How does United States rank in General Health Professions research?

The United States ranks #1 of 86 countries on research quality in General Health Professions (2022–2025), with 63k works.

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General Health Professions research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for General Health Professions research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of Michigan.

United States's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 63k
Top-10% rate: 18.5%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for General Health Professions in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#1	100.0	34.7%	689
2	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#5	76.4	26.8%	733
3	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#7	71.5	25.6%	669
4	University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco	#11	64.8	26.5%	512
5	University of WashingtonSeattle	#13	62.4	24.3%	564
6	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#15	60.3	9.1%	1,387
7	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#16	59.3	25.0%	426
8	Stanford UniversityStanford	#17	58.5	27.7%	374
9	New York UniversityNew York	#19	56.8	25.1%	430
10	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#20	56.1	27.3%	434
11	Columbia UniversityNew York	#24	53.4	25.6%	385
12	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#25	52.8	30.0%	288
13	Duke UniversityDurham	#30	50.1	24.8%	357
14	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#31	49.7	29.3%	301
15	Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston	#32	49.2	32.6%	216
16	Boston UniversityBoston	#35	47.9	27.8%	290
17	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#37	47.0	25.9%	353
18	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#40	45.9	21.3%	362
19	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#41	45.5	25.8%	291
20	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#44	44.5	20.3%	332
21	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#46	43.9	24.3%	323
22	Emory UniversityAtlanta	#48	43.2	21.1%	368
23	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#53	41.8	24.1%	293
24	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston	#56	41.0	24.6%	264
25	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#64	39.0	20.1%	360
26	Brown UniversityProvidence	#66	38.6	24.2%	281
27	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#67	38.3	22.2%	269
28	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#70	37.7	32.3%	179
29	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#78	36.1	20.0%	330
30	University of ChicagoChicago	#84	35.0	21.9%	284
31	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#94	33.4	24.0%	210
32	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#104	31.9	22.4%	304
33	George Washington UniversityWashington	#108	31.4	22.8%	204
34	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	#109	31.2	19.2%	288
35	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston	#114	30.5	31.0%	124
36	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#116	30.3	21.1%	275
37	Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore	#117	30.2	23.6%	200
38	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#123	29.4	23.2%	230
39	Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland	#126	29.1	22.1%	190
40	Tufts UniversityMedford	#129	28.7	25.0%	155
41	University of South CarolinaColumbia	#137	27.9	22.1%	194
42	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#143	27.2	27.1%	171
43	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora	#148	26.7	24.1%	184
44	University of FloridaGainesville	#150	26.5	18.9%	236
45	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#152	26.3	23.0%	178
46	University of VirginiaCharlottesville	#153	26.2	19.8%	170
47	University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham	#159	25.7	16.3%	289
48	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York	#160	25.6	22.5%	200
49	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston	#162	25.4	22.8%	195
50	University of Colorado DenverDenver	#163	25.3	23.5%	196
51	University of California, DavisDavis	#165	25.1	22.4%	162
52	University of Central FloridaOrlando	#167	25.0	20.2%	163
53	George Mason UniversityFairfax	#172	24.5	29.3%	120
54	University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore	#181	23.8	19.1%	212
55	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#184	23.5	19.4%	215
56	University of IowaIowa City	#187	23.3	18.7%	186
57	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville	#189	23.1	22.0%	149
58	Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAtlanta	#191	23.0	28.4%	128
59	University of ConnecticutStorrs	#196	22.6	21.3%	152
60	Florida State UniversityTallahassee	#197	22.5	23.5%	134

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

Who are the top General Health Professions researchers in United States?

John P. A. Ioannidis, Ronald C. Kessler and Michael E. Porter rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1John P. A. Ioannidis#10 worldwide overall8k citations · 12 works
2Ronald C. Kessler#14 worldwide overall9.8k citations · 19 works
3Michael E. Porter#19 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 13 works
4Christopher J L Murray#23 worldwide overall13k citations · 15 works
5Ali H. Mokdad#76 worldwide overall10k citations · 18 works
6Jasvinder A. Singh#79 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 13 works
7Loïc Wacquant#89 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 19 works
8Theo Vos#113 worldwide overall12k citations · 15 works
9Florian Fischer#250 worldwide overall7k citations · 20 works
10James F. Sallis#427 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 11 works
11Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn#523 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 14 works
12Robert S. Kaplan#600 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
13Clyde W. Yancy#626 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 13 works
14Don C. Des Jarlais#628 worldwide overall4k citations · 14 works
15Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie#953 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 16 works

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