Best Medicine Universities in the World 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena of Medicine relies os data combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were gathered 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 takes into account only papers and citation data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Medicine research
Our best universities ranking is a credible account of leading researchers from the field of Medicine, based on a meticulous analysis of 166,880 researchers discovered from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of Medicine, more than 68936 scholars were investigated.

What is D-index approval threshold for Medicine
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be evaluated is placed at 70 if most of their publications are in the field of Medicine. The acceptance criteria for scientists to be considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, ratio of the publications made within the specific discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the scientists. The D-index threshold for listing top scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists projected for each scientific field whilst ensuring that the top 1% of best scholars are added into the ranking. There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.

Additional verification rules
As our leading goal is to guarantee that only genuine researchers are listed in Research.com ranking we believe that numbers are never meant to be a full measure to evaluate the output of researchers. This is why we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a varied range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a element contributing to a scholar’s position in Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a reliable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a given area of science. Position in the ranking is established using every scholar’s D-index using metrics compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A detailed definition of our research procedures can be found on our methodology page.

Our agenda
Our objective is to inspire researchers, businessmen and decision-makers worldwide to examine where top experts are heading and to give a way for the entire research community to find out who the leading experts in specific areas of study, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Medicine
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scientists in the world is Harvard University with 883 scientists affiliated with it being featured in Research.com Medicine ranking. It is followed by University of California System with 727 scientists and Johns Hopkins University with 281 scientists.

The most prominent scientists in the discipline of Medicine in the world are affiliated with Southampton General Hospital, SUNY Upstate Medical University, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, deCODE Genetics (Iceland), Oakland University, Aga Khan University, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, VA Boston Healthcare System, University Hospital Heidelberg, Yale Cancer Center.

Harvard University is highlighted as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 90938. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is University of California System with a total D-index of 69712. The third spot in the world is taken by Johns Hopkins University with a total D-index of 27286.

The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 1638 in comparison to an average of 1638 for all 789 institutions listed in Research.com ranking.

The average number of publications within the area of Medicine by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 8316 in comparison to an average of 8316 for all 789 universities.

The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 707480 against an average of 707480 for all 789 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.
101 World 13 National
University of Southampton

University of Southampton

United Kingdom
Scholars 33 18,027 Σ D-index 3,263
102 World 6 National Scholars 36 16,073 Σ D-index 3,244
103 World 44 National
Rush University

Rush University

United States
Scholars 33 14,467 Σ D-index 3,231
104 World 4 National Scholars 35 16,947 Σ D-index 3,219
105 World 45 National Scholars 36 14,827 Σ D-index 3,090
106 World 3 National
University of Basel

University of Basel

Switzerland
Scholars 35 15,464 Σ D-index 3,011
107 World 6 National Scholars 32 16,537 Σ D-index 3,006
108 World 46 National
University of Arizona

University of Arizona

United States
Scholars 34 12,523 Σ D-index 2,976
109 World 47 National Scholars 32 13,975 Σ D-index 2,971
110 World 6 National Scholars 33 15,186 Σ D-index 2,913
111 World 7 National Scholars 32 14,741 Σ D-index 2,833
112 World 4 National Scholars 30 22,659 Σ D-index 2,757
113 World 48 National Scholars 28 10,487 Σ D-index 2,682
114 World 14 National
Cardiff University

Cardiff University

United Kingdom
Scholars 27 13,562 Σ D-index 2,676
115 World 15 National
University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom
Scholars 30 13,385 Σ D-index 2,652
116 World 5 National Scholars 32 17,779 Σ D-index 2,645
117 World 1 National Scholars 27 13,947 Σ D-index 2,614
118 World 49 National Scholars 25 11,686 Σ D-index 2,595
119 World 7 National Scholars 30 16,576 Σ D-index 2,575
120 World 3 National Scholars 25 14,188 Σ D-index 2,530
121 World 1 National Scholars 25 16,089 Σ D-index 2,505
122 World 8 National Scholars 27 17,051 Σ D-index 2,503
123 World 7 National Scholars 29 12,617 Σ D-index 2,491
124 World 1 National Scholars 26 16,466 Σ D-index 2,490
125 World 8 National Scholars 27 12,220 Σ D-index 2,470
126 World 2 National Scholars 28 15,104 Σ D-index 2,447
127 World 50 National Scholars 27 11,499 Σ D-index 2,440
128 World 6 National Scholars 27 13,983 Σ D-index 2,434
129 World 2 National Scholars 26 12,108 Σ D-index 2,417
130 World 4 National
University of Geneva

University of Geneva

Switzerland
Scholars 26 10,163 Σ D-index 2,414
131 World 16 National
University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

United Kingdom
Scholars 26 15,497 Σ D-index 2,413
132 World 5 National Scholars 27 10,578 Σ D-index 2,383
133 World 5 National Scholars 27 19,218 Σ D-index 2,379
134 World 7 National Scholars 26 14,219 Σ D-index 2,371
135 World 17 National
University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom
Scholars 28 9,494 Σ D-index 2,370
136 World 51 National Scholars 27 12,403 Σ D-index 2,364
137 World 4 National Scholars 26 12,111 Σ D-index 2,343
138 World 52 National Scholars 24 16,008 Σ D-index 2,339
139 World 53 National Scholars 27 11,030 Σ D-index 2,314
140 World 9 National Scholars 24 12,610 Σ D-index 2,310
141 World 9 National Scholars 25 12,145 Σ D-index 2,308
142 World 54 National Scholars 26 9,241 Σ D-index 2,253
143 World 18 National
University of Leeds

