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Surgery research in Spain

Universitat de Barcelona ranks first in Spain for Surgery research in 2022-now (#139 worldwide), followed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Spain's world rank
#11
of 86 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
44

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

What is the best university for Surgery in Spain?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universitat de BarcelonaBarcelona #13932.710.3%591
2Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaCerdanyola del Vallès #16030.812.2%483
3Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadrid #19228.310.7%465
4Instituto de Salud Carlos IIIMadrid #19528.115.5%258
5Universidad Complutense de MadridMadrid #24425.08.7%500
6Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasMadrid #32921.013.6%170
7CERCA InstitutionBarcelona #34120.515.7%103
8Universidad de NavarraPamplona #39018.69.8%252
9Universidad de SevillaSeville #42217.610.9%206
10Universidad de GranadaGranada #42817.411.8%159
11University of the Basque CountryLeioa #43217.311.0%75
12Universidad de AlcaláAlcalá de Henares #44316.98.0%262
13Vall d'Hebron Hospital UniversitariBarcelona #46016.410.6%196
14Universidad de ZaragozaZaragoza #47615.95.4%238
15Universitat de ValènciaValencia #47915.97.8%153
16Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocíoSeville #54014.28.2%136
17Universidad de MurciaMurcia #54114.27.3%157
18Universidade de Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela #56713.68.4%102
19Hospital Del MarBarcelona #58313.27.8%84
20Universidade da CoruñaA Coruña #59412.96.0%107
21Universitat Rovira i VirgiliTarragona #61712.410.0%74
22Universidad de ValladolidValladolid #62512.25.7%232
23Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de GranadaGranada #66411.46.0%112
24Hospital de Sant PauBarcelona #67911.17.7%121
25Hospital Universitario La PazMadrid #69410.86.0%288
26Universidad de CantabriaSantander #71510.48.9%102
27University of Castilla-La ManchaCiudad Real #72410.29.7%108
28Hospital Universitario 12 De OctubreMadrid #7399.96.4%122
29Universidad de SalamancaSalamanca #7649.58.8%112
30Universidade de VigoVigo #7968.99.1%76
31Universidad Europea de MadridMadrid #8108.79.3%89
32Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeValencia #8118.76.0%166
33Institut Català de la SalutBarcelona #8458.17.5%72
34University of AlicanteAlicante #8597.99.0%107
35Research Institute Hospital 12 de OctubreMadrid #8887.48.1%70
36Universitat de les Illes BalearsPalma #9127.15.0%64
37Universidad de CádizCadiz #9187.06.5%72
38Hospital Universitario Central de AsturiasOviedo #9206.94.6%76
39Hospital Universitario Reina SofíaCordova #9286.84.6%82
40Hospital General Universitario De ValenciaValencia #1,0295.42.8%72
41Hospital Regional Universitario de MálagaMálaga #1,0405.33.2%68
42University of AlmeríaAlmería #1,0744.84.9%64
43Universidad de La LagunaSan Cristóbal de La Laguna #1,0774.86.6%98
44Hospital Universitario Infanta LeonorMadrid #1,1064.42.8%71

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

Who are the top Surgery researchers in Spain?

Javier Escaned, Juan Carlos García‐Pagán and Jaime Bosch rank highest among researchers based in Spain, on their papers in Surgery that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Javier Escaned#76,774 worldwide overall76.1 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Juan Carlos García‐Pagán#18,322 worldwide overall39.2 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jaime Bosch#15,819 worldwide overall30.9 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alfredo José Lucendo#59,771 worldwide overall36.8 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joan Palou#461,154 worldwide overall46.0 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Francisco X. Real#54,121 worldwide overall30.2 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Núria Malats#75,509 worldwide overall29.0 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Pere Ginès#13,158 worldwide overall26.8 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jesús M. Bañales#60,233 worldwide overall27.9 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Lina Badimón#151,555 worldwide overall32.2 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Fernándo Alfonso#571,165 worldwide overall52.7 of 333 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Eulàlia Baselga#154,792 worldwide overall24.4 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Àlex Soriano#154,000 worldwide overall35.6 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Javier P. Gisbert#317,725 worldwide overall54.6 of 327 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Bruno Sangro#51,878 worldwide overall24.1 of 64 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Spain on their work in Surgery 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 Surgery