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Top research institutions in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States on research quality in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ranked by research quality, 2022-now

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1Harvard UniversityUniversity · Cambridge #1 16.7% 66,271 #1
2Stanford UniversityUniversity · Stanford #3 15.8% 30,774 #2
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Cambridge #8 16.9% 14,567 #6
4Cornell UniversityUniversity · Ithaca #12 13.8% 27,357 #3
5Columbia UniversityUniversity · New York #17 13.3% 22,883 #8
6Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity · Baltimore #18 13.6% 32,048 #7
7University of MichiganUniversity · Ann Arbor #20 13.0% 31,825 #5
8University of California, BerkeleyUniversity · Berkeley #21 15.6% 19,738 #4
9University of WashingtonUniversity · Seattle #25 13.2% 23,667 #12
10Yale UniversityUniversity · New Haven #26 13.4% 22,660 #11
11Princeton UniversityUniversity · Princeton #28 16.8% 9,236 #13
12University of California San DiegoUniversity · San Diego #29 13.5% 20,195 #9
13New York UniversityUniversity · New York #30 13.2% 23,631 #14
14National Institutes of HealthGovernment institution · Bethesda #32 16.7% 19,526 #16
15University of California, Los AngelesUniversity · Los Angeles #33 13.1% 23,837 #10
16University of PennsylvaniaUniversity · Philadelphia #36 14.2% 22,010 #15
17University of California, San FranciscoUniversity · San Francisco #42 14.6% 14,884 #20
18University of ChicagoUniversity · Chicago #44 11.1% 17,632 #19
19Northwestern UniversityUniversity · Evanston #45 14.0% 17,383 #17
20The University of Texas at AustinUniversity · Austin #54 11.9% 17,381 #22
21University of Wisconsin–MadisonUniversity · Madison #57 11.9% 19,112 #24
22Duke UniversityUniversity · Durham #59 13.0% 17,043 #21
23University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity · Urbana #61 12.4% 17,913 #23
24Howard Hughes Medical InstituteResearch facility · Chevy Chase #63 27.5% 1,663 #18
25Washington University in St. LouisUniversity · St Louis #66 12.9% 14,952 #25
26Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity · State College #78 11.1% 22,737 #33
27University of PittsburghUniversity · Pittsburgh #93 11.6% 16,556 #29
28University of Colorado BoulderUniversity · Boulder #94 13.1% 9,509 #28
29California Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Pasadena #96 14.7% 7,495 #26
30University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity · Los Angeles #103 12.5% 17,447 #35
31University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity · Santa Barbara #104 13.9% 6,580 #32
32The Ohio State UniversityUniversity · Columbus #106 10.7% 25,385 #43
33Emory UniversityUniversity · Atlanta #108 11.4% 16,742 #41
34University of Maryland, College ParkUniversity · College Park #109 12.7% 11,979 #30
35University of California, IrvineUniversity · Irvine #110 11.9% 13,029 #31
36Texas A&M UniversityUniversity · College Station #111 11.6% 17,281 #40
37Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity · Pittsburgh #115 14.9% 8,670 #38
38Indiana UniversityUniversity · Bloomington #118 10.6% 20,071 #48
39Boston UniversityUniversity · Boston #122 13.7% 9,970 #49
40University of California SystemUniversity · Oakland #123 13.6% 3,200 #44
41University of MinnesotaUniversity · Minneapolis #128 11.8% 15,422 #27
42Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity · Nashville #129 12.4% 15,010 #34
43University of FloridaUniversity · Gainesville #130 10.1% 22,264 #46
44Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUniversity · New Brunswick #140 10.8% 16,220 #45
45University of California, DavisUniversity · Davis #146 11.6% 16,635 #36
46United States Department of Health and Human ServicesGovernment institution · Washington #149 16.9% 6,239 #47
47University of UtahUniversity · Salt Lake City #152 10.5% 14,254 #53
48Alphabet (United States)Company · Mountain View #155 20.3% 4,346 #75
49Purdue University West LafayetteUniversity · West Lafayette #156 10.4% 19,780 #55
50Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Atlanta #157 12.4% 12,846 #37
51Rice UniversityUniversity · Houston #163 14.4% 4,528 #50
52United States Department of Veterans AffairsGovernment institution · Washington #171 11.8% 13,182 #64
53Arizona State UniversityUniversity · Tempe #181 11.9% 13,576 #58
54Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterHospital / health system · New York #189 14.9% 8,536 #52
55The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterHospital / health system · Dallas #190 12.0% 8,359 #54
56University of VirginiaUniversity · Charlottesville #197 11.0% 12,956 #56
57North Carolina State UniversityUniversity · Raleigh #205 11.2% 11,471 #67
58Mayo ClinicHospital / health system · Rochester #206 13.4% 25,709 #51
59Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryResearch facility · Berkeley #209 15.2% 5,363 #39
60Mount Sinai Health SystemHospital / health system · New York #211 11.4% 12,148 #63
61University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity · Amherst Center #212 12.8% 7,280 #60
62Baylor College of MedicineUniversity · Houston #219 11.1% 10,510 #62
63University of California, RiversideUniversity · Riverside #222 12.0% 5,948 #57
64Michigan State UniversityUniversity · East Lansing #225 14.0% 15,172 #68
65Brown UniversityUniversity · Providence #232 11.7% 9,723 #59
66Colorado State UniversityUniversity · Fort Collins #233 10.2% 7,337 #77
67University of CincinnatiUniversity · Cincinnati #236 10.5% 12,297 #65
68University of ArizonaUniversity · Tucson #242 10.2% 13,490 #74
69University of GeorgiaUniversity · Athens #245 12.1% 9,044 #86
70University of RochesterUniversity · Rochester #246 10.4% 9,292 #66
71Case Western Reserve UniversityUniversity · Cleveland #247 10.9% 12,570 #69
72Virginia TechUniversity · Blacksburg #252 11.4% 11,627 #73
73University of Illinois ChicagoUniversity · Chicago #253 11.0% 10,683 #70
74Dartmouth CollegeUniversity · Hanover #254 11.1% 5,345 #71
75Boston CollegeUniversity · Boston #264 12.6% 3,166 #82
76Florida State UniversityUniversity · Tallahassee #265 10.5% 7,313 #84
77Tufts UniversityUniversity · Medford #266 11.6% 9,676 #76
78Stony Brook UniversityUniversity · Stony Brook #273 11.2% 6,749 #80
79Iowa State UniversityUniversity · Ames #281 10.2% 8,079 #95
80University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUniversity · Buffalo #283 9.7% 8,353 #97
81City University of New YorkUniversity · New York #286 9.8% 11,527 #90
82Oregon Health & Science UniversityUniversity · Portland #289 11.1% 6,875 #81
83Microsoft (United States)Company · Redmond #293 21.7% 3,665 #61
84University of IowaUniversity · Iowa City #296 9.8% 10,299 #79
85Northeastern UniversityUniversity · Boston #298 13.0% 6,446 #109
86University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUniversity · Knoxville #302 10.7% 8,206 #98
87Allen InstituteNonprofit · Seattle #313 19.0% 1,260 #88
88University of ConnecticutUniversity · Storrs #321 10.8% 9,623 #93
89University of Notre DameUniversity · Notre Dame #328 11.5% 6,207 #99
90University of California, Santa CruzUniversity · Santa Cruz #339 12.7% 3,775 #92
91University of Colorado DenverUniversity · Denver #350 11.3% 6,858 #85
92University of HoustonUniversity · Houston #361 11.6% 6,877 #112
93The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHospital / health system · Houston #362 14.1% 11,077 #96
94University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity · Worcester #363 12.0% 3,500 #104
95University of OklahomaUniversity · Norman #366 10.6% 7,474 #130
96The University of Texas at DallasUniversity · Richardson #371 12.0% 4,124 #103
97University of DelawareUniversity · Newark #376 10.7% 6,015 #83
98University of MiamiUniversity · Coral Gables #379 10.8% 12,824 #102
99The University of Texas at San AntonioUniversity · San Antonio #386 11.6% 6,661 #91
100University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity · Chapel Hill #389 6.1% 37,110 #42
101Argonne National LaboratoryResearch facility · Lemont #395 12.2% 4,016 #101
