The SIR 2009 World Report shows a ranking with more than 2000 of the best worldwide research institutions and organizations whose output surpass 100 scholarly publications during 2007. The ranking shows 5 indicators of institution research performance, stressing output ordering criteria), collaboration and impact.
| Rank | Organization | Country | Sector | Output | CxD | Int. Coll. | Norm. SJR | Norm. Cit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (127) | Universitat de Barcelona | Spain | Higher educ. | 12584 | 8.18 | 43.18 | 1.06 | 1.35 |
| (179) | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | Spain | Higher educ. | 10444 | 6.37 | 43.6 | 1.04 | 1.27 |
| (187) | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | Spain | Higher educ. | 9993 | 5.76 | 36.97 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
| (219) | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain | Higher educ. | 9014 | 8.06 | 43.47 | 1.06 | 1.29 |
| (238) | Universitat de València | Spain | Higher educ. | 8538 | 7.21 | 44.78 | 1.03 | 1.26 |
| (266) | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain | Higher educ. | 7964 | 3.51 | 40.33 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| (337) | Universidad de Granada | Spain | Higher educ. | 6519 | 5.09 | 37.9 | 1.02 | 1.1 |
| (359) | Universidad de Sevilla | Spain | Higher educ. | 6061 | 5.12 | 38.44 | 1.01 | 1.07 |
| (385) | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | Spain | Higher educ. | 5681 | 5.79 | 39.55 | 1.03 | 1.1 |
| (406) | Universidad Politécnica de td>Valencia | Spain | Higher educ. | 5458 | 4.62 | 29.72 | 0.96 | 1.22 |
| (413) | Universidad del País Vasco | Spain | Higher educ. | 5387 | 5.16 | 35.47 | 1.01 | 1.06 |
| (418) | Universidad de Zaragoza | Spain | Higher educ. | 5293 | 5.13 | 37.45 | 1.01 | 1.16 |
| (436) | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | Spain | Higher educ. | 5027 | 2.98 | 32.86 | 0.92 | 1 |
| (549) | Universidad de Oviedo | Spain | Higher educ. | 4099 | 5.39 | 33.08 | 1.02 | 1.03 |
| (676) | Universidad de Vigo | Spain | Higher educ. | 3264 | 5.11 | 31 | 1 | 1.17 |
| (677) | Universidad de Murcia | Spain | Higher educ. | 3259 | 5.1 | 29.12 | 1.01 | 0.96 |