The Rocasolano Institute of Physical Chemistry (IQFR-CSIC) in Madrid is a CSIC research institute focused on physical chemistry, chemical physics, and their applications in materials, environment, and health.
Address: Calle Serrano, 119, 28006 Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Nanoscience
Domains taught:
- Astroscience, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Ecology and Sustainability, Materials, Mathematics, Nanotechnologies, Physics, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Doctor
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
CSIC institute. Collaborations with universities and other research centers. Active in postgraduate training.
Research:
Research in areas like molecular spectroscopy, surface science, theoretical chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, biophysical chemistry, and nanomaterials.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
180
Current students***:
80
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
250
Pros
Leading research institute in physical chemistry with a strong interdisciplinary character.
Cons
Primarily a research institute. Degrees via collaborating universities.
Best For
PhD students and researchers specializing in physical chemistry, chemical physics, or related areas of nanoscience.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Donostia International Physics Center overlaps with this institution on nanotechnologies, chemistry and physics, so the two are easy to compare, and it teaches at the same levels, namely doctoral, and covers engineering as well.
- In terms of fields, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid is the nearest neighbour, with nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry again at the core; it teaches at the same levels, namely doctoral, and covers optics and electrical and electronics as well.
- On content, Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica and this institution are close, as both teach chemistry and materials; it covers food science and process control as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 70 students against roughly 80 here.
- The comparison with Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on nanotechnologies, bioengineering and chemistry, and it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 80 here.
- The comparison with Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on astroscience, physics and mathematics, and it has almost the same size, at about 80 students, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Rockefeller University brings a the United States setting to the same core fields, bioengineering, chemistry and physics, and it covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well, and is far larger, with about 255 students against roughly 80 here.
- Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa offers an international parallel to this institution, with nanotechnologies, chemistry and physics as common ground; it is also a public institution and also offers bachelor's and master's programmes.
- For nanotechnologies, bioengineering and thermodynamics outside the home country, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier in France is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers master's programmes.
- Abroad, ISIS (France) covers nanotechnologies, bioengineering and thermodynamics in a comparable way, and it also offers master's programmes and covers bioinformatics and microbiology and genetics as well.
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on nanotechnologies, chemistry and ecology and sustainability is Ivan Franko National University of Lviv in Ukraine, and it also offers bachelor's and master's programmes and covers life sciences and software engineering as well.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
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*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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