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Medicine research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Medicine research in 2022-now (#124 worldwide), followed by Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

Spain's world rank
#12
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
100k
Top-10% rate
10.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #12446.811.4%4,988
2Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #12846.415.1%3,670
3Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #14944.712.8%3,876
4Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #19341.913.0%2,367
5Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #22840.016.1%641
6CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #32136.214.9%1,274
7Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #32236.210.2%3,551
8Universitat de ValènciaValencia #34935.311.1%1,673
9Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #35435.28.9%3,944
10Universidad de NavarraPamplona #38834.211.0%1,801
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #48231.810.0%1,606
12Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #50431.326.0%136
13Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #58229.711.0%1,414
14University of the Basque CountryLeioa #59829.410.3%908
15Universidad de GranadaGranada #61629.011.2%1,872
16Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #63228.86.5%1,924
17Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #64328.610.1%717
18Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #68527.97.6%2,026
19Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasMadrid #68627.917.7%300
20Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #71327.421.7%123
21Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #72027.310.1%1,062
22Hospital Del MarBarcelona #75626.88.1%551
23Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #79526.29.3%1,226
24Universidad de MurciaMurcia #82425.89.6%1,293
25Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #82525.88.0%742
26Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #85825.416.9%259
27Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #86125.422.6%230
28Hospital de Sant PauBarcelona #89424.99.7%869
29Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesMadrid #89924.912.7%458
30Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #91724.67.2%1,410
31Universidad de OviedoOviedo #92124.610.4%434
32Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoSeville #93224.57.1%866
33Universidade de VigoVigo #93324.511.1%716
34Universitat de GironaGirona #95624.214.3%226
35Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #95724.211.2%775
36Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #1,00623.612.3%306
37Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreMadrid #1,01223.67.8%805
38IkerbasqueBilbao #1,02423.419.9%92
39Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaMadrid #1,06923.014.9%309
40Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #1,08922.810.9%378
41Hospital Sant Joan de Déu BarcelonaBarcelona #1,13622.310.4%370
42Institut Català de la SalutBarcelona #1,14222.27.4%589
43Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de CatalunyaVic #1,20321.613.6%205
44University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,21121.69.1%1,063
45Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,22621.49.0%561
46Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent MartyrValencia #1,26221.112.1%225
47Universidad de La RiojaLogroño #1,27821.010.7%127
48Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,28320.97.9%827
49Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,28920.911.8%592
50University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,32020.610.1%518
51Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La FeValencia #1,33220.511.5%356
52Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de MálagaMálaga #1,34420.413.2%315
53Universidad de CantabriaSantander #1,35420.47.7%762
54Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreMadrid #1,37420.29.6%515
55Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San CarlosMadrid #1,37520.212.5%349
56Biogipuzkoa Health Research InstituteDonostia / San Sebastian #1,40619.99.9%201
57Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de SantiagoSantiago de Compostela #1,42719.812.5%287
58Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat ValencianaValencia #1,44219.612.8%171
59Universidad Católica de MurciaMurcia #1,44419.615.2%288
60Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanomedicineMadrid #1,46419.514.5%172

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Spain?

Josep M. Tabernero, Elı́as Campo and Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Josep M. Tabernero#18,350 worldwide overall246.4 of 844 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Elı́as Campo#18,176 worldwide overall233.6 of 758 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González#43,276 worldwide overall241.8 of 848 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jesús F. San Miguel#66,822 worldwide overall256.9 of 1,057 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Pere Ginès#13,158 worldwide overall214.9 of 646 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Eduard Vieta#47,617 worldwide overall263.8 of 1,143 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ai Koyanagi#3,026 worldwide overall192.1 of 444 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alvar G.N. Agustí#12,800 worldwide overall203.9 of 567 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Juan Carlos García‐Pagán#18,322 worldwide overall204.8 of 589 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Antoni Bayés‐Genís#109,380 worldwide overall251.0 of 1,106 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jordi Salas‐Salvadó#17,194 worldwide overall198.7 of 586 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Enriqueta Felip#31,318 worldwide overall212.4 of 744 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Xavier Montalbán#80,856 worldwide overall222.9 of 867 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Javier Escaned#76,774 worldwide overall215.2 of 871 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Vicente Arroyo#25,141 worldwide overall186.7 of 595 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine