SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 9, 2025 – The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center is ranked No. 94 out of 5,973 healthcare institutions around the world and No. 39 in the United States in the 2025 Nature Index of healthcare institutions for research output. This places the institution among the top 2% of healthcare institutions globally.
Nature Index tracks research articles published by healthcare institutions in 145 high-impact journals focused on natural and health sciences.
“Ranking among the top 2% of global healthcare institutions speaks to the strength of our scientific community and our commitment to improve health through discovery,” said Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, senior executive vice president for research and innovation at UT San Antonio, and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Health Science Center.
From June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025, the Health Science Center published 117 research articles in Nature Index-tracked journals. Top categories include oncology and carcinogenesis, clinical sciences and biochemistry and cell biology. The Health Science Center also collaborated with 1,674 domestic and international partners during this ranking period.
The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center is one of the country’s leading health science and research institutions. With missions of teaching, research and patient care, its schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences and public health have graduated more than 45,000 alumni who are leading change, advancing their fields, and renewing hope for patients and their families throughout South Texas and the world.
In September, UT Health San Antonio merged with The University of Texas at San Antonio creating a new dynamic world-class institution with 40,000 students, 17,000 employees and combined research expenditures of $486 million.
“Joining forces with UTSA this fall creates the opportunity to expand our impact and make significant strides in the understanding and treatment of some of today’s health challenges and diseases,” said Potter.
UT Health San Antonio is the clinical care, clinical research and health system enterprise of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), offering a comprehensive network of inpatient and outpatient care facilities staffed by medical, dental, nursing and allied health professionals who conduct more than 2.5 million patient visits each year. The UT San Antonio Health Science Center is the region’s only academic health center and one of the nation’s leading health sciences institutions. Its schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences and public health are leading change and advancing fields throughout South Texas and the world. To learn about the many ways “We make lives better®,” visit UTHealthSA.org.