Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
In research, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona stands highest in Medicine (#251 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#376 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#916 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology, Hepatology and Rheumatology — Nephrology is 8.5× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #1,622 of 28,054 · #1,718 all time
- Rank in Spain
- #35 of 658
- Research works
- 14k ▲ 31% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 307k 22.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 33% world 28%
What is Hospital Clínic de Barcelona known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #251 of 10,443 | 12.9% | 1,833 | #291 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #376 of 11,982 | 12.8% | 1,922 | #356 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #916 of 7,800 | 16.3% | 292 | #859 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #374 of 1,816 | 13.0% | 236 | #334 | |
| EpidemiologySubfield | #302 of 976 | 15.0% | 139 | #254 | |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield | #371 of 1,144 | 12.7% | 171 | #315 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,631 of 3,579 | 15.2% | 167 | #1182 | |
| OncologySubfield | #373 of 772 | 13.1% | 143 | #398 | |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield | #381 of 738 | 9.8% | 147 | #465 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,298 of 10,521 | 15.7% | 103 | #6784 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital Clínic de Barcelona sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Medicine#291 #251
- Health Sciences#356 #376
- Life Sciences#859 #916
- Surgery#334 #374
- Epidemiology#254 #302
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#315 #371
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,182 #1,631
- Oncology#398 #373
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#465 #381
- Social Sciences#6,784 #7,298
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Hospital Clínic de Barcelona specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- NephrologySubfield · 43.9 works8.5×
- HepatologySubfield · 34.3 works7.5×
- RheumatologySubfield · 74.9 works6.9×
- HematologySubfield · 43.2 works6.0×
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 146.6 works5.9×
- DermatologySubfield · 36.5 works5.8×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 4.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.2×
- Nursing 1.1×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Energy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona?
Ranked on the composite score, Francesc Graus, Joaquim Mullol and Joan Bladé lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.
- 1 Francesc Graus Spain · #5,875 worldwide 1.1k citations · 100 works
- 2 Joaquim Mullol Spain · #7,342 worldwide 688 citations · 91 works
- 3 Joan Bladé Spain · #7,577 worldwide 787 citations · 83 works
- 4 Eva Giné Spain · #10,705 worldwide 1.4k citations · 48 works
- 5 Josep Malvehy Spain · #13,243 worldwide 718 citations · 114 works
- 6 Manel Sabaté Spain · #14,010 worldwide 1k citations · 121 works
- 7 Armando López‐Guillermo Spain · #15,016 worldwide 632 citations · 71 works
- 8 Jordi Rimola Spain · #25,022 worldwide 430 citations · 44 works
- 9 Susana Puig Spain · #30,447 worldwide 853 citations · 147 works
- 10 Francisco Cervantes Spain · #31,161 worldwide 382 citations · 55 works
Which keywords describe research at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Immunotherapy, Chemotherapy, Autoantibodies and Quality of Life.
- Catheter Ablation
- Cognitive Function
- Rituximab
- Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Genetic Mutations
- Radiotherapy
- Surgical Management
- Echocardiography
- Clinical Trials
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications
- Prognostic Factors
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Oxidative Stress
- Risk Factors
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Diagnosis
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Management
- Genetics
- Autoantibodies
- Guidelines
- Heart Failure
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mortality
- Treatment Guidelines
- Survival Analysis
- Biomarkers
- Neurological Disorders
- Neuroimaging
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Lymphoma
- Myocardial Infarction
- Breast Cancer
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology306▲ 3.2×126 topics
- Inflammation167▲ 3.4×77 topics
- Treatment122▲ 4.2×46 topics
- Diagnosis116▲ 5.2×38 topics
- Quality of Life100▲ 2.9×49 topics
- Immunotherapy98▲ 5.8×19 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease88▲ 3.3×34 topics
- Chemotherapy83▲ 5.0×24 topics
- Management74▲ 4.0×31 topics
- Risk Factors70▲ 2.7×30 topics
- Genetics69▲ 4.1×19 topics
- Oxidative Stress65▲ 1.67×49 topics
- Autoantibodies65▲ 12×8 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines63▲ 4.9×14 topics
- Guidelines63▲ 5.7×12 topics
- Prognostic Factors60▲ 5.8×14 topics
- Heart Failure59▲ 5.8×13 topics
- Complications57▲ 4.8×17 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome57▲ 2.9×22 topics
- Chronic Kidney Disease56▲ 9.7×8 topics
- Mortality55▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Clinical Trials53▲ 3.3×17 topics
- Treatment Guidelines52▲ 10×7 topics
- Echocardiography50▲ 7.8×8 topics
- Survival Analysis50▲ 7.7×6 topics
- Surgical Management48▲ 4.9×20 topics
- Biomarkers47▲ 2.9×17 topics
- Radiotherapy46▲ 5.1×13 topics
- Neurological Disorders46▲ 3.4×20 topics
- Genetic Mutations45▲ 4.3×23 topics
- Neuroimaging41▲ 6.3×11 topics
- Cardiovascular Risk40▲ 5.5×9 topics
- Neoadjuvant Therapy37▲ 6.6×5 topics
- Immunosuppressive Therapy36▲ 8.2×8 topics
- Lymphoma36▲ 9.4×4 topics
- Rituximab36▲ 10×4 topics
- Myocardial Infarction35▲ 6.3×7 topics
- Cognitive Function33▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Breast Cancer32▲ 5.7×11 topics
- Catheter Ablation28▲ 9.8×2 topics
Which research topics does Hospital Clínic de Barcelona publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 23 works
- 2 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 22 works
- 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 19 works
- 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 18 works
- 5 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 17 works
- 6 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 16 works
- 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 16 works
- 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 15 works
- 9 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 15 works
- 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Hospital Clínic de Barcelona's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Barcelona
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
- Hospital de Sant Pau
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
- Bellvitge University Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.