Top 100 institutions with high affiliation articles in oncology and immunology
The table shows top institutions in oncology and immunology by their fractional count (FC) from high affiliation Nature Index articles* in the field from 2015 to 2018. Under the top institutions are their key contributors that have a FC greater than or equal to 1. Also shown is each institution's high affiliation article count (AC) in the field over the same period.
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Rank | Institution | Country / Region | FC 2015–18 | AC 2015–18 |
1 |
Harvard University | United States of America (USA) | 21.03 | 198 |
| Harvard Medical School (HMS) | | 18.42 | 184 |
| Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | | 1.05 | 34 |
2 |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | United States of America (USA) | 15.32 | 124 |
| NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | | 6.15 | 67 |
| NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | | 5.90 | 34 |
3 |
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | Germany | 11.02 | 121 |
| German Cancer Research Center in the Helmholtz Association (DKFZ) | | 8.22 | 91 |
| Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) | | 1.49 | 15 |
4 |
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | United States of America (USA) | 9.34 | 92 |
| Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center | | 2.16 | 38 |
| Division of Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center | | 1.18 | 17 |
| Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center | | 1.13 | 5 |
| Division of Quantitative Sciences, MD Anderson Cancer Center | | 1.01 | 16 |
5 |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) | United States of America (USA) | 8.93 | 80 |
| Department of Pathology, MSKCC | | 1.30 | 13 |
| Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI), MSKCC | | 1.07 | 13 |
| Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP), MSKCC | | 1.01 | 19 |
6 |
University of Cambridge | United Kingdom (UK) | 8.87 | 85 |
| School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge | | 5.78 | 58 |
| Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology (CCGE), University of Cambridge | | 1.55 | 22 |
| School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge | | 1.15 | 19 |
7 |
University of Toronto (U of T) | Canada | 7.28 | 84 |
| Faculty of Medicine, U of T | | 6.50 | 81 |
8 |
Wellcome Sanger Institute | United Kingdom (UK) | 7.14 | 45 |
| Wellcome Trust Genome Campus | | 2.72 | 18 |
9 | Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard | United States of America (USA) | 6.69 | 77 |
10 |
University of Pennsylvania (Penn) | United States of America (USA) | 6.69 | 68 |
| Perelman School of Medicine, Penn | | 5.26 | 65 |
11 |
University of Oxford | United Kingdom (UK) | 6.55 | 74 |
| Oxford Medical Sciences Division (MSD) | | 6.09 | 72 |
12 |
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) | United States of America (USA) | 5.44 | 80 |
| UCSF School of Medicine | | 3.49 | 57 |
| UCSF Health | | 1.33 | 36 |
13 | Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS) | Italy | 4.48 | 73 |
14 |
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (St. Jude) | United States of America (USA) | 4.39 | 33 |
| Department of Computational Biology, St. Jude | | 1.43 | 13 |
15 | The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) | United Kingdom (UK) | 4.21 | 48 |
16 |
The University of Melbourne (UniMelb) | Australia | 4.21 | 78 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS), UniMelb | | 3.08 | 66 |
17 | Karolinska Institute (KI) | Sweden | 3.84 | 69 |
18 |
Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) | United States of America (USA) | 3.81 | 41 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), MSHS | | 3.80 | 40 |
19 |
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) | United States of America (USA) | 3.76 | 57 |
| Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM), JHU | | 2.76 | 44 |
20 |
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute | Australia | 3.74 | 49 |
| QIMR Berghofer Department of Immunology | | 1.06 | 9 |
21 | Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) | United States of America (USA) | 3.70 | 37 |
22 |
University of Bonn (Uni Bonn) | Germany | 3.55 | 33 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Uni Bonn | | 2.17 | 27 |
23 |
University of Cologne (UoC) | Germany | 3.44 | 35 |
| Faculty of Medicine, UoC | | 2.14 | 30 |
24 |
