The recently published ranking of Spanish universities prepared by the Knowledge and Development Foundation (CYD) The University of La Laguna is ranked among the top three academic institutions in the country for its contribution to regional development. This ranking assesses indicators such as securing regional research funding, scientific output with local impact, and student internships in local businesses.
In addition to this outstanding positioning, the University of La Laguna also excels in research-related indicators, such as the number of open access publications, the normalized impact and the number of citations of its scientific publications.
This academic center also receives a high rating in aspects related to knowledge transfer, especially in the creation of spin-offs, and in international projection through its share of international publications.
The CYD Ranking is considered the most comprehensive analysis of the Spanish university system, and allows for comparison of university performance in different dimensions such as teaching, research, knowledge transfer, internationalization, employment integration and regional development.
The tool, which is free to access and has a multidimensional approach, is aimed at students, families, academic institutions, companies and researchers, and facilitates the creation of personalized rankings according to the priorities of each user.
The data was collected directly from universities, as well as from official sources such as the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, and analyzed using methodologies developed by SCImago Lab and CWTS Leiden. With these results, the University of La Laguna reinforces its commitment to the economic, social, and scientific development of the Canary Islands.
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