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Medicine research in United States

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

United States's world rank
#1
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
885k
Top-10% rate
11.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Medicine in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.016.5%34,434
2National Institutes of HealthBethesda #292.319.3%8,559
3Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #387.914.3%14,312
4Stanford UniversityStanford #484.714.7%10,168
5University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #778.514.6%8,664
6Cornell UniversityIthaca #877.013.9%9,491
7University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1272.613.2%9,589
8University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1570.113.3%9,791
9Yale UniversityNew Haven #1669.412.8%8,936
10University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1768.713.8%6,101
11University of WashingtonSeattle #2066.912.7%7,407
12Columbia UniversityNew York #2265.813.1%7,183
13Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #2365.433.1%286
14Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #2664.013.5%6,170
15Duke UniversityDurham #3162.113.5%6,334
16United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #3261.712.4%7,054
17New York UniversityNew York #3361.412.5%7,652
18Northwestern UniversityEvanston #3461.012.8%7,657
19Mayo ClinicRochester #3560.713.9%18,908
20University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3760.112.0%8,044
21University of PittsburghPittsburgh #3859.812.5%6,083
22Emory UniversityAtlanta #4159.011.5%8,012
23Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #4358.512.8%6,299
24The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #4957.012.0%5,340
25Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #5256.315.2%6,171
26Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #5455.920.1%868
27Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #6054.811.7%7,736
28United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #6154.618.5%3,061
29Boston UniversityBoston #7452.513.8%3,053
30Baylor College of MedicineHouston #7552.311.1%6,491
31Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #8051.611.6%6,626
32University of ChicagoChicago #8650.811.1%4,826
33University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #8850.512.1%6,193
34University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #8950.415.3%1,237
35University of UtahSalt Lake City #9050.311.0%5,493
36The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #9150.211.1%8,829
37Indiana UniversityBloomington #9250.011.2%6,840
38Kaiser PermanenteOakland #9349.912.2%2,699
39University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #9649.611.4%4,498
40Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #9949.211.8%3,939
41University of Colorado DenverDenver #10348.812.2%3,758
42University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #10448.711.5%4,509
43University of CincinnatiCincinnati #10948.211.4%5,360
44The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #11247.914.7%7,486
45Tufts UniversityMedford #12346.811.4%4,382
46University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #12546.712.3%3,146
47Duke Medical CenterDurham #13246.114.3%1,850
48University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterPittsburgh #13545.810.6%3,724
49University of VirginiaCharlottesville #14045.410.5%4,321
50University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #14245.310.4%3,999
51University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #14345.211.4%1,858
52Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia #14445.111.8%2,676
53University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #14744.910.7%5,566
54Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx #15144.610.8%4,736
55Cleveland ClinicCleveland #15344.411.2%8,254
56The University of Texas at AustinAustin #15744.210.7%2,059
57Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle #15844.116.4%1,274
58University of California SystemOakland #15944.015.9%751
59Brown UniversityProvidence #16143.911.3%4,328
60St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis #16443.715.6%1,144

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in United States?

Walter Churchill Willett, Scott David Solomon and Deepak L. Bhatt rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Walter Churchill Willett#177 worldwide overall722.8 of 1,508 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Scott David Solomon#845 worldwide overall693.1 of 1,581 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Deepak L. Bhatt#15,497 worldwide overall729.0 of 2,461 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gregg C. Fonarow#11,643 worldwide overall653.7 of 2,039 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5JoAnn E. Manson#1,681 worldwide overall588.9 of 1,440 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Martin B. Leon#7,748 worldwide overall567.5 of 1,610 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Gregg W. Stone#16,857 worldwide overall614.5 of 2,110 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hagop M. Kantarjian#55,582 worldwide overall745.4 of 3,492 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Frank B. Hu#216 worldwide overall486.3 of 966 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Edward L. Giovannucci#3,088 worldwide overall515.4 of 1,345 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ramachandran Srini Vasan#1,401 worldwide overall448.9 of 1,001 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Luigi Ferrucci#4,710 worldwide overall472.7 of 1,306 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13John Q. Trojanowski#1,186 worldwide overall436.4 of 960 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Josef Coresh#2,249 worldwide overall435.9 of 1,037 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Clifford R. Jack#18,845 worldwide overall491.6 of 1,600 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Medicine 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 Medicine