Vanderbilt University (VU) | United States of America (USA) | 3.34 | 49 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) | | 3.30 | 47 |
25 |
Cornell University | United States of America (USA) | 3.32 | 46 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), Cornell University | | 3.09 | 43 |
26 |
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) | Singapore | 3.31 | 31 |
| Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR | | 1.48 | 9 |
27 |
The Ohio State University (OSU) | United States of America (USA) | 3.17 | 44 |
| OSU College of Medicine | | 1.74 | 31 |
28 |
The Rockefeller University | United States of America (USA) | 3.00 | 17 |
| Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, The Rockefeller University | | 1.80 | 6 |
29 |
Monash University | Australia | 2.97 | 32 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University | | 2.65 | 30 |
30 | Charité - University Medicine Berlin | Germany | 2.96 | 42 |
31 |
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) | Germany | 2.94 | 50 |
| Faculty of Medicine, LMU | | 2.47 | 47 |
32 | Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) | France | 2.92 | 67 |
33 |
Imperial College London (ICL) | United Kingdom (UK) | 2.90 | 51 |
| Faculty of Medicine, ICL | | 2.18 | 41 |
34 | Mayo Clinic | United States of America (USA) | 2.88 | 53 |
35 |
Stanford University | United States of America (USA) | 2.85 | 51 |
| Stanford School of Medicine | | 2.34 | 48 |
36 |
Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) | United States of America (USA) | 2.81 | 34 |
| Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), WUSTL | | 2.77 | 34 |
37 |
The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) | Japan | 2.81 | 24 |
| Institute of Medical Science (IMSUT), UTokyo | | 1.42 | 19 |
38 |
Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg) | Germany | 2.78 | 56 |
| Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Uni Heidelberg | | 1.90 | 46 |
39 | Institute Gustave-Roussy (IGR) | France | 2.76 | 29 |
40 |
Emory University | United States of America (USA) | 2.68 | 34 |
| Woodruff Health Sciences Center (WHSC), Emory University | | 2.54 | 31 |
41 | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) | Australia | 2.64 | 29 |
42 |
Columbia University in the City of New York (CU) | United States of America (USA) | 2.61 | 44 |
| Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CU | | 2.25 | 39 |
43 |
Duke University | United States of America (USA) | 2.54 | 28 |
| Duke University Health System | | 2.51 | 28 |
44 | Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) | Spain | 2.51 | 20 |
45 |
King's College London (KCL) | United Kingdom (UK) | 2.50 | 35 |
| Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine (LSM), KCL | | 2.12 | 21 |
46 |
University of Zurich (UZH) | Switzerland | 2.47 | 35 |
| Faculty of Medicine, UZH | | 1.31 | 23 |
47 | Garvan Institute of Medical Research | Australia | 2.44 | 17 |
48 |
Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), JHU | United States of America (USA) | 2.44 | 28 |
| Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center | | 1.69 | 20 |
49 |
Technical University of Munich (TUM) | Germany | 2.41 | 37 |
| TUM School of Medicine | | 2.16 | 32 |
50 |
USI Università della Svizzera Italiana | Switzerland | 2.41 | 13 |
| Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), USI | | 1.71 | 10 |
51 | Pasteur Institute | France | 2.40 | 24 |
52 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | United States of America (USA) | 2.39 | 38 |
| UCLA Health | | 1.78 | 35 |
53 |
Cleveland Clinic | United States of America (USA) | 2.38 | 18 |
| Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic | | 1.51 | 7 |
54 |
University College London (UCL) | United Kingdom (UK) | 2.37 | 41 |
| UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences (SLMS) | | 2.21 | 36 |
55 |
The University of Queensland (UQ) | Australia | 2.31 | 35 |
| Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), UQ | | 1.05 | 8 |
56 | Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard | United States of America (USA) | 2.28 | 28 |
57 |
University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) | Germany | 2.28 | 28 |
| University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel (UKSH Kiel) | | 1.00 | 18 |
58 |
National University of Singapore (NUS) | Singapore | 2.28 | 31 |
| NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSoM) | | 2.09 | 25 |
59 | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) | United States of America (USA) | 2.25 | 45 |
60 |
Yale University | United States of America (USA) | 2.24 | 34 |
