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Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

In research, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca stands highest in Medicine (#1,186 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,390 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,757 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health, Neurology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Psychiatry and Mental health is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,266
of 28,054 · #4,720 all time
Rank in Spain
#72
of 658
Research works
2.3k
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
26.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca 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 #1,186 of 10,443 20.7%469 #1761
Health SciencesDomain #1,390 of 11,982 20.7%490 #2096
Life SciencesDomain #1,757 of 7,800 23.2%145 #2387
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,006 of 3,579 24.3%89 #2960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca 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#1,761 #1,186
  2. Health Sciences#2,096 #1,390
  3. Life Sciences#2,387 #1,757
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,960 #2,006
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 Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 24.2 works6.8×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 22.0 works5.4×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 54.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.48× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.29× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.43× its world share, 469 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca?

Ranked on the composite score, Sara Marsal, Joan Montaner and Antonio Julià lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca.

  1. 1 Sara Marsal Spain · #25,375 worldwide 1k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Joan Montaner Spain · #28,591 worldwide 777 citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Antonio Julià Spain · #32,740 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jordi Riera Spain · #76,294 worldwide 187 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Salvador Augustín Spain · #106,213 worldwide 142 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Ricard Ferrer Spain · #118,197 worldwide 257 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Cristina Martínez Spain · #171,345 worldwide 95 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Javier Santos Spain · #236,101 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Ramón Martí Spain · #310,598 worldwide 88 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Santiago Pérez‐Hoyos Spain · #330,575 worldwide 62 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

Which keywords describe research at Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology78▲ 2.8×112 topics
  2. Inflammation47▲ 3.2×75 topics
  3. Treatment32▲ 3.7×43 topics
  4. Diagnosis27▲ 4.0×38 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress25▲ 2.1×50 topics
  6. Cancer24▲ 2.5×42 topics
  7. Immunotherapy22▲ 4.4×18 topics
  8. Management21▲ 3.8×26 topics
  9. Genetics21▲ 4.3×19 topics
  10. Chemotherapy20▲ 4.0×23 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders20▲ 4.9×20 topics
  12. Biomarkers18▲ 3.8×18 topics
  13. Immune Response18▲ 4.6×20 topics
  14. Global Burden18▲ 4.7×11 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 2.2×35 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations16▲ 5.3×21 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. Risk Factors16▲ 2.0×28 topics
  19. Heart Failure15▲ 4.8×11 topics
  20. Clinical Trials15▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 3.7×14 topics
  22. Tumor Microenvironment14▲ 4.5×8 topics
  23. Neurodegeneration12▲ 5.8×11 topics
  24. Neuroprotection12▲ 4.8×15 topics
  25. Neurobiology12▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Echocardiography12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation12▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors11▲ 3.7×11 topics
  29. Thrombosis11▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Cognitive Impairment11▲ 6.1×10 topics
  31. Prevalence11▲ 3.8×13 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-210▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Pathophysiology10▲ 4.7×9 topics
  34. Critical Care10▲ 5.9×8 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. ACE2 Receptor9▲ 5.4×3 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria9▲ 5.8×10 topics
  38. Ischemic Stroke9▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Lymphoma8▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Prevention Guidelines8▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migraine and Headache Studies, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Migraine and Headache St…6Migraine and Headache Studies: 6 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…6Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …5Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…5CAR-T cell therapy research: 5 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 5 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…5COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 5 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 5 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 4 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  3. 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 5 works
  6. 6 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 5 works
  7. 7 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 5 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 5 works
  9. 9 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  10. 10 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available54.0%not open46.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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