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Medicine research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#173 worldwide), followed by Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
100k
Top-10% rate
14.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #17344.320.3%1,989
2Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaBarcelona #25140.312.9%1,833
3Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #27739.225.1%1,403
4Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #32537.517.7%1,710
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #34037.019.0%1,729
6Universidad de GranadaGranada #45433.920.1%1,255
7Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #47633.413.5%1,414
8Universitat de ValènciaValencia #49433.018.7%1,379
9Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerBarcelona #54631.924.3%740
10Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #65130.019.1%1,078
11Universidad de SevillaSeville #66929.719.4%880
12Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #76428.322.1%779
13Hospital General Universitario Gregorio MarañónMadrid #83227.39.0%1,240
14Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #83727.311.8%827
15Hospital Universitario La PazMadrid #85227.19.2%1,518
16Bellvitge University HospitalBarcelona #85427.111.4%702
17University of the Basque CountryLeioa #85527.018.6%716
18Clinica Universidad de NavarraPamplona #88726.613.1%776
19Universidad de MurciaMurcia #89926.518.0%818
20Hospital de Sant PauBarcelona #91526.313.2%869
21Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud PúblicaMadrid #94825.925.4%365
22Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #95225.916.0%686
23Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro MajadahondaMadrid #96425.810.4%758
24Hospital Clínico San CarlosMadrid #97625.610.6%993
25Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades RespiratoriasMadrid #99125.523.2%287
26Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreMadrid #1,03025.010.3%805
27Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de BellvitgeBarcelona #1,04824.820.7%371
28Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,05124.813.1%659
29Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoSeville #1,06624.79.0%866
30Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación SanitariaMadrid #1,07724.521.4%309
31Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,10424.316.7%608
32Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #1,11324.222.7%486
33Hospital Universitario Ramón y CajalMadrid #1,14123.910.4%871
34Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreMadrid #1,17223.613.5%515
35Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades CardiovascularesMadrid #1,18323.518.3%458
36Vall d'Hebron Institut de RecercaBarcelona #1,18623.520.7%469
37Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeValencia #1,20823.39.7%984
38Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,23823.015.6%553
39Marqués de Valdecilla University HospitalSantander #1,24523.09.3%534
40Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y DigestivasMadrid #1,29222.627.3%300
41Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #1,33622.214.4%790
42Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolBarcelona #1,33722.210.6%643
43Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez DíazMadrid #1,37022.012.4%753
44Universidad Católica de MurciaMurcia #1,38521.823.2%288
45Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,40221.717.5%592
46Hospital Del MarBarcelona #1,42421.512.0%551
47University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,47621.122.2%560
48Hospital Universitario de La PrincesaMadrid #1,48221.111.3%587
49Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,51820.815.1%578
50Instituto de Investigación Marqués de ValdecillaSantander #1,52820.815.3%299
51Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #1,59220.322.2%388
52Hospital Universitario Virgen MacarenaSeville #1,60420.28.6%536
53Universidad Rey Juan CarlosMadrid #1,68519.717.3%570
54Institut Català d'OncologiaBarcelona #1,69419.718.2%283
55Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaLas Palmas de Gran Canaria #1,70019.614.7%304
56Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #1,70819.631.4%230
57Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San CarlosMadrid #1,77219.218.6%349
58Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de MálagaMálaga #1,80019.019.6%315
59Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A CoruñaA Coruña #1,80719.08.5%410
60Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de SantiagoSantiago de Compostela #1,81418.917.8%287

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Spain?

Alberto Ortíz, Jordi Bruix and Elı́as Campo rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Alberto Ortíz#52 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 156 works
  2. 2Jordi Bruix#470 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 109 works
  3. 3Elı́as Campo#609 worldwide overall3k citations · 162 works
  4. 4Héctor Bueno#612 worldwide overall3k citations · 119 works
  5. 5Enriqueta Felip#1,140 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 313 works
  6. 6Andrés Cervantes#2,367 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 131 works
  7. 7Luis Paz‐Ares#2,812 worldwide overall2k citations · 208 works
  8. 8Fernándo Alfonso#4,702 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 255 works
  9. 9Javier Escaned#6,514 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 197 works
  10. 10Vicente Arroyo#7,201 worldwide overall1k citations · 146 works
  11. 11Javier Cortés#8,051 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 167 works
  12. 12José Ramón González‐Juanatey#8,616 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 229 works
  13. 13Patricia Muñóz#10,258 worldwide overall1k citations · 138 works
  14. 14Manel Sabaté#14,010 worldwide overall1k citations · 151 works
  15. 15Xavier Montalbán#19,214 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 139 works

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