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Top Health Professions Research Institutions

Harvard University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,928 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 100.0 32.4% 1.1k 9.4k#1
2 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 90.8 27.1% 738 4.6k#19
3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore 85.5 23.4% 333 1.6k—
4 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 81.7 29.3% 389 3k—
5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 78.7 30.4% 637 4.7k#14
6 Saveetha UniversityIndia · Chennai 76.3 14.0% 593 1.7k—
7 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 74.3 30.2% 893 6k#18
8 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia · Riyadh 72.5 28.9% 392 2.8k#88
9 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 71.0 28.3% 1k 6.6k#5
10 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 69.6 23.7% 1.1k 5.6k#2
11 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Baltimore 68.3 25.2% 1.1k 6.7k#3
12 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 67.1 40.8% 354 3.1k#100
13 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 66.1 29.5% 686 4.9k#26
14 The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne 65.1 27.6% 761 4.7k#27
15 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States · San Francisco 64.2 25.2% 752 4.6k#8
16 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 63.3 24.2% 1.2k 6.7k#7
17 Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali 62.5 20.5% 296 982—
18 Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 61.8 30.1% 781 5.5k#42
19 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 61.1 13.4% 695 1.9k#61
20 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States · Philadelphia 60.4 25.9% 696 4.5k#6
21 Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo 59.8 8.9% 1.4k 3.2k#48
22 Medical University of LublinPoland · Lublin 59.1 19.6% 102 802—
23 University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle 58.5 23.7% 868 5.3k#4
24 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia · Chennai 58.0 16.4% 393 1.2k—
25 University of Naples Federico IIItaly · Naples 57.4 30.2% 143 1k—
26 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 56.9 28.3% 409 3.1k—
27 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 56.4 25.6% 618 4.7k#12
28 University of AlbertaCanada · Edmonton 55.9 23.1% 615 3.3k#41
29 University of BolognaItaly · Bologna 55.5 27.1% 262 1.4k—
30 University of SienaItaly · Siena 55.0 24.1% 74 393—
31 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 54.6 32.2% 277 2.3k—
32 University of FloridaUnited States · Gainesville 54.2 18.3% 503 2.4k#56
33 Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 53.8 22.7% 658 3.7k#9
34 La Trobe UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 53.4 28.6% 406 2.3k—
35 Macquarie UniversityAustralia · Sydney 53.0 35.2% 310 2.4k—
36 Stomatology HospitalChina · Xi'an 52.6 19.5% 120 640—
37 Alexandria UniversityEgypt · Alexandria 52.3 16.6% 272 1.1k—
38 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 51.9 35.8% 359 3.2k—
39 The University of AdelaideAustralia · Adelaide 51.6 28.4% 309 2.2k—
40 KU LeuvenBelgium · Leuven 51.2 26.7% 389 2.5k#43
41 Karolinska InstitutetSweden · Stockholm 50.9 27.4% 510 3.3k#22
42 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States · Chapel Hill 50.6 9.2% 2k 4k#10
43 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 50.3 25.1% 349 1.8k—
44 University of MinnesotaUnited States · Minneapolis 50.0 22.7% 519 2.7k#17
45 Deakin UniversityAustralia · Burwood 49.7 32.3% 486 4k#96
46 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 49.4 31.8% 319 2.5k—
47 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 49.1 26.4% 451 3.1k#38
48 Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayIreland · Galway 48.8 25.6% 148 825—
49 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States · Columbus 48.5 20.1% 607 2.8k#25
50 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 48.3 36.2% 266 2.6k—
51 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 48.0 24.7% 261 1.5k—
52 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 47.8 23.8% 627 3.7k#37
53 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 47.5 28.2% 358 2.3k#60
54 Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland · Wroclaw 47.3 27.3% 108 709—
55 McMaster UniversityCanada · Hamilton 47.0 24.9% 545 3.3k#29
56 University of British ColumbiaCanada · Vancouver 46.8 22.9% 747 3.8k#28
57 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 46.6 26.6% 529 3k#16
58 KIIT UniversityIndia · Bhubaneswar 46.3 18.4% 145 481—
59 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran · Tehran 46.1 18.7% 409 1.9k—
