A complex world
We live in a complex world that’s constantly evolving and presenting us with new challenges, from climate change to public health crises. Science provides us with a framework for understanding and tackling these challenges through research, helping us to build a more sustainable and equitable future for all.
Committed Scientists
In today's world, scientists must be more committed than ever to using their knowledge and experience to find innovative solutions for society. At the same time, institutions need to provide a favourable environment that allows them to carry out their research with independence and integrity, free from political pressures or external influences that could compromise the quality of their work.
New paradigms of knowledge
At ICREA, over 270 committed researchers are advancing new paradigms of knowledge in multiple areas of science, including engineering, mathematics, medicine, social sciences and the humanities. Like the great thinkers of antiquity, they all share an inexhaustible passion for understanding the problems of our complex world.
Women at ICREA
Excellence and freedom for research
ICREA’s mission is to attract and retain outstanding scientists from around the world and help boost the impact and global visibility of Catalan universities and research centres.
ICREA researchers benefit from competitive conditions of employment and can pursue their work at the host institutions that are the best fit for their projects. An external, independent promotion committee evaluates each researcher’s performance regularly over the course of their career.
Full respect for freedom of research means scientists can generate new ideas and approaches that have the potential to transform society and help build a more egalitarian and sustainable future.
Citations and impact
One third of ICREA’s publications rank amongst the top 10% most cited worldwide
Top 1% most cited researchers worldwide by Clarivate
Source: Highly Cited Researchers TM, © 2023 Clarivate
Eduard Batlle
IRB Barcelona
Esteve Corbera
UAB
Josep Dalmau
FRCB-IDIBAPS
Markus Donat
BSC-CNS
Frank Koppens
ICFO
Ai Koyanagi
ISJD
Josep Maria Llovet
FRCB-IDIBAPS
Maurizio Mencuccini
CREAF
These are a few ICREA Research Professors who received awards in 2022
Salvador Aznar Benitah
Premio de Investigación Biomédica de la Foundación Lilly
Quique Bassat
Medalla Narcís Monturiol
Roberto Emparan García de Salazar
Medalla Narcís Monturiol
María Escudero Escribano
Miembro de la Academia Joven de España
Manel Esteller Badosa
Premio Constantes y Vitales a la Trayectoria Científica en Investigación Biomédica
Alexander Fidora Riera
Humboltd Research Award
Elena Galea
Elected Member of the Academia Europaea
Maciej Lewenstein
Premi Nacional de Recerca
Núria López-Bigas
ISCB Innovator Award
Núria Montserrat Pulido
Premio Constantes y Vitales al Joven Talento en Investigación Biomédica
Rosemarie Nagel
Fellow of the Econometric Society
Sílvia Osuna
EuChemS Lecture Award
Jelena Radjenović
Premi Nacional de Recerca al Talent Jove
Marta Reynal-Querol
Premio Rei Jaume I de Economía
Xavier Ros Oton
Miembro de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales de España
Samuel Sánchez-Ordóñez
Premi Fundació Banc Sabadell a les Ciències i l’Enginyeria
Sergey Tikhonov
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award
Sergio Valenzuela
Elected Member of the Academia Europaea
Peter Wagner
Elected Member of the Academia Europaea
Andreas Winter
Humboldt Research Award
ICREA’s impact in 2022
ERC grants awarded in 2022
(excluding the Proof of Concept scheme)
Advanced Grants
Mar Albà
Life Sciences
Dan Brockington
Social Sciences and Humanities
Tess Knighton
Social Sciences and Humanities
Marta Reynal-Querol
Social Sciences and Humanities
Jordi Sort
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Niek van Hulst
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Synergy Grants
Gustavo Deco
Giorgos Kallis
Albert Pol
Verena Ruprecht
María Victoria Sánchez Vives
Juan Valcárcel
One in four ICREAs has an active ERC grant
Transparency
We strive to use our budget wisely, investing the funds with utmost care to make sure that our resources are directly turned into the best possible science. Here is a snapshot of our budget structure.
