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Physical Sciences research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Harvard University.

United States's world rank
#2
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
893k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #485.116.2%9,600
2Stanford UniversityStanford #877.616.8%9,715
3Harvard UniversityCambridge #1868.815.7%8,217
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2864.117.8%5,114
5Cornell UniversityIthaca #3163.014.1%6,465
6University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #3761.115.9%11,624
7University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4060.212.3%9,509
8University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4359.513.3%6,957
9University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #4758.514.5%6,881
10California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #4958.014.5%6,254
11University of WashingtonSeattle #5157.613.5%7,079
12University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5257.412.6%8,933
13Columbia UniversityNew York #5556.813.8%5,648
14University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #5656.612.8%6,192
15The University of Texas at AustinAustin #5756.411.8%8,130
16University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #6055.914.4%3,676
17Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #6155.711.1%8,972
18Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #6754.714.9%5,854
19University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #6854.512.5%5,617
20Yale UniversityNew Haven #6954.315.5%3,688
21University of ChicagoChicago #7253.913.1%3,876
22University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #7753.212.6%6,252
23Northwestern UniversityEvanston #8152.615.9%3,646
24Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #8552.115.0%4,627
25University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #8751.814.3%3,386
26Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #8851.712.2%5,723
27Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #9051.511.9%9,207
28Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #9151.411.1%8,495
29University of FloridaGainesville #9351.110.3%6,782
30Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #9451.022.4%2,712
31New York UniversityNew York #9550.914.6%5,710
32The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10250.110.1%6,230
33University of California, IrvineIrvine #10649.712.3%3,897
34Rice UniversityHouston #10849.515.2%2,425
35Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #11149.29.6%12,141
36University of California SystemOakland #11648.813.2%985
37Duke UniversityDurham #11948.512.2%3,734
38North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #12148.310.8%5,944
39Arizona State UniversityTempe #12248.211.3%6,041
40Virginia TechBlacksburg #12547.911.3%6,428
41Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #13647.011.4%3,839
42University of PittsburghPittsburgh #13846.910.2%3,345
43Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #14246.612.3%3,682
44University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #15345.811.9%4,696
45Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #15545.69.7%3,285
46Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #16045.38.7%6,028
47University of California, RiversideRiverside #17244.513.2%2,645
48University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #18044.011.0%4,222
49The University of Texas at DallasRichardson #18343.811.3%2,520
50University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #19443.212.4%2,878
51Microsoft (United States)Redmond #19743.022.8%2,724
52University of California, DavisDavis #20242.810.8%5,196
53University of UtahSalt Lake City #20542.610.0%3,652
54University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #21142.311.3%3,704
55Iowa State UniversityAmes #21442.210.1%4,164
56Indiana UniversityBloomington #22341.79.7%3,384
57Emory UniversityAtlanta #22441.712.2%2,018
58National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #22941.48.5%5,619
59IBM (United States)Armonk #23241.313.9%2,137
60Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #24740.612.0%3,085

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in United States?

Zhong Lin Wang, Zhanhu Guo and Hartmut F.-W. Sadrozinski rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Zhong Lin Wang#5 worldwide overall1,667.2 of 3,011 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Zhanhu Guo#168 worldwide overall748.9 of 1,530 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hartmut F.-W. Sadrozinski#4,234 worldwide overall747.7 of 2,035 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Yury G. Gogotsi#76 worldwide overall591.4 of 1,126 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5J. A. Aguilar–Saavedra#880 worldwide overall601.8 of 1,351 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6A. Bodek#26,118 worldwide overall727.6 of 2,752 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7A. Olszewski#2,235 worldwide overall597.1 of 1,459 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8W. T. Ford#29,873 worldwide overall713.9 of 2,742 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Lawrence Lee#2,937 worldwide overall580.0 of 1,443 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Yi Ping Cui#20 worldwide overall517.5 of 836 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11George M. Whitesides#549 worldwide overall542.3 of 1,096 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12R.J. Lipton#16,532 worldwide overall624.2 of 2,098 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Arumugam Manthiram#752 worldwide overall528.4 of 1,157 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Giuseppe Salamanna#2,308 worldwide overall534.5 of 1,302 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15H. Vincent Poor#31,413 worldwide overall692.9 of 2,530 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How United States compares with other countries in Physical Sciences