The UB improves its position in the BGU ranking to 79th in the world

In Spain, the UB is followed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (133^rd place), the Universitat de València (251^st), the Pompeu Fabra university (269^th) and the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (277^th).

By areas of knowledge, the UB stands out extraordinarily well in gastroenterology and hepatology (4^th position in the world) and has obtained notable positions in infectious diseases (16^th position); surgery (29^th); oncology (34^th); psychiatry and psychology (36^th); clinical medicine (37^th); immunology (52^nd); marine and freshwater biology (52^nd); space sciences (53^rd); pharmacology and toxicology (56^th); neuroscience and behaviour (57^th); cardiac and cardiovascular systems (68); public, environmental and occupational health (70); molecular biology and genetics (75); radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging medicine (79); plant and animal sciences (79); arts and humanities (81); and 100th position in agricultural sciences, cell biology and physics.

If we look at the different indicators in the ranking, the UB stands out especially in research reputation in its region (Europe), where it is ranked 19^th; the number of research articles in the top 1% of most cited articles (ranked 61^st worldwide); total citations (ranked 67^th worldwide); scientific publications (ranked 77^th); and the number of publications in the top 10% of most cited publications (ranked 79^th).

The US institutions lead the new edition of Best Global Universities, led by Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University, and the University of Oxford. The ranking is based on a set of indicators on international research reputation, regional reputation, scientific publications, citations, conferences and international collaboration, among others.

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