How does United States rank in Infectious Diseases research?

The United States ranks #1 of 72 countries on research quality in Infectious Diseases (2022–2025), with 29k works.

Subfield · Infectious Diseases · United States

Infectious Diseases research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Infectious Diseases research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Johns Hopkins University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

United States's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 29k
Top-10% rate: 19.3%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#1	100.0	27.4%	352
2	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#3	81.2	25.2%	418
3	Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAtlanta	#4	76.3	25.6%	312
4	Stanford UniversityStanford	#5	72.5	29.4%	205
5	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#6	69.3	29.3%	210
6	University of WashingtonSeattle	#7	66.7	24.9%	279
7	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#10	60.6	32.2%	181
8	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesBethesda	#11	59.0	33.7%	179
9	Emory UniversityAtlanta	#12	57.5	22.7%	292
10	University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco	#14	54.8	23.7%	255
11	Pfizer (United States)New York	#15	53.7	41.1%	101
12	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#17	51.5	27.7%	189
13	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#18	50.5	25.1%	234
14	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#20	48.7	6.1%	921
15	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#22	47.1	22.9%	188
16	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York	#23	46.3	23.2%	164
17	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#24	45.6	23.4%	197
18	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#26	44.2	25.6%	184
19	The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonGalveston	#29	42.4	29.4%	159
20	Columbia UniversityNew York	#31	41.2	24.9%	147
21	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston	#36	38.7	22.5%	165
22	Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston	#39	37.3	27.0%	136
23	Duke UniversityDurham	#41	36.5	23.9%	146
24	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#43	35.6	22.7%	169
25	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#44	35.2	20.8%	171
26	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#46	34.5	23.2%	149
27	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#51	32.7	22.3%	150
28	Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore	#57	30.8	24.0%	181
29	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#58	30.5	23.1%	156
30	Baylor College of MedicineHouston	#62	29.4	21.6%	140
31	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville	#77	25.7	25.3%	111
32	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle	#78	25.4	30.6%	73
33	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston	#79	25.2	30.2%	63
34	University of GeorgiaAthens	#80	25.0	26.2%	135
35	University of FloridaGainesville	#81	24.8	16.2%	178
36	University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore	#82	24.6	20.4%	140
37	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#83	24.4	18.3%	139
38	New York UniversityNew York	#86	23.8	22.0%	127
39	Boston UniversityBoston	#90	23.0	21.7%	142
40	Gilead Sciences (United States)Foster City	#91	22.8	30.0%	76
41	University of California, DavisDavis	#99	21.4	19.4%	132
42	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#100	21.2	28.4%	86
43	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#103	20.7	19.2%	132
44	University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham	#109	19.7	16.1%	140
45	Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx	#119	18.2	24.2%	84
46	University of Colorado DenverDenver	#125	17.4	21.1%	90
47	Tulane UniversityNew Orleans	#129	16.8	21.0%	105
48	University of ChicagoChicago	#133	16.3	18.2%	111
49	University of IowaIowa City	#134	16.2	23.5%	100
50	University of ArizonaTucson	#139	15.6	18.8%	93
51	University of VirginiaCharlottesville	#141	15.3	17.9%	97
52	Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland	#144	14.9	21.5%	86
53	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester	#145	14.8	29.6%	60
54	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas	#151	14.1	20.2%	83
55	Mayo ClinicRochester	#154	13.8	20.6%	102
56	Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland	#156	13.6	24.9%	75
57	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston	#162	12.9	17.8%	88
58	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#168	12.3	20.5%	89
59	Tufts UniversityMedford	#169	12.2	25.7%	72
60	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#170	12.1	17.0%	121

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in United States?

John P. A. Ioannidis, Simon I Hay and Peter J. Hotez rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1John P. A. Ioannidis#10 worldwide overall8k citations · 11 works
2Simon I Hay#67 worldwide overall12k citations · 13 works
3Peter J. Hotez#152 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 25 works
4Anthony S. Fauci#216 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 20 works
5Ramnik J. Xavier#345 worldwide overall3k citations · 8 works
6Don C. Des Jarlais#628 worldwide overall4k citations · 26 works
7J. Ernst#713 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 9 works
8Thomas J. Walsh#721 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 34 works
9John F. Anderson#928 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 11 works
10Alan S. Perelson#1,080 worldwide overall2k citations · 13 works
11Henry Masur#1,702 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works
12Robert E. Black#1,737 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 10 works
13Robert A. Weinstein#2,199 worldwide overall916 citations · 15 works
14Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis#2,210 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 38 works
15Charles M. Rice#2,242 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 15 works

How United States compares with other countries in Infectious Diseases