A total of 55 scientists affiliated with the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Institute of Neurosciences (a joint UMH-CSIC center) are among the most-cited researchers internationally, according to Stanford University’s “Top 2% Scientists list,” which is published by the academic publisher, Elsevier, and based on data extracted from the Scopus bibliographic database.

This international ranking evaluates the impact of scientific output using bibliometric indicators. The so-called “C index” combines citations received, the h-index, and other indicators that consider co-authorship and author order in publications. The database provides metrics both with and without self-citations and allows for comparisons of researchers’ impact within their respective scientific fields.

The inclusion in these rankings reflects the international visibility of research associated with the UMH and the Institute of Neurosciences in disciplines that include medicine, neuroscience, food technology, engineering, and mathematics.

For the edition published in October 2026, two separate lists were compiled: one reflects the cumulative impact throughout the entire research career up to 2025, and the other analyzes citations received in 2025. The selection includes the 100,000 investigators with the highest C-index, with or without self-citations, as well as those ranked within the top 2% of their scientific subfield. In the case of the UMH, 38 individuals appear on the lifetime impact list and 41 do so on the annual impact list; 24 appear on both lists, bringing the total (excluding duplicates) to 55.

Listed next, in alphabetical order, are the 55 investigators affiliated with the UMH and the Institute of Neurosciences who are included in these lists, along with their respective scientific fields:

Pedro Acién Álvarez (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Jorge Luis Alió del Barrio (Ophthalmology), Jorge Alió Sanz (Ophthalmology), Francisco Javier Álvarez Martínez (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), José María Amigó García (Applied Mathematics), Akram Belazi (Networks and Telecommunications), Carlos Belmonte Martínez (Physiology), Víctor Borrell Franco (Neurobiology of Development), Ángel Carbonell Barrachina (Food Technology), Piedad Nieves de Aza Moya (Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering), Enrique de Madaria Pascual (Medicine), Francisco Javier Ena Muñoz (Internal Medicine and Microbiology), Eduardo Fernández Jover (Cell Biology), Juana Fernández López (Food Technology), Vicente Gil Guillén (Medicine), Javier Gozálvez Sempere (Signal Theory and Communications), Antonio Fabián Guillén Arco (Food Technology), Félix Gutiérrez Rodero (Medicine), Ildefonso Hernández Aguado (Preventive Medicine and Public Health), Rodrigo Joaquín Jover Martínez (Medicine), Juan Lerma Gómez (Cellular and Systems Neurobiology), Pere Llorens Soriano (Clinical Medicine), Blanca Juana Lumbreras Lacarra (Preventive Medicine and Public Health), Antonio José Martínez Murcia (Microbiology), Salvador Martínez Pérez (Human Anatomy and Embryology), Domingo Martínez Romero (Food Technology), Jorge Mataix Solera (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry), José Luis Micol Molina (Genetics), Vicente Micol Molina (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), José Joaquín Mira Solves (Health Psychology), Raúl Moral Herrero (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry), Ignacio Moreno Soriano (Optics), Ángel Nadal Navajas (Physiology), Ángela Nieto Toledano (Neurobiology of Development), Domingo Luis Orozco Beltrán (Medicine), Eliseo Ángel Pascual Gómez (Medicine), Taras Pasternak (Plant Biology and Botany), Jesús Tadeo Pastor Ciurana (Statistics, Mathematics and Informatics), José Ángel Pérez Álvarez (Food Technology), José Manuel Ramia Ángel (Surgery), José Manuel Ramos Rincón (Medicine), Jesús María Rincón López (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry), Francisco Eduardo Rodríguez Valera (Microbiology), María del Carmen Salinas La Casta (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Esther Sendra Nadal (Food Technology), Miguel Sepulcre Ribes (Signal Theory and Communications), María Serrano Mula (Plant Physiology), Bernat Soria Escoms (Physiology), Daniel Valero Garrido (Food Technology), Paulus Franciscus M.J. Verschure (Psychobiology), Félix Viana de la Iglesia (Cellular and Systems Neurobiology), José Villalaín Boullón (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Jesús Vioque López (Preventive Medicine and Public Health), Manuel Viuda Martos (Food Technology), and Pedro Zapata Coll (Food Technology).

The complete lists and the methodology employed may be consulted at the following link:

https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/9