Top-cited scientists by field in Spain

19 fields · 160 subfields · Spain

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Spain?

4,409 researchers whose current affiliation is in Spain are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 19 fields and 160 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (1,237, 28.1%), followed by Physics & Astronomy (447) and Biomedical Research (424); the largest subfield is Energy (153). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 1,237 listed authors (28.1%)
Oncology & Carcinogenesis1313.0%45Esteller, Manel B. #603
Neurology & Neurosurgery1242.8%57Dalmau, Josep O. #4,642
Cardiovascular System & Hematology872.0%39Ibáñez, Borja #4,290
General & Internal Medicine821.9%9Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso José #1,186
Gastroenterology & Hepatology791.8%39Llovet, Josep M. #528
Dentistry561.3%8Sanz, Mariano B. #4,066
Sport Sciences491.1%23Hopkins, Will G. #2,724
Pharmacology & Pharmacy461.0%9Moncada, Sir Salvador #21,629
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine441.0%14Khan, Khalid S. #2,553
Immunology431.0%19Campo, Elías #9,243
Surgery421.0%3Morales-Conde, Salvador #60,316
Respiratory System400.9%14Soriano, Joan B. #3,961
Urology & Nephrology360.8%9Ortiz, Alberto Arduan #1,656
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases350.8%4Puíg, Lluís L. #8,383
Endocrinology & Metabolism290.7%15Frühbeck, Gema #4,381
Ophthalmology & Optometry240.5%5Alió, Jorge L. #19,242
Arthritis & Rheumatology220.5%9Cervera, Ricard #14,590
Psychiatry220.5%16Koyanagi, Ai #3,613
Pediatrics190.4%2Martinón-Torres, Federico #23,274
Anesthesiology170.4%0Miró, Jordi #131,830
Orthopedics170.4%4Fernández De Las Peñas, César #5,781
Otorhinolaryngology170.4%1Alobid, Isam #81,654
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine150.3%5Rello, Jordi #14,928
Allergy140.3%4Mullol, Joaquim #26,158
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging120.3%3Vano, E. #66,456
Tropical Medicine100.2%2Bassat, Quique #36,698
General Clinical Medicine90.2%0Joven, J. #285,028
Legal & Forensic Medicine80.2%1Phillips, Christopher P. #49,089
Pathology80.2%3PRAT, Jaime J. #10,228
Geriatrics20.0%1Rodriguez-Mañas, Leocadio #7,295
Environmental & Occupational Health10.0%0Julià, Mireia #529,596
Physics & Astronomy · 447 listed authors (10.1%)
Nuclear & Particle Physics1252.8%43Odintsov, Sergei D. #2,279
Applied Physics1002.3%25Bernevig, Bogdan Andrei #2,639
Chemical Physics501.1%15Grabowski, Slawomir Janusz #8,256
General Physics491.1%17Del Campo, A. #8,242
Astronomy & Astrophysics451.0%26García-Bellido, Juan #6,833
Fluids & Plasmas410.9%17Jiménez, Javier #5,009
Optics260.6%2Mitchell, Morgan W. #69,807
Acoustics100.2%1Goebel, Kai #97,606
Mathematical Physics20.0%0Carinena, José F. #283,906
Biomedical Research · 424 listed authors (9.6%)
Microbiology1413.2%52Martínez, José Luis #2,111
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology851.9%20Cuadrado, A. #7,793
Nutrition & Dietetics691.6%30Estruch Riba, Ramón Sarrate #4,426
Toxicology541.2%13Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. #317
Developmental Biology441.0%28Lopez-Otin, Carlos Ló #3,301
Virology300.7%2Sanjuán, Rafael #37,221
Mycology & Parasitology200.5%1Más-Coma, Santiago #45,821
Biophysics110.2%1Perez-Gil, Jesus Ṕ. #94,927
Genetics & Heredity40.1%1Silventoinen, Karri #40,807
Physiology40.1%0Soengas, José L. #116,662
Anatomy & Morphology30.1%0Icardo, Jose Manuel #572,347
Chemistry · 422 listed authors (9.6%)
