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Chemical Engineering research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Chemical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#81 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Pennsylvania State University.

United States's world rank
#2
of 45 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.8k
Top-10% rate
13.1%
Ranked institutions
14

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

What is the best university for Chemical Engineering in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #8117.424.3%97
2Stanford UniversityStanford #9514.422.1%77
3Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #1219.919.2%64
4Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #1239.615.9%95
5Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #1279.016.7%80
6Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #1298.717.7%100
7University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1338.118.8%68
8Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #1387.411.5%95
9University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #1535.517.5%64
10The University of Texas at AustinAustin #1545.414.4%65
11Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #1565.112.4%91
12University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #1703.519.1%75
13University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #1782.712.7%67
14North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #1871.713.0%62

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Chemical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Chemical Engineering researchers in United States?

William L. Jorgensen, Donald G. Truhlar and Thomas F. Jaramillo rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1William L. Jorgensen#209 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 8 works
  2. 2Donald G. Truhlar#255 worldwide overall8.4k citations · 14 works
  3. 3Thomas F. Jaramillo#1,020 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 13 works
  4. 4Paul J. Flory#1,089 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 14 works
  5. 5John D. Ferry#1,803 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
  6. 6Nathan S. Lewis#2,550 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 9 works
  7. 7Frank J. Millero#2,568 worldwide overall2k citations · 22 works
  8. 8Mark D. Allendorf#2,996 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 11 works
  9. 9L. E. Scriven#3,210 worldwide overall2k citations · 10 works
  10. 10Keith E. Gubbins#3,556 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 17 works
  11. 11Alexander A. Balandin#3,845 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 18 works
  12. 12John Newman#4,168 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 9 works
  13. 13John B. Goodenough#4,875 worldwide overall6.2k citations · 10 works
  14. 14Martin Head‐Gordon#5,440 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 11 works
  15. 15Rolf D. Reitz#5,553 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 52 works

How United States compares with other countries in Chemical Engineering