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Environmental Science research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#16 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and University of Colorado Boulder.

United States's world rank
#2
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
125k
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 Environmental Science in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1665.814.5%582
2Stanford UniversityStanford #2659.815.4%846
3University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #3157.712.9%876
4University of WashingtonSeattle #3356.914.0%1,120
5National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #3556.213.7%1,756
6Princeton UniversityPrinceton #4154.215.9%440
7Cornell UniversityIthaca #4952.013.4%1,010
8United States Geological SurveyReston #5450.89.9%1,989
9Harvard UniversityCambridge #5750.215.8%1,119
10University of California San DiegoSan Diego #6348.913.1%807
11Columbia UniversityNew York #6648.312.7%795
12Arizona State UniversityTempe #6748.213.4%773
13Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #6848.011.7%1,185
14Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #8245.711.1%1,017
15University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #8445.415.1%467
16University of California, DavisDavis #8745.012.7%1,029
17California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #8944.712.5%465
18University of MichiganAnn Arbor #9244.312.7%886
19University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #9344.111.5%902
20Yale UniversityNew Haven #9543.916.4%573
21University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #9643.712.8%781
22University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #10243.012.2%895
23Planetary Science InstituteTucson #10842.314.3%198
24Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #11042.011.1%964
25Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #11241.811.7%489
26University of California, RiversideRiverside #11541.512.1%356
27NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder #13040.012.5%359
28North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #13239.89.4%833
29University of FloridaGainesville #13839.310.6%1,466
30Duke UniversityDurham #13939.210.5%582
31Rice UniversityHouston #14338.816.1%186
32National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #15038.210.9%644
33University of California, IrvineIrvine #15138.215.1%391
34University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu #15338.013.2%382
35University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #15937.511.7%646
36Colorado School of MinesGolden #16237.312.2%288
37Smithsonian InstitutionWashington #16936.811.7%637
38University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #17036.713.0%476
39University of ArizonaTucson #17236.511.7%735
40The University of Texas at AustinAustin #17336.510.1%795
41University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #17536.313.0%461
42Boston UniversityBoston #19834.816.1%355
43Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #19934.811.3%544
44Florida State UniversityTallahassee #21333.911.2%354
45Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #21533.811.5%466
46Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth #21933.614.1%280
47New York UniversityNew York #22533.211.5%488
48The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #22633.29.1%782
49Virginia TechBlacksburg #22733.19.7%796
50University of South CarolinaColumbia #23033.012.0%239
51Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #23232.926.1%76
52University of OklahomaNorman #23732.611.9%440
53Irvine UniversityCerritos #24632.124.7%89
54University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #24832.013.3%322
55Iowa State UniversityAmes #26131.49.6%489
56University of UtahSalt Lake City #26531.210.7%447
57National Institutes of HealthBethesda #26631.212.7%421
58Northwestern UniversityEvanston #26931.012.5%212
59Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #27130.911.3%326
60Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #27330.912.5%184

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in United States?

Peter B. Reich, Kurunthachalam Kannan and Joel David Schwartz rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Peter B. Reich#200 worldwide overall282.8 of 555 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kurunthachalam Kannan#7,706 worldwide overall247.9 of 684 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Joel David Schwartz#2,623 worldwide overall232.4 of 604 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gregory P. Asner#8,713 worldwide overall205.4 of 565 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Antonia M. Calafat#5,483 worldwide overall186.1 of 493 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yiqi Luo#2,208 worldwide overall171.7 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Menachem Elimelech#4 worldwide overall150.8 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Dennis Baldocchi#4,904 worldwide overall161.9 of 362 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9James M. Tiedje#897 worldwide overall153.7 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Robert B. Jackson#1,384 worldwide overall151.2 of 283 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Douglas R. Worsnop#1,463 worldwide overall154.5 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jose Luis Jimenez#3,699 worldwide overall158.3 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daniel J. Jacob#121 worldwide overall149.9 of 276 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Derek R. Lovley#339 worldwide overall144.6 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Julian D. Olden#5,421 worldwide overall149.6 of 352 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science