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Physiology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Physiology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by University of California, San Francisco and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

United States's world rank
#1
of 68 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
42k
Top-10% rate
16.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physiology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.027.0%603
2University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #574.521.1%349
3Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston #671.623.4%301
4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #769.120.5%408
5University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #867.021.8%337
6Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #965.220.6%294
7Stanford UniversityStanford #1162.019.1%347
8University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1458.218.5%330
9Massachusetts General HospitalBoston #1557.121.8%273
10Yale UniversityNew Haven #1953.318.0%326
11University of PittsburghPittsburgh #2549.016.9%365
12University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2847.220.3%261
13University of WashingtonSeattle #3145.516.8%317
14University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #3245.019.9%271
15University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3444.117.5%378
16Mayo Clinic in FloridaJacksonville #3643.225.7%180
17Mayo ClinicRochester #3941.921.2%199
18University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #4041.57.8%615
19Cornell UniversityIthaca #4141.123.3%198
20Mayo Clinic in ArizonaScottsdale #4340.417.8%262
21Northwestern UniversityEvanston #4440.022.5%211
22University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #4838.621.3%239
23Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore #4938.323.4%198
24University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #5436.817.6%219
25Columbia UniversityNew York #5835.620.2%194
26University of California, IrvineIrvine #6035.121.4%198
27Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #6334.316.8%234
28Duke UniversityDurham #6533.818.4%232
29Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York #6932.917.7%245
30Emory UniversityAtlanta #7631.315.3%248
31University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #7731.114.3%292
32University of FloridaGainesville #7830.915.0%295
33University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #7930.718.3%203
34New York UniversityNew York #8230.116.8%224
35National Institutes of HealthBethesda #8329.922.7%150
36Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem #8629.418.9%178
37Boston UniversityBoston #8729.221.0%185
38Baylor College of MedicineHouston #8829.017.2%206
39The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #8928.820.9%184
40University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #10027.016.7%172
41University of California, DavisDavis #10426.417.2%191
42The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10725.914.7%247
43Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #11125.319.6%165
44University of ArizonaTucson #11424.915.4%192
45Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisIndianapolis #11824.417.4%170
46Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York #12523.419.1%138
47The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston #13122.714.1%183
48Rush University Medical CenterChicago #13422.322.1%109
49Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #13622.115.8%176
50Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville #13821.915.0%181
51University of UtahSalt Lake City #13921.814.2%191
52Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston #14221.424.1%101
53The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #14820.817.7%157
54Pennington Biomedical Research CenterBaton Rouge #15120.427.3%75
55Texas Tech UniversityLubbock #15919.618.6%146
56Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #16219.317.8%134
57University of VirginiaCharlottesville #16319.216.2%146
58University of ChicagoChicago #16718.813.3%169
59University of Colorado DenverDenver #17418.215.6%161
60University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #18217.516.4%156

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in United States?

Emelia J. Benjamin, Josef Coresh and Rob Knight rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Emelia J. Benjamin#54 worldwide overall6k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Josef Coresh#72 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 11 works
  3. 3Rob Knight#97 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 11 works
  4. 4Walter C. Willett#154 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 38 works
  5. 5Ruth J. F. Loos#330 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 15 works
  6. 6Robert P. Heaney#377 worldwide overall2k citations · 10 works
  7. 7Reisa A. Sperling#416 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 20 works
  8. 8James F. Sallis#427 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 23 works
  9. 9Scott M. Grundy#491 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 12 works
  10. 10John C. Morris#720 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 44 works
  11. 11Lenore J. Launer#898 worldwide overall3k citations · 17 works
  12. 12Sally E. Wenzel#955 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 46 works
  13. 13Steven B. Heymsfield#972 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 48 works
  14. 14David M. Holtzman#1,058 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 37 works
  15. 15Solomon H. Snyder#1,095 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 9 works

How United States compares with other countries in Physiology