El ranking SCImago sitúa a la ULL entre el 25% de las mejores instituciones científicas a nivel mundial

The University of La Laguna has climbed positions in the latest ranking SCImago Institutions Ranking (SIR), a research-focused ranking that assesses more than 9,000 scientific institutions, of which more than 4,750 are universities. Within the overall ranking, the Tenerife center is in the 25th percentile, while in 2023 it ranked in the 30th percentile.

Within the specific ranking of universities, the University of La Laguna also rises in the 2024 edition of this classification and occupies position 860 internationally, placing it within the first quartile and, more specifically, among the 20% of the best universities in the world, the best result since this study began to be compiled: in 2023 it was in 926 and the evolution in recent years is noteworthy since in 2009, the first year of this ranking, the University of La Laguna appeared as 1,006 in the world according to the SIR, which at that time included just over 2,200 universities.

This means that, in thirteen years, it has climbed almost 150 positions in absolute terms, and has improved substantially in relation to the total number of higher education entities analyzed worldwide.

It has also improved its position among Spanish universities. In this 2024 edition, it ranks 30th out of 76, compared to 31st in 2023 and 33rd in 2022. This is again its best position in the national ranking and consolidates an upward trend in the years the SIR has been conducted, starting in 2009 with a 38th position out of 50 universities analyzed.

The SIR ranking combines three different sets of indicators: research performance, social impact measured by web visibility, and innovation outcomes. Regarding R&D, the University of La Laguna ranks in the 16th percentile globally, compared to 18th last year. The research conducted at the institution across its various disciplines is generally above the global average in all areas of knowledge.

The research in Astrophysics stands out, with the university ranking first in Spain and 42nd worldwide. Research in Psychiatry and Mental Health (8th in Spain), Anthropology (15th), Oceanography (17th), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (17th), Mechanical Engineering (18th), Gastroenterology (20th), Marine Sciences (21st), Pharmacology and Toxicology (25th), and Physics (25th) also ranks among the top quartiles.