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Molecular Biology research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#395 worldwide), followed by Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#10
of 87 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
20.5%
Ranked institutions
44

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
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #39522.220.6%296
2Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #45620.320.3%269
3Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #46720.019.8%258
4Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #50619.026.4%231
5Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #50918.924.7%226
6Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis AvançatsBarcelona #52718.535.7%110
7Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #55017.923.2%249
8Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelona #56917.527.9%124
9Universitat de ValènciaValencia #57517.321.4%214
10Universidad de GranadaGranada #68715.022.0%184
11Centre for Genomic RegulationBarcelona #77913.435.4%67
12Universidad de SevillaSeville #78213.321.5%186
13Universidade de VigoVigo #81912.725.7%125
14University of the Basque CountryLeioa #82612.620.1%155
15Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #87711.817.0%154
16Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaValencia #96810.524.6%126
17Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de CáncerMadrid #1,1498.327.8%71
18Universidad de OviedoOviedo #1,1917.819.7%107
19Universidad de MurciaMurcia #1,2087.718.4%132
20Centro de Investigación Biomédica en RedMadrid #1,2327.422.5%104
21Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #1,2786.920.4%107
22Universidad de NavarraPamplona #1,3006.724.8%76
23Institute for Research in BiomedicineBarcelona #1,3066.634.6%60
24Centro Nacional de BiotecnologíaMadrid #1,3596.120.2%79
25IkerbasqueBilbao #1,4085.723.7%75
26Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #1,4295.523.5%69
27Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #1,4355.417.1%108
28Universidad Politécnica de MadridMadrid #1,4745.122.7%74
29Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #1,5124.721.9%65
30Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaBarcelona #1,5254.617.3%93
31Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'ElxElche #1,5494.423.1%67
32University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #1,5544.421.1%72
33Universidad de MálagaMálaga #1,5794.218.7%84
34Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I SunyerBarcelona #1,5904.121.6%63
35University of CórdobaCórdoba #1,6073.920.2%80
36Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare DiseasesMadrid #1,6253.818.7%80
37Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #1,6743.420.0%65
38Centro de Biología Molecular Severo OchoaMadrid #1,6753.418.0%77
39Hospital Clínic de BarcelonaBarcelona #1,7273.015.3%70
40Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #1,7452.918.6%62
41Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #1,7692.717.3%70
42Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita SalasMadrid #1,8252.318.4%67
43Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #1,9261.616.6%70
44Universidad de ExtremaduraBadajoz #2,02096.014.0%67

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in Spain?

Elı́as Campo, Alfonso Valencia and Marta Gut rank highest among researchers based in Spain.

  1. 1Elı́as Campo#609 worldwide overall3k citations · 27 works
  2. 2Alfonso Valencia#5,449 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 66 works
  3. 3Marta Gut#8,180 worldwide overall816 citations · 30 works
  4. 4Josep Tabernero#24,166 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 44 works
  5. 5Rafael Rosell#26,524 worldwide overall879 citations · 26 works
  6. 6Manel Esteller#31,739 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 73 works
  7. 7Vı́ctor de Lorenzo#31,741 worldwide overall572 citations · 26 works
  8. 8Mario F. Fraga#36,858 worldwide overall480 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Jesús F. San Miguel#39,104 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 61 works
  10. 10Modesto Orozco#40,875 worldwide overall753 citations · 49 works
  11. 11Félix M. Goñi#59,010 worldwide overall552 citations · 40 works
  12. 12Roberto Fernández‐Lafuente#64,922 worldwide overall991 citations · 70 works
  13. 13Alberto Villanueva#99,563 worldwide overall407 citations · 35 works
  14. 14María‐Victoria Mateos#113,055 worldwide overall649 citations · 36 works
  15. 15Andrés Moyá#150,873 worldwide overall523 citations · 38 works

How Spain compares with other countries in Molecular Biology