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Health Sciences research in Spain

Instituto de Salud Carlos III ranks first in Spain for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#123 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#12
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
115k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #12347.715.2%4,075
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #13546.711.5%5,546
3Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #16144.812.7%4,307
4Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #18243.413.2%2,816
5Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #21541.616.6%781
6Universitat de ValènciaValencia #33236.911.9%2,144
7CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #35536.214.7%1,399
8Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #36635.810.3%3,864
9Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #37035.79.7%4,583
10Universidad de NavarraPamplona #41534.511.5%1,992
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #47333.111.0%1,973
12Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #48432.826.6%153
13University of the Basque CountryLeioa #56531.110.2%1,136
14Universidad de GranadaGranada #58030.812.3%2,328
15Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #64229.77.0%2,285
16Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #64529.710.9%851
17Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #65429.511.0%1,474
18Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasMadrid #66829.317.6%317
19Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #71828.510.6%1,282
20Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #75028.07.8%2,230
21Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #78527.521.8%133
22Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #80027.410.0%1,484
23Universidad de MurciaMurcia #80227.310.8%1,589
24Hospital Del MarBarcelona #83826.88.3%584
25Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #84626.722.7%232
26Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #86226.58.3%849
27Universidad de OviedoOviedo #87126.411.6%595
28Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesMadrid #90726.012.8%471
29Universidade de VigoVigo #92125.811.6%860
30Universitat de GironaGirona #92925.713.7%286
31Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #94225.613.2%382
32Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #95425.412.7%919
33Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #98425.116.9%270
34Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #98725.111.1%518
35Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #99325.07.8%1,580
36Hospital de Sant PauBarcelona #1,01324.89.7%912
37Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoSeville #1,08024.17.2%910
38IkerbasqueBilbao #1,09024.019.8%102
39Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #1,13423.513.5%177
40Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreMadrid #1,15423.47.6%853
41Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrValencia #1,18023.112.4%288
42Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaVic #1,18723.113.2%266
43Universidad Católica de MurciaMurcia #1,21122.815.6%374
44Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,22822.712.2%751
45University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,23622.610.0%1,257
46Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaMadrid #1,24422.515.0%322
47Institut Català de la SalutBarcelona #1,26422.47.4%652
48Hospital Sant Joan de Déu BarcelonaBarcelona #1,26622.410.3%398
49University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,30622.011.8%639
50Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,32121.99.3%644
51Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #1,32921.812.5%268
52Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,39221.38.4%915
53Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat ValencianaValencia #1,40521.213.5%199
54Institut Català d'OncologiaBarcelona #1,44920.913.8%295
55Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La FeValencia #1,46020.811.4%372
56Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de MálagaMálaga #1,46420.813.2%341
57Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de SantiagoSantiago de Compostela #1,51920.412.8%324
58Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,52720.37.9%824
59Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesMadrid #1,53820.216.2%161
60Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,54220.215.1%433

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Spain?

Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Ai Koyanagi and Jordi Salas‐Salvadó rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González#43,276 worldwide overall285.5 of 1,041 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ai Koyanagi#3,026 worldwide overall232.2 of 529 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jordi Salas‐Salvadó#17,194 worldwide overall245.5 of 732 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Josep M. Tabernero#18,350 worldwide overall247.9 of 848 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Eduard Vieta#47,617 worldwide overall280.4 of 1,204 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Alvar G.N. Agustí#12,800 worldwide overall219.3 of 607 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Elı́as Campo#18,176 worldwide overall233.9 of 763 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pere Ginès#13,158 worldwide overall219.6 of 657 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jesús F. San Miguel#66,822 worldwide overall257.5 of 1,062 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ramón Estruch#15,904 worldwide overall205.3 of 564 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Juan Carlos García‐Pagán#18,322 worldwide overall205.1 of 592 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Enriqueta Felip#31,318 worldwide overall213.9 of 747 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Alberto Arduan Ortiz#82,126 worldwide overall260.8 of 990 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Antoni Bayés‐Genís#109,380 worldwide overall252.0 of 1,131 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Xavier Montalbán#80,856 worldwide overall227.2 of 901 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Spain compares with other countries in Health Sciences