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Neuroscience research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

United States's world rank
#1
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
79k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.015.9%3,005
2Stanford UniversityStanford #290.115.7%1,127
3Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #480.227.8%169
4National Institutes of HealthBethesda #870.313.9%1,168
5Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #968.620.3%425
6Allen InstituteSeattle #1067.118.2%374
7New York UniversityNew York #1165.712.7%973
8Columbia UniversityNew York #1264.513.7%889
9University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #1363.315.3%592
10Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1462.312.3%1,410
11University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1660.413.8%828
12University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #1858.713.1%865
13Yale UniversityNew Haven #1957.912.5%955
14Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2057.212.7%598
15University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2255.812.0%879
16Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2355.218.6%226
17Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #2454.613.4%719
18University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #2653.415.9%422
19Cornell UniversityIthaca #2752.913.8%624
20University of ChicagoChicago #3051.48.4%626
21Neurosciences InstituteLa Jolla #3449.621.3%135
22Baylor College of MedicineHouston #3648.812.8%399
23University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #3848.012.4%637
24Duke UniversityDurham #3947.612.6%562
25University of WashingtonSeattle #4445.911.1%683
26University of PittsburghPittsburgh #4745.010.1%844
27University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4944.410.1%836
28Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #5044.111.2%434
29University of California, IrvineIrvine #5143.811.0%594
30Boston UniversityBoston #5343.210.4%446
31Neurological SurgeryRockville Centre #5542.713.2%280
32Dartmouth CollegeHanover #5842.011.2%209
33University of California, DavisDavis #6041.511.3%555
34Emory UniversityAtlanta #6640.110.5%747
35University of IowaIowa City #6739.99.6%461
36The University of Texas at AustinAustin #7139.110.0%480
37University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #8137.211.4%575
38Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #8237.014.0%282
39University of RochesterRochester #8536.511.1%404
40Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #9335.210.4%351
41United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #9734.611.4%591
42California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #9834.514.5%125
43Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #9934.310.0%744
44Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #10134.09.3%480
45Mayo ClinicRochester #10733.213.5%673
46Brown UniversityProvidence #10833.19.5%328
47The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #10932.910.5%294
48Indiana UniversityBloomington #11232.510.8%685
49Salk Institute for Biological StudiesLa Jolla #11532.217.2%70
50University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #11931.79.1%540
51Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #12830.615.6%182
52University of VirginiaCharlottesville #13230.210.4%388
53MIND Research InstituteIrvine #13330.117.8%65
54Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #13430.010.9%553
55University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #14129.310.3%377
56University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester #14728.712.3%116
57The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #15627.810.1%638
58University of UtahSalt Lake City #16127.49.1%363
59Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #16227.310.6%352
60Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #16527.010.5%294

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in United States?

György Buzsáki, Karl Deisseroth and Bruce S. McEwen rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1György Buzsáki#450 worldwide overall223.7 of 386 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Karl Deisseroth#40 worldwide overall203.8 of 323 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Bruce S. McEwen#3,557 worldwide overall193.7 of 487 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Fred H. Gage#884 worldwide overall173.0 of 384 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Álvaro Pascual‐Leone#16,143 worldwide overall189.1 of 572 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Eric J. Nestler#1,416 worldwide overall163.2 of 343 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Christof Koch#14,089 worldwide overall139.8 of 360 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Zhong Lin Wang#5 worldwide overall118.5 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Maiken Nedergaard#431 worldwide overall121.7 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Eric R. Kandel#1,556 worldwide overall126.5 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11George F. Koob#11,043 worldwide overall139.9 of 397 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12John Q. Trojanowski#1,186 worldwide overall126.7 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Roger A. Nicoll#599 worldwide overall117.8 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Giulio Tononi#12,624 worldwide overall130.1 of 339 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ronald S. Duman#3,866 worldwide overall118.9 of 229 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience