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Life Sciences research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 146 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
427k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #292.117.5%13,109
2Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #387.526.4%1,184
3Stanford UniversityStanford #679.616.3%4,494
4National Institutes of HealthBethesda #777.814.6%7,386
5Cornell UniversityIthaca #974.913.9%5,298
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1271.720.2%1,794
7University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1668.416.2%2,044
8University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #1966.414.8%2,694
9Columbia UniversityNew York #2065.814.0%3,220
10Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #2165.312.9%5,476
11Yale UniversityNew Haven #2264.713.4%3,820
12University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #2364.214.1%3,839
13University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2463.713.4%3,790
14Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2662.817.9%965
15New York UniversityNew York #2762.412.9%2,896
16University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3061.212.8%3,372
17University of WashingtonSeattle #3160.812.5%3,206
18Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #3659.113.4%3,112
19Northwestern UniversityEvanston #3858.513.1%2,552
20University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4456.811.8%4,286
21University of ChicagoChicago #5554.311.7%2,480
22University of California, DavisDavis #6252.911.9%3,927
23University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #6452.511.4%2,616
24Duke UniversityDurham #6752.012.0%2,560
25The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #6851.913.5%1,726
26Allen InstituteSeattle #6951.718.2%632
27University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #7051.510.5%3,408
28Baylor College of MedicineHouston #7650.612.1%2,236
29California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #8749.017.0%646
30Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States)Redwood City #9148.524.8%228
31Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #9448.212.1%2,121
32Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #9747.811.2%2,830
33The University of Texas at AustinAustin #9847.710.8%1,747
34University of PittsburghPittsburgh #10047.510.8%3,093
35University of GeorgiaAthens #10447.012.5%2,546
36University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #10846.610.6%3,003
37Scripps Research InstituteSan Diego #10946.515.4%534
38University of FloridaGainesville #11246.29.6%5,293
39University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #11545.912.0%2,295
40Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #11745.715.6%1,353
41Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #12045.410.8%2,877
42Emory UniversityAtlanta #12544.910.6%2,825
43Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #12644.811.0%2,535
44Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #12744.711.0%2,790
45Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #12844.610.8%2,440
46Boston UniversityBoston #13344.211.6%1,444
47University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #13544.013.1%887
48University of California, IrvineIrvine #13843.810.7%1,991
49University of California, RiversideRiverside #13943.711.8%1,231
50The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #14043.610.1%4,111
51St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis #14743.117.6%782
52Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #15242.718.0%452
53United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #16242.011.8%1,876
54North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #16741.610.6%2,147
55Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla #16841.519.9%280
56Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #17341.211.5%2,530
57Rice UniversityHouston #17441.113.7%596
58Mayo ClinicRochester #17541.111.8%3,557
59Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #17740.910.0%1,375
60Indiana UniversityBloomington #17940.89.6%2,926

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in United States?

Richard Anthony Flavell, Eugene V. Koonin and Fred H. Gage rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Richard Anthony Flavell#1,341 worldwide overall382.2 of 918 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Eugene V. Koonin#520 worldwide overall357.8 of 787 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Fred H. Gage#884 worldwide overall322.4 of 678 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Robert J. Lefkowitz#154 worldwide overall308.0 of 562 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Solomon H. Snyder#1,189 worldwide overall316.2 of 710 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Thomas C. Südhof#248 worldwide overall298.0 of 550 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Evan E. Eichler#102 worldwide overall289.7 of 492 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Mark J. Daly#233 worldwide overall291.6 of 548 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Rob Knight#370 worldwide overall292.2 of 596 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Eric N. Olson#394 worldwide overall287.9 of 582 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael Snyder#2,250 worldwide overall291.3 of 674 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael Karin#27 worldwide overall268.9 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Karl Deisseroth#40 worldwide overall263.5 of 420 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Aviv Regev#17 worldwide overall259.1 of 400 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Eric S. Lander#260 worldwide overall265.0 of 467 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Life 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 Life Sciences