Best Biology and Biochemistry Universities in the World 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline of Biology and Biochemistry was created using data consolidated from various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index only includes publications and citation values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Biology and Biochemistry research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a trustworthy list of leading scientists from the discipline of Biology and Biochemistry, based on a thorough study of 166,880 researchers discovered from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of Biology and Biochemistry, over 67599 researchers were investigated.

What is D-index acceptance threshold for Biology and Biochemistry
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be evaluated is established at 40 if most of their publications are in the discipline of Biology and Biochemistry. The acceptance factors for researchers to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion of the contributions made within the specific field of study plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The D-index threshold for considering best scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers assessed for each discipline whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of best researchers are incorporated into the ranking. There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.

Extra verification methods
Since our main aim is to guarantee that only credible scientists are listed in our ranking we believe that metrics are never meant to be a complete means to assess the output of scientists. This is why we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of reliable sources. While it’s not a factor contributing to a scholar’s position in our ranking, the amount of papers published in well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a selected discipline. Position in the ranking is established using each researcher’s D-index using data collected from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric databases of this kind open to the research community. A thorough definition of our research policy can be found on our methodology page.

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Key findings for Biology and Biochemistry
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scholars in the world is University of California System with 600 researchers affiliated with it being listed in Research.com Biology and Biochemistry ranking. It is followed by Harvard University with 319 scholars and University of Pennsylvania with 140 scholars.

The most prominent researchers in the discipline of Biology and Biochemistry in the world are associated with Sorbonne University, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, University of Salford, The Gordon Life Science Institute, Lipotype, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, MIT, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University of Houston.

University of California System is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking researchers at 42892. Ranking second in the world is Harvard University with a total D-index of 26013. The third position in the world is occupied by University of Pennsylvania with a total D-index of 9499.

The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 710 against an average of 710 for all 1146 institutions listed in Research.com ranking.

The average number of published articles within the discipline of Biology and Biochemistry by scientists affiliated with the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 2421 against an average of 2421 for all 1146 universities.

The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 1% universities is 205009 against an average of 205009 for all 1146 universities.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
1 World 1 National Scholars 600 133,948 Σ D-index 42,892
2 World 2 National
Harvard University

Harvard University

United States
Scholars 319 79,826 Σ D-index 26,013
3 World 3 National Scholars 140 28,988 Σ D-index 9,499
4 World 1 National Scholars 128 36,173 Σ D-index 8,433
5 World 4 National
Stanford University

Stanford University

United States
Scholars 107 25,503 Σ D-index 8,130
6 World 1 National
University of Oxford

University of Oxford

United Kingdom
Scholars 115 26,011 Σ D-index 7,577
7 World 5 National
Cornell University

Cornell University

United States
Scholars 108 22,272 Σ D-index 7,139
8 World 6 National Scholars 104 21,613 Σ D-index 6,938
9 World 7 National
Yale University

Yale University

United States
Scholars 97 20,534 Σ D-index 6,930
10 World 8 National
University of Washington

University of Washington

United States
Scholars 94 19,211 Σ D-index 6,664
11 World 9 National Scholars 94 18,270 Σ D-index 6,509
12 World 10 National
Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

United States
Scholars 86 18,619 Σ D-index 6,358
13 World 1 National Scholars 95 17,553 Σ D-index 6,110
14 World 2 National
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom
Scholars 93 17,341 Σ D-index 6,076
15 World 2 National Scholars 90 23,700 Σ D-index 6,069
16 World 1 National
KU Leuven

KU Leuven

Belgium
Scholars 89 27,632 Σ D-index 6,051
17 World 11 National
Duke University

Duke University

United States
Scholars 88 16,007 Σ D-index 5,809
18 World 12 National
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh

United States
Scholars 77 18,827 Σ D-index 5,445
19 World 2 National Scholars 78 18,132 Σ D-index 5,305
20 World 1 National Scholars 83 15,727 Σ D-index 5,158
21 World 13 National Scholars 77 14,472 Σ D-index 5,153
22 World 14 National
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

United States
Scholars 72 17,065 Σ D-index 5,143
23 World 15 National Scholars 61 12,647 Σ D-index 5,030
24 World 3 National Scholars 75 21,497 Σ D-index 4,879
25 World 16 National Scholars 78 13,910 Σ D-index 4,863
26 World 1 National Scholars 71 15,847 Σ D-index 4,830
27 World 1 National Scholars 83 13,944 Σ D-index 4,751
28 World 3 National
University College London

University College London

United Kingdom
Scholars 69 14,177 Σ D-index 4,729
29 World 17 National
Columbia University

Columbia University

United States
Scholars 61 13,183 Σ D-index 4,692
30 World 18 National Scholars 62 16,445 Σ D-index 4,488
31 World 19 National
MIT

MIT

United States
Scholars 53 14,742 Σ D-index 4,487
32 World 20 National
University of Florida

University of Florida

United States
Scholars 71 13,710 Σ D-index 4,276
33 World 21 National Scholars 63 14,538 Σ D-index 4,195
34 World 1 National
Utrecht University

Utrecht University

Netherlands
Scholars 63 11,704 Σ D-index 4,034
35 World 3 National Scholars 62 11,990 Σ D-index 4,020
36 World 1 National Scholars 62 16,380 Σ D-index 3,947
37 World 2 National Scholars 70 11,515 Σ D-index 3,936
38 World 22 National
New York University

