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Analytics2026-09-141 min read

Clinical Medicine leads Top 2% fields — field strengths in the ABS Nexora Directory

Clinical Medicine accounts for 75,951 listed scholars in the latest single-year analytics snapshot, ahead of Enabling & Strategic Technologies and Physics & Astronomy.

Which research fields dominate the Top 2% list?

ABS Nexora’s latest single-year field leaderboard (Directory analytics) shows:

Main fieldListed scholarsBest world rank (snapshot)
Clinical Medicine75,95110
Enabling & Strategic Technologies23,3171
Physics & Astronomy20,2962
Engineering19,27044
Biomedical Research17,87146

The dashboard currently tracks about 20 main fields and 174 subfields.

What this means for researchers and universities

  • Clinical Medicine is the largest Top 2% main-field cohort in this snapshot
  • Enabling & Strategic Technologies includes world-rank leaders such as nanoscience-focused profiles
  • Field pages and scholar filters help promotion committees verify discipline context

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Quick answers

What is the largest Top 2% field on ABS Nexora? Clinical Medicine, with 75,951 listed scholars in the latest single-year analytics snapshot.

How many main fields are tracked? About 20 main fields and 174 subfields in current Directory analytics totals.