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Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud

In research, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud stands highest in Medicine (#4,891 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,878 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,153 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,390
of 28,054 · #8,291 all time
Rank in Spain
#222
of 658
Research works
1.1k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,891 of 10,443 22.3%146 #4893
Health SciencesDomain #5,878 of 11,982 22.5%160 #5847
Life SciencesDomain #4,153 of 7,800 21.6%65 #4304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud 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.

  1. Medicine#4,893 #4,891
  2. Health Sciences#5,847 #5,878
  3. Life Sciences#4,304 #4,153
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.75× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.61× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.91× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 5.26× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud?

Ranked on the composite score, Mònica Bulló, Joan Vendrell and Jordi Camps lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud.

  1. 1 Mònica Bulló Spain · #296,184 worldwide 324 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Joan Vendrell Spain · #475,656 worldwide 113 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Jordi Camps Spain · #960,645 worldwide 72 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Ángel M. Alonso‐Gómez Spain · #985,172 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Pedro Romero‐Aroca Spain · #1,013,822 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Christopher Papandreou Spain · #1,326,037 worldwide 34 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Núria Amigó Spain · #1,536,093 worldwide 9 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Mercedes Heras Spain · #1,600,797 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud

Which keywords describe research at Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Obesity, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Health Effects.

▲ 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. Inflammation32▲ 5.7×66 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome28▲ 12×23 topics
  3. Epidemiology28▲ 2.6×78 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress23▲ 5.2×48 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 7.3×34 topics
  6. Obesity18▲ 8.7×23 topics
  7. Biomarkers15▲ 7.8×16 topics
  8. Health Effects14▲ 8.6×19 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance13▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Cancer10▲ 2.6×43 topics
  11. Cancer Prevention9▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Atherosclerosis8▲ 11×12 topics
  13. Precision Medicine8▲ 6.1×7 topics
  14. Environmental Exposure8▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Genetics7▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk7▲ 8.4×9 topics
  17. Genomics7▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Mass Spectrometry7▲ 17×5 topics
  19. Aging7▲ 4.5×14 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  21. Chronic Diseases6▲ 9.1×8 topics
  22. Weight Loss6▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Data Analysis6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  24. Metabolism6▲ 4.3×25 topics
  25. Adolescents6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  27. Guidelines6▲ 4.7×11 topics
  28. NMR Spectroscopy6▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Human Metabolome Database6▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Metabolomics6▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Prevalence6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  33. Type 2 Diabetes6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  34. Macular Degeneration6▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Cytokines5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  37. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Dietary Patterns5▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Mediterranean Diet5▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Metabolic Health5▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and metabolism studies and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Metabolomics and Mass Sp…6Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 6 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …5Nutritional Studies and Diet: 5 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…4Diet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…4Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…3Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …3Birth, Development, and Health: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…2Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  8. 8 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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