102Georgetown UniversityUniversity · Washington #398 10.3% 9,046 #126
103University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaUniversity · Honolulu #403 10.7% 4,620 #113
104United States Department of DefenseGovernment institution · Washington #411 6.6% 17,194 #111
105University of South CarolinaUniversity · Columbia #423 10.4% 7,166 #123
106Kaiser PermanenteNonprofit · Oakland #426 11.7% 3,891 #100
107Oak Ridge National LaboratoryResearch facility · Oak Ridge #427 8.7% 6,723 #89
108Brandeis UniversityUniversity · Waltham #435 11.6% 1,617 #127
109University of OregonUniversity · Eugene #437 13.5% 2,822 #110
110St. Jude Children's Research HospitalHospital / health system · Memphis #439 16.1% 2,184 #108
111IBM (United States)Company · Armonk #441 13.4% 2,733 #151
112Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFunder · Philadelphia #442 11.3% 4,400 #116
113National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationGovernment institution · Washington #445 13.0% 3,912 #135
114University of Maryland, BaltimoreUniversity · Baltimore #447 10.5% 7,222 #119
115University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity · Birmingham #451 10.3% 10,146 #114
116University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUniversity · Aurora #452 11.5% 5,502 #118
117Albert Einstein College of MedicineUniversity · Bronx #454 10.4% 7,095 #115
118Scripps Research InstituteNonprofit · San Diego #457 17.9% 1,054 #78
119George Washington UniversityUniversity · Washington #469 10.1% 8,381 #121
120Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States)Company · Redwood City #471 25.2% 416 #107
121Neurological SurgeryHospital / health system · Rockville Centre #472 13.1% 2,821 #153
122Oregon State UniversityUniversity · Corvallis #475 9.3% 6,055 #105
123Fred Hutch Cancer CenterNonprofit · Seattle #477 15.1% 2,252 #125
124Duke Medical CenterHospital / health system · Durham #479 13.7% 2,737 #129
125University of San FranciscoUniversity · San Francisco #489 11.0% 1,495 #117
126National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGovernment institution · Washington #494 8.6% 6,276 #149
127University of KentuckyUniversity · Lexington #500 9.0% 9,568 #134
128University of KansasUniversity · Lawrence #507 9.7% 10,353 #120
129Irvine UniversityUniversity · Cerritos #508 14.7% 992 #280
130Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity · Richmond #513 9.9% 7,031 #139
131National Institute of Standards and TechnologyFunder · Gaithersburg #521 10.5% 3,048 #87
132University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterHospital / health system · Pittsburgh #522 10.2% 5,211 #128
133Tulane UniversityUniversity · New Orleans #526 10.5% 5,201 #173
134The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUniversity · Houston #532 10.7% 5,974 #150
135University of Nevada, RenoUniversity · Reno #536 10.7% 3,885 #145
136Planetary Science InstituteNonprofit · Tucson #545 14.7% 1,544 #94
137George Mason UniversityUniversity · Fairfax #546 10.9% 6,614 #156
138University of MissouriUniversity · Columbia #549 10.4% 8,445 #141
139University of MontanaUniversity · Missoula #552 9.2% 1,920 #147
140Baylor UniversityUniversity · Waco #555 9.5% 3,654 #140
141Texas Tech UniversityUniversity · Lubbock #562 9.5% 8,315 #157
142U.S. National Science FoundationGovernment institution · Alexandria #565 9.3% 1,815 #106
143University of Nebraska–LincolnUniversity · Lincoln #568 9.9% 5,823 #131
144Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterHospital / health system · Los Angeles #571 12.6% 4,335 #164
145Auburn UniversityUniversity · Auburn #577 9.5% 6,668 #160
146Florida International UniversityUniversity · Miami #580 9.5% 6,192 #171
147University of New MexicoUniversity · Albuquerque #581 9.8% 5,383 #122
148Cleveland ClinicHospital / health system · Cleveland #583 10.8% 10,496 #162
149Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)Company · Rahway #589 12.8% 2,319 #189
150Quantitative BioSciencesNonprofit · Solana Beach #595 15.4% 743 #146
