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2026-08-29 · Research focus · Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Spain

What drives Universitat Pompeu Fabra's research

Ask where Universitat Pompeu Fabra's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 17,728 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 78 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Music and Audio Processing; Neural dynamics and brain function; Music Technology and Sound Studies.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at €172M across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.55, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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