La Universitat de Girona és la quarta millor universitat espanyola en recerca ambiental i ecològica Segons U.S. News & World Report 2019, que es basa en indicadors bibliomètrics (publicacions i citacions) i la reputació, la Universitat de Girona és la quarta millor universitat espanyola en recerca ambiental i ecològica 18 de març 2019 Recerca i transferència Premis i distincions Activitat científico-acadèmica Qualitat Publicacions
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/spain/environment-ecology https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/articles/subject-rankings-methodology"These subject-specific rankings – which are not of academic majors, departments or specific schools at universities, such as business or medical schools – are based on academic research performance in those subjects. U.S. News has used various bibliometric measures, including publications and citations, as well as indicators for global and regional reputation in each specific subject." The field of environment and ecology includes subjects such as environmental health, environmental monitoring and management, and climate change. The study of the environment and ecology deals with the relationships between living things and the physical world. These are the top universities in Spain for the field of environment and ecology, based on their reputation and research.