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Health Sciences research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1M
Top-10% rate
11.1%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.016.5%37,731
2National Institutes of HealthBethesda #292.519.2%9,147
3Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #388.114.3%16,146
4Stanford UniversityStanford #484.914.6%11,151
5University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #778.814.6%9,714
6Cornell UniversityIthaca #877.413.8%10,531
7University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1075.013.3%11,204
8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1570.613.4%11,064
9University of WashingtonSeattle #1769.212.8%8,674
10Yale UniversityNew Haven #1868.612.8%9,824
11University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2067.413.7%6,629
12Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #2166.933.2%295
13Columbia UniversityNew York #2266.413.0%8,142
14United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #2764.212.2%8,404
15Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #2863.813.6%6,754
16Duke UniversityDurham #3262.313.4%7,116
17New York UniversityNew York #3461.712.5%8,705
18United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #3561.418.1%3,758
19Northwestern UniversityEvanston #3661.012.9%8,412
20University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3760.812.1%8,962
21Mayo ClinicRochester #3860.513.8%19,839
22University of PittsburghPittsburgh #3960.212.4%6,831
23Emory UniversityAtlanta #4359.111.5%8,864
24Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #4458.919.5%996
25Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #4957.712.8%7,027
26Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #5057.515.1%6,378
27The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #5855.911.9%5,687
28Boston UniversityBoston #7053.813.9%3,632
29Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #7153.711.6%8,281
30University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #7453.215.4%1,550
31Baylor College of MedicineHouston #8252.111.0%7,013
32Indiana UniversityBloomington #8851.311.0%7,914
33The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #8951.211.0%10,134
34Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #9151.011.5%7,210
35University of ChicagoChicago #9250.811.0%5,388
36University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #9350.711.2%5,261
37University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #9450.612.2%6,944
38University of UtahSalt Lake City #9550.511.0%6,160
39Kaiser PermanenteOakland #9950.112.3%2,966
40Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #10149.811.8%4,435
41University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #10249.711.7%5,341
42The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #10649.314.6%7,708
43University of Colorado DenverDenver #10849.112.0%4,207
44University of CincinnatiCincinnati #11048.911.2%6,015
45Tufts UniversityMedford #12247.811.8%5,073
46University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #13346.812.1%3,507
47Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia #13946.411.6%2,964
48University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #14046.310.5%4,546
49Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle #14146.216.3%1,335
50The University of Texas at AustinAustin #14246.111.0%2,540
51Duke Medical CenterDurham #14845.714.2%1,952
52St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis #14945.615.5%1,198
53University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterPittsburgh #15045.510.6%3,976
54University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #15145.511.6%2,082
55University of VirginiaCharlottesville #15545.210.4%4,719
56University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #15645.110.6%6,240
57University of California SystemOakland #15845.015.4%845
58Brown UniversityProvidence #16344.611.4%4,897
59Cleveland ClinicCleveland #16744.411.2%8,612
60Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx #16844.310.7%5,075

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in United States?

Walter Churchill Willett, Scott David Solomon and JoAnn E. Manson rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Walter Churchill Willett#177 worldwide overall839.7 of 1,749 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Scott David Solomon#845 worldwide overall696.5 of 1,596 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3JoAnn E. Manson#1,681 worldwide overall665.3 of 1,612 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Deepak L. Bhatt#15,497 worldwide overall750.9 of 2,571 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Gregg C. Fonarow#11,643 worldwide overall674.7 of 2,132 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Frank B. Hu#216 worldwide overall560.4 of 1,108 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Edward L. Giovannucci#3,088 worldwide overall555.4 of 1,446 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Martin B. Leon#7,748 worldwide overall568.5 of 1,630 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gregg W. Stone#16,857 worldwide overall615.8 of 2,130 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Hagop M. Kantarjian#55,582 worldwide overall748.7 of 3,502 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Luigi Ferrucci#4,710 worldwide overall524.8 of 1,445 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ramachandran Srini Vasan#1,401 worldwide overall464.3 of 1,046 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Mohammad Hassan Murad#432 worldwide overall446.7 of 908 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Josef Coresh#2,249 worldwide overall453.2 of 1,088 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15John Q. Trojanowski#1,186 worldwide overall440.2 of 973 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How United States compares with other countries in Health Sciences