New York University

United States
Scholars 55 11,814 Σ D-index 3,860
39 World 2 National Scholars 60 16,067 Σ D-index 3,858
40 World 23 National
Northwestern University

Northwestern University

United States
Scholars 51 10,238 Σ D-index 3,523
41 World 24 National
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

United States
Scholars 60 11,028 Σ D-index 3,488
42 World 25 National Scholars 54 11,214 Σ D-index 3,440
43 World 1 National Scholars 53 10,939 Σ D-index 3,251
44 World 26 National
University of Chicago

University of Chicago

United States
Scholars 50 9,171 Σ D-index 3,236
45 World 1 National
University of Zurich

University of Zurich

Switzerland
Scholars 50 10,083 Σ D-index 3,228
46 World 2 National Scholars 53 11,848 Σ D-index 3,193
47 World 1 National Scholars 48 9,179 Σ D-index 3,193
48 World 1 National Scholars 51 10,936 Σ D-index 3,182
49 World 2 National Scholars 52 10,722 Σ D-index 3,146
50 World 1 National Scholars 50 10,024 Σ D-index 3,093
51 World 27 National
Indiana University

Indiana University

United States
Scholars 50 9,033 Σ D-index 3,085
52 World 2 National
Leiden University

Leiden University

Netherlands
Scholars 47 10,742 Σ D-index 3,084
53 World 1 National Scholars 50 12,008 Σ D-index 3,042
54 World 4 National
University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom
Scholars 49 10,027 Σ D-index 3,025
55 World 2 National Scholars 47 9,668 Σ D-index 3,002
56 World 28 National Scholars 43 9,215 Σ D-index 2,978
57 World 2 National
ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

Switzerland
Scholars 41 8,637 Σ D-index 2,946
58 World 3 National Scholars 52 10,257 Σ D-index 2,934
59 World 29 National
University of Virginia

University of Virginia

United States
Scholars 46 8,334 Σ D-index 2,930
60 World 5 National
University of Manchester

University of Manchester

United Kingdom
Scholars 50 9,139 Σ D-index 2,903
61 World 4 National Scholars 49 12,943 Σ D-index 2,901
62 World 30 National Scholars 43 7,949 Σ D-index 2,819
63 World 31 National
Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States
Scholars 44 9,853 Σ D-index 2,815
64 World 32 National
Emory University

Emory University

United States
Scholars 45 7,930 Σ D-index 2,784
65 World 1 National Scholars 46 11,228 Σ D-index 2,741
66 World 2 National Scholars 42 9,128 Σ D-index 2,728
67 World 3 National Scholars 41 9,088 Σ D-index 2,663
68 World 33 National
University of Utah

University of Utah

United States
Scholars 41 7,891 Σ D-index 2,657
69 World 6 National
Imperial College London

Imperial College London

United Kingdom
Scholars 41 8,160 Σ D-index 2,654
70 World 4 National Scholars 44 8,477 Σ D-index 2,652
71 World 34 National Scholars 43 8,269 Σ D-index 2,636
72 World 3 National Scholars 46 7,735 Σ D-index 2,600
73 World 4 National Scholars 40 9,541 Σ D-index 2,590
74 World 35 National Scholars 40 8,240 Σ D-index 2,561
75 World 36 National Scholars 39 7,754 Σ D-index 2,541
76 World 5 National Scholars 40 10,872 Σ D-index 2,532
77 World 37 National
Boston University

Boston University

United States
Scholars 38 7,124 Σ D-index 2,514
78 World 2 National Scholars 43 7,451 Σ D-index 2,485
79 World 3 National Scholars 39 8,335 Σ D-index 2,454
80 World 5 National Scholars 42 7,272 Σ D-index 2,448
81 World 38 National
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States
Scholars 38 8,600 Σ D-index 2,447
82 World 39 National
University of Georgia

University of Georgia

United States
Scholars 39 7,185 Σ D-index 2,396
83 World 7 National
University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow

United Kingdom
Scholars 39 7,637 Σ D-index 2,366
84 World 40 National Scholars 37 7,161 Σ D-index 2,322
85 World 41 National Scholars 37 6,600 Σ D-index 2,315
86 World 1 National Scholars 36 7,743 Σ D-index 2,272
87 World 8 National
University of Dundee

University of Dundee

United Kingdom
Scholars 31 5,947 Σ D-index 2,244
88 World 3 National Scholars 38 5,648 Σ D-index 2,235
89 World 1 National Scholars 34 6,832 Σ D-index 2,227
90 World 4 National Scholars 36 6,575 Σ D-index 2,212
91 World 42 National Scholars 36 6,697 Σ D-index 2,210
92 World 9 National
Newcastle University

Newcastle University

United Kingdom
Scholars 37 7,100 Σ D-index 2,203
93 World 43 National
University of Iowa

University of Iowa

United States
Scholars 32 8,273 Σ D-index 2,198
94 World 2 National Scholars 39 7,678 Σ D-index 2,192
95 World 10 National
University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

United Kingdom
Scholars 35 7,135 Σ D-index 2,167
96 World 4 National
University of Basel

University of Basel

Switzerland
Scholars 33 5,896 Σ D-index 2,160
97 World 5 National Scholars 32 7,992 Σ D-index 2,149
98 World 44 National Scholars 33 7,273 Σ D-index 2,138
99 World 11 National
King's College London

King's College London

United Kingdom
Scholars 35 7,422 Σ D-index 2,133
100 World 6 National Scholars 34 9,136 Σ D-index 2,109

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