Harvard University

United States of America (USA)

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Harvard University's position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Harvard University is listed.

Position by research output Share

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Harvard University has the following research output in the current window (1 May 2025 - 30 April 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

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Research outputs by subject area

Leading research topics

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Share output for the past 5 years

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