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Instituto Cajal

In research, Instituto Cajal stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,027 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,433 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,014 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,199
of 28,054 · #2,690 all time
Rank in Spain
#69
of 658
Research works
3.3k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
121k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Instituto Cajal 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,027 of 11,982 15.9%340 #2278
Life SciencesDomain #1,433 of 7,800 22.0%144 #1002
MedicineField #2,014 of 10,443 15.0%314 #1852
NeuroscienceField #593 of 1,168 22.9%61 #329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto Cajal 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. Health Sciences#2,278 #2,027
  2. Life Sciences#1,002 #1,433
  3. Medicine#1,852 #2,014
  4. Neuroscience#329 #593
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.

What does Instituto Cajal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 20.9 works12×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 60.7 works6.7×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.66× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.09× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.91× its world share, 314 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto Cajal?

Ranked on the composite score, Rosario Moratalla, José Luís Trejo and Alfonso Araque lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto Cajal.

  1. 1 Rosario Moratalla Spain · #86,145 worldwide 379 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 José Luís Trejo Spain · #103,423 worldwide 129 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Alfonso Araque Spain · #124,314 worldwide 490 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 F. Valverde Spain · #125,948 worldwide 252 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Luis Miguel García‐Segura Spain · #152,228 worldwide 220 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 María‐Ángeles Arévalo Spain · #193,235 worldwide 330 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ignacio Torres‐Alemán Spain · #212,425 worldwide 145 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Javier DeFelipe Spain · #223,669 worldwide 232 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Alfredo Carrato Spain · #227,550 worldwide 343 citations · 122 works
  10. 10 José Rodrigo Spain · #271,369 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto Cajal

Which keywords describe research at Instituto Cajal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Chemotherapy, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Neurodegeneration, Echocardiography and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology46▲ 2.1×118 topics
  2. Inflammation26▲ 2.2×70 topics
  3. Chemotherapy22▲ 5.7×22 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress22▲ 2.4×43 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders21▲ 6.6×16 topics
  6. Treatment20▲ 2.9×45 topics
  7. Diagnosis19▲ 3.6×36 topics
  8. Quality of Life18▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Immunotherapy16▲ 4.0×18 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations14▲ 5.6×19 topics
  11. Cancer13▲ 1.77×39 topics
  12. Neurodegeneration13▲ 7.9×9 topics
  13. Echocardiography13▲ 8.3×7 topics
  14. Synaptic Plasticity12▲ 10.0×5 topics
  15. Management11▲ 2.5×27 topics
  16. Neuroinflammation11▲ 7.1×6 topics
  17. Brain Development11▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Neuronal Circuits11▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Clinical Trials11▲ 2.8×17 topics
  20. Dendritic Spines10▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Complications10▲ 3.7×14 topics
  22. Guidelines10▲ 3.8×12 topics
  23. Astrocyte Function10▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 3.2×14 topics
  25. GABAergic9▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Neurotransmission9▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Innate Immunity9▲ 5.2×10 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 3.7×8 topics
  29. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement9▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement9▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Prognostic Factors9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  32. Treatment Guidelines8▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Catheter Ablation8▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Neurobiology8▲ 5.4×9 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  36. Cytokines8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  37. Stem Cells7▲ 5.2×14 topics
  38. Endothelial Dysfunction7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  39. Microglia6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Functions6▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Instituto Cajal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Neural dynamics and brain function and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 9 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 5 fractional worksNeurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms: 5 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …4Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 4 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…4Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 4 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms Developmental Neuroscience 5 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 4 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 4 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 4 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto Cajal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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