A total of 54 researchers from the University of Navarra, including the Clínica, Cima, and IESE, have been recognised in the Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2%, which identifies the most influential researchers globally. This study, conducted by Professor John P. A. Ioannidis from Stanford University, analyses 249,310 author profiles worldwide using the Scopus database from Elsevier.
The ranking categorises researchers across 20 scientific fields and 174 subfields. The University of Navarra is represented in eight of these areas: medicine, economics, biomedical research, biology, chemistry, physics and astronomy, communication and social studies, and philosophy and theology.
Among the 54 selected researchers, 22 are from various faculties, 17 from the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 10 from Cima, and 5 from IESE. The highest-ranked individuals include Bruno Sangro at position 8,156, Christoph Zott at 9,049, and Jesús San Miguel at 10,118. Sangro and San Miguel are hepatologist and haematologist, respectively, at the Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN), while Zott is a professor of Entrepreneurship at IESE.
Other notable researchers include Ignacio Melero (ranked 10,912), Antonio González (18,730), and Maite Huarte (18,806), all affiliated with the CCUN, which integrates professionals from the Clínica, Cima, and various faculties. Oncology and immunology, particularly immunotherapy, represent two of the most prominent fields among the highest-ranked researchers. Their work spans from basic research to the development of new therapies and the design of clinical trials.
The CCUN also includes other Cima scientists such as Miguel Fernández de Sanmamed, Bruno Paiva, Matías Ávila, Arantxa González, Pedro Berraondo, and Carmen Berasain, who contribute to biomedical research from different specialisations.
In addition to Christoph Zott, the IESE features two other researchers: Pascual Berrone, a professor in the Strategic Management department, and Domènec Melé from the Business Ethics department. In the field of economics and business, notable figures include Luis Alberiko Gil-Alaña, Alejo Sison, and José Azar, professors at the Faculty of Economics and researchers at the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Institute (DATAI).
In the social sciences, Ruth Breeze from the Institute of Culture and Society, an expert in professional language and communication, and Ramón Salaverría from the Faculty of Communication, who studies the digital transformation of journalism and misinformation, are also included.
Additionally, in the field of nutrition, researchers Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Fermín Milagro, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, and Amelia Martí from the Institute of Nutrition and Health are recognised. Finally, the list is completed by José María García-Mina, a professor specialising in agricultural chemistry and plant nutrition, and Iker Zuriguel, a professor in the Department of Physics and Applied Mathematics.
