The classification has been made according to the indicators of their public personal profiles in the Google Scholar database, a search engine specialized in content and scientific bibliography. The list consists of 5,600 researchers ordered according to the highest h-index and secondarily by number of citations. The objective is to increase the visibility of the researchers and their work using a public access tool that is easy to create and consult and whose coverage is not only greater, but also less biased than others commonly used.

The UPF researchers included in the ranking are: Nuria Sebastian, Esther Barreiro, Consol Serra, Pura Muñoz, Verónica Benet Martínez, Olga Valverde, M Teresa Cabré, Emilia Gómez, Eulalia de Nadal Clanchet, Pilar Rivera Gil, Barbara Rossi, Louise Mcnally, Marta Crespo Barrio, Montserrat González Condom, Elisabeth Moyano, Davinia Hernández Leo, Elena Larrauri, Antonieta Jerardino, Rosemarie Nagel, Marta Reynal Querol, Cristina López Rodríguez, Juana María Díez Antón, Elena Martin Garcia, Jana Selent, Gemma Piella, Helena Ramalhinho Lourenço, Carmen Pérez Vidal, Tània Verge, Emma Rodero, Esther Cabrera, Alejandra Vives, Gemma Boleda, Alba Bala, Eva Borras Ramírez, Cristina Chiva Rodríguez, Dolors Sala, Cristina Pujades, Melanie Revilla, Eva Balcells, Mireia Hernández, Pilar Prieto Vives, Ana Sanjuán, Aurora Bel, Berit Gehrke, Eva Bailles Lazaro, Coloma Ballester, Roser Corominas, Belén Lorente Galdos, Blanca Garcés Mascareñas, Rosa Estopa Bagot, Nuria Almiron Roig, Mari Carmen Ma rcos, Núria Bel, Silvia Ayuso, Patricia Funk, Aida Sole Auro, Carla Lancelotti, Clara Cortina Trilla.