University of Leeds

United Kingdom
Scholars 24 11,792 Σ D-index 2,232
144 World 8 National Scholars 24 16,555 Σ D-index 2,206
145 World 10 National Scholars 24 13,217 Σ D-index 2,203
146 World 6 National Scholars 23 17,179 Σ D-index 2,175
147 World 11 National Scholars 26 12,342 Σ D-index 2,172
148 World 12 National Scholars 23 13,957 Σ D-index 2,168
149 World 5 National Scholars 23 13,343 Σ D-index 2,108
150 World 55 National
Wayne State University

Wayne State University

United States
Scholars 24 8,521 Σ D-index 2,071
151 World 56 National Scholars 23 10,340 Σ D-index 2,058
152 World 13 National Scholars 22 13,641 Σ D-index 2,040
153 World 57 National
Rockefeller University

Rockefeller University

United States
Scholars 15 7,732 Σ D-index 2,027
154 World 5 National Scholars 25 8,501 Σ D-index 2,019
155 World 14 National
Kiel University

Kiel University

Germany
Scholars 20 10,829 Σ D-index 2,017
156 World 58 National
University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

United States
Scholars 23 8,380 Σ D-index 1,979
157 World 9 National Scholars 24 11,843 Σ D-index 1,977
158 World 19 National
University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

United Kingdom
Scholars 21 9,338 Σ D-index 1,976
159 World 3 National Scholars 21 9,876 Σ D-index 1,941
160 World 4 National Scholars 20 8,450 Σ D-index 1,936
161 World 1 National Scholars 23 13,562 Σ D-index 1,916
162 World 15 National Scholars 21 12,237 Σ D-index 1,909
163 World 59 National
University of Cincinnati

University of Cincinnati

United States
Scholars 20 9,090 Σ D-index 1,884
164 World 3 National Scholars 20 15,013 Σ D-index 1,873
165 World 60 National
Tulane University

Tulane University

United States
Scholars 20 10,716 Σ D-index 1,839
166 World 7 National Scholars 19 13,879 Σ D-index 1,820
167 World 20 National
University of Exeter

University of Exeter

United Kingdom
Scholars 17 9,004 Σ D-index 1,803
168 World 1 National Scholars 20 9,887 Σ D-index 1,802
169 World 6 National Scholars 19 9,707 Σ D-index 1,795
170 World 61 National
Georgetown University

Georgetown University

United States
Scholars 20 9,097 Σ D-index 1,794
171 World 16 National Scholars 20 9,470 Σ D-index 1,789
172 World 62 National Scholars 19 10,030 Σ D-index 1,781
173 World 2 National Scholars 21 10,029 Σ D-index 1,760
174 World 4 National Scholars 20 9,385 Σ D-index 1,735
175 World 1 National Scholars 20 8,006 Σ D-index 1,735
176 World 2 National Scholars 18 9,457 Σ D-index 1,687
177 World 1 National Scholars 20 10,696 Σ D-index 1,672
178 World 10 National Scholars 18 9,677 Σ D-index 1,671
179 World 17 National Scholars 19 10,227 Σ D-index 1,670
180 World 8 National Scholars 18 10,596 Σ D-index 1,668
181 World 11 National Scholars 19 10,641 Σ D-index 1,655
182 World 21 National Scholars 17 8,747 Σ D-index 1,652
183 World 63 National
University of Vermont

University of Vermont

United States
Scholars 17 7,919 Σ D-index 1,647
184 World 18 National
TU Dresden

TU Dresden

Germany
Scholars 17 10,001 Σ D-index 1,633
185 World 64 National Scholars 18 6,896 Σ D-index 1,603
186 World 19 National Scholars 16 8,234 Σ D-index 1,600
187 World 65 National Scholars 18 6,987 Σ D-index 1,576
188 World 66 National
MIT

MIT

United States
Scholars 13 6,472 Σ D-index 1,558
189 World 10 National Scholars 16 8,291 Σ D-index 1,543
190 World 20 National Scholars 17 10,110 Σ D-index 1,538
191 World 8 National Scholars 16 9,398 Σ D-index 1,522
192 World 22 National
University of Leicester

University of Leicester

United Kingdom
Scholars 16 7,321 Σ D-index 1,501
193 World 21 National Scholars 16 7,862 Σ D-index 1,495
194 World 12 National Scholars 17 8,893 Σ D-index 1,485
195 World 11 National Scholars 18 6,951 Σ D-index 1,465
196 World 3 National Scholars 17 8,138 Σ D-index 1,458
197 World 23 National
University of Dundee

University of Dundee

United Kingdom
Scholars 17 7,371 Σ D-index 1,451
198 World 7 National Scholars 15 8,329 Σ D-index 1,443
199 World 13 National Scholars 15 8,526 Σ D-index 1,440
200 World 9 National Scholars 17 10,623 Σ D-index 1,388

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