Field · Nursing · United States
Nursing research in United States
University of Pennsylvania ranks first in United States for Nursing research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 65 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 14k
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 29
This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
What is the best university for Nursing in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #2 | 87.1 | 28.9% | 91 |
| 2 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #8 | 61.2 | 27.7% | 62 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #9 | 59.0 | 25.0% | 153 |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #19 | 45.1 | 26.4% | 163 |
| 5 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #23 | 41.5 | 9.9% | 253 |
| 6 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #31 | 36.0 | 19.8% | 67 |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #33 | 34.8 | 22.5% | 68 |
| 8 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #35 | 33.7 | 20.7% | 99 |
| 9 | Duke UniversityDurham | #39 | 31.7 | 22.0% | 70 |
| 10 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #48 | 27.8 | 21.3% | 92 |
| 11 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #53 | 26.0 | 16.0% | 102 |
| 12 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #58 | 24.3 | 19.8% | 71 |
| 13 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #61 | 23.3 | 22.8% | 84 |
| 14 | University of FloridaGainesville | #70 | 20.8 | 13.7% | 113 |
| 15 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #72 | 20.2 | 20.2% | 86 |
| 16 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #75 | 19.5 | 26.4% | 71 |
| 17 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston | #88 | 16.5 | 26.2% | 69 |
| 18 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #94 | 15.3 | 24.8% | 108 |
| 19 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #95 | 15.1 | 23.6% | 79 |
| 20 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham | #98 | 14.5 | 19.2% | 76 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville | #132 | 8.9 | 15.2% | 74 |
| 22 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #146 | 7.0 | 20.1% | 72 |
| 23 | University of California, DavisDavis | #148 | 6.8 | 21.2% | 131 |
| 24 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #151 | 6.4 | 19.4% | 82 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #152 | 6.3 | 15.7% | 87 |
| 26 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #154 | 6.1 | 21.8% | 64 |
| 27 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #161 | 5.2 | 19.4% | 70 |
| 28 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #177 | 3.5 | 24.4% | 81 |
| 29 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford | #186 | 2.5 | 0.8% | 64 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nursing, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Nursing researchers in United States?
Christopher J L Murray, Walter C. Willett and Dariush Mozaffarian rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Christopher J L Murray#23 worldwide overall13k citations · 6 works
- 2Walter C. Willett#154 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 35 works
- 3Dariush Mozaffarian#186 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 25 works
- 4Robert P. Heaney#377 worldwide overall2k citations · 7 works
- 5Scott M. Grundy#491 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 9 works
- 6Michael F. Holick#647 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 17 works
- 7Peter Libby#894 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 6 works
- 8Ross L. Prentice#914 worldwide overall3k citations · 6 works
- 9Michael Karin#1,120 worldwide overall4k citations · 7 works
- 10Suzanne Oparil#1,292 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 7 works
- 11Meir J. Stampfer#1,463 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 9 works
- 12David S. Siscovick#1,497 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 7 works
- 13Eric B. Rimm#1,617 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 13 works
- 14Luigi Ferrucci#1,649 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 7 works
- 15Robert E. Black#1,737 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 44 works