How does United States rank in Molecular Biology research?

The United States ranks #2 of 87 countries on research quality in Molecular Biology (2022–2025), with 120k works.

Subfield · Molecular Biology · United States

Molecular Biology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 120k
Top-10% rate: 20.1%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#1	100.0	32.0%	1,630
2	Stanford UniversityStanford	#3	85.7	29.5%	1,215
3	Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase	#6	76.7	47.8%	545
4	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#11	68.8	25.0%	1,212
5	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#14	65.7	26.5%	1,124
6	Broad InstituteCambridge	#15	64.8	38.8%	397
7	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#16	63.9	35.7%	610
8	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#17	63.1	26.5%	1,070
9	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#18	62.4	23.7%	979
10	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#21	60.4	24.3%	1,056
11	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#25	58.1	21.2%	1,298
12	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#28	56.6	22.6%	1,135
13	University of WashingtonSeattle	#30	55.7	25.0%	904
14	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#32	54.9	30.1%	564
15	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#33	54.5	24.6%	827
16	University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco	#34	54.1	26.5%	766
17	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston	#35	53.7	19.3%	1,004
18	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#36	53.4	23.2%	821
19	Columbia UniversityNew York	#44	50.8	26.5%	625
20	Duke UniversityDurham	#45	50.5	21.7%	699
21	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas	#48	49.6	26.6%	606
22	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston	#50	49.1	25.9%	558
23	Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston	#52	48.6	30.4%	468
24	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York	#53	48.3	23.6%	507
25	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#54	48.1	10.2%	1,881
26	University of ChicagoChicago	#59	46.9	24.1%	713
27	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston	#64	45.9	28.0%	420
28	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York	#71	44.5	24.3%	589
29	University of California, DavisDavis	#77	43.5	21.0%	902
30	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#79	43.1	23.4%	716
31	Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore	#83	42.5	27.9%	510
32	University of FloridaGainesville	#84	42.3	20.7%	917
33	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#85	42.2	35.1%	340
34	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#88	41.7	23.6%	677
35	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#91	41.3	21.0%	912
36	St. Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis	#94	40.9	25.4%	391
37	New York UniversityNew York	#96	40.6	24.2%	574
38	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#97	40.5	20.5%	617
39	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#101	39.9	17.0%	887
40	Baylor College of MedicineHouston	#104	39.6	22.8%	625
41	Stanford MedicineStanford	#106	39.3	36.5%	196
42	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#107	39.2	19.5%	627
43	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#114	38.4	24.1%	563
44	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#115	38.3	18.4%	824
45	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#118	37.9	21.6%	590
46	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#119	37.8	32.2%	267
47	Boston Children's HospitalBoston	#130	36.7	26.9%	297
48	Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York	#132	36.5	25.6%	376
49	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#141	35.6	18.2%	754
50	National Cancer InstituteBethesda	#147	35.1	24.7%	432
51	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#148	35.0	20.6%	578
52	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester	#157	34.2	27.9%	337
53	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville	#167	33.4	19.8%	526
54	Emory UniversityAtlanta	#169	33.2	18.2%	672
55	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	#171	33.1	19.1%	530
56	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh	#172	33.0	20.0%	447
57	Center for Cancer ResearchBethesda	#176	32.7	30.4%	254
58	Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland	#180	32.4	18.9%	437
59	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#187	31.9	21.8%	577
60	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#189	31.8	21.2%	556

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in United States?

Gad Getz, Mark J. Daly and Rob Knight rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1Gad Getz#31 worldwide overall6.2k citations · 50 works
2Mark J. Daly#47 worldwide overall9.6k citations · 38 works
3Rob Knight#97 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 74 works
4Peter A. Kollman#128 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 42 works
5Matthew Meyerson#149 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 57 works
6Charles M. Perou#156 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 47 works
7Patrick F. Sullivan#162 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 31 works
8Eric S. Lander#188 worldwide overall8.5k citations · 37 works
9Adi F. Gazdar#308 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 42 works
10Ramnik J. Xavier#345 worldwide overall3k citations · 29 works
11Steve Horvath#359 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 60 works
12Stacey Gabriel#419 worldwide overall7.8k citations · 29 works
13Elaine R. Mardis#424 worldwide overall3k citations · 37 works
14Michael Boehnke#683 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 27 works
15Nikolaus Schultz#729 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 27 works

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