2021 tables: Institutions - biological sciences

The 2021 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

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# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share* 2019–2020
1 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain 63.79 55.31 352 -19.8%
2 Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain 23.36 27.22 238 7.7%
3 Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain 27.35 24.82 128 -16.0%
4 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 18.33 20.60 168 3.9%
5 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 11.38 13.93 130 13.2%
6 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 11.52 11.93 89 -4.2%
7 Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Spain 9.94 10.35 50 -3.7%
8 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 6.80 8.06 100 9.6%
9 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 4.03 7.67 27 76.1%
10 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 2.40 7.60 45 193.3%
11 Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Spain 10.07 6.89 87 -36.7%
12 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 3.01 5.82 31 78.8%
13 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 2.78 5.63 70 87.2%
14 University of Seville (US), Spain 3.55 4.49 33 16.9%
15 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 5.23 4.11 25 -27.3%
16 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain 4.82 4.08 124 -21.7%
17 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 3.32 3.77 45 5.1%
18 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 3.21 3.38 37 -2.7%
19 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 2.97 3.00 26 -6.6%
20 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 5.04 2.91 16 -46.5%
21 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 6.13 2.80 16 -57.7%
22 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 0.54 2.67 17 355.4%
23 Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE), Spain 4.58 2.46 16 -50.2%
24 Hospital del Mar, Spain 1.66 2.43 45 35.6%
25 Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain – 2.26 15 N/A
26 Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL), Spain 0.51 2.19 5 298.9%
27 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 1.97 2.14 11 0.7%
28 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 3.30 1.64 12 -53.9%
29 Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 1.21 1.56 14 19.1%
30 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 1.20 1.55 21 18.9%
31 IMDEA Institutes, Spain 0.35 1.52 10 295.9%
32 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 1.79 1.43 23 -26.0%
33 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 2.63 1.35 15 -52.5%
34 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain 0.82 1.32 24 48.8%
35 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 1.62 1.30 19 -25.7%
36 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.34 1.30 17 -10.8%
37 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 1.03 1.27 7 13.4%
38 Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Spain 0.18 1.21 10 510.1%
39 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 0.56 1.19 4 95.7%
40 Sodercan, S.A., Spain 0.29 1.17 6 277.6%
41 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 1.62 1.05 11 -40.1%
42 Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Spain 1.62 1.03 38 -41.2%
43 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 1.12 0.90 8 -25.5%
44 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 0.73 0.89 15 12.3%
45 MEmind Study Group, Spain – 0.88 1 N/A
46 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 1.03 0.86 8 -22.5%
47 Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Spain 1.84 0.80 9 -59.9%
48 Galician Health Service (SERGAS), Spain 0.52 0.72 10 27.6%
49 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 0.01 0.71 6 7069.3%
50 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.64 0.64 7 -7.5%
51 La Fe University Hospital, Spain 0.43 0.60 8 28.4%
52 Igenomix S.L., Spain 0.91 0.56 2 -42.7%
53 Fundación Rioja Salud, Spain 1.43 0.56 3 -63.6%
54 Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Spain 0.26 0.56 19 100.9%
55 University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain 0.75 0.55 3 -32.6%
56 Valencian Institute of Agricultural Research (IVIA), Spain 0.48 0.54 2 2.8%
57 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 0.33 0.53 6 47.1%
58 Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF), Spain 0.74 0.52 3 -35.2%
59 Barcelona Medical Agency (BMA), Spain 1.31 0.51 10 -63.6%
60 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 0.08 0.50 14 462.8%
61 Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Spain 0.09 0.50 6 439.8%
62 Embryotools S.L., Spain – 0.50 1 N/A
63 Servicio Madrileño de Salud (SERMAS), Spain 0.37 0.47 24 19.2%
64 Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Spain 1.34 0.47 20 -67.5%
65 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain 0.73 0.46 3 -42.3%
66 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 0.89 0.46 5 -52.7%
67 Basque Health System (BHS), Spain 0.40 0.45 17 4.9%
68 University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain 0.65 0.44 7 -38.5%
69 Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), Spain – 0.43 1 N/A
70 European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF-CLIF), Spain – 0.42 2 N/A
71 BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain 0.07 0.42 4 423.7%
72 Gobierno del Principado de Asturias, Spain 0.01 0.41 4 6674.8%
73 University of La Rioja (UR), Spain 0.35 0.41 4 7.6%
74 Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), Spain 0.52 0.40 16 -28.2%
75 Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Spain 0.14 0.38 2 160.0%
76 European University of Madrid (UEM), Spain 0.53 0.38 18 -34.5%
77 ALBA Synchrotron, Spain 0.36 0.37 4 -5.9%
78 Hospital Universitario Santa Cristina, Spain 0.08 0.35 8 302.3%
79 Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Spain 0.33 0.34 12 -4.1%
80 Fundación para la Investigación Biomédica del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Spain 0.25 0.34 16 26.0%
81 Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE), Spain – 0.33 1 N/A
82 Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Spain 0.39 0.33 2 -22.2%
83 Comillas Pontifical University (UPCO), Spain 0.06 0.30 2 377.3%
84 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 1.33 0.30 10 -79.2%
85 Grupo para la Evaluación de Nuevas Variedades de Cultivos Extensivos en España (GENVCE), Spain 0.56 0.29 7 -51.5%
86 CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain 0.23 0.27 2 12.6%
87 University of León (ULE), Spain 0.23 0.27 3 9.7%
88 PCB-PRBB Animal Facility Alliance, Spain 0.06 0.25 1 270.0%
89 Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves (HUVN), Spain 0.13 0.24 4 66.2%
90 San Pablo CEU University (USPCEU), Spain 0.11 0.24 6 94.2%
91 Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (CHN), Spain 0.39 0.24 9 -42.4%
92 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain 0.39 0.23 9 -45.7%
92 Biomedical Research Center of Navarre (Navarrabiomed), Spain 0.77 0.23 9 -72.8%
93 Loro Parque Fundación, Spain – 0.21 1 N/A
94 Fundación Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Spain 0.22 0.20 1 -16.8%
94 Accure Therapeutics S.L., Spain – 0.20 1 N/A
94 IE University, Spain – 0.20 1 N/A
95 Highlight Therapeutics Sl., Spain – 0.20 3 N/A
96 Instituto de Salud Pública y Laboral de Navarra (ISPLN), Spain 0.27 0.20 8 -31.5%
97 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 0.85 0.19 10 -78.9%
98 San Carlos Clinical Hospital (HCSC), Spain 0.18 0.19 10 -2.0%
99 Inmunología y Genética Aplicada, SA (INGENASA), Spain – 0.19 1 N/A
100 Centro de Investigacións Mariñas (CIMA), Spain 0.27 0.19 7 -35.2%
100 Miguel Servet Foundation, Spain 0.27 0.19 7 -35.2%

Footnote

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  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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