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Arts and Humanities research in United States

University of Chicago ranks first in United States for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Harvard University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
85k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of ChicagoChicago #481.69.3%922
2Stanford UniversityStanford #676.315.2%553
3Harvard UniversityCambridge #1168.217.0%419
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #1267.112.1%617
5New York UniversityNew York #1366.013.9%797
6University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1564.112.4%667
7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #2159.720.1%293
8University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2557.312.6%552
9University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3254.114.3%596
10Columbia UniversityNew York #3453.311.8%654
11University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #4051.112.7%339
12Yale UniversityNew Haven #4749.011.7%730
13Cornell UniversityIthaca #5347.410.6%592
14The University of Texas at AustinAustin #5846.211.5%672
15University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #6444.915.2%468
16University of ArizonaTucson #7942.117.1%414
17Indiana UniversityBloomington #8041.911.9%772
18University of California San DiegoSan Diego #8241.615.7%270
19University of WashingtonSeattle #8341.515.5%385
20Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #8441.311.7%265
21Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #9140.212.9%346
22Arizona State UniversityTempe #9439.816.7%497
23University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #9539.712.7%489
24Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #9639.518.1%185
25Duke UniversityDurham #10638.213.4%472
26University of California, IrvineIrvine #11537.119.3%284
27University of California SystemOakland #11637.013.1%155
28Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #11836.814.3%613
29Northwestern UniversityEvanston #12036.613.7%225
30The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #12735.813.4%576
31Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #13535.014.7%345
32University of Notre DameNotre Dame #13834.711.6%571
33Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #14234.313.5%326
34City University of New YorkNew York #14534.19.5%907
35University of UtahSalt Lake City #14933.711.3%205
36Boston UniversityBoston #15433.318.7%225
37University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #16432.412.3%302
38University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #16532.315.9%229
39University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo #16932.010.6%287
40University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #17531.616.8%168
41Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #17731.415.3%326
42University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #18031.214.0%281
43North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #18430.913.7%189
44University of PittsburghPittsburgh #18930.513.4%372
45Rice UniversityHouston #19530.113.8%144
46Florida State UniversityTallahassee #20429.510.2%382
47Boston CollegeBoston #20529.59.0%399
48Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #20629.417.1%373
49Film IndependentLos Angeles #21129.16.5%1,673
50University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #21229.013.4%347
51Georgetown UniversityWashington #22528.211.0%434
52University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #22828.110.0%555
53Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #23427.718.1%133
54Emory UniversityAtlanta #23727.59.1%386
55Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #24227.312.6%226
56University of California, RiversideRiverside #24527.110.8%167
57University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #24627.114.1%258
58Brown UniversityProvidence #24827.012.3%174
59University of California, DavisDavis #25026.816.0%289
60University of FloridaGainesville #25426.612.4%407

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in United States?

Paul Henry Lysaker, Lee Sharks and Suresh Canagarajah rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Paul Henry Lysaker#269,630 worldwide overall82.6 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Lee Sharks#1,083 worldwide overall58.3 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Suresh Canagarajah#1,893 worldwide overall52.9 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Thomas H. McGlashan#41,331 worldwide overall51.6 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenneth S. Kendler#35,525 worldwide overall47.2 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Howard Giles#68,589 worldwide overall44.5 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Erik Trinkaus#8,971 worldwide overall43.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Steve Graham#1,516 worldwide overall40.8 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Naoko Taguchi#18,387 worldwide overall41.2 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Peter I. De Costa#5,231 worldwide overall45.3 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stanley H. Hoffmann#49,770 worldwide overall48.7 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Douglas Biber#4,986 worldwide overall39.0 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13John Michael Kane#40,645 worldwide overall37.8 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rebecca L. Oxford#53,886 worldwide overall46.7 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Martha C. Nussbaum#167,975 worldwide overall45.5 of 153 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities