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Mathematics research in United States

Stanford University ranks first in United States for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
36k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stanford UniversityStanford #1100.017.2%474
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #290.018.3%483
3Harvard UniversityCambridge #480.119.8%507
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #674.220.6%329
5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1165.516.0%436
6New York UniversityNew York #1264.317.5%433
7Columbia UniversityNew York #1363.115.2%406
8University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #1462.114.5%388
9Yale UniversityNew Haven #1561.116.9%284
10University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1759.310.9%389
11Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1858.514.9%320
12Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2056.918.2%169
13University of WashingtonSeattle #2454.312.8%371
14University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2553.713.2%525
15Cornell UniversityIthaca #2752.613.1%294
16Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #3051.114.5%268
17California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #3150.617.4%204
18University of ChicagoChicago #3250.211.3%343
19The University of Texas at AustinAustin #3548.912.9%284
20Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #3847.714.8%242
21University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #4047.014.4%269
22University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4246.311.7%337
23Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #5143.511.1%360
24University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5243.210.3%374
25Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton #5841.625.2%121
26Duke UniversityDurham #6340.510.4%285
27University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #6540.011.6%244
28Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #6939.110.9%325
29University of California, IrvineIrvine #7837.411.9%222
30University of VirginiaCharlottesville #8236.713.2%213
31Brown UniversityProvidence #8336.515.6%195
32University of California, DavisDavis #8636.013.8%218
33Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #8735.810.8%158
34University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #8935.513.6%133
35Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #9434.716.0%162
36Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #9834.19.5%320
37Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #10033.811.6%274
38Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #10133.711.1%369
39University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #10832.711.1%262
40University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #11431.911.6%137
41University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #12131.112.8%276
42The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #12730.48.3%380
43University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #13030.014.2%114
44University of UtahSalt Lake City #13429.612.3%179
45Virginia TechBlacksburg #13829.211.1%158
46Boston UniversityBoston #14228.814.6%130
47City University of New YorkNew York #14528.58.2%319
48North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #14828.211.9%225
49Emory UniversityAtlanta #15927.112.9%136
50Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #16626.512.7%171
51Rice UniversityHouston #17126.111.2%110
52Indiana UniversityBloomington #17725.67.9%283
53University of PittsburghPittsburgh #18525.011.9%175
54University of Notre DameNotre Dame #19224.410.8%220
55University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #20023.99.6%207
56Boston CollegeBoston #20423.613.0%72
57Iowa State UniversityAmes #21123.19.7%150
58Arizona State UniversityTempe #21223.011.6%189
59University of ConnecticutStorrs #21822.613.8%198
60National Institutes of HealthBethesda #22722.011.5%138

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in United States?

Terence Tao, Jean Bourgain and Donald B. Rubin rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Terence Tao#6,318 worldwide overall137.1 of 248 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jean Bourgain#9,175 worldwide overall123.9 of 300 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Donald B. Rubin#10,751 worldwide overall86.9 of 217 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4James M. Robins#8,588 worldwide overall80.6 of 169 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Shing–Tung Yau#40,735 worldwide overall83.3 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Carlos E. Kenig#18,685 worldwide overall76.7 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Barry Simon#13,092 worldwide overall76.0 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Luis A. Caffarelli#12,184 worldwide overall68.4 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9George E. Andrews#101,699 worldwide overall84.7 of 317 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Miguel Ángel Hernán#3,721 worldwide overall60.7 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Chi‐Wang Shu#63,185 worldwide overall84.0 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jianqing Fan#7,338 worldwide overall62.0 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Guozhen Lu#44,111 worldwide overall74.9 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bradley Efron#5,330 worldwide overall56.0 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15G. Lusztig#36,673 worldwide overall62.4 of 185 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Mathematics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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What are the best universities for mathematics in the United States?

Stanford University ranks first in United States for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University.

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