Analytical Chemistry1192.7%27Barceló, Damià À. #1,350
Organic Chemistry1102.5%37Domingo, Luis R. #5,717
Polymers601.4%18Mecerreyes, David #7,846
Physical Chemistry521.2%15Corma, Avelino #222
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry441.0%9Coronado, Eugenio #5,734
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry330.7%3Ŕios, José Luis #19,756
General Chemistry120.3%0Casado, Juan #124,486
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 325 listed authors (7.4%)
Energy1533.5%49Armand, Michel B. #506
Materials551.2%11LLorca, Javier #16,172
Biotechnology431.0%8Fernández-Lafuente, Roberto #9,223
Optoelectronics & Photonics380.9%2Capmany, José #46,353
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology370.8%37Díez-Pascual, Ana María #1,250
Bioinformatics100.2%5Conesa, Ana #24,521
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies30.1%0Benavent-Climent, Amadeo #143,254
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 307 listed authors (7.0%)
Food Science1262.9%83Lorenzo, Josè Manuel #828
Agronomy & Agriculture541.2%20Cerdà, A. #4,627
Dairy & Animal Science431.0%4Yeste, Marc #16,725
Veterinary Sciences360.8%5Segalés, Joaquim #19,219
Fisheries350.8%6Tort, L. B. #21,256
Forestry310.7%3Camarero, Jesús Julio #10,274
Horticulture20.0%0Fernández-Escobar, Ricardo #344,339
Biology · 263 listed authors (6.0%)
Plant Biology & Botany1363.1%44Munné-Bosch, Sergi #4,105
Ecology651.5%63Penuelas, Josep J. #138
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology441.0%14Borja, Angel #11,195
Entomology140.3%3Bosch, Jordi #30,551
Evolutionary Biology110.2%9Posada, D. Tatis #2,356
Ornithology60.1%0Soler, Manuel #223,147
Zoology50.1%0de la Riva, Ignacio J. #317,736
Engineering · 236 listed authors (5.4%)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering461.0%6Usamentiaga, Rubén #44,076
Chemical Engineering370.8%17Khayet, Mohamed #12,111
Industrial Engineering & Automation300.7%7Seuret, Alexandre #14,399
Geological & Geomatics Engineering270.6%23Camps-Valls, Gustau #3,581
Biomedical Engineering250.6%3Vallet-Regí, María #2,059
Environmental Engineering240.5%4García, Joan #43,529
Mechanical Engineering & Transports190.4%5Ortiz, Michael #12,029
Operations Research90.2%4Lozano, Sebastián #28,525
Aerospace & Aeronautics70.2%0Lara, M. #286,574
Civil Engineering60.1%2Casas, Joan R. #59,374
Mining & Metallurgy30.1%0Shatokha, V. I. #548,062
Automobile Design & Engineering20.0%0Lopez Boada, Beatriz López #343,651
Information & Communication Technologies · 204 listed authors (4.6%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing1262.9%60Herrera, Francisco P. #472
Networking & Telecommunications611.4%5Fernández-Caramés, Tiago M. #7,898
Distributed Computing60.1%0Carrión, Carmen #172,510
Medical Informatics30.1%2Leppink, Jimmie #44,570
Software Engineering30.1%1Slater, Mel #411
Computation Theory & Mathematics20.0%0Rodríguez-Velázquez, Juan Alberto #103,574
Computer Hardware & Architecture20.0%0Reviriego, Pedro #353,884
Information Systems10.0%0Orús, Carlos #105,406
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 121 listed authors (2.7%)
Environmental Sciences521.2%37Lozano, Rodrigo #1,327
Geochemistry & Geophysics170.4%5Bea, Fernando #34,582
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences170.4%17Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M. #1,933
Oceanography110.2%2Losada, Iñigo J. #44,869
Paleontology90.2%1Rull, Valentí #58,714
Geology30.1%1Pomar, Luis Cancer #53,608
Economics & Business · 119 listed authors (2.7%)
