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Epidemiology research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Epidemiology research in 2022–2025 (#135 worldwide), followed by Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 79 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.2k
Top-10% rate
14.7%
Ranked institutions
18

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #13528.723.1%153
2Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #14028.224.0%172
3Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #28018.118.0%147
4Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaBarcelona #30217.015.0%139
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #31916.218.0%136
6Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerBarcelona #38413.628.4%63
7Universitat de ValènciaValencia #45711.020.0%84
8Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #46310.820.4%90
9Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #47610.413.1%115
10Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #5598.120.5%69
11Hospital Universitario La PazMadrid #6595.710.8%105
12Hospital General Universitario Gregorio MarañónMadrid #6695.510.4%100
13Universidad de GranadaGranada #7004.814.8%62
14Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeValencia #7643.610.8%72
15Hospital Universitario Ramón y CajalMadrid #8052.810.0%70
16Hospital Clínico San CarlosMadrid #8212.511.0%71
17Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro MajadahondaMadrid #8452.19.2%66
18Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreMadrid #8551.98.3%65

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Epidemiology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Spain?

Jordi Bruix, Jeffrey V. Lazarus and Marc Ribó rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Jordi Bruix#470 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 23 works
  2. 2Jeffrey V. Lazarus#2,377 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 20 works
  3. 3Marc Ribó#6,816 worldwide overall640 citations · 27 works
  4. 4Vicente Arroyo#7,201 worldwide overall1k citations · 38 works
  5. 5Patricia Muñóz#10,258 worldwide overall1k citations · 45 works
  6. 6Fernando Baquero#11,156 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 17 works
  7. 7Jaime Bosch#13,157 worldwide overall523 citations · 18 works
  8. 8Josep Malvehy#13,243 worldwide overall718 citations · 19 works
  9. 9Alejandro Forner#13,253 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 13 works
  10. 10Virginia Hernández–Gea#15,781 worldwide overall648 citations · 17 works
  11. 11Carlos A. Molina#17,664 worldwide overall425 citations · 14 works
  12. 12José C. Fernández‐Checa#21,956 worldwide overall591 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Rafael Cantón#25,522 worldwide overall1k citations · 22 works
  14. 14Agustı́n Albillos#27,997 worldwide overall343 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Joan Montaner#28,591 worldwide overall777 citations · 19 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Epidemiology