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Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña

In research, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña stands highest in Medicine (#3,444 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,607 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,665
of 28,054 · #12,026 all time
Rank in Spain
#231
of 658
Research works
873
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña 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 #3,444 of 10,443 15.1%147 #4613
Health SciencesDomain #4,607 of 11,982 15.4%156 #5640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña 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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.97× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.07× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña?

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco J. Blanco, B. Caramés and Ignacio Rego‐Pérez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña.

  1. 1 Francisco J. Blanco Spain · #69,278 worldwide 796 citations · 191 works
  2. 2 B. Caramés Spain · #217,927 worldwide 304 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Ignacio Rego‐Pérez Spain · #305,131 worldwide 97 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Lucía Blasco Spain · #694,491 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Cristina Ruíz‐Romero Spain · #736,987 worldwide 83 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 N. Oreiro Spain · #856,890 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Vanesa Balboa‐Barreiro Spain · #1,241,137 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 M. Fernández-Moreno Spain · #1,245,865 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Tamara Hermida‐Gómez Spain · #1,339,221 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Patricia Fernández‐Puente Spain · #1,459,289 worldwide 9 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña

Which keywords describe research at Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Risk, Regeneration, Epidemiology, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Hypertrophy and Cartilage.

▲ 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. Inflammation30▲ 5.7×64 topics
  2. Epidemiology22▲ 2.2×88 topics
  3. Deep Learning15▲ 1.78×22 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Risk15▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Regeneration12▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Mesenchymal Stem Cells11▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Treatment11▲ 3.6×33 topics
  8. Matrix Metalloproteinases11▲ 31×4 topics
  9. Hypertrophy10▲ 66×2 topics
  10. Cartilage10▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Osteoarthritis10▲ 33×1 topic
  12. Cancer10▲ 3.0×36 topics
  13. Diabetic Retinopathy10▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Macular Degeneration10▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Heart Failure10▲ 9.3×12 topics
  16. Diagnosis9▲ 4.0×25 topics
  17. Glaucoma9▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Optic Nerve9▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.1×33 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.5×26 topics
  21. Retinal Disease7▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Risk Factors7▲ 2.5×23 topics
  23. Vessel Segmentation7▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Obesity6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  26. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Echocardiography6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  28. Chemotherapy5▲ 2.9×23 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.0×15 topics
  31. Autoantibodies4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  32. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  33. Prognosis4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Cytokines4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance4▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 25×1 topic
  38. ESKAPE Pathogens3▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria3▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Osteoarthritis Treatment…10Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 10 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…7Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 7 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in…3Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 3 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 3 fractional worksAmyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes: 3 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMolecular MedicineOphthalmology4 others

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

  1. 1 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 10 works
  2. 2 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 3 works
  8. 8 Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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