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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in United States

University of California San Diego ranks first in United States for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
56k
Top-10% rate
10.7%
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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of California San DiegoSan Diego #577.013.7%798
2University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #674.417.3%2,038
3Columbia UniversityNew York #1067.115.8%518
4University of WashingtonSeattle #1165.711.0%673
5Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #1264.522.5%472
6Planetary Science InstituteTucson #1363.314.8%537
7University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #1462.313.2%774
8Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1561.316.3%424
9Stanford UniversityStanford #1759.517.1%464
10California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #2057.215.8%677
11University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2255.813.1%601
12National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #2355.212.6%1,046
13Harvard UniversityCambridge #2454.516.5%289
14Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2752.914.3%319
15Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #3051.42.5%1,945
16NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder #3250.412.7%390
17Cornell UniversityIthaca #3449.614.2%322
18University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #3549.217.8%264
19University of ArizonaTucson #3848.010.2%563
20The University of Texas at AustinAustin #4146.911.6%640
21Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #4545.612.4%434
22Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth #4645.211.2%459
23Yale UniversityNew Haven #5143.816.5%192
24University of MichiganAnn Arbor #5443.012.3%353
25Oregon State UniversityCorvallis #5642.410.9%488
26University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #5841.910.1%401
27Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore #5941.77.4%366
28Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #6440.511.4%364
29National Institutes of HealthBethesda #6640.14.8%122
30Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #7139.07.2%425
31Rice UniversityHouston #7238.814.8%125
32University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #7338.610.6%432
33University of California, RiversideRiverside #7638.114.5%180
34National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #7737.910.2%651
35Brown UniversityProvidence #8536.514.4%156
36University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu #9035.612.6%296
37University of ChicagoChicago #9135.512.2%201
38University of California, DavisDavis #9335.24.5%604
39United States Geological SurveyReston #9435.010.4%1,091
40University of California, IrvineIrvine #9834.415.0%161
41University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #9934.315.4%190
42Smithsonian InstitutionWashington #11232.511.5%352
43Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #11632.013.7%243
44Arizona State UniversityTempe #11831.814.5%222
45University of OklahomaNorman #12730.77.1%298
46University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #13030.414.2%88
47Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #13829.511.8%207
48New York UniversityNew York #14029.313.7%159
49Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #14329.010.0%146
50University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #14428.912.9%191
51Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #14728.610.9%217
52University of MiamiCoral Gables #15028.310.0%216
53Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #15627.813.0%172
54University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #16127.313.9%278
55Colorado School of MinesGolden #16327.19.2%229
56University of FloridaGainesville #16726.811.7%359
57Carnegie Institution for ScienceWashington #16926.613.8%143
58Indiana UniversityBloomington #17726.010.3%174
59University of DelawareNewark #18225.611.2%227
60Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #18525.324.2%218

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-now.

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

Thomas J. Algeo, Douglas R. Worsnop and John H. Seinfeld rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Thomas J. Algeo#16,260 worldwide overall164.8 of 405 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Douglas R. Worsnop#1,463 worldwide overall134.7 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3John H. Seinfeld#6,780 worldwide overall141.0 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Daniel J. Jacob#121 worldwide overall126.3 of 216 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hiroo Kanamori#23,669 worldwide overall138.0 of 352 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jose Luis Jimenez#3,699 worldwide overall130.4 of 283 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jean‐Philippe Avouac#14,376 worldwide overall133.3 of 315 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Timothy W. Lyons#7,416 worldwide overall123.7 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andrew H. Knoll#7,918 worldwide overall124.1 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Péter Molnár#10,097 worldwide overall123.9 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Robert J. Stern#15,862 worldwide overall122.8 of 295 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Noah J. Planavsky#15,842 worldwide overall110.1 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13T. Mark Harrison#14,409 worldwide overall110.5 of 255 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Shang‐Ping Xie#22,385 worldwide overall114.8 of 326 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Roland Bürgmann#41,303 worldwide overall111.9 of 351 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Earth and Planetary 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences