How does United States rank in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research?

The United States ranks #1 of 86 countries on research quality in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (2022–2025), with 64k works.

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of California, San Francisco.

United States's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 64k
Top-10% rate: 17.7%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#1	100.0	27.8%	875
2	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#2	89.7	24.3%	765
3	University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco	#3	83.7	23.3%	627
4	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#7	71.0	21.8%	547
5	University of WashingtonSeattle	#9	67.3	21.5%	548
6	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#10	65.7	9.5%	1,274
7	Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston	#11	64.3	25.0%	337
8	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#14	60.7	22.5%	518
9	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#15	59.7	20.3%	617
10	Stanford UniversityStanford	#17	57.8	22.2%	508
11	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston	#22	54.0	21.1%	384
12	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#24	52.7	22.6%	345
13	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#26	51.5	21.6%	366
14	New York UniversityNew York	#28	50.4	22.5%	414
15	Columbia UniversityNew York	#29	49.9	24.3%	341
16	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston	#33	48.0	19.4%	318
17	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#37	46.3	20.7%	318
18	Emory UniversityAtlanta	#38	45.9	20.1%	430
19	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#39	45.5	21.4%	341
20	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York	#40	45.1	17.7%	353
21	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#42	44.4	21.8%	374
22	Tufts UniversityMedford	#49	42.1	24.4%	208
23	Boston UniversityBoston	#50	41.8	24.9%	284
24	Duke UniversityDurham	#51	41.5	20.3%	366
25	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#56	40.1	20.7%	316
26	University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham	#57	39.8	16.9%	353
27	Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore	#58	39.6	23.5%	270
28	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#61	38.8	29.0%	166
29	Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland	#63	38.3	20.3%	276
30	University of FloridaGainesville	#64	38.1	16.8%	366
31	Brown UniversityProvidence	#65	37.9	19.3%	282
32	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#66	37.6	20.8%	320
33	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora	#69	37.0	23.2%	256
34	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#70	36.8	17.7%	381
35	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#72	36.3	17.9%	363
36	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#73	36.1	20.6%	323
37	Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAtlanta	#74	35.9	31.3%	173
38	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#85	33.9	22.7%	261
39	University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore	#86	33.7	20.1%	259
40	University of California, DavisDavis	#88	33.4	21.9%	264
41	Baylor College of MedicineHouston	#89	33.2	15.6%	325
42	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#90	33.0	17.8%	332
43	University of ChicagoChicago	#95	32.2	18.3%	288
44	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#100	31.5	23.0%	199
45	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	#104	30.9	18.6%	276
46	University of Colorado DenverDenver	#113	29.6	17.5%	248
47	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#117	29.1	18.1%	288
48	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#118	29.0	24.3%	171
49	Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York	#121	28.6	23.6%	169
50	University of MiamiCoral Gables	#131	27.4	17.4%	247
51	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#132	27.3	29.5%	119
52	Tulane UniversityNew Orleans	#147	25.7	23.9%	149
53	George Washington UniversityWashington	#149	25.5	20.3%	183
54	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond	#150	25.4	18.9%	189
55	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston	#151	25.3	23.3%	156
56	University of KentuckyLexington	#153	25.1	16.6%	228
57	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#156	24.8	19.3%	190
58	Mayo Clinic in ArizonaScottsdale	#164	24.1	16.6%	226
59	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville	#168	23.7	15.2%	229
60	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#171	23.5	18.1%	215

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

Who are the top Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health researchers in United States?

John P. A. Ioannidis, Simon I Hay and Ali H. Mokdad rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1John P. A. Ioannidis#10 worldwide overall8k citations · 15 works
2Simon I Hay#67 worldwide overall12k citations · 30 works
3Ali H. Mokdad#76 worldwide overall10k citations · 13 works
4Theo Vos#113 worldwide overall12k citations · 13 works
5Peter J. Hotez#152 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 13 works
6Walter C. Willett#154 worldwide overall6.8k citations · 92 works
7Dariush Mozaffarian#186 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 41 works
8Valentı́n Fuster#368 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 12 works
9Robert P. Heaney#377 worldwide overall2k citations · 12 works
10James F. Sallis#427 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 19 works
11Paul M. Ridker#502 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 12 works
12Dana Dabelea#737 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 13 works
13Ross L. Prentice#914 worldwide overall3k citations · 17 works
14John F. Anderson#928 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 12 works
15Steven B. Heymsfield#972 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 11 works

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