2017 Research Leaders: Leading academic institutions in Earth & environmental sciences

The 2017 Research Leaders are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

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Position Institution Share 2015 Share 2016 Count 2016 Change in Adjusted Share* 2015–2016
1 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 7.20 8.87 29 14.9% Increase
2 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 4.11 7.18 16 63.0% Increase
3 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 4.36 5.28 11 13.1% Increase
4 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 1.50 4.40 7 173.8% Increase
5 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 4.41 4.36 10 -7.7% Decrease
6 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 5.82 4.03 22 -35.4% Decrease
7 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 1.23 3.19 6 143.1% Increase
8 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 0.05 2.94 4 5,668.4% Increase
9 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 1.82 2.93 4 49.9% Increase
10 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 5.96 2.77 8 -56.6% Decrease
11 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 0.50 2.34 7 337.8% Increase
12 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 1.82 2.15 8 10.3% Increase
13 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 3.32 1.72 9 -51.7% Decrease
14 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 0.52 1.39 2 150.9% Increase
15 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 1.27 1.38 3 1.4% Increase
16 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 0.78 1.11 7 32.2% Increase
17 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 0.27 1.04 7 257.0% Increase
18 Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT), Spain 1.00 1.00 1 -6.7% Decrease
18 University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain 0.00 1.00 1 0.0% Increase
19 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 1.26 0.95 2 -29.8% Decrease
20 University of León (ULE), Spain 2.45 0.89 2 -66.0% Decrease
21 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain 0.11 0.88 3 657.3% Increase
22 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.86 0.86 4 -6.7% Decrease
23 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 0.34 0.78 3 116.4% Increase
24 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 0.68 0.59 4 -18.6% Decrease
25 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 0.06 0.57 10 753.1% Increase
26 University of Seville (US), Spain 3.03 0.55 3 -83.1% Decrease
27 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 0.51 0.50 1 -7.6% Decrease
27 University of Jaén (UJU), Spain 1.85 0.50 1 -74.8% Decrease
28 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 2.76 0.40 1 -86.5% Decrease
29 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 0.05 0.35 2 520.7% Increase
30 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 0.05 0.33 2 476.4% Increase
31 Hospitales de Granada, Spain 0.00 0.32 1 0.0% Increase
32 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 0.02 0.21 2 938.1% Increase
33 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 1.15 0.18 1 -85.2% Decrease
34 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 0.60 0.14 1 -77.6% Decrease
35 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 0.20 0.14 1 -33.3% Decrease
36 Comillas Pontifical University (UPCO), Spain 0.00 0.13 1 0.0% Increase
37 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 0.12 0.10 1 -20.0% Decrease
38 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 1.04 0.06 1 -94.4% Decrease
38 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 0.31 0.06 1 -81.0% Decrease
39 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 0.25 0.06 1 -79.3% Decrease
40 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 0.38 0.05 1 -87.9% Decrease

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 and health 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 145 natural-science and health-science journals. The journals were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields. The list is reviewed periodically and journals may be removed or added. Articles from eLife were no longer included in the Nature Index from 2023 after the journal changed its publishing model.
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