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Municipal Institute for Medical Research

In research, Municipal Institute for Medical Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,030 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,768 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,766 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,774
of 28,054 · #6,030 all time
Rank in Spain
#310
of 658
Research works
1.2k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
52.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Municipal Institute for Medical Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,030 of 20,462 28.3%658
MedicineField #2,768 of 17,978 26.8%598
Life SciencesDomain #3,766 of 14,347 24.0%276
Physical SciencesDomain #12,760 of 21,541 38.0%141
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,868 of 7,814 22.5%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Municipal Institute for Medical Research 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.38× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Municipal Institute for Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Jordi Alonso, Jaume Marrugat and Rafael de la Torre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Municipal Institute for Medical Research.

  1. 1 Jordi Alonso Spain · #1,304 worldwide 4k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Jaume Marrugat Spain · #1,690 worldwide 1.7k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Rafael de la Torre Spain · #146,430 worldwide 379 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Jordi Camı́ Spain · #240,548 worldwide 81 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Olatz Garín Spain · #407,458 worldwide 57 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jordi Segura Spain · #623,562 worldwide 59 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jordi Ortuño Spain · #926,972 worldwide 57 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Sergi Mojal Spain · #1,255,343 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Municipal Institute for Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Municipal Institute for Medical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Biomarkers, Aging, Oxidative Stress, Neuroimaging, Cardiovascular Disease and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.3×61 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.5×42 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.7×26 topics
  4. Biomarkers4▲ 7.4×12 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.5×24 topics
  6. Aging4▲ 8.8×10 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 5.1×15 topics
  8. Neuroimaging4▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Depression3▲ 4.3×16 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 2.6×23 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×31 topics
  13. Mental Health3▲ 2.3×23 topics
  14. Caregiver Burden3▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Cognitive Decline3▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Cognitive Training3▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Dementia3▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Health Effects3▲ 5.2×14 topics
  19. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 38×1 topic
  20. Neuroinflammation3▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×18 topics
  23. Treatment2▲ 2.4×25 topics
  24. Neurodegeneration2▲ 9.1×7 topics
  25. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.0×10 topics
  26. Global Burden2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  27. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.0×14 topics
  28. Obesity2▲ 2.8×14 topics
  29. Anxiety2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  30. Therapeutic Strategies2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Gene Expression2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  32. Amyloid Hypothesis2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  34. Heart Failure2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  35. Prognostic Factors2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  36. Tau Pathology2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  38. Autoantibodies1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  39. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.0×6 topics
  40. Rituximab1▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Municipal Institute for Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Dementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…2Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyInfectious DiseasesClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Municipal Institute for Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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