Country profile · 2027

Spain

35 of Spain's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.

Ranked universities

$359M

Research funding analysed

€333M

EU funding won

Widest partner-country reach

Subject strengths

National subject strengths

Social Sciences · 20 Physical Sciences · 9 Life Sciences · 4 Health Sciences · 2

Spain's leading research collaborators

Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.

University	Partners	Countries
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid	357	57
Universitat de Barcelona	269	48
Universitat de València	284	50
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona	186	37
Universidad de Granada	159	36
Universidad de Oviedo	146	35
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela	132	25
Universidad de Cantabria	150	34
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya	127	27
Universidad de La Laguna	125	27
University of the Basque Country	99	29
Universidad Complutense de Madrid	92	24
Universidade de Vigo	113	30
Universidad de Sevilla	91	24
Universitat Pompeu Fabra	101	21

Represent Spain at the global launch

Universities can verify their data, feature academics and video on their public page, onboard 500 members and compete for the Subject Awards.

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