- Student-faculty ratios: 11.8
- Male to female ratio: 62 : 38
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://www.ub.edu/web/ub/en/
- Address: Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585,Barcelona, 08007,Spain
- Phone: +34 934 021 100
The University of Barcelona is a public institution that was founded in 1450. The urban university has multiple campuses spread throughout Barcelona and the surrounding area on the eastern coast of Spain. The Humanities Campus in the city center is the university's main location. Other university sites include the Bellvitge Health Sciences Campus and the Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus. Tuition costs are the same for international and domestic degree-seeking students. Some university-owned and -affiliated student housing is available for both undergraduate and graduate students.The university has many academic divisions, including biology, economics and business, law, medicine and health sciences, philosophy and psychology. Additionally, the University of Barcelona is affiliated with eight centers through collaboration agreements, including the School of Cinema and Audiovisual Studies of Catalonia, the Institute of Public Security of Catalonia and the National Institute of Physical Education. The university’s academic calendar is semester-based. Courses are primarily taught in Spanish and Catalan, since Barcelona is located in the Catalonia region, although a handful of bachelor’s and even more master’s programs are fully or partially English-taught. Examples of completely English-taught offerings include a bachelor's program in business administration and management as well as master's programs in economics and international relations. Some of the university’s many research institutes and centers are the Institute of Cosmos Sciences, the Water Research Institute and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia.
- Total number of students 46,002
- Number of international students 4,574
- Total number of academic staff 3,864
- Number of international staff 208
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 7,215
- Number of master's degrees awarded 2,866
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 1,131
- Number of research only staff 216
- Number of new undergraduate students 9,714
- Number of new master's students 2,789
- Number of new doctoral students 1,555
- Global score 68.3
- Global research reputation #166
- Regional research reputation #43
- Publications #59
- Books #319
- Conferences #386
- Normalized citation impact #240
- Total citations #65
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #68
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #235
- International collaboration #244
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #229
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #62
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #182
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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11.8
No. of students per staff
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10%
Percentage of International Students
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62 : 38
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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46,214
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#59 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 63.5
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #143
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #18
- Agricultural Sciences publications #126
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #11
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #68
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #72
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #29
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #83
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #96
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #41
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #20
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#102 Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score 51.1
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation #104
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation #49
- Arts and Humanities publications #80
- Arts and Humanities books #252
- Arts and Humanities conferences #91
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact #83
- Arts and Humanities total citations #77
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #140
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration #37
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration #35
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#94 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 53.0
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #92
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #13
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #71
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #289
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #92
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #80
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #242
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #122
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #115
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #141
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #316
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#98 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 66.3
- Chemistry global research reputation #153
- Chemistry regional research reputation #31
- Chemistry publications #62
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #414
- Chemistry total citations #96
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #86
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #366
- Chemistry international collaboration #210
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #128
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #185
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #478
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#35 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 75.8
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #93
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #15
- Clinical Medicine publications #54
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #78
- Clinical Medicine total citations #32
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #43
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #62
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #111
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #154
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #34
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #46
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#363 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 47.5
- Engineering global research reputation #270
- Engineering regional research reputation #84
- Engineering publications #568
- Engineering normalized citation impact #171
- Engineering total citations #470
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #511
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #342
- Engineering international collaboration #197
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #248
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #281
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #75
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#73 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 68.4
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #84
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #23
- Environment/Ecology publications #60
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact #177
- Environment/Ecology total citations #68
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #71
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #165
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #109
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #132
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #94
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #189
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#131 Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score 54.9
- Geosciences global research reputation #171
- Geosciences regional research reputation #23
- Geosciences publications #96
- Geosciences normalized citation impact #260
- Geosciences total citations #139
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #142
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #260
- Geosciences international collaboration #120
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #116
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #164
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #226
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#58 Immunology
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- Immunology overall score 54.2
- Immunology global research reputation #78
- Immunology regional research reputation #21
- Immunology publications #25
- Immunology normalized citation impact #147
- Immunology total citations #43
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #50
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #160
- Immunology international collaboration #46
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #120
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #52
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #108
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#190 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 45.2
- Materials Science global research reputation #176
- Materials Science regional research reputation #81
- Materials Science publications #243
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #203
- Materials Science total citations #228
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #212
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #195
- Materials Science international collaboration #107
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #70
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #238
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #249
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#186 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 34.0
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #32
- Microbiology publications #94
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #222
- Microbiology total citations #161
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #163
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #206
- Microbiology international collaboration #147
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #105
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #164
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #192
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#62 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 58.8
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #113
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #28
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #73
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #100
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #58
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #70
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #119
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #90
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #80
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #72
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #137
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#36 Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score 65.5
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation #141
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation #17
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications #37
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations #37
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #36
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #59
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration #26
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration #82
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #35
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #81
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#51 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 62.6
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #151
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #22
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #30
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #129
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #34
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #42
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #154
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #83
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #108
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #112
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#203 Physics
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- Physics overall score 62.9
- Physics global research reputation #189
- Physics regional research reputation #77
- Physics publications #166
- Physics normalized citation impact #411
- Physics total citations #233
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #193
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #377
- Physics international collaboration #416
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #192
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #269
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #417
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#121 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 62.5
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #57
- Plant and Animal Science publications #84
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #177
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #73
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #253
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #72
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #96
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #73
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #157
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#63 Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score 60.6
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation #129
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation #21
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications #50
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact #152
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations #59
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #75
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #231
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration #21
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #61
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #43
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #80
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#159 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 48.2
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #211
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #50
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #101
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #406
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #148
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #143
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #408
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #109
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #180
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #175
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #362
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#120 Space Science
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- Space Science overall score 45.0
- Space Science global research reputation #123
- Space Science regional research reputation #73
- Space Science publications #75
- Space Science normalized citation impact #113
- Space Science total citations #94
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #92
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #137
- Space Science international collaboration #172
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #88
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #95
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #127