2022 tables: Institutions - academic

The 2022 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.

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# Institution Share 2020 Share 2021 Count 2021 Change in Adjusted Share* 2020–2021
1 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 54.99 68.53 354 21.4%
2 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 70.67 60.83 377 -16.2%
3 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 77.66 58.38 369 -26.8%
4 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 60.58 51.91 290 -16.5%
5 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 36.48 35.27 159 -5.8%
6 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 41.55 33.75 203 -20.9%
7 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 24.91 25.74 261 0.7%
8 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 24.54 19.65 128 -22.0%
9 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 21.09 19.00 144 -12.3%
10 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 14.50 18.80 107 26.3%
11 University of Seville (US), Spain 12.84 17.80 111 35.0%
12 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 12.60 14.58 79 12.7%
13 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 15.21 14.36 47 -8.0%
14 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 14.80 13.95 103 -8.2%
15 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 9.53 13.93 58 42.4%
16 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 17.25 13.76 103 -22.3%
17 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 14.77 11.24 62 -25.9%
18 University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain 8.83 10.11 22 11.5%
19 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 7.74 9.13 44 14.9%
20 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 15.62 8.97 32 -44.0%
21 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 8.31 8.50 46 -0.4%
22 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 10.05 8.24 48 -20.1%
23 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 14.30 7.55 34 -48.6%
24 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 16.66 7.25 37 -57.6%
25 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 7.33 5.63 39 -25.2%
26 Charles III University of Madrid (UC3M), Spain 4.65 5.43 31 13.8%
27 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 8.79 5.12 20 -43.3%
28 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 5.37 5.06 25 -8.2%
29 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 5.27 4.89 29 -9.6%
30 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 7.61 4.83 38 -38.2%
31 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 1.95 4.59 25 129.6%
32 University of La Rioja (UR), Spain 4.87 4.41 15 -11.9%
33 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 7.96 4.39 38 -46.2%
34 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 6.82 3.59 89 -48.8%
35 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 2.61 3.42 8 27.8%
36 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 4.81 3.22 18 -34.8%
37 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 6.34 2.75 18 -57.7%
38 Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Spain 1.84 2.68 10 42.3%
39 University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain 5.22 2.15 14 -59.8%
40 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain 6.20 2.12 8 -66.7%
41 San Pablo CEU University (USPCEU), Spain 3.71 2.02 8 -47.0%
42 Ramon Llull University (URL), Spain 1.02 1.99 39 90.3%
43 Public University of Navarre (UPNA), Spain 0.61 1.57 15 148.9%
44 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 1.77 1.50 9 -17.3%
45 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 3.29 1.47 11 -56.4%
46 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 1.30 1.31 14 -2.1%
47 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain 3.07 0.98 4 -69.1%
48 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain 0.96 0.68 4 -30.9%
49 Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Spain 0.23 0.65 4 178.8%
50 Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Spain 0.17 0.56 4 230.6%
51 CEU Cardinal Herrera University, Spain 0.37 0.48 5 24.1%
52 Comillas Pontifical University (UPCO), Spain 0.30 0.46 5 49.0%
53 National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain 1.02 0.44 4 -57.6%
54 HM Hospitales, Spain 0.10 0.39 3 260.6%
55 University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), Spain 0.34 0.39 5 11.1%
56 European University of Madrid (UEM), Spain 0.38 0.36 16 -9.3%
57 Francisco de Vitoria University (UFV), Spain 0.18 0.32 6 69.0%
58 Hospitales de Granada, Spain 0.08 0.31 11 252.0%
59 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), Spain 0.46 0.27 5 -42.9%
60 University of Jaén (UJU), Spain 0.63 0.24 2 -63.2%
61 Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (Barcelona GSE), Spain 0.42 0.20 1 -53.2%
62 Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila (UCAV), Spain – 0.13 1 N/A
63 European University of the Atlantic (UNEATLANTICO), Spain 0.01 0.12 2 1964.8%
64 Loyola University Andalusia, Spain – 0.11 1 N/A
65 University of León (ULE), Spain 1.20 0.05 2 -95.7%
66 Nebrija University, Spain – 0.05 1 N/A
67 Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (UCV), Spain 0.05 0.04 1 -23.5%
68 Colegio Huerta de la Cruz, Spain – 0.03 1 N/A
69 Casa de Velàzquez, Spain – 0.01 1 N/A

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