University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
United States of America (USA)
Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026Profile
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 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is listed.
Position by research output Share
Position by research output Share in subject areas
Research
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.
Overall research output
Research outputs by subject area
Leading research topics
In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
| Topics | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Sciences | 191 | 41.34 |
| Oncology and Carcinogenesis | 158 | 28.96 |
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | 69 | 26.06 |
| Zoology | 42 | 20.59 |
| Immunology | 62 | 16.57 |
| Neurosciences | 59 | 14.25 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | 63 | 13.62 |
Share output for the past 5 years
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Collaboration
Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Top 5 domestic collaborators with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) by Share
Collaborating institutions
Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.
| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Collaboration Score |
|---|---|---|
| UCSF Health | 70.61 / 35.40 | 106.02 |
| Harvard University | 29.83 / 46.14 | 75.97 |
| University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) | 37.74 / 33.61 | 71.35 |
| Stanford University | 30.72 / 36.74 | 67.46 |
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | 24.25 / 21.58 | 45.84 |
Top 5 international collaborators with University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) by Share
Collaborating institutions
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| Collaborating Institution | Collaborators' Share | Total Share |
|---|---|---|
| University of Toronto (U of T) | 6.73 / 6.96 | 13.69 |
| National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) | 6.36 / 1.80 | 8.16 |
| Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 5.30 / 2.57 | 7.87 |
| Charité - University Medicine Berlin | 2.73 / 3.96 | 6.69 |
| UCL | 4.11 / 2.50 | 6.61 |
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Relationships
Affiliated institutions
The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Affiliated joint institutions and consortia
Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.
- Avian Phylogenomics Project
- Bayer-UCSF U.S. Innovation Center
- CARe Consortium
- CKDGen Consortium
- Cancer Cell Map Initiative (CCMI)
- Cell Propulsion Lab (CPL)
- Center for Cellular Construction (CCC)
- Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses (CNEP)
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (Northern CA COEH)
- Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER)
- Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (CAVD)
- Epi4K Consortium
- Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project (EPGP)
- Gladstone-UCSF Center for Neurovascular Brain Immunology
- Gladstone-UCSF Institute for Genomic Immunology
- Gladstone/UCSF Center for Cell Circuitry
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)
- Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI)
- HD iPSC Consortium
- ImmGen Consortium
- Initiative for Pediatric Drug and Device Development (iPD3)
- Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI)
- International Consortium for Blood Pressure (ICBP)
- International HapMap Project
- International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO)
- International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC)
- Kidney Health Research Collaborative (KHRC)
- Laboratory for Genomics Research (LGR)
- MUHAS-ORCI-UCSF Cancer Collaboration
- MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC) Consortium
- Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC)
- NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Mapping Consortium
- NSF BioXFEL Science and Technology Center
- New York Structural Genomics Research Consortium (NYSGRC)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Institute (OTI)
- PRIDEnet
- Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
- Physical Sciences Oncology Center (PPS-OC), Princeton University
- San Francisco Coordinating Center (SFCC)
- South Asian Type 2 Diabetes (SAT2D) Consortium
- Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (SynBERC)
- The 1000 Genomes Project
- The International Consortium on the Genetics of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLEGEN)
- The PRIDE Study
- The Paul F. Glenn Center for Aging Research at UCB and UCSF
- The SIGMA Type 2 Diabetes Consortium (SIGMA T2D Consortium)
- The U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Impact Malaria Project
- Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Exploration by Next-generation sequencing in multi-Ethnic Samples (T2D-GENES) Consortium
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP)
- UC6-Stanford Precision Learning Center
- UCSF Brain and Spinal Injury Center (BASIC)
- UCSF Endocrine Research Unit
- UCSF Immunoprofiler
- UCSF Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP)
- UCSF-Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center (VDDC)
- UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
- UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health
- Uganda Tuberculosis Implementation Research Consortium
- Unidos en Salud, San Francisco
- University of Zimbabwe-University of California San Francisco Collaborative Research Program (UZ-UCSF)
- WM Keck Center for Noncoding RNAs
- Weill Neurohub