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Immunology and Microbiology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Immunology and Microbiology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of Pennsylvania and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

United States's world rank
#1
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
43k
Top-10% rate
19.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Immunology and Microbiology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.031.8%603
2University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #478.824.8%467
3The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #868.120.7%432
4Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #966.325.3%422
5Cornell UniversityIthaca #1261.927.0%372
6Stanford UniversityStanford #1459.527.5%363
7Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #1558.555.7%107
8Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston #1657.526.7%304
9National Institutes of HealthBethesda #1855.726.2%350
10Yale UniversityNew Haven #1954.925.4%388
11University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #2054.123.3%356
12University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2252.628.1%337
13Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #2352.023.8%442
14Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York #2749.521.4%323
15University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2848.923.5%338
16St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis #2948.433.3%130
17University of PittsburghPittsburgh #3645.120.3%370
18Massachusetts General HospitalBoston #3744.726.6%253
19Emory UniversityAtlanta #3844.218.1%368
20University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3943.828.8%287
21University of WashingtonSeattle #4143.123.6%352
22University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #4442.09.1%664
23Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #5139.725.1%192
24Broad InstituteCambridge #5239.441.1%89
25Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston #5638.324.9%160
26Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #5837.839.5%95
27Northwestern UniversityEvanston #5937.523.5%229
28National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesBethesda #6137.027.5%229
29Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore #6236.825.7%235
30Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York #6536.027.9%144
31National Cancer InstituteBethesda #6735.627.3%160
32University of ChicagoChicago #7833.220.0%242
33Columbia UniversityNew York #7933.023.1%162
34The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #8032.820.8%210
35Duke UniversityDurham #8232.519.4%252
36Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville #8332.319.9%178
37Boston Children's HospitalBoston #8531.929.9%128
38Baylor College of MedicineHouston #8631.722.6%221
39New York UniversityNew York #9031.024.4%164
40Center for Cancer ResearchBethesda #10229.132.5%105
41The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10428.818.4%269
42University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #10828.216.8%280
43University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #11227.717.4%264
44University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #12326.219.3%235
45Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle #12625.924.5%152
46University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #13125.326.9%136
47University of FloridaGainesville #13624.716.9%284
48Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #14124.222.4%161
49Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston #14523.728.0%100
50Mayo ClinicRochester #14723.522.8%145
51Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #15023.222.7%121
52Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and HarvardCambridge #15522.738.4%62
53University of VirginiaCharlottesville #15722.517.1%202
54University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #15822.419.7%215
55Rockefeller UniversityNew York #16222.025.2%93
56University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #16321.918.2%189
57Weill Cornell MedicineNew York #16621.726.8%99
58Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #16721.622.2%163
59University of MiamiCoral Gables #16821.516.2%183
60Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa #17121.219.0%135

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Immunology and Microbiology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Immunology and Microbiology researchers in United States?

Mark J. Daly, F. Stephen Hodi and Peter J. Hotez rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Mark J. Daly#47 worldwide overall9.6k citations · 17 works
  2. 2F. Stephen Hodi#137 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 25 works
  3. 3Peter J. Hotez#152 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 35 works
  4. 4Anthony S. Fauci#216 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 45 works
  5. 5Charles G. Drake#228 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 15 works
  6. 6Michael B. Atkins#266 worldwide overall3k citations · 20 works
  7. 7David F. McDermott#317 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 22 works
  8. 8Ramnik J. Xavier#345 worldwide overall3k citations · 14 works
  9. 9Paul M. Ridker#502 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 19 works
  10. 10Drew M. Pardoll#597 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 36 works
  11. 11Peter Libby#894 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 32 works
  12. 12Alan S. Perelson#1,080 worldwide overall2k citations · 28 works
  13. 13Douglas R. Green#1,091 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 35 works
  14. 14Michael Karin#1,120 worldwide overall4k citations · 21 works
  15. 15Jeffrey A. Sosman#1,134 worldwide overall3k citations · 21 works

How United States compares with other countries in Immunology and Microbiology