Subfield · Health
Top Health Research Institutions
Harvard University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 107 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 | Harvard University United States · Cambridge | 100.0 | 32.4% | 182 | 1.8k | #2 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University United States · Baltimore | 85.2 | 28.5% | 257 | 2.1k | #4 |
| 3 | University College London United Kingdom · London | 76.5 | 30.8% | 190 | 1.8k | #3 |
| 4 | University of Michigan United States · Ann Arbor | 70.3 | 26.9% | 216 | 1.5k | #1 |
| 5 | University of Toronto Canada · Toronto | 65.6 | 24.9% | 200 | 1.2k | #7 |
| 6 | Columbia University United States · New York | 61.7 | 28.8% | 129 | 1.1k | #5 |
| 7 | The University of Melbourne Australia · Melbourne | 58.4 | 29.3% | 158 | 1.1k | #22 |
| 8 | University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford | 55.5 | 31.3% | 120 | 1.1k | #14 |
| 9 | University of Washington United States · Seattle | 53.0 | 27.2% | 148 | 2.2k | #6 |
| 10 | Peking University China · Beijing | 50.7 | 36.1% | 107 | 1.2k | #81 |
| 11 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine United Kingdom · London | 48.7 | 35.5% | 97 | 1.4k | #9 |
| 12 | The University of Sydney Australia · Sydney | 46.8 | 26.7% | 147 | 1.1k | #25 |
| 13 | Stanford University United States · Stanford | 45.1 | 28.1% | 103 | 901 | #19 |
| 14 | University of Pennsylvania United States · Philadelphia | 43.5 | 27.9% | 125 | 1k | #10 |
| 15 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 42.0 | 29.5% | 116 | 791 | #24 |
| 16 | Boston University United States · Boston | 40.7 | 27.8% | 101 | 781 | #21 |
| 17 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States · Chapel Hill | 39.4 | 7.1% | 395 | 915 | #11 |
| 18 | Yale University United States · New Haven | 38.1 | 26.2% | 119 | 951 | #13 |
| 19 | Deakin University Australia · Burwood | 37.0 | 32.2% | 85 | 713 | #52 |
| 20 | Monash University Australia · Melbourne | 35.9 | 29.4% | 113 | 849 | #40 |
| 21 | Arizona State University United States · Tempe | 34.8 | 29.9% | 101 | 508 | #26 |
| 22 | King's College London United Kingdom · London | 33.9 | 30.6% | 94 | 727 | #39 |
| 23 | New York University United States · New York | 32.9 | 26.7% | 119 | 863 | #45 |
| 24 | University of British Columbia Canada · Vancouver | 32.0 | 24.4% | 137 | 778 | #20 |
| 25 | University of California, San Francisco United States · San Francisco | 31.1 | 25.2% | 103 | 714 | #18 |
| 26 | The University of Texas at Austin United States · Austin | 30.3 | 22.4% | 106 | 579 | #15 |
| 27 | Emory University United States · Atlanta | 29.5 | 25.2% | 120 | 826 | #27 |
| 28 | UNSW Sydney Australia · Sydney | 28.7 | 28.1% | 108 | 719 | #43 |
| 29 | University of Southern California United States · Los Angeles | 27.9 | 26.1% | 116 | 807 | #12 |
| 30 | National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore | 27.2 | 38.0% | 64 | 660 | — |
| 31 | Cornell University United States · Ithaca | 26.5 | 30.5% | 84 | 628 | #29 |
| 32 | Duke University United States · Durham | 25.8 | 24.9% | 103 | 782 | #16 |
| 33 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam | 25.2 | 30.8% | 90 | 741 | #86 |
| 34 | University of California, Los Angeles United States · Los Angeles | 24.5 | 24.3% | 104 | 739 | #8 |
| 35 | Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 23.9 | 31.4% | 75 | 576 | — |
| 36 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention United States · Atlanta | 23.3 | 29.4% | 75 | 1k | #17 |
| 37 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States · New Brunswick | 22.7 | 26.0% | 109 | 644 | #53 |
| 38 | University of Auckland New Zealand · Auckland | 22.2 | 24.4% | 98 | 547 | #77 |
| 39 | Northwestern University United States · Evanston | 21.6 | 26.7% | 82 | 716 | #44 |
| 40 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 21.1 | 36.0% | 60 | 514 | #42 |
| 41 | University of Minnesota United States · Minneapolis | 20.5 | 28.6% | 82 | 487 | #36 |
| 42 | The Ohio State University United States · Columbus | 20.0 | 27.3% | 83 | 574 | #47 |
| 43 | University of Chicago United States · Chicago | 19.5 | 21.3% | 98 | 414 | #23 |
| 44 | Washington University in St. Louis United States · St Louis | 19.0 | 23.9% | 87 | 542 | #63 |
| 45 | Western University Canada · London | 18.5 | 22.7% | 88 | 537 | #61 |
| 46 | Australian National University Australia · Canberra | 18.1 | 25.7% | 91 | 541 | #41 |
| 47 | University of Calgary Canada · Calgary | 17.6 | 24.1% | 98 | 563 | #78 |
| 48 | Michigan State University United States · East Lansing | 17.2 | 24.7% | 82 | 562 | #35 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 16.7 | 23.4% | 104 | 649 | #28 |
| 50 | University of Wisconsin–Madison United States · Madison | 16.3 | 26.8% | 99 | 536 | #38 |
| 51 | University of Ottawa Canada · Ottawa | 15.9 | 24.1% | 81 | 543 | #88 |
| 52 | Brown University United States · Providence | 15.4 | 23.6% | 72 | 466 | #75 |
| 53 | McMaster University Canada · Hamilton | 15.0 | 23.3% | 82 | 579 | #51 |
| 54 | Simon Fraser University Canada · Burnaby | 14.6 | 33.7% | 70 | 493 | #82 |
| 55 | McGill University Canada · Montreal | 14.2 | 21.2% | 87 | 648 | #30 |
