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Health Professions research in Spain

Instituto de Salud Carlos III ranks first in Spain for Health Professions research in 2022-now (#102 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Spain's world rank
#9
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
45

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

What is the best university for Health Professions in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #10238.715.6%294
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #15633.111.7%380
3Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #17731.418.6%124
4Universitat de ValènciaValencia #19230.313.2%296
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #22728.111.7%321
6Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #23427.712.3%210
7Universidad de GranadaGranada #23827.515.9%330
8Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #26326.29.5%362
9University of the Basque CountryLeioa #27425.610.4%167
10Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #27925.49.2%279
11Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #29724.610.6%210
12Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #31623.715.5%93
13Universidad de SevillaSeville #34222.713.0%248
14Universidad de MurciaMurcia #37621.415.2%191
15Universidad de OviedoOviedo #38321.215.2%126
16Universidad de NavarraPamplona #46718.616.0%138
17Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #47818.211.0%116
18Universidad de HuelvaHuelva #51317.317.1%75
19Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #54716.513.7%155
20University of AlmeríaAlmería #56016.119.7%99
21Universidade de VigoVigo #56816.013.3%103
22Universidad Internacional De La RiojaLogroño #60215.212.6%90
23Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #64614.311.8%118
24Universitat Jaume ICastellon #66213.915.9%71
25Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #67813.611.5%90
26University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #70013.214.7%166
27Universidad de JaénJaén #71312.918.9%104
28Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #73212.69.0%161
29University of AlicanteAlicante #73912.513.7%152
30Universidad Pablo de OlavideSeville #75012.312.3%69
31Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #78111.820.1%133
32Departamento de EducaciónPamplona #79211.612.7%73
33Universidad de MálagaMálaga #80211.414.2%142
34Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #84310.710.0%85
35Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #87010.313.4%87
36Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #88810.019.8%79
37Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #9599.013.8%62
38Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,0138.310.2%86
39Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,0248.212.3%60
40Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,0288.112.4%118
41Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaMadrid #1,0597.712.6%81
42Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,0707.614.0%82
43Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Familiar y ComunitariaGranada #1,1446.75.6%66
44Universidad de CádizCadiz #1,1506.615.2%77
45Indra (Spain)Madrid #1,5182.93.3%84

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in Spain?

Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Ai Koyanagi and Jordi Alonso rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen#3,836 worldwide overall55.0 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ai Koyanagi#3,026 worldwide overall32.8 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jordi Alonso#3,744 worldwide overall33.0 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Josep María Haro#18,443 worldwide overall31.1 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joan Benach#137,339 worldwide overall31.8 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pablo Alonso‐Coello#28,991 worldwide overall26.0 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jordi Sunyer#17,344 worldwide overall23.6 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Père Clavé#109,585 worldwide overall25.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Payam Dadvand#7,311 worldwide overall17.7 of 27 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Judith García‐Aymerich#16,711 worldwide overall18.2 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Míkel Izquierdo#58,815 worldwide overall20.8 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Carme Borrell#312,851 worldwide overall26.1 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Julio Díaz#273,403 worldwide overall15.8 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14María Foraster#40,410 worldwide overall14.7 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Francisco B. Ortega#45,632 worldwide overall15.8 of 49 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Health Professions 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 Professions