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Pharmacology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Pharmacology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Yale University and University of Michigan.

United States's world rank
#2
of 55 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
16.9%
Ranked institutions
32

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

What is the best university for Pharmacology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.026.6%167
2Yale UniversityNew Haven #567.724.6%119
3University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1447.021.0%132
4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1743.221.1%129
5University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #2138.926.2%101
6Stanford UniversityStanford #2337.124.2%90
7University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3528.721.2%84
8Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston #4026.019.9%79
9University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4225.021.4%106
10Massachusetts General HospitalBoston #4822.320.4%107
11University of FloridaGainesville #4921.916.8%135
12University of WashingtonSeattle #5320.317.1%112
13Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #5619.225.2%76
14University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #6715.624.1%64
15University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #6915.022.6%76
16Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore #7014.824.6%64
17University of PittsburghPittsburgh #7114.520.3%98
18Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville #7513.421.6%66
19Cornell UniversityIthaca #7812.622.8%78
20University of UtahSalt Lake City #8311.317.8%83
21Emory UniversityAtlanta #919.518.8%71
22Duke UniversityDurham #929.319.1%71
23University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #939.122.8%62
24The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #1027.215.5%79
25University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #1037.08.7%143
26University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #1056.618.5%70
27University of California, DavisDavis #1076.219.6%67
28Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York #1105.718.2%61
29University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #1115.517.8%60
30Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #1223.614.6%67
31University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #1292.513.7%61
32University of ArizonaTucson #1322.013.6%60

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

Who are the top Pharmacology researchers in United States?

Roger Chou, Bharat B. Aggarwal and Thomas A. Wadden rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Roger Chou#6 worldwide overall14k citations · 11 works
  2. 2Bharat B. Aggarwal#202 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 6 works
  3. 3Thomas A. Wadden#1,225 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 6 works
  4. 4Fred H. Gage#1,450 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 6 works
  5. 5Dennis J. Selkoe#1,563 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 9 works
  6. 6David Newman#2,375 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 10 works
  7. 7George L. Bakris#2,555 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 8 works
  8. 8Robert F. Kushner#2,829 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 6 works
  9. 9Issam Raad#2,875 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 7 works
  10. 10J. John Mann#2,954 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 10 works
  11. 11Jeffrey L. Cummings#3,306 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 12 works
  12. 12Harold A. Sackeïm#3,618 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 8 works
  13. 13Dennis S. Charney#3,677 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 14 works
  14. 14Lixing Lao#3,684 worldwide overall685 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Lawrence M. Lichtenstein#3,898 worldwide overall908 citations · 6 works

How United States compares with other countries in Pharmacology