UB: top Spanish university in SIR Global 2013

The annual SCImago Research Group (SIR) ranking, which analyses research outputs of worldwide institutions, places the UB at number 163, 3 positions above last yearʼs score, and at number 47 in the specific area of Western Europe. These results ratify UBʼs second position with regard to institutions in Spain —only surpassed by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)— and its first position concerning universities.

The annual SCImago Research Group (SIR) ranking, which analyses research outputs of worldwide institutions, places the UB at number 163, 3 positions above last yearʼs score, and at number 47 in the specific area of Western Europe. These results ratify UBʼs second position with regard to institutions in Spain —only surpassed by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)— and its first position concerning universities.
According to SIR Global 2013, UB has increased the number of documents published on academic journals indexed on Scopus; citations in relation to the global average; the amount of scientific production included in 10 % of the works with most citations within their respective areas; and the level of internationalisation, by registering a rise in the percentage of scientific production published in collaboration with foreign institutions.