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Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

In research, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,952 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,058 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,312 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,343
of 28,054 · #7,929 all time
Rank in Spain
#274
of 658
Research works
696
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
49.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques 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 #2,952 of 14,347 28.9%324
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,058 of 7,814 27.9%154
MedicineField #7,312 of 17,978 31.5%292
Health SciencesDomain #9,588 of 20,462 32.3%307
NeuroscienceField #1,456 of 2,675 28.1%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques 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).

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.55× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.06× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.81× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona?

Ranked on the composite score, José C. Fernández‐Checa, Carmen García‐Ruiz and Anna M. Planas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona.

  1. 1 José C. Fernández‐Checa Spain · #21,956 worldwide 591 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Carmen García‐Ruiz Spain · #34,259 worldwide 496 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Anna M. Planas Spain · #122,845 worldwide 258 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Anna Colell Spain · #130,358 worldwide 414 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Albert Morales Spain · #160,618 worldwide 165 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Coral Sanfeliu Spain · #282,482 worldwide 45 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Pau Celada Spain · #312,609 worldwide 133 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Daniel Closa Spain · #365,772 worldwide 53 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Guadalupe Mengod Spain · #625,768 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Joaquín Abián Spain · #1,002,988 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona

Which keywords describe research at Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, Metabolic Syndrome, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neuroinflammation, Parkinson's Disease and Cancer.

▲ 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. Inflammation13▲ 6.4×55 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress12▲ 7.4×34 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 1.56×42 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration6▲ 20×8 topics
  5. Cancer6▲ 4.3×26 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 6.7×15 topics
  7. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 16×9 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation4▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  10. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 18×8 topics
  11. Cell Death4▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Cytokines4▲ 15×5 topics
  13. Graft Survival4▲ 47×2 topics
  14. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury4▲ 59×3 topics
  15. Apoptosis3▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Liver Transplantation3▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.0×11 topics
  18. Atherosclerosis3▲ 11×11 topics
  19. Biliary Complications3▲ 76×1 topic
  20. Donor Risk Index3▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Innate Immunity3▲ 9.9×9 topics
  22. Metabolism3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  23. Immune Response3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  24. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Microglia3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  27. Brain Development3▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Hepatic Steatosis3▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Mitochondria3▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Angiogenesis2▲ 7.8×10 topics
  32. Macrophages2▲ 15×5 topics
  33. NAFLD2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. NASH2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Chaperones2▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Dopaminergic Neurons2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Echocardiography2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  39. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…2Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksEndoplasmic Reticulum St…1Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…1Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…1Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyNeurologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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