151Wayne State UniversityUniversity · Detroit #596 9.2% 7,397 #172
152University of South FloridaUniversity · Tampa #597 9.2% 9,172 #132
153Syracuse UniversityUniversity · Syracuse #598 11.4% 3,899 #241
154Utah State UniversityUniversity · Logan #599 9.2% 3,783 #183
155Clemson UniversityUniversity · Clemson #600 10.6% 6,118 #196
156University at Albany, State University of New YorkUniversity · Albany #602 11.4% 2,379 #167
157Louisiana State UniversityUniversity · Baton Rouge #614 9.2% 7,289 #137
158Temple UniversityUniversity · Philadelphia #616 10.4% 6,801 #143
159National Bureau of Economic ResearchNonprofit · Cambridge #624 16.8% 1,463 #136
160Kansas State UniversityUniversity · Manhattan #640 8.9% 4,582 #198
161University of Central FloridaUniversity · Orlando #642 10.4% 7,679 #148
162Pfizer (United States)Company · New York #644 15.8% 2,912 #191
163Washington State UniversityUniversity · Pullman #650 11.3% 7,129 #159
164University of North TexasUniversity · Denton #655 10.3% 5,233 #227
165Seattle Children's HospitalHospital / health system · Seattle #663 13.0% 1,031 #154
166Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch facility · Upton #664 12.2% 2,111 #124
167Los Alamos National LaboratoryResearch facility · Los Alamos #665 7.7% 5,120 #133
168United States Food and Drug AdministrationGovernment institution · Silver Spring #667 15.7% 2,732 #222
169Rockefeller UniversityUniversity · New York #685 20.8% 1,279 #72
170Johnson & Johnson (United States)Company · New Brunswick #695 12.6% 2,775 #194
171Portland State UniversityUniversity · Portland #705 9.0% 2,240 #234
172Medical University of South CarolinaUniversity · Charleston #713 10.2% 5,080 #177
173Research Network (United States)Company · Kennesaw #715 13.8% 486 #214
174University of AlabamaUniversity · Tuscaloosa #729 10.4% 5,367 #210
175University of Arkansas at FayettevilleUniversity · Fayetteville #744 9.5% 4,751 #238
176University of Colorado SystemUniversity · Boulder #745 7.3% 1,976 #209
177United States Geological SurveyGovernment institution · Reston #751 10.1% 4,443 #174
178Smithsonian InstitutionGovernment institution · Washington #754 11.5% 2,476 #161
179Drexel UniversityUniversity · Philadelphia #756 9.8% 6,018 #190
180The University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity · Arlington #758 9.5% 4,056 #236
181The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUniversity · Galveston #770 9.3% 3,734 #221
182Wake Forest UniversityUniversity · Winston-Salem #772 9.6% 6,274 #201
183Colorado School of MinesUniversity · Golden #784 9.0% 2,583 #163
184Thomas Jefferson UniversityUniversity · Philadelphia #795 10.0% 4,527 #217
185University of WyomingUniversity · Laramie #805 10.6% 2,442 #226
186Binghamton UniversityUniversity · Binghamton #812 9.4% 2,856 #271
187West Virginia UniversityUniversity · Morgantown #813 9.2% 6,664 #193
188United States Department of EnergyGovernment institution · Washington #823 11.1% 2,013 #188
189Neurosciences InstituteNonprofit · La Jolla #832 17.9% 461 #186
190UC San Diego Health SystemHospital / health system · San Diego #833 14.6% 1,285 #272
191Saint Louis UniversityUniversity · St Louis #835 9.0% 3,425 #224
192NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchResearch facility · Boulder #837 12.9% 1,048 #165
193University of Massachusetts BostonUniversity · Boston #850 10.5% 2,210 #176
194University of LouisvilleUniversity · Louisville #851 8.8% 5,759 #256
195Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryResearch facility · Livermore #858 9.5% 3,242 #185
196San Diego State UniversityUniversity · San Diego #869 10.1% 3,430 #216
197University of DenverUniversity · Denver #874 11.1% 2,234 #233
198University of Nevada, Las VegasUniversity · Las Vegas #883 10.2% 3,887 #200
199University of Minnesota Medical CenterHospital / health system · Minneapolis #885 10.7% 1,691 #211
200University of Rhode IslandUniversity · Kingston #888 10.2% 2,256 #263
201Seattle UniversityUniversity · Seattle #889 9.8% 2,180 #215
202Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity · Stillwater #891 10.3% 3,539 #243
