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Physiology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Physiology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by National Institutes of Health and University of California, San Francisco.

United States's world rank
#1
of 66 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
42k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
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 #1100.016.3%1,596
2National Institutes of HealthBethesda #289.117.2%557
3University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #382.813.9%411
4Stanford UniversityStanford #478.212.6%464
5Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #574.813.2%646
6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1162.413.4%410
7Cornell UniversityIthaca #1458.612.4%342
8Yale UniversityNew Haven #1656.512.3%377
9Columbia UniversityNew York #2053.012.3%341
10Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2450.213.7%280
11University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2549.511.0%452
12University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2648.911.5%349
13University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2748.312.7%390
14University of WashingtonSeattle #2947.211.1%366
15Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #3046.713.3%312
16United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #3245.611.9%390
17Mayo ClinicRochester #3842.914.4%685
18The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #3942.512.6%212
19Duke UniversityDurham #4341.011.3%288
20New York UniversityNew York #4739.610.0%316
21University of PittsburghPittsburgh #4839.311.0%384
22United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #4939.019.4%111
23University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #5038.612.7%273
24University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #5636.913.2%292
25Baylor College of MedicineHouston #5836.312.2%268
26Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #6335.011.3%288
27University of California, IrvineIrvine #7033.410.0%228
28Emory UniversityAtlanta #7232.910.0%299
29Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #7632.110.6%292
30University of ChicagoChicago #7931.510.4%190
31Boston UniversityBoston #8131.112.8%187
32Indiana UniversityBloomington #8230.98.9%443
33University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #8330.714.8%96
34Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York #8430.519.3%89
35The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #8829.89.5%396
36Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #9528.611.8%262
37Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #9628.411.1%303
38University of CincinnatiCincinnati #10427.110.4%308
39University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #10626.99.4%237
40Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #11226.09.7%259
41Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #11525.610.0%168
42University of UtahSalt Lake City #11725.39.8%214
43University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #11825.216.0%76
44University of California, DavisDavis #12124.89.7%222
45University of Colorado DenverDenver #12224.610.9%168
46University of FloridaGainesville #12524.38.6%306
47Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #12923.88.5%194
48University of RochesterRochester #13023.610.1%172
49University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #13223.411.4%209
50University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora #13622.99.9%172
51Tufts UniversityMedford #14422.010.7%184
52University of VirginiaCharlottesville #15520.910.6%172
53Brown UniversityProvidence #16420.08.5%175
54University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #16619.88.8%132
55University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #17319.29.7%302
56The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #17419.111.2%159
57University of IowaIowa City #17818.78.5%218
58Duke Medical CenterDurham #18018.513.4%64
59The University of Texas at AustinAustin #18118.56.6%119
60Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx #18618.010.0%161

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in United States?

John Q. Trojanowski, Clifford R. Jack and David M. Holtzman rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Physiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1John Q. Trojanowski#1,186 worldwide overall141.5 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Clifford R. Jack#18,845 worldwide overall123.1 of 293 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3David M. Holtzman#674 worldwide overall107.0 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4John C. Morris#20,562 worldwide overall113.3 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ronald Carl Petersen#15,909 worldwide overall106.8 of 242 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Dennis W. Dickson#15,129 worldwide overall114.4 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Virginia M.‐Y. Lee#457 worldwide overall90.8 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8David S. Knopman#17,399 worldwide overall95.8 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Mark P. Mattson#4,101 worldwide overall91.6 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10David Alan Bennett#10,735 worldwide overall96.6 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Bradley T. Hyman#4,286 worldwide overall96.7 of 249 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Walter Churchill Willett#177 worldwide overall88.6 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Bruce Leonard Miller#8,803 worldwide overall90.1 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Susan S Redline#6,716 worldwide overall96.3 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Luigi Ferrucci#4,710 worldwide overall95.7 of 270 papers here in the top 10%

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