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Life Sciences research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#351 worldwide), followed by Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
52k
Top-10% rate
21.5%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #35134.621.6%1,202
2Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #36034.324.7%726
3Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #42532.519.7%1,322
4Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #45731.722.1%1,091
5Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #49130.922.1%943
6Universitat de ValènciaValencia #55029.624.1%1,047
7Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #58229.033.2%894
8Universidad de SevillaSeville #62628.123.1%944
9Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #69227.039.4%275
10University of the Basque CountryLeioa #80225.422.0%663
11Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #80425.424.8%324
12Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #81925.128.3%367
13Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerBarcelona #85124.725.1%236
14Universidad de GranadaGranada #88524.325.0%1,011
15Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaBarcelona #91623.916.4%292
16Universidad de MurciaMurcia #93523.722.0%736
17Universidade de VigoVigo #99323.029.8%678
18Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #1,02422.718.6%785
19IkerbasqueBilbao #1,09221.929.8%214
20Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,12021.725.1%326
21Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #1,31819.828.9%150
22Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #1,42918.919.8%657
23Instituto CajalMadrid #1,43318.922.0%144
24Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #1,46118.726.7%435
25University of AlicanteAlicante #1,46718.624.5%366
26Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,48518.527.4%518
27Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesMadrid #1,50318.426.3%149
28Centro Nacional de BiotecnologíaMadrid #1,51318.324.0%195
29Clinica Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,51418.315.6%207
30Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #1,53118.225.1%823
31Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,53618.120.0%512
32Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchMadrid #1,56717.927.6%83
33University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,60317.723.5%668
34Universidad de OviedoOviedo #1,61317.619.6%384
35Navarre Institute of Health ResearchPamplona #1,64317.429.4%118
36Centre for Genomic RegulationBarcelona #1,65617.335.7%115
37University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,66017.321.8%426
38Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,67417.219.5%447
39Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,70217.018.2%241
40Hospital de Sant PauBarcelona #1,70617.015.7%165
41Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,70916.922.7%297
42Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #1,72016.915.1%231
43Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreMadrid #1,74816.716.8%150
44Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #1,75216.721.4%198
45Vall d'Hebron Institut de RecercaBarcelona #1,75716.623.2%145
46Instituto de Biomedicina de SevillaSeville #1,75816.626.0%124
47Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaMadrid #1,87015.919.9%166
48Institute for Research in BiomedicineBarcelona #1,88715.836.5%112
49Hospital Universitario La PazMadrid #1,91915.610.6%227
50Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,92315.626.5%435
51Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaMadrid #1,95615.420.6%115
52Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,97815.319.9%305
53Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #2,00215.223.0%210
54University of AlmeríaAlmería #2,00715.128.9%430
55Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasMadrid #2,00815.127.7%112
56Instituto de NeurocienciasAlicante #2,08514.722.2%92
57Universitat Jaume ICastellon #2,13014.531.1%242
58Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoSeville #2,15514.415.2%176
59Universidad de LeónLeón #2,18114.226.6%309
60Institute of Agrifood Research and TechnologyCaldes de Montbui #2,19414.128.6%372

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Spain?

Elı́as Campo, Alfonso Valencia and Fernando Baquero rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Elı́as Campo#609 worldwide overall3k citations · 74 works
  2. 2Alfonso Valencia#5,449 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 88 works
  3. 3Fernando Baquero#11,156 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 104 works
  4. 4Olga Martín‐Belloso#12,731 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 78 works
  5. 5Jordi Vilà#18,524 worldwide overall869 citations · 83 works
  6. 6Francisco J. Barba#21,408 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 84 works
  7. 7Josep Tabernero#24,166 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 100 works
  8. 8Rafael Cantón#25,522 worldwide overall1k citations · 92 works
  9. 9Marisol Izquierdo#26,857 worldwide overall814 citations · 71 works
  10. 10Josep Peñuelas#30,345 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 156 works
  11. 11Manel Esteller#31,739 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 109 works
  12. 12Gustavo A. Slafer#37,085 worldwide overall568 citations · 82 works
  13. 13Jesús F. San Miguel#39,104 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 93 works
  14. 14J. L. Araus#41,476 worldwide overall826 citations · 94 works
  15. 15José M. Lorenzo#55,351 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 145 works

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