63 0.72 17 6.3%
50 Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Spain 0.15 0.67 1 326.3%
51 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain 0.52 0.66 12 19.9%
52 CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Spain 1.48 0.64 1 -59.4%
53 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 0.88 0.64 7 -31.7%
54 Grupo para la Evaluación de Nuevas Variedades de Cultivos Extensivos en España (GENVCE), Spain 0.31 0.62 10 86.1%
55 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain 0.19 0.62 12 209.0%
56 Basque Health System (BHS), Spain 0.17 0.59 16 223.6%
57 Fibrostatin S.L., Spain – 0.56 1 N/A
58 Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Spain 1.16 0.54 4 -56.6%
59 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 0.53 0.48 12 -15.6%
60 Reina Sofia Foundation, Spain 0.07 0.47 4 526.4%
61 Research Centers of Catalonia (CERCA), Spain 0.23 0.46 7 87.0%
62 Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research (IVIA), Spain – 0.44 1 N/A
63 Barcelona Medical Agency (BMA), Spain 0.91 0.44 12 -54.9%
64 Progress and Health Foundation (FPS), Spain – 0.43 4 N/A
65 AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain 0.29 0.40 2 27.6%
66 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 0.94 0.38 7 -62.4%
67 Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Spain 0.58 0.36 1 -42.5%
68 Gobierno del Principado de Asturias, Spain 0.29 0.36 3 14.5%
69 Spanish National Research Centre for Human Evolution (CENIEH), Spain 0.03 0.34 3 1189.9%
70 Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Spain 0.15 0.34 9 117.2%
71 Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Spain 0.59 0.34 5 -46.7%
72 University of León (ULE), Spain 0.48 0.34 2 -34.9%
73 Generalitat Valenciana, Spain – 0.33 1 N/A
73 Alfonso X el Sabio University (UAX), Spain – 0.33 1 N/A
74 Hospital Durán i Reynals, Spain 0.15 0.33 2 103.5%
75 Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Spain 0.21 0.32 5 41.6%
76 Government of Navarra, Spain – 0.31 3 N/A
77 Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), Spain 0.31 0.31 8 -7.8%
78 Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMRB), Spain 0.15 0.30 1 88.6%
79 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 0.58 0.29 4 -53.3%
80 Biomedical Research Center of Navarre (Navarrabiomed), Spain 0.52 0.29 10 -47.5%
81 National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Spain – 0.29 2 N/A
82 Red de Investigación Renal (REDINREN), Spain 0.01 0.28 1 2482.3%
83 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain – 0.28 3 N/A
84 Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), Spain 0.23 0.26 10 6.9%
84 Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Spain 0.23 0.26 10 6.9%
84 Miguel Servet Foundation, Spain 0.23 0.26 10 6.9%
84 Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral de Navarra (ISPLN), Spain 0.23 0.26 10 6.9%
85 National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain – 0.25 2 N/A
86 Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Spain 0.42 0.25 3 -43.9%
87 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 0.21 0.25 2 8.2%
88 CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain 0.13 0.23 3 63.9%
89 Aragon Institute of Health Sciences (IACS), Spain 0.01 0.22 4 1456.2%
90 Fundación de Investigación HM Hospitales (Fundación HM), Spain 0.38 0.21 4 -48.9%
91 ALBA Synchrotron, Spain 0.17 0.20 1 12.4%
91 Center for Disaster and Emergency Management (CEDEM), Spain – 0.20 1 N/A
92 Tecnalia Corporación Tecnológica, Spain – 0.19 2 N/A
93 Asturias Central University Hospital (HUCA), Spain 0.15 0.19 2 19.3%
94 Igenomix S.L., Spain 0.04 0.19 3 357.9%
95 PCB-PRBB Animal Facility Alliance, Spain 0.08 0.19 2 125.5%
96 Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS), Spain 0.33 0.18 16 -48.6%
97 San Pablo CEU University (USPCEU), Spain 0.29 0.18 1 -42.8%
98 European University of Madrid (UEM), Spain 0.30 0.18 13 -44.4%
99 University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Spain 0.08 0.17 8 94.8%
100 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain 0.02 0.17 3 713.7%

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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