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Psychiatry and Mental health research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Psychiatry and Mental health research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts General Hospital and University of California, San Francisco.

United States's world rank
#1
of 55 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
27k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Psychiatry and Mental health in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #287.422.4%433
2Massachusetts General HospitalBoston #474.819.0%312
3University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #570.719.0%270
4Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #764.620.1%290
5Stanford UniversityStanford #1156.318.6%226
6University of PittsburghPittsburgh #1254.816.6%279
7Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #1353.319.2%212
8Yale UniversityNew Haven #1550.718.6%256
9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1748.420.3%228
10Columbia UniversityNew York #1946.421.0%175
11University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2144.615.2%304
12University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #2243.723.1%187
13University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2442.119.7%180
14University of WashingtonSeattle #2938.716.6%205
15Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York #3137.518.0%174
16Mayo Clinic in FloridaJacksonville #3236.923.6%126
17New York UniversityNew York #3435.819.3%163
18Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston #3833.821.0%130
19Mayo Clinic in ArizonaScottsdale #4032.817.4%175
20Emory UniversityAtlanta #4331.515.8%203
21University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4630.315.1%213
22University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4729.917.4%177
23Mayo ClinicRochester #5028.824.3%124
24University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #5228.18.4%342
25Rush University Medical CenterChicago #5726.420.0%120
26Northwestern UniversityEvanston #6025.520.8%165
27Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore #6125.221.5%142
28Duke UniversityDurham #6224.916.1%139
29University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #7022.718.9%114
30University of MiamiCoral Gables #7421.612.8%173
31Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx #7621.217.4%116
32University of California, DavisDavis #7820.717.2%124
33Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #8718.717.6%111
34Cornell UniversityIthaca #9117.919.0%116
35Boston UniversityBoston #9816.516.5%125
36University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #9916.419.4%107
37Brown UniversityProvidence #10215.814.0%118
38University of California, IrvineIrvine #10415.414.6%150
39Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisIndianapolis #10615.118.3%105
40University of FloridaGainesville #10714.911.6%157
41Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville #11713.315.0%120
42Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #11813.116.6%112
43University of UtahSalt Lake City #12512.114.6%123
44Baylor College of MedicineHouston #12711.813.0%156
45Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston #12811.723.9%76
46The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston #12911.513.4%128
47University of ArizonaTucson #13810.318.0%90
48Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem #1469.315.1%104
49Boston Children's HospitalBoston #1489.016.5%95
50Cleveland ClinicCleveland #1498.912.4%139
51Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York #1508.815.1%100
52The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #1518.713.1%138
53University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham #1528.513.1%140
54University of VirginiaCharlottesville #1538.417.0%96
55Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #1548.316.0%110
56University of Colorado DenverDenver #1558.213.5%87
57The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston #1597.717.0%73
58University of ChicagoChicago #1627.411.8%113
59University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore #1637.312.6%114
60The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #1657.112.7%108

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

Who are the top Psychiatry and Mental health researchers in United States?

Ronald C. Kessler, Patrick F. Sullivan and Reisa A. Sperling rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Ronald C. Kessler#14 worldwide overall9.8k citations · 15 works
  2. 2Patrick F. Sullivan#162 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 15 works
  3. 3Reisa A. Sperling#416 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 37 works
  4. 4John C. Morris#720 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 65 works
  5. 5Terrie E. Moffitt#884 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 10 works
  6. 6Lenore J. Launer#898 worldwide overall3k citations · 26 works
  7. 7David M. Holtzman#1,058 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 19 works
  8. 8Jerome A. Yesavage#1,257 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 11 works
  9. 9Ronald C. Petersen#1,258 worldwide overall4k citations · 87 works
  10. 10Peter C. O’Brien#1,315 worldwide overall2k citations · 9 works
  11. 11Steven M. Greenberg#1,424 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 16 works
  12. 12Aaron T. Beck#1,453 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 7 works
  13. 13Luigi Ferrucci#1,649 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 17 works
  14. 14Jeffrey Kaye#1,776 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 21 works
  15. 15Julie A. Schneider#1,873 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 21 works

How United States compares with other countries in Psychiatry and Mental health