| Yale School of Medicine (YSM) | | 2.14 | 33 |
61 |
McGill University | Canada | 2.24 | 45 |
| Faculty of Medicine, McGill University | | 2.13 | 40 |
62 | Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) | Sweden | 2.23 | 15 |
63 |
University of Michigan (U-M) | United States of America (USA) | 2.20 | 28 |
| Michigan Medicine, U-M | | 1.92 | 25 |
64 | Curie Institute | France | 2.19 | 23 |
65 |
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) | United States of America (USA) | 2.17 | 35 |
| UC San Diego Health Sciences | | 1.91 | 30 |
66 |
Leibniz Association | Germany | 2.16 | 25 |
| German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin (DRFZ) | | 1.08 | 10 |
67 |
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG | Switzerland | 2.14 | 14 |
| Genentech, Inc. | | 1.83 | 13 |
68 |
Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) | Germany | 2.12 | 17 |
| School of Medicine (MED), TU Dresden | | 1.76 | 15 |
69 | Max Planck Society | Germany | 2.11 | 42 |
70 |
The University of Chicago (UChicago) | United States of America (USA) | 2.10 | 32 |
| The University of Chicago Medicine | | 1.58 | 24 |
71 |
University of Southern California (USC) | United States of America (USA) | 2.10 | 46 |
| USC Keck School of Medicine | | 1.76 | 41 |
72 | Scripps Research | United States of America (USA) | 2.05 | 15 |
73 |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) | United States of America (USA) | 2.05 | 41 |
| UNC School of Medicine | | 1.54 | 32 |
74 | Imagine Institute | France | 2.04 | 20 |
75 |
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | United Kingdom (UK) | 2.03 | 28 |
| The Royal Marsden Hospital - London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | | 1.02 | 13 |
76 |
University of Freiburg (Uni Freiburg) | Germany | 2.03 | 21 |
| Faculty of Medicine, Uni Freiburg | | 1.77 | 18 |
77 |
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) | Canada | 2.02 | 26 |
| BC Cancer Agency (BCCA), PHSA | | 1.98 | 25 |
78 |
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | United States of America (USA) | 2.01 | 25 |
| UAB School of Medicine (SOM) | | 1.77 | 19 |
79 | Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) | Australia | 1.98 | 27 |
80 |
Radboud University Nijmegen (RU) | Netherlands | 1.93 | 22 |
| Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc), RU | | 1.53 | 20 |
81 |
Ghent University (UGent) | Belgium | 1.91 | 26 |
| Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UGent | | 1.18 | 22 |
82 |
University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Australia | 1.83 | 29 |
| Faculty of Medicine, UNSW | | 1.08 | 22 |
83 | Medical University of Vienna (MUW) | Austria | 1.83 | 25 |
84 |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) | United States of America (USA) | 1.78 | 25 |
| School of Medicine, CU Anschutz | | 1.25 | 22 |
85 |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern Medical Center) | United States of America (USA) | 1.76 | 16 |
| Medical School, UT Southwestern Medical Center | | 1.63 | 13 |
86 | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | United States of America (USA) | 1.73 | 25 |
87 |
Dartmouth College | United States of America (USA) | 1.69 | 24 |
| Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College | | 1.30 | 20 |
88 | Osaka University | Japan | 1.69 | 14 |
89 | Cordelier Research Center (CRC) | France | 1.69 | 15 |
90 |
The University of Adelaide (Adelaide Uni) | Australia | 1.68 | 10 |
| Faculty of Sciences, Adelaide Uni | | 1.04 | 5 |
91 |
University of Amsterdam (UvA) | Netherlands | 1.68 | 32 |
| Faculty of Medicine, UvA | | 1.65 | 30 |
92 | Institut Cochin | France | 1.67 | 11 |
93 |
University of Cincinnati (UC) | United States of America (USA) | 1.67 | 21 |
| UC College of Medicine | | 1.66 | 21 |
94 | Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) | Canada | 1.66 | 22 |
95 | The Francis Crick Institute | United Kingdom (UK) | 1.66 | 20 |
96 | The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) | Australia | 1.60 | 15 |
97 |
Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) | Netherlands | 1.60 | 37 |
| Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) | | 1.60 | 37 |
98 |
RIKEN | Japan | 1.59 | 17 |
| RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) | | 1.57 | 16 |
99 |
Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) | Belgium | 1.58 | 28 |
| VIB Research Centers | | 1.49 | 27 |
100 |
University of Oslo (UiO) | Norway | 1.56 | 38 |
| UiO Faculty of Medicine | | 1.45 | 36 |
* articles with 10 or more principal institutions.