2021 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

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

Table criteria

# Institution Share 2019 Share 2020 Count 2020 Change in Adjusted Share 2019-2020*
1 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain 28.73 29.47 145 -1.9%
2 University of Barcelona (UB), Spain 7.27 6.99 41 -8.1%
3 Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain 2.15 6.48 19 187.6%
4 University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain 1.87 4.67 10 138.2%
5 Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain 3.07 4.61 36 43.4%
6 University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain 1.49 3.97 11 155.0%
7 University of Girona (UdG), Spain 1.16 3.79 12 211.6%
8 Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain 2.26 3.48 11 47.0%
9 University of Granada (UGR), Spain 4.06 3.11 17 -26.8%
10 Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain 0.70 2.83 7 285.8%
11 University of Valencia (UV), Spain 1.20 2.52 11 101.4%
12 King Juan Carlos University (URJC), Spain 2.60 2.35 9 -13.7%
13 University of Cantabria (UC), Spain 4.09 2.33 5 -45.5%
14 Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Spain 1.53 2.03 11 27.0%
15 Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Spain 1.84 1.66 8 -14.0%
16 Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain 1.87 1.59 9 -19.0%
17 University of Seville (US), Spain 0.14 1.56 7 961.7%
18 University of Alicante (UA), Spain 0.36 1.37 4 268.9%
19 University of Oviedo (UniOvi), Spain 0.17 1.18 7 570.3%
20 University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain 0.81 1.14 5 34.6%
21 University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain 3.26 1.09 9 -68.0%
22 BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change, Spain 0.50 1.07 5 103.1%
23 Jaume I University (UJI), Spain 0.43 1.01 3 125.4%
24 University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain 1.25 1.00 3 -23.5%
24 Centre de Recerca Matemàtica (CRM), Spain 1.00 1 N/A
25 University of León (ULE), Spain 0.50 1.00 3 90.3%
26 National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Spain 0.10 0.98 4 878.5%
27 National University of Distance Education (UNED), Spain 0.93 3 N/A
28 Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Spain 2.26 0.93 2 -60.7%
29 University of Vigo (UVIGO), Spain 0.07 0.83 4 984.4%
30 Agricultural Technological Institute of Castilla and Leon (ITACyL), Spain 0.80 1 N/A
31 Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Spain 0.96 0.70 13 -30.2%
32 Pablo de Olavide University (UPO), Spain 0.89 0.70 8 -24.8%
33 Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain 1.94 0.68 5 -66.4%
34 Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Spain 1.49 0.67 8 -56.7%
35 Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), Spain 0.51 0.67 20 26.6%
36 Spanish Weather Service (AEMET), Spain 0.11 0.64 3 449.1%
37 Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), Spain 0.60 3 N/A
38 University of Valladolid (UVa), Spain 0.24 0.60 7 135.2%
39 University of Cádiz (UCA), Spain 1.84 0.59 10 -69.4%
40 University of Málaga (UMA), Spain 1.50 0.58 5 -62.8%
41 Water Technology Center (CETAQUA), Spain 0.54 2 N/A
42 University of Almeria (UAL), Spain 1.61 0.51 9 -69.6%
43 Ramon Llull University (URL), Spain 0.50 1 N/A
44 University of Zaragoza (Unizar), Spain 0.61 0.49 8 -22.5%
45 Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Spain 0.10 0.45 6 305.5%
46 University of Cordoba (UCO), Spain 0.00 0.44 5 9,112.8%
47 Catalan Institute of Classical Archaeology (ICAC), Spain 0.43 1 N/A
48 Volcanology Institute of the Canaries (INVOLCAN), Spain 0.72 0.39 2 -48.2%
49 University of Burgos (UBU), Spain 0.37 2 N/A
50 National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), Spain 0.28 0.35 6 19.6%
51 University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain 0.84 0.34 5 -60.8%
52 University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain 0.02 0.33 2 1,333.8%
52 Servicio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Prehistóricas (SIAP), Spain 0.33 1 N/A
53 Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Spain 0.01 0.30 3 1,991.7%
54 Spain Ministry of Defense, Spain 0.41 0.30 4 -29.8%
55 Catalan Water Agency, Spain 0.29 1 N/A
55 Geoservei Projectes i Gestió Ambiental, S.L., Spain 0.29 1 N/A
56 Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain 0.44 0.28 5 -39.6%
57 University of Huelva (UHU), Spain 0.04 0.28 7 526.0%
58 Naval Military Academy (ENM), Spain 0.25 1 N/A
59 University of Murcia (UMU), Spain 0.70 0.23 5 -68.9%
60 University of Jaén (UJU), Spain 0.41 0.20 4 -53.8%
61 Naturalea, Spain 0.11 0.19 1 61.3%
62 Amphos 21 Consulting S.L, Spain 0.25 0.17 1 -36.3%
62 Entidad de Saneamiento y Depuración de Aguas Residuales (ESAMUR), Spain 0.17 1 N/A
62 Open University of Catalonia (UOC), Spain 0.17 1 N/A
62 Empresa Municipal Aguas de Murcia (Emuasa), Spain 0.17 1 N/A
63 Andalusian Institute of Historical Heritage (IAPH), Spain 0.04 0.15 4 282.3%
63 Spain Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (MECD), Spain 0.04 0.15 4 282.3%
63 Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 0.04 0.15 4 282.3%
64 University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain 0.15 0.14 1 -6.6%
65 Geological Survey of Spain (IGME), Spain 0.60 0.13 2 -78.8%
66 Generalitat Valenciana, Spain 0.10 0.13 2 23.2%
67 Spanish National Research Centre for Human Evolution (CENIEH), Spain 0.05 0.11 3 123.8%
68 World Wildlife Fund Spain (WWF Spain), Spain 0.10 1 N/A
68 INS Valerià Pujol, Spain 0.10 1 N/A
69 Museo Arqueológico de la Comunidad de Madrid (MAR), Spain 0.09 1 N/A
70 Institute of Evolution in Africa (IDEA), Spain 0.08 1 N/A
71 AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain 0.45 0.07 1 -84.8%
71 Cidetec Foundation, Spain 0.07 1 N/A
72 AEMS-Rios con Vida, Spain 0.06 1 N/A
73 Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA), Spain 0.06 1 N/A
74 Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain 0.05 2 N/A
75 Gobierno del Principado de Asturias, Spain 0.05 2 N/A
76 Barcelona Provincial Council, Spain 0.05 1 N/A
76 Catalan Society of Environmental Education, Spain 0.05 1 N/A
77 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain 0.38 0.04 1 -91.1%
77 Serra Húnter Program (SHP), Spain 0.04 1 N/A
77 Foro de Transiciones, Spain 0.04 1 N/A
77 Germinando Sociedad Cooperativa Madrid, Spain 0.04 1 N/A
77 Observatorio para una Cultura del Territorio (OCT), Spain 0.04 1 N/A
78 University of La Laguna (ULL), Spain 0.38 0.03 2 -91.5%
79 Hospital del Mar, Spain 0.03 1 N/A
79 Fundación Atapuerca, Spain 0.03 1 N/A
79 Fundación Instituto de Investigación de Prehistoria y Evolución Humana (FIPEH), Spain 0.03 1 N/A
80 University of Navarra (UNAV), Spain 0.70 0.02 1 -97.4%
81 Leitat - Technological Center, Spain 0.10 0.02 1 -85.5%
82 University of Lleida (UDL), Spain 1.00 0.01 1 -99.0%
83 Fundación Migres, Spain 0.01 1 N/A
84 Natural Sciences Museum of Granollers, Spain 0.01 0.01 1 -31.0%
85 Research Centers of Catalonia (CERCA), Spain 0.14 0.00 1 -97.7%

Footnote

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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 2021 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.