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Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona

In research, Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,463 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,217 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#2,251 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Life Sciences — Molecular Biology is 13.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,263
of 28,054 · #10,234 all time
Rank in Spain
#249
of 658
Research works
795
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
51.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #4,463 of 14,347 24.3%565
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,217 of 7,814 22.8%429
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,251 of 4,961 23.0%307
MedicineField #12,409 of 17,978 26.4%120
Health SciencesDomain #15,297 of 20,462 26.9%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Biologia Molecular 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).

What does Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.9 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 47.3 works10×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 59.6 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.43× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.16× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.05× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, Miquel Coll, F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth and Isabel Usón lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona.

  1. 1 Miquel Coll Spain · #229,334 worldwide 111 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 F. Xavier Gomis‐Rüth Spain · #389,521 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Isabel Usón Spain · #418,494 worldwide 112 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Jordi Casanova Spain · #442,359 worldwide 81 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Elisa Martı́ Spain · #517,965 worldwide 99 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Timothy M. Thomson Spain · #526,570 worldwide 83 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ignacio Fita Spain · #910,987 worldwide 56 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Rafael J. Borges Spain · #1,130,174 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Núria Verdaguer Spain · #1,172,301 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Stem Cells, Cancer Therapy, Cancer Progression, Gene Regulation, Chromatin, Metabolic Regulation and Transcription Factors.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Cancer6▲ 5.2×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.42×31 topics
  3. Stem Cells5▲ 22×8 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy5▲ 9.7×16 topics
  5. Cancer Progression4▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Gene Regulation4▲ 50×4 topics
  7. Chromatin4▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×16 topics
  10. Transcription Factors3▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Immune Response3▲ 6.1×11 topics
  12. Epigenetics3▲ 76×2 topics
  13. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Histone Modifications3▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Transcription3▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Angiogenesis2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  17. Drosophila2▲ 69×2 topics
  18. Alternative Splicing2▲ 53×1 topic
  19. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Apoptosis2▲ 8.4×9 topics
  21. Cell Signaling2▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Cyclotides2▲ 172×1 topic
  23. Glycosylation2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Sortase2▲ 172×1 topic
  25. Development2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Ribosome2▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Translation2▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Peptides2▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Cell Death2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  31. Host Defense2▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Mechanotransduction2▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Cell Division2▲ 103×1 topic
  35. Insulin Signaling2▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Microtubules2▲ 103×1 topic
  37. Prediction2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Protein2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA Research and Splicing, Biochemical and Structural Characterization and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Genomics and Chromatin D…3Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing2RNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksBiochemical and Structur…2Biochemical and Structural Characterization: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…2RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksPeptidase Inhibition and…2Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Resp…1Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCell BiologyOncologyImmunology

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Biochemical and Structural Characterization Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 1 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.

openly available60.4%not open39.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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