How does United States rank in Earth and Planetary Sciences research?

The United States ranks #2 of 80 countries on research quality in Earth and Planetary Sciences (2022–2025), with 56k works.

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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in United States

University of Colorado Boulder ranks first in United States for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#14 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Arizona.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 56k
Top-10% rate: 16.7%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#14	62.8	23.5%	476
2	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#30	52.1	28.1%	374
3	University of ArizonaTucson	#35	49.9	17.0%	563
4	NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder	#36	49.5	23.5%	324
5	Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena	#39	48.4	22.5%	347
6	Planetary Science InstituteTucson	#42	47.3	27.9%	537
7	Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt	#49	45.2	23.2%	290
8	Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesBoulder	#51	44.6	28.2%	195
9	Colorado State UniversityFort Collins	#52	44.3	14.7%	424
10	Columbia UniversityNew York	#55	43.5	28.0%	305
11	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#64	41.4	28.3%	312
12	Stanford UniversityStanford	#66	41.0	28.7%	405
13	University of WashingtonSeattle	#67	40.8	20.9%	560
14	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#68	40.5	20.0%	398
15	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#69	40.3	12.8%	583
16	United States Geological SurveyReston	#73	39.5	17.8%	845
17	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#76	39.0	23.2%	432
18	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#79	38.4	22.0%	359
19	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#85	37.4	4.1%	2,011
20	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#86	37.2	20.5%	352
21	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#97	35.5	34.8%	327
22	Scripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla	#98	35.4	26.9%	402
23	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#99	35.3	19.5%	626
24	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#103	34.7	25.1%	392
25	University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks	#104	34.6	21.3%	279
26	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#108	34.0	22.9%	344
27	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#124	32.1	2.9%	1,944
28	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#128	31.6	26.9%	161
29	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis	#132	31.2	15.7%	488
30	University of California, RiversideRiverside	#133	31.1	30.5%	180
31	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#134	31.0	10.6%	470
32	National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington	#137	30.7	26.8%	183
33	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#140	30.4	19.8%	313
34	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#146	29.8	40.4%	165
35	Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatorySparkill	#147	29.7	29.4%	206
36	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta	#156	28.9	23.9%	240
37	Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth	#166	28.0	20.8%	459
38	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#174	27.3	32.5%	262
39	University of FloridaGainesville	#175	27.2	22.2%	311
40	University of AlabamaTuscaloosa	#178	27.0	25.7%	129
41	University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu	#179	26.9	23.5%	290
42	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#182	26.7	30.4%	184
43	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#186	26.4	23.0%	273
44	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#192	25.9	27.9%	222
45	University of ConnecticutStorrs	#194	25.8	26.2%	142
46	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#202	25.2	18.5%	232
47	University of OklahomaNorman	#207	24.9	13.6%	294
48	University of California, DavisDavis	#217	24.2	9.2%	603
49	Mississippi State UniversityStarkville	#223	23.8	23.9%	102
50	Brown UniversityProvidence	#225	23.7	30.4%	156
51	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#231	23.3	20.2%	232
52	Virginia TechBlacksburg	#237	23.0	21.9%	237
53	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff	#258	21.8	22.1%	99
54	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#262	21.5	15.2%	366
55	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#266	21.3	18.2%	305
56	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#270	21.1	23.2%	191
57	Dartmouth CollegeHanover	#271	21.1	20.7%	120
58	NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryPrinceton	#273	21.0	28.3%	90
59	University of VirginiaCharlottesville	#283	20.5	22.4%	98
60	University of MiamiCoral Gables	#285	20.4	24.2%	211

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in United States?

Susan Solomon, Eugenia Kalnay and Jean‐François Lamarque rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1Susan Solomon#561 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 37 works
2Eugenia Kalnay#936 worldwide overall5k citations · 54 works
3Jean‐François Lamarque#1,188 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 54 works
4Soroosh Sorooshian#2,630 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 60 works
5Jimy Dudhia#2,672 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 47 works
6Kevin E. Trenberth#3,298 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 47 works
7S. M. McLennan#3,665 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 35 works
8Joseph L. Kirschvink#3,694 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 39 works
9Timothy W. Lyons#3,986 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 73 works
10John Dewey#5,078 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 44 works
11Peter G. DeCelles#5,520 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 71 works
12David M. Boore#6,126 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 38 works
13N. M. Mahowald#7,108 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 36 works
14Andrew H. Knoll#7,222 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 63 works
15Douglas R. Worsnop#7,428 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 64 works

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