Business & Management400.9%37García-Sánchez, Isabel María #1,809
Marketing170.4%17Flavián, Carlos #6,724
Economics130.3%12Reboredo, Juan C. #3,432
Sport, Leisure & Tourism130.3%12Fusté-Forné, Francesc #23,099
Logistics & Transportation100.2%7De Oña, Juan #21,967
Agricultural Economics & Policy50.1%5van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.Mvan #3,462
Accounting30.1%2Larrinaga, Carlos #44,279
Econometrics20.0%2Arellano, Manuel #724
Finance10.0%1Vidal-Tomás, David #29,945
Social Sciences · 76 listed authors (1.7%)
Education300.7%10Moriña, Anabel #15,432
Information & Library Sciences150.3%1Ortega, José Luis #75,302
Political Science & Public Administration90.2%9Bel, Germá G. #23,662
Geography80.2%7Martínez-Alier, Joan #11,678
Law40.1%0Aloisi, Antonio #124,695
Social Sciences Methods40.1%4Maydeu-Olivares, Alberto #6,424
Sociology30.1%3Esping-Andersen, Gösta #39,618
Criminology10.0%0Pereda, N. #107,076
Demography10.0%0Reher, David Sven #101,564
Gender Studies10.0%1Lutz, Helma #86,315
International Relations10.0%1Roger, Charles B. #89,510
Science Studies10.0%1D'Este, Pablo #66,996
Social Work10.0%0Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena Patricia #356,619
Mathematics & Statistics · 54 listed authors (1.2%)
General Mathematics310.7%7Vázquez, Juan Luis #12,342
Applied Mathematics100.2%4Oñate, Eugenio Fontán #27,098
Numerical & Computational Mathematics80.2%1Cortell, Rafael #48,009
Statistics & Probability50.1%5Robins, James M. #499
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 50 listed authors (1.1%)
Social Psychology160.4%14Salanova, M. #9,343
Experimental Psychology130.3%13Simonsohn, Uri #8,736
Clinical Psychology50.1%4Calvete Zumalde, Esther #12,391
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology20.0%1Garamszegi, László Zsolt #37,286
Human Factors20.0%1Marzo, Asier #81,378
General Psychology & Cognitive Sciences10.0%0Buela-Casal, Gualberto #189,397
Public Health & Health Services · 43 listed authors (1.0%)
Nursing320.7%1Gómez Urquiza, José Luis #64,565
Public Health110.2%5del Pozo Cruz, B. #39,520
Rehabilitation70.2%1Martinez-Calderon, Javier #98,329
Health Policy & Services60.1%1Hole, Arne Risa #64,934
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology30.1%1Cooke, Martin P. #76,334
Epidemiology20.0%1Delgado-Rodríquez, Miguel #99,972
Gerontology20.0%1de la Fuente, Mónica T. #93,742
Substance Abuse10.0%0Carbonell, Xavier #113,513
Communication & Textual Studies · 26 listed authors (0.6%)
Languages & Linguistics150.3%14Dijk van, Teun A. #510
Communication & Media Studies110.2%11Gerbaudo, Paolo #24,593
Literary Studies30.1%0Savransky, Martín #168,069
Built Environment & Design · 26 listed authors (0.6%)
Building & Construction210.5%13Andrade, Carmen #4,374
Design Practice & Management30.1%0Escalona, José L. #203,849
Urban & Regional Planning30.1%3Anguelovski, Isabelle #2,798
Architecture10.0%0Huerta, Santiago #470,973
Historical Studies · 24 listed authors (0.5%)
Archaeology130.3%0Alonso González, Pablo #102,688
Anthropology70.2%1Bruner, Emiliano #91,659
History40.1%1Barca, Stefania #57,092
History of Science, Technology & Medicine20.0%0Ignaciuk, Agata #437,706
History of Social Sciences10.0%0Prados de la Escosura, Leandro #125,746
Philosophy & Theology · 5 listed authors (0.1%)
Philosophy30.1%1Shepherd, Joshua #76,098
Applied Ethics20.0%2Melé, Domènec #36,406
Religions & Theology20.0%0Griera, Mar Del Mar #367,061

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