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Immunology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Immunology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Institutes of Health.

United States's world rank
#1
of 54 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
31k
Top-10% rate
11.5%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Immunology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.017.6%1,526
2Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #288.833.8%93
3National Institutes of HealthBethesda #382.215.0%1,005
4Stanford UniversityStanford #573.915.5%373
5Cornell UniversityIthaca #1161.215.4%402
6University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1259.815.9%298
7Yale UniversityNew Haven #1358.513.7%348
8University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #1556.114.4%305
9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1655.114.9%420
10Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #1754.114.7%362
11Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1853.213.3%504
12Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1952.322.1%94
13University of WashingtonSeattle #2846.011.6%266
14Columbia UniversityNew York #2945.514.6%255
15University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3044.913.2%285
16St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis #3343.422.2%122
17University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3741.513.7%331
18New York UniversityNew York #3841.117.3%194
19Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #4040.216.4%198
20Northwestern UniversityEvanston #4339.113.3%248
21University of PittsburghPittsburgh #5435.413.4%363
22Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #5535.112.6%301
23University of CincinnatiCincinnati #5834.211.7%214
24University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #5934.016.2%64
25Rockefeller UniversityNew York #6432.621.8%75
26Emory UniversityAtlanta #6931.411.9%324
27University of ChicagoChicago #7031.213.4%214
28Baylor College of MedicineHouston #7131.012.1%205
29Scripps Research InstituteSan Diego #7230.715.3%63
30University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #7829.412.8%113
31United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #7929.213.0%179
32Duke UniversityDurham #8528.08.9%222
33Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #8627.913.1%246
34The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #8927.312.6%179
35Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle #9626.112.2%138
36The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #9725.914.7%417
37Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #9925.67.2%155
38Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #10524.69.5%151
39Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #10724.312.9%182
40The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #11223.610.6%330
41Mayo ClinicRochester #11323.410.5%412
42United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #11722.913.7%74
43La Jolla Institute for ImmunologySan Diego #12122.317.0%60
44Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia #12721.511.3%104
45University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #12921.311.8%167
46Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #14119.89.8%221
47University of UtahSalt Lake City #14419.59.4%165
48University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #14819.18.8%161
49University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #15418.411.9%180
50Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx #15518.38.6%139
51Boston UniversityBoston #15718.110.3%90
52University of Minnesota Medical CenterMinneapolis #15917.912.5%71
53Tufts UniversityMedford #16317.58.9%97
54University of California, IrvineIrvine #16417.411.2%134
55Indiana UniversityBloomington #16517.38.8%196
56University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #16717.19.5%200
57University of VirginiaCharlottesville #17516.310.0%178
58University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #17616.211.1%217
59University of Colorado DenverDenver #17716.28.6%125
60University of RochesterRochester #18515.411.9%122

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

Who are the top Immunology researchers in United States?

Richard Anthony Flavell, Marco Colonna and Lewis L. Lanier rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Immunology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Richard Anthony Flavell#1,341 worldwide overall177.4 of 423 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Marco Colonna#1,628 worldwide overall162.2 of 357 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Lewis L. Lanier#2,466 worldwide overall151.5 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Vijay Kumar Kuchroo#3,233 worldwide overall136.1 of 291 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ralph M. Steinman#1,298 worldwide overall129.5 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Steven A. Rosenberg#2,574 worldwide overall136.2 of 333 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mark M. Davis#3,642 worldwide overall121.6 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rafi Ahmed#2,632 worldwide overall123.0 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Alexander Yu Rudensky#465 worldwide overall115.0 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michel C. Nussenzweig#92 worldwide overall110.0 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11E. John Wherry#128 worldwide overall107.7 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gordon James Freeman#62 worldwide overall107.7 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jacques Banchereau#9,182 worldwide overall114.0 of 275 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jeffrey A. Bluestone#4,631 worldwide overall108.8 of 262 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Giorgio Trinchieri#4,032 worldwide overall104.7 of 224 papers here in the top 10%

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