Mount Sinai Health System Ranked Among Top Global Leaders in Health Care Research by Nature Index
2026 rankings place Mount Sinai No. 5 in North America and No. 6 worldwide
The Mount Sinai Health System was ranked No. 5 in North America and No. 6 globally for health care research in the 2026 Nature Index Research Leaders Rankings, reinforcing its position as one of the world's leading academic health systems for scientific discovery and biomedical research.
The Nature Index, produced by Springer Nature, tracks high-quality scientific research output and ranks leading institutions, organizations, and corporations based on publications in prestigious journals. The rankings are widely used as a benchmark for measuring high-quality research output and scientific impact.
“I am tremendously proud of Mount Sinai’s leadership role in health care research both in North America and around the world,” said Eric J. Nestler, MD, PhD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine and Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System.
“These rankings highlight the extraordinary research enterprise at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and reflect the dedication of our faculty, staff, and trainees whose relentless pursuit of discovery continues to elevate Mount Sinai’s research enterprise,” continued Dr. Nestler.
The recognition follows another major research milestone announced in March by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR), which placed 13 departments representing basic and clinical science at Mount Sinai within the top 10 nationwide for NIH funding. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is also ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, further reflecting the strength and breadth of its research enterprise.
About the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is internationally renowned for its outstanding research, educational, and clinical care programs. It is the sole academic partner for the seven member hospitals* of the Mount Sinai Health System, one of the largest academic health systems in the United States, providing care to New York City’s large and diverse patient population.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers highly competitive MD, PhD, MD-PhD, and master’s degree programs, with enrollment of more than 1,200 students. It has the largest graduate medical education program in the country, with more than 2,700 clinical residents and fellows training throughout the Health System. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers 12 degree-granting programs, conducts innovative basic and translational research, and trains more than 470 postdoctoral research fellows.
Ranked 11th nationwide in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is among the 90th percentile of U.S. private medical schools in Sponsored Programs Direct Expenditures per Principal Investigator, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. More than 6,900 scientists, educators, and clinicians work within and across dozens of academic departments and multidisciplinary institutes with an emphasis on translational research and therapeutics. Through Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP), the Health System facilitates the real-world application and commercialization of medical breakthroughs made at Mount Sinai.
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* Mount Sinai Health System member hospitals: The Mount Sinai Hospital; Mount Sinai Brooklyn; Mount Sinai Morningside; Mount Sinai Queens; Mount Sinai South Nassau; Mount Sinai West; and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.
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 approximately 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and leading schools 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 from conception 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 more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 10 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals,” “Best in State Hospitals,” “World’s Best Hospitals,” and “Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2025-2026.
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