| 56 | The University of Western Australia Australia · Perth | 13.9 | 25.1% | 68 | 426 | — |
| 57 | University of Alberta Canada · Edmonton | 13.5 | 23.0% | 94 | 536 | #54 |
| 58 | La Trobe University Australia · Melbourne | 13.1 | 26.4% | 68 | 382 | — |
| 59 | University of Utah United States · Salt Lake City | 12.7 | 23.9% | 76 | 445 | #49 |
| 60 | University of California, Davis United States · Davis | 12.4 | 23.4% | 69 | 486 | #48 |
| 61 | Florida State University United States · Tallahassee | 12.0 | 25.4% | 62 | 418 | #70 |
| 62 | Griffith University Australia · Brisbane | 11.7 | 23.3% | 74 | 420 | #76 |
| 63 | University of Pittsburgh United States · Pittsburgh | 11.3 | 21.2% | 86 | 454 | #32 |
| 64 | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil · Rio de Janeiro | 11.0 | 15.0% | 112 | 483 | — |
| 65 | Karolinska Institutet Sweden · Stockholm | 10.7 | 29.3% | 62 | 420 | #46 |
| 66 | University of Bristol United Kingdom · Bristol | 10.3 | 27.9% | 62 | 451 | #34 |
| 67 | University of Florida United States · Gainesville | 10.0 | 21.2% | 74 | 383 | #56 |
| 68 | University of Waterloo Canada · Waterloo | 9.7 | 25.0% | 61 | 397 | — |
| 69 | University of Edinburgh United Kingdom · Edinburgh | 9.4 | 24.1% | 66 | 388 | — |
| 70 | Baylor University United States · Waco | 9.1 | 19.9% | 72 | 360 | — |
| 71 | Sapienza University of Rome Italy · Rome | 8.8 | 10.7% | 125 | 326 | — |
| 72 | University of Illinois Chicago United States · Chicago | 8.5 | 21.4% | 71 | 302 | #59 |
| 73 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil · São Paulo | 8.2 | 6.8% | 201 | 412 | #96 |
| 74 | University of California San Diego United States · San Diego | 7.9 | 22.7% | 62 | 468 | #67 |
| 75 | University of Otago New Zealand · Dunedin | 7.6 | 20.3% | 71 | 351 | #79 |
| 76 | George Washington University United States · Washington | 7.3 | 18.9% | 61 | 293 | #89 |
| 77 | University of Miami United States · Coral Gables | 7.0 | 18.0% | 70 | 351 | #83 |
| 78 | University of Arizona United States · Tucson | 6.8 | 18.8% | 62 | 349 | #69 |
| 79 | University of Alabama at Birmingham United States · Birmingham | 6.5 | 16.7% | 80 | 373 | #87 |
| 80 | Case Western Reserve University United States · Cleveland | 6.2 | 20.7% | 61 | 313 | — |
| 81 | Université de Montréal Canada · Montreal | 6.0 | 19.6% | 64 | 278 | — |
| 82 | Georgia State University United States · Atlanta | 5.7 | 15.5% | 70 | 336 | — |
| 83 | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil · Belo Horizonte | 5.4 | 7.4% | 118 | 243 | — |
| 84 | University of Manitoba Canada · Winnipeg | 5.2 | 15.7% | 67 | 247 | #98 |
| 85 | Universidade de Brasília Brazil · Brasília | 4.9 | 5.8% | 115 | 158 | — |
| 86 | Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Türkiye · Istanbul | 4.7 | 11.0% | 62 | 142 | — |
| 87 | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil · Rio de Janeiro | 4.4 | 5.6% | 117 | 119 | — |
| 88 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico · Mexico City | 4.2 | 8.7% | 74 | 131 | — |
| 89 | University of Indonesia Indonesia · Depok | 3.9 | 8.5% | 77 | 188 | — |
| 90 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil · Campinas | 3.7 | 7.4% | 86 | 133 | — |
| 91 | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazil · Florianópolis | 3.5 | 4.0% | 120 | 129 | — |
| 92 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil · Rio de Janeiro | 3.2 | 4.1% | 124 | 113 | — |
| 93 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil · Porto Alegre | 3.0 | 4.7% | 110 | 122 | — |
| 94 | Airlangga University Indonesia · Surabaya | 2.8 | 6.5% | 69 | 177 | — |
| 95 | Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil · São Paulo | 2.5 | 7.5% | 62 | 142 | — |
| 96 | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco Brazil · Recife | 2.3 | 4.3% | 73 | 93 | — |
| 97 | Universidade Federal da Paraíba Brazil · João Pessoa | 2.1 | 5.5% | 75 | 80 | — |
| 98 | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo Brazil · Vitória | 1.9 | 5.8% | 64 | 73 | — |
| 99 | Universidade Federal do Paraná Brazil · Curitiba | 1.7 | 5.1% | 80 | 101 | — |
| 100 | Weatherford College United States · Weatherford | 144.8 | 3.4% | 85 | 42 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Health (107). 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.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 395 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins University United States 257 works
- 3 University of Michigan United States 216 works
- 4 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 201 works
- 5 University of Toronto Canada 200 works
- 6 University College London United Kingdom 190 works
- 7 Harvard University United States 182 works
- 8 The University of Melbourne Australia 158 works
- 9 University of Washington United States 148 works
- 10 The University of Sydney Australia 147 works
- 11 University of British Columbia Canada 137 works
- 12 Columbia University United States 129 works
- 13 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 125 works
- 14 University of Pennsylvania United States 125 works
- 15 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 124 works