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Infectious Diseases research in Spain

Instituto de Salud Carlos III ranks first in Spain for Infectious Diseases research in 2022–2025 (#92 worldwide), followed by Universitat de Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 72 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.5k
Top-10% rate
16.3%
Ranked institutions
5

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

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #9222.622.9%122
2Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #14614.721.8%76
3Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #18011.121.0%82
4Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #2029.224.4%74
5Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #2306.921.7%73

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in Spain?

Quique Bassat, Patricia Muñóz and Fernando Baquero rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Quique Bassat#4,201 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Patricia Muñóz#10,258 worldwide overall1k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Fernando Baquero#11,156 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Roger Paredes#14,031 worldwide overall1k citations · 27 works
  5. 5Jordi Vilà#18,524 worldwide overall869 citations · 12 works
  6. 6Jesús Rodríguez‐Baño#20,456 worldwide overall691 citations · 14 works
  7. 7Alberto L. García‐Basteiro#21,264 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 8 works
  8. 8Rafael Cantón#25,522 worldwide overall1k citations · 15 works
  9. 9Joan Montaner#28,591 worldwide overall777 citations · 12 works
  10. 10Javier Garau#35,648 worldwide overall392 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Juan Pablo Horcajada#36,265 worldwide overall449 citations · 13 works
  12. 12Luis Enjuanes#38,259 worldwide overall280 citations · 10 works
  13. 13Jesús F. San Miguel#39,104 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 9 works
  14. 14Jordi Rello#41,703 worldwide overall700 citations · 13 works
  15. 15Juan M. Pericàs#42,819 worldwide overall319 citations · 12 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Infectious Diseases