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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#388 worldwide), followed by Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats and Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 108 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
22k
Top-10% rate
20.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #38827.121.2%521
2Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #39327.038.1%166
3Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #42826.024.8%423
4Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #43125.920.4%429
5Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #49224.227.4%375
6Universidad de SevillaSeville #50024.021.5%337
7Universitat de ValènciaValencia #54323.023.8%385
8Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #59122.018.6%490
9Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #64221.022.2%440
10Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #65620.729.1%198
11Universidad de GranadaGranada #75919.021.9%332
12University of the Basque CountryLeioa #78718.520.0%275
13Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #80218.318.1%285
14Universidade de VigoVigo #85817.524.4%226
15Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #87017.324.4%195
16Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #88817.025.0%133
17Centro Nacional de BiotecnologíaMadrid #89716.922.3%133
18Centre for Genomic RegulationBarcelona #93716.437.1%98
19Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #94516.319.1%239
20University of AlicanteAlicante #99115.721.3%102
21Universidad de MurciaMurcia #1,09414.518.3%241
22Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #1,11114.322.8%225
23Universidad de OviedoOviedo #1,11314.320.8%176
24IkerbasqueBilbao #1,16613.726.0%112
25University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,32512.120.3%134
26Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerBarcelona #1,35611.924.3%124
27Institute for Research in BiomedicineBarcelona #1,41911.337.2%90
28Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,42211.318.6%183
29Institut de Biologia EvolutivaBarcelona #1,44111.131.1%96
30Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,46610.925.1%136
31Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,47710.823.6%147
32Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaBarcelona #1,6319.615.2%167
33Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,6579.419.1%138
34Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #1,6859.220.3%143
35University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,7189.020.8%195
36Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,7248.917.1%138
37Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #1,7298.928.3%114
38Universidad de LeónLeón #1,7658.624.6%108
39Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #1,8008.419.0%139
40Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineMadrid #1,8328.225.9%88
41Universitat de GironaGirona #1,8508.127.0%81
42Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,8668.018.1%143
43University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,8907.820.8%90
44Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,9007.718.4%85
45Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #1,9457.416.9%117
46Navarre Institute of Health ResearchPamplona #1,9607.431.8%61
47Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaMadrid #1,9647.318.2%115
48Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #2,0007.123.7%62
49Vall d'Hebron Institut de RecercaBarcelona #2,0067.124.2%89
50Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaMadrid #2,0686.720.9%73
51Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #2,0736.719.2%134
52Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita SalasMadrid #2,0936.620.0%123
53Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #2,1406.316.5%145
54Institute of Agrifood Research and TechnologyCaldes de Montbui #2,1736.123.8%85
55Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #2,2505.714.0%107
56Spanish National Cancer Research CentreMadrid #2,2705.628.0%81
57Instituto de Biomedicina de SevillaSeville #2,2715.623.8%73
58Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #2,2855.517.3%114
59Biomedical Research Networking Center on Neurodegenerative DiseasesMadrid #2,2885.525.6%63
60Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de AsturiasOviedo #2,2915.424.1%62

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology researchers in Spain?

Elı́as Campo, Enriqueta Felip and Carlos López-Otı́n rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Elı́as Campo#609 worldwide overall3k citations · 49 works
  2. 2Enriqueta Felip#1,140 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 47 works
  3. 3Carlos López-Otı́n#2,346 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 46 works
  4. 4Andrés Cervantes#2,367 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 44 works
  5. 5Alfonso Valencia#5,449 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 79 works
  6. 6Javier Benı́tez#8,010 worldwide overall959 citations · 66 works
  7. 7Javier Cortés#8,051 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 54 works
  8. 8Fernando Baquero#11,156 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 78 works
  9. 9Jordi Vilà#18,524 worldwide overall869 citations · 65 works
  10. 10Josep Tabernero#24,166 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 90 works
  11. 11Rafael Cantón#25,522 worldwide overall1k citations · 75 works
  12. 12Rafael Rosell#26,524 worldwide overall879 citations · 45 works
  13. 13Susana Puig#30,447 worldwide overall853 citations · 42 works
  14. 14Manel Esteller#31,739 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 106 works
  15. 15Jesús F. San Miguel#39,104 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 68 works

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