University of Barcelona (UB)
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Spain
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect University of Barcelona (UB)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of Barcelona (UB) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of Barcelona (UB) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 785 | 103.04 |
Overall Count and Share for 'University of Barcelona (UB)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.
Research outputs by subject area
| Subject | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Applied sciences | 66 | 11.68 |
| Biological sciences | 99 | 9.94 |
| Chemistry | 49 | 13.50 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 50 | 5.17 |
| Health sciences | 342 | 33.64 |
| Physical sciences | 159 | 24.10 |
| Social sciences | 20 | 5.01 |
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Leading research topics
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 86 | 8.65 |
| Particle and High Energy Physics | 68 | 7.91 |
| Astronomical Sciences | 63 | 7.58 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 76 | 5.06 |
| Physical Chemistry | 13 | 4.72 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | 8 | 3.78 |
| Epidemiology | 17 | 3.09 |
| Neurosciences | 18 | 2.91 |
Share output for the past 5 years
| Subject area or journal group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 58 | 79 | 85 | 101 | 104 |
| Applied sciences | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Health sciences | 8 | 26 | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Natural sciences | 44 | 48 | 43 | 54 | 0 |
| Biological sciences | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| Earth & environmental sciences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Physical sciences | 18 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 0 |
| Social sciences | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nature & Science | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with University of Barcelona (UB).
International vs domestic collaboration by Share
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| International (176 institutions) | 23.6% |
| Domestic (120 institutions) | 76.4% |
Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.
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Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of Barcelona (UB) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) | 32.64 / 27.27 | 59.91 |
| Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII) | 23.85 / 20.92 | 44.76 |
| Hospital Clinic of Barcelona | 29.80 / 14.22 | 44.02 |
| August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) | 18.50 / 14.35 | 32.85 |
| Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) | 22.73 / 6.91 | 29.64 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of Barcelona (UB) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) | 9.44 / 5.33 | 14.77 |
| Harvard University | 4.30 / 7.54 | 11.84 |
| Max Planck Society | 4.21 / 5.22 | 9.43 |
| Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) | 3.82 / 3.89 | 7.70 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 4.52 / 2.13 | 6.65 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of Barcelona (UB). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
- University of Barcelona (UB)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- ASU Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative (CASI)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)
- Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB)
- Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics (BGSMath)
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL)
- Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG)
- Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium
- EVENT Lab for Neuroscience and Technology
- European Twisted Mass Collaboration (ETM Collaboration)
- Flumen Institute
- Human Brain Project (HBP)
- Institut Barcelona Estudis Internationals (IBEI)
- Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC)
- International Headache Genetics Consortium (IHGC)
- LTER-Aigüestortes
- Laboratori d'Instrumentacio per a Fisica d'Altes Energies (LIFAELS)
- Multiproxy Approach for the Reconstruction of the Glacial Ocean Surface (MARGO)
- Paleomagnetic Laboratory
- Programa Conjunto de Biología Computacional (BSC-IRB)
- Proteomass Scientific Society
- Rare Kidney Stone Consortium (RSKC)
- Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute (IRSJD)
- Serra Húnter Program (SHP)
- Supernova Cosmology Project (SCP)
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The BaBar Collaboration
- The LHCb Collaboration
- The MAGIC Collaboration
- UB-CSIC Biofísico y Estructural de Acidos Nucle (BioEstrAN)
- UB-CSIC Laboratory of Geological Processes Simulation (SIMGEO)
- Unit of Pharmaceutical Chemistry (UB-CSIC)