The ICREA researcher from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) Licia Verde has been ranked among the top five Spanish female reseearchers of 2022 by the Research.com ranking of top female scientists in Spain, based on data collected from Microsoft Academic Graph on 06-12-2021.

Dr. Verde’s research focuses on the study of large-scale structure of the Universe and the analysis of galaxy surveys. Her research interests include theoretical cosmology, cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure, galaxy clusters, statistical applications and data analysis.

Her work has earned numerous recognitions, including the 2021 Rei Jaume I Award for Basic Research by the Rei Jaume I Foundation.