The Hadassah Medical Organization has been named Israel’s top hospital for scientific output, according to Nature Index, which also places Hadassah among the top 200 hospitals worldwide.
The Nature Index tracks primary research published in 145 high‑impact natural and health science journals selected by an independent panel of researchers. For the 2024–2025 period, Hadassah outpaced all other Israeli hospitals in scientific publications across a range of fields, including clinical sciences (patient‑centered medicine), oncology and carcinogenesis, microbiology, genetics, cardiovascular medicine and hematology.
Eyal Mishani, PhD, head of Hadassah’s Research and Development Division, explained how the ranking is determined. “Nature ranked the hospitals based on impact factors such as what they’ve published, the number of times an article was cited and how many online visits each received — all academic parameters that facilitate an assessment of a hospital’s scientific work.”
Mishani, who has led the organization’s research efforts for more than 20 years, credited the institution’s success to its researchers, who “focus on the ‘hottest’ areas of research in every sphere of medicine you can think of.”
Yoram Weiss, MD, chief executive of the Hadassah Medical Organization, emphasized the role of the hospital’s parent body, Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, and its donors. “Without the support of Hadassah and forward‑thinking philanthropists who understand the importance of the work we’re doing, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve what we have or to establish research centers that are changing the face of medicine,” Weiss said.
He cited several flagship research centers as examples of this success, including the Wohl Institute for Translational Medicine, the Hadassah Organoid Center and the Hadassah Cancer Research Institute.
The Nature Index remains one of the scientific community’s most respected metrics for research output, focusing on publication volume and impact rather than clinical performance or teaching quality. Hadassah’s inclusion among the global top 200 underscores the institution’s continuing influence in biomedical research.