Top Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Research Institutions
Saveetha University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 114 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
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saveetha University India · Chennai | 100.0 | 22.7% | 152 | 1.2k | #62 |
| 2 | University of California, San Francisco United States · San Francisco | 85.4 | 26.3% | 68 | 646 | #6 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University United States · Baltimore | 76.8 | 24.0% | 83 | 761 | #2 |
| 4 | Harvard University United States · Cambridge | 70.7 | 32.0% | 84 | 956 | #1 |
| 5 | Airlangga University Indonesia · Surabaya | 66.0 | 4.9% | 136 | 363 | — |
| 6 | Yale University United States · New Haven | 62.2 | 25.6% | 68 | 631 | #5 |
| 7 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 58.9 | 31.1% | 159 | 2.1k | — |
| 8 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Chengdu | 56.1 | 40.5% | 165 | 2.3k | #83 |
| 9 | Al-Azhar University Egypt · Cairo | 53.6 | 26.1% | 92 | 954 | — |
| 10 | Manipal Academy of Higher Education India · Manipal | 51.4 | 22.4% | 98 | 829 | — |
| 11 | Cairo University Egypt · Giza | 49.4 | 26.0% | 173 | 1.8k | — |
| 12 | University of Toronto Canada · Toronto | 47.5 | 22.9% | 85 | 736 | #13 |
| 13 | China Pharmaceutical University China · Nanjing | 45.8 | 27.3% | 166 | 1.7k | #94 |
| 14 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China · Beijing | 44.3 | 23.4% | 239 | 2.2k | #89 |
| 15 | University of Copenhagen Denmark · Copenhagen | 42.8 | 17.9% | 83 | 695 | #65 |
| 16 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 41.5 | 24.4% | 242 | 2.3k | #57 |
| 17 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 40.2 | 27.6% | 62 | 726 | #59 |
| 18 | University of Mosul Iraq · Mosul | 39.0 | 12.9% | 61 | 227 | — |
| 19 | Inserm France · Paris | 37.8 | 19.8% | 64 | 490 | #20 |
| 20 | Chandigarh University India · Mohali | 36.7 | 15.9% | 80 | 538 | — |
| 21 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research India · Ghaziabad | 35.7 | 21.2% | 86 | 798 | — |
| 22 | King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | 34.7 | 23.9% | 80 | 1.1k | — |
| 23 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 33.8 | 24.9% | 178 | 2.1k | #22 |
| 24 | University of Michigan United States · Ann Arbor | 32.9 | 17.4% | 87 | 1k | #14 |
| 25 | National Research Centre Egypt · Giza | 32.0 | 22.4% | 108 | 952 | — |
| 26 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States · Chapel Hill | 31.2 | 10.5% | 128 | 645 | #25 |
| 27 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan | 30.4 | 28.9% | 82 | 1.1k | — |
| 28 | IPB University Indonesia · Bogor | 29.6 | 5.6% | 63 | 151 | — |
| 29 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai | 28.9 | 30.5% | 97 | 1.3k | — |
| 30 | SRM Institute of Science and Technology India · Chennai | 28.2 | 17.9% | 86 | 494 | — |
| 31 | University of Indonesia Indonesia · Depok | 27.5 | 7.7% | 78 | 239 | — |
| 32 | Padjadjaran University Indonesia · Bandung | 26.8 | 16.4% | 113 | 876 | — |
| 33 | University of Florida United States · Gainesville | 26.2 | 21.7% | 92 | 630 | #43 |
| 34 | King Khalid University Saudi Arabia · Abhā | 25.5 | 29.8% | 70 | 853 | — |
| 35 | Banaras Hindu University India · Varanasi | 24.9 | 20.7% | 70 | 445 | — |
| 36 | Hasanuddin University Indonesia · Makassar | 24.3 | 14.9% | 63 | 558 | — |
| 37 | Zhengzhou University China · Zhengzhou | 23.8 | 26.6% | 78 | 1.1k | — |
| 38 | University of Brawijaya Indonesia · Malang | 23.2 | 4.2% | 65 | 103 | — |
| 39 | JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research India · Mysuru | 22.6 | 12.6% | 66 | 420 | — |
| 40 | Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore | 22.1 | 23.9% | 66 | 584 | #96 |
| 41 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 21.6 | 32.1% | 108 | 1.5k | #63 |
| 42 | Wenzhou Medical University China · Wenzhou | 21.1 | 28.8% | 74 | 702 | — |
| 43 | Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Iran · Mashhad | 20.6 | 31.3% | 80 | 865 | #81 |
| 44 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 20.1 | 35.1% | 105 | 1.7k | — |
| 45 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 19.6 | 29.8% | 111 | 1.6k | — |
| 46 | Central South University China · Changsha | 19.2 | 31.8% | 89 | 1.1k | — |
| 47 | Capital Medical University China · Beijing | 18.7 | 21.1% | 65 | 569 | — |
| 48 | Shandong University China · Jinan | 18.3 | 29.5% | 70 | 885 | — |
| 49 | Peking University China · Beijing | 17.8 | 27.1% | 81 | 910 | — |
| 50 | Guangdong Pharmaceutical University China · Guangzhou | 17.4 | 25.7% | 83 | 734 | — |
| 51 | Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia · George Town | 17.0 | 19.6% | 67 | 590 | — |
| 52 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil · São Paulo | 16.6 | 15.1% | 87 | 607 | #68 |
| 53 | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Tianjin | 16.2 | 23.0% | 99 | 833 | — |
| 54 | Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine China · Nanjing | 15.8 | 24.3% | 149 | 1.3k | — |
