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Health Professions research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Health Professions research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by University of California, San Francisco and Johns Hopkins University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
105k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
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 Professions in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.016.7%2,645
2University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #290.814.7%874
3Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #385.414.5%1,535
4Stanford UniversityStanford #481.614.1%847
5University of MichiganAnn Arbor #578.712.4%1,253
6University of WashingtonSeattle #774.212.9%1,022
7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #970.914.4%875
8United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #1069.516.7%623
9Columbia UniversityNew York #1366.012.6%783
10University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #1564.112.5%709
11Cornell UniversityIthaca #1663.314.1%691
12United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #1861.711.3%1,207
13Yale UniversityNew Haven #2060.313.2%748
14Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2159.713.5%657
15New York UniversityNew York #2557.312.6%820
16National Institutes of HealthBethesda #2756.317.0%402
17Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #2955.413.7%503
18Duke UniversityDurham #3154.512.2%662
19University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4051.115.2%262
20Boston UniversityBoston #4150.813.9%456
21Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #4848.712.8%567
22University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4948.413.2%433
23University of ChicagoChicago #5048.210.0%486
24University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #5347.412.1%561
25Emory UniversityAtlanta #5447.110.7%693
26University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #5546.913.2%610
27University of UtahSalt Lake City #6444.910.8%573
28University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #6943.99.7%584
29Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #7143.510.8%362
30Indiana UniversityBloomington #7343.29.5%814
31The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #7443.09.3%930
32Brown UniversityProvidence #7542.812.1%499
33Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #7642.611.1%652
34The University of Texas at AustinAustin #7742.412.2%424
35University of PittsburghPittsburgh #7842.310.9%612
36Mayo ClinicRochester #8541.112.9%745
37Tufts UniversityMedford #9539.712.6%459
38Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #9739.49.2%456
39University of California, IrvineIrvine #10138.811.5%325
40Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #10838.015.5%109
41The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #11337.49.9%273
42Baylor College of MedicineHouston #11736.99.9%419
43Dartmouth CollegeHanover #11936.713.4%200
44Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency FoundationSebastopol #12036.60.5%1,528
45University of CincinnatiCincinnati #12436.19.6%545
46University of FloridaGainesville #13135.410.6%528
47Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #13235.314.4%324
48University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #13634.913.0%186
49University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #13934.613.0%231
50University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #14034.510.7%292
51Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #14134.49.1%527
52The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston #14234.311.0%316
53University of RochesterRochester #14334.211.1%320
54University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #15033.612.1%356
55Arizona State UniversityTempe #15433.312.9%359
56University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #15533.215.5%144
57Kaiser PermanenteOakland #15733.013.4%238
58Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #16832.113.9%110
59University of ConnecticutStorrs #17131.910.1%331
60University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #17431.610.0%493

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

Who are the top Health Professions researchers in United States?

David Westfall Bates, Russell E. Glasgow and Gregory A. Aarons rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Health Professions that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1David Westfall Bates#12,274 worldwide overall190.4 of 462 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Russell E. Glasgow#7,631 worldwide overall96.6 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Gregory A. Aarons#14,036 worldwide overall92.6 of 171 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Tait D. Shanafelt#7,669 worldwide overall86.5 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Glyn Jones Elwyn#31,013 worldwide overall91.4 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Linda H. Aiken#6,102 worldwide overall83.4 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Peter J. Pronovost#34,747 worldwide overall95.1 of 315 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ross C. Brownson#41,293 worldwide overall88.6 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ronald C. Kessler#96 worldwide overall69.8 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer#8,556 worldwide overall71.3 of 154 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christopher J L Murray#7 worldwide overall63.7 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael S. Wolf#52,457 worldwide overall64.0 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Víctor M. Montori#9,798 worldwide overall68.8 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hardeep Singh#63,353 worldwide overall62.1 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Dean F. Sittig#81,435 worldwide overall64.1 of 176 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Health Professions 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 Professions