Research Collaboration Index · 2026

University of Pennsylvania

North America · Platinum standing

#67World rank
88.3RCI score
1,152Collaborating institutions
79Partner countries
84,149Joint works, 5 yr
3.76FWCI

Strongest in Dentistry, at #7 in the world.

The profile

Collaboration profile

97Influence
93Brokerage
93Reach
80Diversity
93Sustained
95Impact
54International

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World rank in each of the 26 subject indices; gold cards mark top-500 standings. Click through to any full subject ranking.

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Mark S. Wolff

Mark S. Wolff

Morton Amsterdam Dean and Professor, Penn Dental Medicine

Wolff leads Penn Dental Medicine as Morton Amsterdam Dean, with research spanning cariology, remineralising agents and dentine hypersensitivity supported by nearly nine million dollars in funding. A lifelong advocate for patients with disabilities, he has built international oral health programmes and clinical partnerships that widen access to dental care.

Antonia M. Villarruel

Antonia M. Villarruel

Professor and Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing

Villarruel leads one of the world's foremost nursing schools and directs its WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership. Her research advances Latino health equity, parent adolescent communication and community engaged vaccine uptake, and she co-leads national efforts to address structural racism across health and social care systems.

Cesar de la Fuente

Cesar de la Fuente

Presidential Associate Professor and Director, Machine Biology Group

De la Fuente applies artificial intelligence to antibiotic discovery, mining modern and extinct proteomes for antimicrobial molecules. Winner of the 2025 Fleming Prize and a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher, his Machine Biology Group collaborates across engineering, medicine and microbiology to accelerate responses to the global antimicrobial resistance crisis.

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