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Materials Science research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Harvard University.

United States's world rank
#2
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
57k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #971.617.6%804
2Stanford UniversityStanford #1366.815.7%671
3Harvard UniversityCambridge #3155.618.4%425
4University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4052.316.6%590
5Northwestern UniversityEvanston #4152.018.0%586
6University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5747.712.2%622
7Cornell UniversityIthaca #5847.513.1%510
8University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #6945.215.3%402
9Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #7244.714.9%522
10Yale UniversityNew Haven #7644.011.9%192
11Princeton UniversityPrinceton #7743.815.2%339
12University of WashingtonSeattle #7843.610.7%362
13University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #8043.312.3%323
14Duke UniversityDurham #8342.813.1%206
15University of MichiganAnn Arbor #8642.413.1%578
16University of California San DiegoSan Diego #8742.212.9%367
17Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #9041.812.4%849
18University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #9840.713.5%358
19Columbia UniversityNew York #10439.913.8%271
20Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #10639.78.0%1,175
21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #10839.414.6%281
22California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #11139.113.5%255
23The University of Texas at AustinAustin #11938.210.9%483
24Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton #12437.611.3%314
25University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #12837.212.9%278
26Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #14036.114.3%652
27University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #14435.712.6%410
28University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #14635.59.6%390
29University of ChicagoChicago #14835.312.4%335
30The University of Texas at DallasRichardson #16134.310.3%206
31Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #16434.012.5%681
32Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #16833.710.5%574
33North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #17633.110.8%564
34New York UniversityNew York #17833.013.5%243
35University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #18532.512.9%464
36Iowa State UniversityAmes #18832.39.1%490
37Rice UniversityHouston #19931.514.9%304
38Arizona State UniversityTempe #20231.38.5%458
39Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #20331.310.6%342
40University of Nevada, RenoReno #20930.912.6%122
41Florida State UniversityTallahassee #21130.810.7%226
42Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #21930.314.7%116
43University of FloridaGainesville #22430.09.3%484
44Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #22529.911.0%664
45University of California, RiversideRiverside #22829.813.5%215
46University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #23329.511.1%325
47Virginia TechBlacksburg #24129.010.1%366
48University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo #24328.99.6%247
49University of California SystemOakland #27927.111.5%69
50Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #28726.89.3%296
51University of GeorgiaAthens #28926.713.7%136
52Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #29226.610.2%157
53University of PittsburghPittsburgh #29426.58.6%281
54University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #30426.011.0%232
55University of VirginiaCharlottesville #31325.79.8%248
56University of California, IrvineIrvine #31425.611.2%246
57National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden #32225.315.8%215
58The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #32725.19.8%470
59University of DelawareNewark #32825.110.6%286
60United States Department of DefenseWashington #33324.96.7%790

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in United States?

Zhong Lin Wang, Yury G. Gogotsi and Zhanhu Guo rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Zhong Lin Wang#5 worldwide overall591.5 of 1,090 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yury G. Gogotsi#76 worldwide overall329.9 of 626 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Zhanhu Guo#168 worldwide overall317.4 of 650 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Younan Xia#1,114 worldwide overall229.1 of 498 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mercouri G. Kanatzidis#25,510 worldwide overall270.5 of 1,093 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Pulickel Madhavapanicker Ajayan#6,955 worldwide overall212.2 of 635 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alex K.‐Y. Jen#3,990 worldwide overall198.4 of 502 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rongchao Jin#1,743 worldwide overall160.5 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Omar K. Farha#308 worldwide overall150.5 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Alan J. Heeger#2,461 worldwide overall157.3 of 382 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Rodney S. Ruoff#3,920 worldwide overall153.7 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Krzysztof Matyjaszewski#6,600 worldwide overall171.4 of 536 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13David Lee Kaplan#20,404 worldwide overall173.8 of 573 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Long‐Qing Chen#21,753 worldwide overall174.7 of 592 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Michel W. Barsoum#7,579 worldwide overall146.8 of 370 papers here in the top 10%

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