54 researchers from the University are among the world's most influential scientists, according to the Stanford ranking

A total of 54 scientists from the University of Navarra, the Clinic, Cima and IESE are listed in the “Ranking of the World’s Scientists: World’s Top 2%,” which identifies the world’s most influential researchers. The study is conducted by Professor John P. A. Ioannidis of Stanford University, based on Elsevier’s Scopus “ database ,” and analyzes 249,310 author profiles from around the world.

The ranking classifies researchers into 20 scientific fields and 174 subfields. The University of Navarra is represented in eight of these fields: medicine, Economics, biomedical research , biology, Chemistry, physics and astronomy, communication and programs of study , social sciences, and philosophy and theology. Of the 54 selected researchers, 22 belong to various Schools, 17 to the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 10 to the Cima , and 5 to IESE.

The highest-ranked individuals on the list are Bruno Sangro, at No. 8,156; Christoph Zott, at No. 9,049; and Jesús San Miguel, at No. 10,118. Sangro and San Miguel are, respectively, a hepatologist and a hematologist at the Cancer Center- Clínica Universidad de Navarra s (CCUN), and Zott is a professor of entrepreneurship at IESE.

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Alongside Sangro and San Miguel, other notable researchers include Ignacio Melero (ranked 10,912), Antonio González (18,730), and Maite Huarte (18,806), also from the Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra, which brings together professionals from the Clinic, the Cima , and various Schools. Thus, oncology, immunology, and immunotherapy are two of the fields with the strongest representation among the highest-ranked researchers. Their research ranges from basic research to the development of new therapies and the design of clinical trials. Joining them are other scientists from the “ Cima ” who are part of the CCUN, such as Miguel Fernández de Sanmamed, Bruno Paiva, Matías Ávila, Arantxa González, Pedro Berraondo, and Carmen Berasain, among others, who contribute from various specialties to the “ development ” of biomedical “ research .”

In addition to Christoph Zott, Full Professor from the department at Iniciativa Emprendedora, two other IESE researchers are featured: Pascual Berrone, a professor at the department in Strategic Management, and Domènec Melé, from the department in Business Ethics. In the field of Economics and business ,Alejo Sison and José Azar—professors in the School of Economics and researchers at the Institute of Data Science data and Artificial Intelligence (DATAI)—also stand out, as doesLuis Alberiko Gil-Alaña, who is also a researcher at the ICS. 

In the field of social sciences, the list includes Ruth Breeze, from the Institute for Culture and Society and an expert in language and professional communication, and Ramón Salaverría, from the School of Communication, who researches the digital transformation of journalism and disinformation.

Also in the field of nutrition are Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Fermín Milagro, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, and Amelia Martí, researchers at the Institute of Nutrition and Health. Finally, rounding out the list are researchers from the School of ScienceJosé María García-Mina, Full Professor , who specializes in agricultural Chemistry and plant nutrition, and Iker Zuriguel, Full Professor , from the department at Physics and Applied Mathematics.