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Physics and Astronomy research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
87k
Top-10% rate
12.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #384.913.5%2,004
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #480.919.5%1,455
3Stanford UniversityStanford #577.817.4%1,672
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #871.320.7%1,245
5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1068.316.7%1,646
6California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #1166.916.3%1,938
7University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #1562.717.0%612
8University of ChicagoChicago #1761.015.6%787
9Yale UniversityNew Haven #1860.217.0%558
10University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #2158.016.0%1,022
11University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #2257.413.9%1,153
12Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #2456.214.9%865
13Cornell UniversityIthaca #2555.614.5%766
14University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3053.114.4%1,063
15University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3152.713.0%1,058
16Columbia UniversityNew York #3252.215.7%633
17University of California San DiegoSan Diego #3451.414.3%719
18University of California SystemOakland #3551.018.4%206
19University of WashingtonSeattle #3949.517.5%797
20University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4547.512.9%761
21Flatiron Health (United States)New York #4946.424.8%277
22Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #5345.314.1%913
23Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #5644.512.2%782
24University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5744.313.8%863
25The University of Texas at AustinAustin #6143.313.1%744
26Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #6642.342.0%873
27University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #6742.016.3%370
28Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #7041.517.2%596
29Simons FoundationNew York #7241.125.0%222
30Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #8239.36.7%1,099
31Northwestern UniversityEvanston #8339.116.0%440
32Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton #8938.130.0%235
33New York UniversityNew York #9038.014.4%589
34University of California, IrvineIrvine #10036.512.9%416
35The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10236.310.6%672
36Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #10336.113.5%559
37Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #11035.211.7%338
38Duke UniversityDurham #11135.115.1%347
39Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos #11834.28.9%1,218
40Rice UniversityHouston #12333.715.1%293
41Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #12533.58.6%778
42University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #12633.310.7%369
43National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg #12733.214.3%510
44Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton #13332.613.8%620
45University of ArizonaTucson #13832.112.8%1,028
46Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #14031.913.3%331
47University of FloridaGainesville #14331.69.7%562
48University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #15330.715.3%386
49Planetary Science InstituteTucson #15430.616.6%428
50University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #15730.312.0%442
51Arizona State UniversityTempe #16229.910.4%512
52North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #16329.89.7%426
53University of PittsburghPittsburgh #17428.912.5%327
54University of RochesterRochester #17628.711.1%448
55University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #18428.112.6%298
56University of Colorado SystemBoulder #18628.010.5%138
57Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #20027.08.2%584
58University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #20426.712.0%358
59Brown UniversityProvidence #20826.416.2%271
60University of California, RiversideRiverside #20926.416.1%293

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in United States?

Hartmut F.-W. Sadrozinski, J. A. Aguilar–Saavedra and A. Bodek rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hartmut F.-W. Sadrozinski#4,234 worldwide overall726.6 of 1,880 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2J. A. Aguilar–Saavedra#880 worldwide overall588.4 of 1,306 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3A. Bodek#26,118 worldwide overall708.3 of 2,583 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4A. Olszewski#2,235 worldwide overall580.1 of 1,361 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5W. T. Ford#29,873 worldwide overall697.1 of 2,558 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lawrence Lee#2,937 worldwide overall566.8 of 1,359 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7R.J. Lipton#16,532 worldwide overall611.4 of 1,994 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Emilio Meschi#12,982 worldwide overall581.4 of 1,729 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Giuseppe Salamanna#2,308 worldwide overall527.4 of 1,269 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Carlos Sandoval#1,708 worldwide overall504.8 of 1,157 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11V. Kouskoura#777 worldwide overall486.3 of 1,034 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12K. M. Ecklund#19,613 worldwide overall572.3 of 1,896 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13K. K. Gan#19,981 worldwide overall566.2 of 1,864 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14A. Salvucci#783 worldwide overall481.3 of 1,024 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Esteban Fullana Torregrosa#1,596 worldwide overall490.0 of 1,122 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy