Table 3.
Top 10 recipient countries and top recipient institution within each country (2016)
| No. | Country name | Number of grants | WHO Region | Income group | Top recipient institution | Number of grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 53,114 | Americas | High | Johns Hopkins University | 1314 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 7642 | Europe | High | University of Oxford | 978 |
| 3 | Canada | 5576 | Americas | High | University of British Columbia | 677 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1055 | Europe | High | Karolinska Institutet | 435 |
| 5 | South Africa | 156 | Africa | Upper–middle | University of Cape Town | 62 |
| 6 | Germany | 143 | Europe | High | Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science | 13 |
| 7 | Ireland | 137 | Europe | High | University College Dublin | 48 |
| 8 | France | 134 | Europe | High | Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (Inserm), Paris | 21 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 122 | Europe | High | Stichting katholieke univeriteit (catholic university foundation) | 11 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 111 | Europe | High | World Health Organization | 19 |