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University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · University

NIH Rank #42

NIH Funding · FY2026

Total Funding
$148.1M
Fiscal year 2026
Grants Awarded
284
Active NIH grants
Funded PIs
321
Principal investigators
National Rank
#42
Among 2,359 institutions

Funding & rank history

NIH funding totals and national rank by fiscal year.

Top departments by funding

Department-level NIH funding breakdown for University of California-Irvine in FY2026.

DepartmentFundingGrantsPIsNational Rank
Anatomy/Cell Biology$21.3M3844#2
Biochemistry$15M3633#10
Pathology$9.7M912#19
Pediatrics$9.2M1011#27
Internal Medicine/Medicine$8.6M2025
Physiology$8.5M1919#19
Other Basic Sciences$7.7M1519
Ophthalmology$7.4M1717#8
Biomedical Engineering$6M1117#18
Psychology$5.2M510
Public Health & Prev Medicine$4.9M1320
Psychiatry$4.7M811#44
Radiation-diagnostic/Oncology$4.5M911
Microbiology/Immun/Virology$4.3M89
Neurology$4.2M38#33
Chemistry$3.3M77
Urology$3M56#6
Engineering (all Types)$2.1M54
Dermatology$2M46#15
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci$1.9M611

Showing top 20 of 29 departments by funding.

Top funded principal investigators

Highest-funded PIs at University of California-Irvine based on NIH grant totals.

#1
Elizabeth Head
7 grants
$9.5M
total funding
#2
Vivek Swarup
3 grants
$7.3M
total funding
#3
Eric J. Vilain
4 grants
$6.2M
total funding
#4
Xiangmin Xu
5 grants
$5.7M
total funding
#5
Joshua Grill
4 grants
$4.4M
total funding
#6
Dan M Cooper
1 grant
$4.1M
total funding
#7
Michael A Yassa
6 grants
$3.8M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
$3.7M
total funding
#10
Kim Green
3 grants
$3.6M
total funding