2019 tables: Institutions - physical 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 90.38 83.09 631 -13.1%
2 Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain 49.69 47.19 196 -10.2%
3 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 31.49 29.80 284 -10.5%
4 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 24.49 27.99 118 8.0%
5 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 18.94 23.04 84 15.0%
6 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 28.49 22.21 144 -26.3%
7 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 20.65 20.80 196 -4.8%
8 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 6.69 11.61 82 64.1%
9 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 9.92 9.34 98 -11.0%
10 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 7.05 9.30 113 24.7%
11 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain 10.34 8.78 129 -19.8%
12 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 9.91 8.15 98 -22.2%
13 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 9.32 7.80 64 -20.9%
14 IMDEA Institutes, Spain 4.33 7.18 33 57.1%
15 CIC nanoGUNE Consolider, Spain 12.91 6.16 18 -54.9%
16 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 5.14 6.09 42 12.2%
17 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 8.46 5.39 115 -39.8%
18 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 3.51 4.64 14 25.0%
19 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 1.56 4.55 12 176.2%
20 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 3.18 3.78 25 12.5%
21 University of Seville (US), Spain 2.88 3.31 25 8.8%
22 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 2.73 3.23 16 12.1%
23 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 2.34 3.20 19 29.0%
24 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 0.60 2.80 14 338.7%
25 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 1.91 2.56 118 26.8%
26 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 0.65 2.48 11 258.9%
27 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 3.03 2.42 8 -24.6%
28 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 1.00 2.38 6 125.3%
29 Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Spain 1.80 2.27 15 19.0%
30 National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Spain 2.14 2.22 27 -1.9%
31 National Geographic Institute (IGN), Spain 1.96 1.94 14 -6.5%
32 Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain 4.49 1.71 21 -63.9%
33 Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Spain 2.00 1.60 117 -24.2%
34 ALBA Synchrotron, Spain 2.33 1.52 9 -38.4%
35 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 2.74 1.44 9 -50.2%
36 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.78 1.34 7 -28.9%
37 Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Spain 0.58 1.33 3 116.1%
38 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 0.16 1.28 7 675.5%
39 Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA), Spain 0.27 1.00 1 245.3%
39 Instituto de Educación Secundaria Canónigo Manchón (IES), Spain – 1.00 1 N/A
40 Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Spain 0.67 0.93 2 32.1%
41 Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Spain 0.04 0.86 7 1849.2%
42 Comillas Pontifical University (UPCO), Spain 0.07 0.85 10 1062.0%
43 Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain – 0.83 3 N/A
44 Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA), Spain – 0.81 2 N/A
45 Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures (BCMaterials), Spain 0.62 0.70 1 6.7%
46 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain – 0.65 2 N/A
47 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain – 0.64 3 N/A
48 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain 0.39 0.60 4 46.9%
49 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 1.28 0.55 8 -59.7%
50 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 0.69 0.54 8 -26.6%
51 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 0.92 0.53 6 -45.4%
52 CIC Energigune, Spain 0.30 0.53 2 65.8%
53 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 0.69 0.49 3 -32.4%
54 Graphenea SA, Spain 1.29 0.44 2 -67.9%
55 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 0.25 0.44 5 68.6%
56 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.42 0.42 2 -3.7%
57 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain 0.37 0.41 3 4.7%
58 Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering, Spain 0.43 0.22 2 -51.4%
59 Gran Telescopio de Canarias, S.A. (GRANTECAN), Spain 0.02 0.21 4 824.8%
60 MeteoGalicia, Spain – 0.20 1 N/A
61 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 1.09 0.17 6 -84.8%
62 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain 0.44 0.17 1 -64.1%
62 Centre for Technical Research and Studies of Gipuzkoa (CEIT), Spain – 0.17 1 N/A
62 IK4-CIDETEC Technological Centre, Spain – 0.17 1 N/A
62 Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM), Spain – 0.17 1 N/A
63 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 1.31 0.16 2 -88.4%
64 Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 0.01 0.15 4 1837.9%
65 Research Centers of Catalonia (CERCA), Spain – 0.15 1 N/A
66 University of Jaén (UJU), Spain 0.08 0.14 2 57.2%
67 LeadArtis SL, Spain – 0.14 1 N/A
68 Ecological Station for Biocosmology (EEBM), Spain 0.13 0.13 1 -5.4%
69 Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Spain 0.25 0.12 1 -54.6%
70 Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) Scientific Association (NOTSA), Spain 0.25 0.11 1 -57.2%
70 Abengoa S.A., Spain – 0.11 1 N/A
71 Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Spain – 0.10 2 N/A
71 Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), Spain – 0.10 2 N/A
71 Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral de Navarra (ISPLN), Spain – 0.10 2 N/A
71 Miguel Servet Foundation, Spain – 0.10 2 N/A
71 Biomedical Research Center of Navarre (Navarrabiomed), Spain – 0.10 2 N/A
72 Administrator of Railway Infrastructures (ADIF), Spain 0.22 0.09 2 -62.6%
73 Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Spain 0.00 0.08 2 2609.1%
74 Galician Health Service (SERGAS), Spain – 0.08 2 N/A
75 University Hospital of Fuenlabrada, Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
76 Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING), Spain 0.03 0.05 1 70.2%
77 Sodercan, S.A., Spain – 0.04 1 N/A
78 Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Spain – 0.04 1 N/A
79 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
80 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain 0.13 0.03 1 -79.7%
81 Ramon Llull University (URL), Spain 0.02 0.03 26 50.6%
82 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 0.37 0.03 2 -93.3%
83 DAS Photonics, Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
84 Barcelona City Council, Spain – 0.02 1 N/A
85 Foundation IVI, Spain – 0.02 1 N/A
86 Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), Spain – 0.02 1 N/A
87 Spain Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICINN), Spain 0.00 0.01 3 169.5%
88 Quirónsalud, Spain – 0.01 1 N/A
89 Fractal S.L.N.E., Spain – 0.01 1 N/A
90 Laboratorio Subterráneo de Canfranc (LSC), Spain 0.06 0.01 2 -83.7%
91 Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS), Spain – 0.01 2 N/A
91 Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Spain – 0.01 2 N/A
91 Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Spain – 0.01 2 N/A
91 European University of Madrid (UEM), Spain – 0.01 2 N/A
92 Hospital del Mar, Spain – 0.01 1 N/A
93 Observatorio Astronómico Uraniborg, Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
94 Observatoires Astronomiques de Montsec (C65), Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
94 Observatorio Cerro del Viento (MPC I84), Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
94 Valdés Observatory (MPC J38), Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
95 Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo (CHUVI), Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
96 Chicharronian Tres Cantos Observatory (MPC Z83), Spain – 0.00 1 N/A
96 Asociación Astronómica Cruz del Norte, Spain – 0.00 1 N/A

Footnote

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