# Nature Index: Healthcare and Cancer institutions

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## TL;DR

The Nature Index shows which institutions publish the most top-tier research. It is the best public proxy for university output in cancer science.

## Summary

The Nature Index tracks research output in 145 high-quality journals by institution, with tables for healthcare and cancer-specific research, which makes it the best public proxy for university output in cancer science. Its fractional Share metric counts authorship contributions, and the 2025 research leaders tables are based on 2024 output; Harvard, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and West China Hospital lead the healthcare tables. It is published by Nature Portfolio and is public. OnCo uses it as a public proxy for the research output of the institutions it lists, showing which of them publish the most top-tier research.

## Fields

- Kind: Collection
- Last checked: 2026-09-04
- URL: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/research-leaders/2025/institution/healthcare/all/global
- Holds: Research output in 145 high-quality journals by institution, including healthcare and cancer-specific tables.
- Licence: Public

## Sources

- Top 10 healthcare institutions: https://www.nature.com/nature-index/news/worlds-top-ten-healthcare-institutions-scientific-research

## Connected records

- collections: [Newsweek/Statista World's Best Specialized Hospitals: Oncology](https://onco.cc/collections/newsweek-hospitals/), [SCImago Institutions Rankings: Oncology](https://onco.cc/collections/scimago-oncology/)
- journals: [Nature](https://onco.cc/journals/nature/)

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