Nature Index Ranks The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Among The Top Ten Most Innovative, Influential Institutions in the World
Annual Nature Index supplement ranks research institutes on influence over scientific patents.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the tenth most influential research institution in the world, according to the Nature Index 2017 Innovation supplement, which sheds light on the impact academic research is having on innovation. Published in early August, the report ranks 200 universities and research organizations based on their contributions to published research that is later cited in other organizations’ patents.
“Our ranking among the top 10 most influential research institutions in the world reflects our long-standing culture of innovation, our commitment to recruiting accomplished scientists, students and executives who can advance biomedical innovation and discovery and our transformative approach to discovery to produce radically better outcomes for patients,” says Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System. “We are proud to be recognized for the profound influence our science is having on medical discovery around the world.”
The Normalized Lens Influence Metric used by the Nature Index measures the influence an institution’s research has had on innovation by calculating the citations of research articles in patents owned by third parties, rather than those owned by the institutions themselves. 36.2 percent of all the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s natural science articles appeared in the Nature Index, a database of author affiliation information collated from research articles published in 68 high-quality science journals. The index is compiled by Nature Research, a unit of the company that publishes the journal Nature.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was joined at the top of the list by institutions with global reputations for high quality research, including Scripps Research Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University.
“This analysis comes at a time when following the transfer of scientific knowledge into industry and the economy is a growing priority for governments and research funding agencies. For them, the need to demonstrate that publicly funded science is being used for society’s benefit is paramount,” said David Swinbanks, founder of the Nature Index.
More information about the Nature Index is available here.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, over 400 outpatient practices, nearly 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,300 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties.
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