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Molecular Biology research in Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ranks first in Spain for Molecular Biology research in 2022-now (#88 worldwide), followed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 84 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
10.1%
Ranked institutions
42

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #8840.610.9%1,452
2Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #11936.616.9%219
3Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #18330.918.2%110
4Barcelona Institute of Science and TechnologyBarcelona #24427.117.8%109
5Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #30424.210.0%493
6Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #30724.010.5%485
7Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #31323.811.4%422
8Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #38621.010.0%495
9IkerbasqueBilbao #47418.311.0%75
10Universitat de ValènciaValencia #47918.111.8%257
11University of the Basque CountryLeioa #49617.78.7%180
12Universidad de NavarraPamplona #54616.411.7%166
13Universidad de SevillaSeville #58515.59.4%210
14CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #61814.810.9%167
15Universidad de GranadaGranada #62514.69.9%212
16Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #67513.68.9%339
17Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #69213.313.8%71
18Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #71712.810.1%102
19Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #73412.59.5%126
20Universidad de OviedoOviedo #74612.38.5%107
21Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #77311.810.9%161
22Universidade de VigoVigo #79911.414.5%132
23Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #80811.28.9%171
24Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #81511.114.1%87
25Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #86010.410.3%102
26Universidad de MurciaMurcia #86210.38.3%153
27Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #9099.65.5%149
28Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #9129.68.8%80
29Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #9808.69.5%118
30Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #1,0158.29.4%83
31Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,0427.89.5%65
32Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #1,0517.711.4%62
33Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,0637.69.0%74
34Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #1,0847.36.7%67
35University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,1316.79.5%89
36Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,1666.310.0%84
37Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,2515.410.2%67
38University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,2525.48.7%80
39Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,2645.35.4%94
40Universidad de JaénJaén #1,2685.29.1%63
41University of AlicanteAlicante #1,2695.211.3%69
42Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #1,4553.46.6%67

Institutions in Spain above the floor of 40 fractional works in Molecular Biology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in Spain?

Manel Esteller, Roderic Guigó and Alfonso Valencia rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Molecular Biology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Manel Esteller#7,589 worldwide overall134.3 of 372 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Roderic Guigó#3,325 worldwide overall70.5 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Alfonso Valencia#16,742 worldwide overall72.6 of 257 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Carlos López-Otı́n#5,247 worldwide overall55.7 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ivo Glynne Gut#6,501 worldwide overall52.7 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mariano Barbacid#8,294 worldwide overall44.2 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jesús F. San Miguel#66,822 worldwide overall59.2 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rory Johnson#718 worldwide overall37.3 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Holger Heyn#5,842 worldwide overall37.4 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Mario Fernández Fraga#32,046 worldwide overall44.3 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Toni Gabaldón#11,041 worldwide overall42.3 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ben Lehner#15,290 worldwide overall36.1 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet#2,007 worldwide overall33.7 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Elı́as Campo#18,176 worldwide overall39.7 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marı́a A. Blasco#16,749 worldwide overall35.8 of 94 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Molecular Biology alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Spain compares with other countries in Molecular Biology