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Top universities in Spain by research output (2026)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas is the most active research institution in Spain, with 636 papers in the last 30 days.
Updated automatically every day. Data: 30 fully counted days, September 28, 2026 – October 27, 2026. Source: OpenAlex and PubMed.
Most active institutions in Spain
| Rank | Institution | Papers (30 days) | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | 636 | 21 |
| 2 | CERCA Institution | 218 | 7 |
| 3 | Universitat de Barcelona | 87 | 3 |
| 4 | Instituto de Salud Carlos III | 78 | 3 |
| 5 | Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades | 78 | 3 |
| 6 | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | 72 | 2 |
| 7 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | University of the Basque Country | 10 | 0 |
This list includes institutions that were among the 200 most active in the world on at least one day. See all of Spain's research or search any institution at the top of the page.