  After the Higgs boson discovery in 2012, the investigation of its properties
and compatibility with the standard model predictions is central to the physics
program of the LHC experiments. Likewise, the study of the top quark is still
relevant at the LHC, more than two decades after its discovery at the Tevatron.
Top quarks and Higgs bosons are produced at the LHC on a large scale and share
a deep connection based on the large mass of the top quark. Both particles
provide an excellent laboratory in which to search for new physics: the
measurement of their properties tests the foundations of the standard model;
and they feature prominently in a variety of exotic signals. The coupling of
the Higgs boson to the top quark, a fundamental standard model parameter, can
only be measured directly in processes where the two particles are produced
together. The production of a Higgs boson together with one or two top quarks
is also sensitive to several exciting new physics effects. A brief overview of
the current experimental status of top quark and Higgs boson physics is
presented using results from the CMS Collaboration.