203United States Department of AgricultureGovernment institution · Washington #900 10.6% 12,536 #207
204Boston Medical CenterHospital / health system · Boston #904 12.0% 1,613 #266
205Salk Institute for Biological StudiesNonprofit · La Jolla #922 20.4% 438 #144
206Intel (United States)Company · Santa Clara #923 10.4% 2,820 #220
207Medical College of WisconsinUniversity · Milwaukee #924 8.7% 5,815 #219
208Georgia State UniversityUniversity · Atlanta #928 9.2% 6,015 #180
209Montana State UniversityUniversity · Bozeman #945 8.7% 2,147 #225
210Flatiron Health (United States)Company · New York #950 20.3% 610 #195
211Northern Arizona UniversityUniversity · Flagstaff #951 11.7% 2,071 #240
212Kent State UniversityUniversity · Kent #953 10.0% 2,599 #242
213University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity · Charlotte #956 9.9% 3,774 #294
214Berkeley CollegeUniversity · New York #963 13.3% 1,071 #158
215University of IdahoUniversity · Moscow #973 16.7% 2,358 #355
216Harvard Global Health InstituteUniversity · Cambridge #977 21.3% 570 #203
217National Laboratory of the RockiesResearch facility · Golden #982 12.0% 2,659 #142
218New Jersey Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Newark #988 12.3% 2,313 #270
219Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesUniversity · Bethesda #992 7.9% 4,081 #310
220Johnson UniversityUniversity · Knoxville #998 10.1% 1,321 #381
221Carnegie Institution for ScienceNonprofit · Washington #1,005 15.0% 1,137 #152
222Texas A&M University SystemUniversity · College Station #1,007 8.5% 5,353 #293
223Physical Sciences (United States)Company · Andover #1,008 9.8% 1,755 #275
224Leidos (United States)Company · Reston #1,010 12.1% 446 #169
225California State University, NorthridgeUniversity · Northridge #1,012 7.9% 1,221 #308
226Institute for Advanced StudyResearch facility · Princeton #1,013 22.4% 652 #202
227Lehigh UniversityUniversity · Bethlehem #1,015 10.2% 2,418 #199
228Michigan Technological UniversityUniversity · Houghton #1,024 10.3% 1,924 #286
229Rush University Medical CenterHospital / health system · Chicago #1,026 11.0% 3,638 #264
230University of Nebraska Medical CenterHospital / health system · Omaha #1,039 9.5% 4,719 #237
231Simons FoundationNonprofit · New York #1,053 20.3% 504 #192
232Stevens Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Hoboken #1,056 11.7% 2,562 #362
233University of Hawaii SystemUniversity · Honolulu #1,058 10.4% 1,401 #268
234Northwell HealthFunder · New Hyde Park #1,059 8.9% 5,495 #253
235Discovery InstituteNonprofit · Seattle #1,062 15.7% 547 #179
236Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterResearch facility · Baltimore #1,065 20.5% 659 #239
237Bowling Green State UniversityUniversity · Bowling Green #1,072 9.4% 1,479 #328
238Regeneron (United States)Company · Tarrytown #1,081 14.9% 661 #232
239University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyUniversity · Baltimore #1,086 10.0% 2,265 #257
240Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFunder · Falmouth #1,090 11.8% 981 #168
241Cardiovascular Institute of the SouthInstitution · Houma #1,096 23.0% 492 #182
242University of VermontUniversity · Burlington #1,097 9.6% 4,004 #204
243University SchoolUniversity · Cleveland #1,099 9.7% 1,356 #261
244University of San DiegoUniversity · San Diego #1,103 9.4% 1,472 #218
245University of MaineUniversity · Orono #1,105 10.0% 1,768 #320
246Graduate School USAUniversity · Washington #1,106 8.2% 392 #175
247Florida Atlantic UniversityUniversity · Boca Raton #1,112 10.6% 3,921 #254
248Florida CollegeUniversity · Temple Terrace #1,113 9.8% 2,678 #283
249Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryNonprofit · Cold Spring Harbor #1,135 19.9% 339 #213
250Brigham Young UniversityUniversity · Provo #1,141 8.2% 5,019 #245
251University of Minnesota SystemUniversity · Minneapolis #1,146 6.6% 2,723 #184
252American Cancer SocietyNonprofit · Atlanta #1,156 29.6% 358 #208
253Ohio UniversityUniversity · Athens #1,167 9.0% 2,323 #339
254Albany State UniversityUniversity · Albany #1,171 10.9% 932 #265
