About us

Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) is a research center that develops cutting-edge research in physics and related disciplines. DIPC’s mission also includes the transmission of scientific culture to society, as well as responding to global societal challenges that demand scientific insight.
DIPC_premises.jpeg

DIPC began its activities in 2000. It was conceived based on the idea that an advanced society needs advanced scientific research.

DIPC is singular in its institutional structure. It is a Foundation funded and governed by both public institutions (Basque Government, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, and San Sebastian City Council) and private companies (Kutxa Fundazioa, Fundación EDP, Telefónica, CAF and IBM). DIPC pioneered the opening of independent research centers in the Basque Country, keeping nevertheless close and enriching interaction with the public University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).

In 2024

548 ISI articles published

of which 38% D1* and 90% Q1*

+ 32,000 citations

(source WOS/scopus, *incomplete year)

 

TOTAL since 2000

+ 6,300 ISI articles

+ 262,000 citations

 

6 active ERC grants

(as of December 2024)

In 2008, DIPC was selected as a ‘Basque Excellence Research Center (BERC)’ by the Basque Government’s Department of Education. DIPC was also recognized as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence (2019-2024) by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

DIPC is also singular in the way it operates. It is a dynamic organization that operates under flexible management rules. Our philosophy is to promote an austere, simple and agile operation, far removed from bureaucratic rigidities, based on intellectual rigor, creativity and freedom.

With more than 300 researchers and a strong program of visiting scientists, the center acts as a catalyst for knowledge in its close scientific ecosystem. DIPC produces more than 500 scientific publications annually and it has one of the highest ERC ratios in Europe.

In these few years, DIPC has attracted top international scientists, establishing itself as a world-leading research institution.