FY2024 · 8 basic + 19 clinical disciplines
Research Disciplines
NIH funding across 27 research disciplines in FY2024, split by basic science and clinical departments.
Basic Science Departments (8)
$5.3B total funding751 schools11,603 PIs
Biochemistry
$903.9M134 schools2,043 PIs
Pharmacology$874.8M130 schools1,965 PIs
Microbiology & Immunology$831.5M114 schools1,706 PIs
Neurosciences$617.9M70 schools1,361 PIs
Genetics$617M55 schools1,153 PIs
Anatomy & Cell Biology$528.2M84 schools1,186 PIs
Physiology$503.5M89 schools1,180 PIs
Biomedical Engineering$398.7M75 schools1,009 PIs
Clinical Departments (19)
$12.1B total funding1,284 schools23,620 PIs
Internal Medicine
$4.3B119 schools7,709 PIs
Public Health$1.3B124 schools2,631 PIs
Psychiatry$1.1B85 schools2,086 PIs
Pediatrics$1B91 schools2,049 PIs
Neurology$900.6M76 schools1,463 PIs
Pathology$715.9M91 schools1,391 PIs
Radiology$585.1M75 schools1,311 PIs
Surgery$443.5M78 schools1,046 PIs
Ophthalmology$321.1M68 schools697 PIs
Obstetrics & Gynecology$251.6M66 schools553 PIs
Anesthesiology$250.7M50 schools485 PIs
Neurosurgery$230.3M58 schools502 PIs
Otolaryngology$146M50 schools341 PIs
Emergency Medicine$138.7M48 schools280 PIs
Orthopedics$112.8M42 schools268 PIs
Family Medicine$101M51 schools255 PIs
Dermatology$90.9M35 schools210 PIs
Urology$68.1M37 schools175 PIs
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation$64.7M40 schools168 PIs