255Translational Therapeutics (United States)Company · Arlington #1,174 24.6% 269 #229
256Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUniversity · Troy #1,179 8.8% 2,436 #258
257WinnMedNonprofit · Decorah #1,180 10.7% 4,159 #250
258Augusta UniversityUniversity · Augusta #1,182 9.6% 3,779 #278
259University of Massachusetts LowellUniversity · Lowell #1,184 9.7% 2,320 #398
260California Institute for Regenerative MedicineGovernment institution · San Francisco #1,185 24.9% 262 #235
261Stanford Health CareHospital / health system · Stanford #1,192 12.9% 797 #277
262Nvidia (United States)Company · Santa Clara #1,196 20.9% 1,019 #313
263Claremont CollegesUniversity · Claremont #1,198 9.0% 2,166 #291
264AbbVie (United States)Company · North Chicago #1,203 12.2% 1,295 #249
265Vanderbilt HealthCompany · Nashville #1,205 14.5% 486 #212
266Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity · Worcester #1,209 8.8% 2,045 #384
267Sandia National LaboratoriesResearch facility · Albuquerque #1,215 4.6% 5,859 #155
268California University of PennsylvaniaUniversity · California #1,216 9.0% 2,711 #166
269Philadelphia UniversityUniversity · Philadelphia #1,217 11.9% 1,119 #401
270Boston VA Research InstituteNonprofit · Boston #1,218 26.8% 165 #244
271Amazon (United States)Company · Seattle #1,236 9.4% 2,433 #419
272Yale New Haven Health SystemHospital / health system · New Haven #1,241 15.9% 632 #298
273Mansfield UniversityUniversity · Mansfield #1,256 12.2% 275 #138
274University of AkronUniversity · Akron #1,273 8.8% 1,555 #248
275RTI InternationalFunder · Durham #1,274 12.5% 1,234 #337
276University of Missouri–Kansas CityUniversity · Kansas City #1,277 7.6% 2,937 #461
277University of California, MercedUniversity · Merced #1,280 11.5% 2,077 #205
278Santa Fe InstituteFunder · Santa Fe #1,282 13.9% 584 #228
279The University of Texas at El PasoUniversity · El Paso #1,296 7.4% 3,116 #292
280QB3Nonprofit · San Francisco #1,301 24.4% 207 #181
281Colorado School of Public HealthUniversity · Aurora #1,302 13.1% 639 #262
282Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States)Company · New York #1,306 12.0% 1,769 #231
283Mitchell InstituteNonprofit · Portland #1,310 5.5% 1,876 #187
284National Clinical ResearchResearch facility · Richmond #1,312 15.2% 1,215 #511
285World BankInstitution · Washington #1,313 16.3% 762 #197
286Palo Alto UniversityUniversity · Palo Alto #1,315 11.7% 1,490 #279
287University of Wisconsin SystemUniversity · Madison #1,335 11.1% 580 #306
288California State University, Long BeachUniversity · Long Beach #1,340 7.8% 1,401 #351
289Clinical Research InstituteResearch facility · Plymouth #1,353 17.1% 695 #252
290Film IndependentNonprofit · Los Angeles #1,369 5.6% 7,366 #563
291University of North Carolina at GreensboroUniversity · Greensboro #1,371 10.3% 2,139 #287
292Twin Cities OrthopedicsHospital / health system · Edina #1,372 10.3% 1,525 #273
293University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUniversity · Memphis #1,374 9.7% 2,939 #276
294Northern Illinois UniversityUniversity · DeKalb #1,375 8.2% 1,625 #433
295Western Michigan UniversityUniversity · Kalamazoo #1,380 7.7% 1,830 #383
296Illinois CollegeUniversity · Jacksonville #1,383 11.4% 1,333 #321
297Parker Institute for Cancer ImmunotherapyResearch facility · San Francisco #1,387 36.2% 174 #304
298King UniversityUniversity · Bristol #1,390 11.6% 650 #357
299Ludwig Cancer ResearchNonprofit · New York #1,405 28.7% 234 #255
300Lung InstituteHospital / health system · Dallas #1,410 18.3% 596 #251

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within United States on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside United States

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%20%40%mean 12.2603%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →Massachusetts Instit…Harvard UniversityStanford UniversityCornell University
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One dot per institution in the table above.

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