60 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States · Boston 45.9 28.2% 392 2.8k#11
61 Universidade do PortoPortugal · Porto 45.7 18.7% 378 1.4k—
62 Boston UniversityUnited States · Boston 45.4 25.2% 453 2.8k#33
63 Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia · Brisbane 45.2 33.1% 314 2.6k—
64 UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney 45.0 30.7% 579 3.8k#35
65 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 44.8 32.3% 220 1.7k—
66 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States · Boston 44.6 22.6% 444 2.9k#21
67 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States · Madison 44.4 19.2% 583 2.4k#20
68 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul 44.2 23.6% 388 2.1k—
69 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and ResearchIndia · Wardha 44.0 15.1% 251 1k—
70 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael · Tel Aviv 43.8 25.4% 231 1.2k#97
71 University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Italy · Caserta 43.6 31.7% 76 757—
72 University of MalayaMalaysia · Kuala Lumpur 43.5 24.1% 274 1.3k—
73BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? · London 43.3 14.9% 1.4k 3.1k—
74 University of Technology SydneyAustralia · Sydney 43.1 31.5% 264 1.7k—
75 University of PaduaItaly · Padua 42.9 26.4% 222 1.2k#76
76 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States · Los Angeles 42.7 24.3% 518 2.9k#13
77 University of Rome Tor VergataItaly · Rome 42.6 28.0% 127 822—
78 Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIndia · Manipal 42.4 18.4% 300 1.2k—
79 Mansoura UniversityEgypt · Al Mansurah 42.2 13.6% 219 823—
80 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States · Scottsdale 42.1 20.1% 267 1.3k—
81 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette 41.9 17.7% 292 1.3k—
82 University of CalgaryCanada · Calgary 41.7 22.7% 578 2.9k#79
83 University of CataniaItaly · Catania 41.6 29.5% 87 705—
84 University of ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 41.4 25.1% 252 1.5k#82
85 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece · Athens 41.3 22.6% 225 1.2k—
86 Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 41.1 24.3% 450 2.7k#23
87 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran · Tehran 41.0 16.3% 331 1.4k—
88 Duke UniversityUnited States · Durham 40.8 22.9% 539 2.9k#49
89 University of BernSwitzerland · Bern 40.7 23.6% 202 1.1k—
90 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia · Abhā 40.5 27.5% 144 836—
91 Graphic Era UniversityIndia · Dehradun 40.4 21.9% 175 669—
92 University of GondarEthiopia · Gonder 40.2 42.6% 209 1.8k—
93 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 40.1 24.3% 583 3.4k#15
94 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 39.9 22.4% 384 1.7k—
95 Iran University of Medical SciencesIran · Tehran 39.8 17.4% 350 1.5k—
96 University of MessinaItaly · Messina 39.7 32.6% 74 595—
97 University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom · Birmingham 39.5 23.7% 443 2.4k#36
98 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina · Beijing 39.4 30.5% 229 1.8k—
99 Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Evanston 39.3 27.5% 476 3k#51
100 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune 39.1 22.2% 194 673—

institutions ranked worldwide in Health Professions (1,928). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

39 – 42: 21 places42 – 45: 16 places45 – 48: 13 places48 – 51: 11 places51 – 54: 8 places54 – 57: 6 places57 – 60: 6 places60 – 63: 4 places63 – 67: 3 places67 – 70: 2 places70 – 73: 3 places73 – 76: 1 places76 – 79: 1 places79 – 82: 2 places82 – 85: 0 places85 – 88: 1 places88 – 91: 1 places91 – 94: 0 places94 – 97: 0 places97 – 100: 1 places39100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 2k works
  2. 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 1.6k works
  3. 3 Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency FoundationUnited States 1.5k works
  4. 4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 1.5k works
  5. 5 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 1.4k works
  6. 6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 1.4k works
  7. 7 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 1.3k works
  8. 8 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 1.3k works
  9. 9 University of TorontoCanada 1.2k works
  10. 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 1.1k works
  11. 11 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 1.1k works
  12. 12 Herbalife (Australia)Australia 1.1k works
  13. 13 University of MichiganUnited States 1.1k works
  14. 14 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 1k works
  15. 15 The University of SydneyAustralia 893 works

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