| 55 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 15.4 | 17.5% | 102 | 857 | #66 |
| 56 | Mansoura University Egypt · Al Mansurah | 15.0 | 21.8% | 95 | 683 | — |
| 57 | Soochow University China · Suzhou | 14.6 | 22.7% | 68 | 856 | — |
| 58 | Jinan University China · Guangzhou | 14.3 | 28.5% | 77 | 855 | — |
| 59 | Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal India · Mumbai | 13.9 | 9.8% | 105 | 554 | — |
| 60 | Zhejiang University of Technology China · Hangzhou | 13.6 | 22.1% | 88 | 1.1k | — |
| 61 | Fudan University China · Shanghai | 13.2 | 26.1% | 92 | 1k | — |
| 62 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Shanghai | 12.9 | 25.3% | 130 | 1.5k | — |
| 63 | Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China · Jinan | 12.5 | 31.7% | 86 | 1.1k | — |
| 64 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 12.2 | 28.5% | 76 | 854 | — |
| 65 | Lanzhou University China · Lanzhou | 11.9 | 26.0% | 86 | 917 | — |
| 66 | Jilin University China · Changchun | 11.5 | 33.3% | 79 | 1.1k | — |
| 67 | Ain Shams University Egypt · Cairo | 11.2 | 15.2% | 114 | 647 | — |
| 68 | Hindu College of Pharmacy India · Sonīpat | 10.9 | 3.4% | 239 | 541 | — |
| 69 | Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia · Yogyakarta | 10.6 | 4.7% | 86 | 239 | — |
| 70 | Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Iran · Tabriz | 10.3 | 24.4% | 65 | 640 | — |
| 71 | Shenyang Pharmaceutical University China · Shenyang | 10.0 | 23.5% | 187 | 2k | — |
| 72 | Lovely Professional University India · Phagwāra | 9.7 | 15.9% | 87 | 518 | — |
| 73 | KLE University India · Belgaum | 9.4 | 11.8% | 76 | 340 | — |
| 74 | Southern Medical University China · Guangzhou | 9.1 | 32.5% | 70 | 771 | — |
| 75 | Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University India · Pune | 8.8 | 10.9% | 82 | 330 | #95 |
| 76 | Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and Hospital India · Amloh | 8.6 | 1.2% | 82 | 55 | — |
| 77 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia · Al Kharj | 8.3 | 28.0% | 66 | 928 | — |
| 78 | Jamia Hamdard India · New Delhi | 8.0 | 27.0% | 78 | 890 | — |
| 79 | Alexandria University Egypt · Alexandria | 7.7 | 25.1% | 77 | 754 | — |
| 80 | Tanta University Egypt · Tanta | 7.5 | 14.7% | 74 | 516 | — |
| 81 | University of Baghdad Iraq · Baghdad | 7.2 | 4.1% | 160 | 479 | — |
| 82 | Zunyi Medical University China · Zunyi | 7.0 | 25.3% | 75 | 679 | — |
| 83 | Andalas University Indonesia · Padang | 6.7 | 2.5% | 68 | 112 | — |
| 84 | Chiang Mai University Thailand · Chiang Mai | 6.4 | 33.1% | 71 | 761 | — |
| 85 | Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine China · Guangzhou | 6.2 | 26.4% | 101 | 1k | — |
| 86 | GLA University India · Mathura | 6.0 | 17.2% | 61 | 465 | — |
| 87 | Kyung Hee University South Korea · Seoul | 5.7 | 21.8% | 68 | 603 | — |
| 88 | Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom · Belfast | 5.5 | 40.8% | 63 | 1.5k | — |
| 89 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical University China · Hangzhou | 5.2 | 26.7% | 94 | 776 | — |
| 90 | Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran · Tehran | 5.0 | 17.7% | 83 | 691 | — |
| 91 | Zagazig University Egypt · Zagazig | 4.8 | 20.1% | 82 | 585 | — |
| 92 | Mustansiriyah University Iraq · Baghdad | 4.5 | 1.1% | 66 | 153 | — |
| 93 | Savitribai Phule Pune University India · Pune | 4.3 | 4.6% | 66 | 292 | — |
| 94 | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad India · Ahmedabad | 4.1 | 22.7% | 78 | 903 | — |
| 95 | Siksha O Anusandhan University India · Bhubaneswar | 3.8 | 20.3% | 67 | 421 | — |
| 96 | Beijing University of Chinese Medicine China · Beijing | 3.6 | 21.4% | 159 | 1.2k | — |
| 97 | University of Nigeria Nigeria · Nsukka | 3.4 | 8.0% | 75 | 447 | — |
| 98 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 3.2 | 29.3% | 65 | 1.1k | — |
| 99 | Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies India · Mumbai | 3.0 | 17.8% | 94 | 985 | — |
| 100 | University of Belgrade Serbia · Belgrade | 2.8 | 18.1% | 61 | 356 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (114). 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.
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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 242 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 239 works
- 3 Hindu College of Pharmacy India 239 works
- 4 Shenyang Pharmaceutical University China 187 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 178 works
- 6 Cairo University Egypt 173 works
- 7 China Pharmaceutical University China 166 works
- 8 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China 165 works
- 9 University of Baghdad Iraq 160 works
- 10 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine China 159 works
- 11 Sichuan University China 159 works
- 12 Saveetha University India 152 works
- 13 Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine China 149 works
- 14 Airlangga University Indonesia 136 works
- 15 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China 130 works