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Psychology research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Psychology research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Columbia University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 106 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
137k
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 Psychology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #1100.016.2%2,776
2Stanford UniversityStanford #481.916.4%1,166
3Columbia UniversityNew York #676.613.3%1,241
4University of MichiganAnn Arbor #774.613.5%1,433
5Yale UniversityNew Haven #872.813.4%1,230
6Cornell UniversityIthaca #1168.713.3%942
7University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1366.514.3%933
8New York UniversityNew York #1564.712.4%1,265
9Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1663.813.9%1,343
10University of WashingtonSeattle #2160.212.4%1,148
11University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2259.713.9%1,068
12Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2359.114.6%766
13University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #2657.514.5%718
14University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #3055.614.4%599
15University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #3354.313.3%898
16Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #3454.019.9%299
17The University of Texas at AustinAustin #3752.913.2%942
18Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #4749.712.3%666
19University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4849.511.7%831
20University of PittsburghPittsburgh #5048.912.1%905
21Princeton UniversityPrinceton #5148.713.9%253
22Boston UniversityBoston #5248.414.7%631
23Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #5647.511.5%1,391
24University of ChicagoChicago #5747.28.8%768
25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5946.812.1%774
26United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #6844.910.6%1,161
27Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #6944.714.2%721
28University of California, IrvineIrvine #7344.014.1%626
29National Institutes of HealthBethesda #7443.816.1%484
30Duke UniversityDurham #7543.612.6%673
31Indiana UniversityBloomington #8342.310.6%1,166
32Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #8542.015.2%289
33University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #8941.413.4%814
34Emory UniversityAtlanta #9141.111.0%774
35University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #9241.013.2%596
36Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #9340.811.5%746
37The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #9740.310.6%1,215
38Florida State UniversityTallahassee #9840.111.0%774
39Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #10039.915.2%310
40University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #10439.412.5%753
41Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #10838.912.1%788
42City University of New YorkNew York #11438.29.4%971
43University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #11637.914.4%298
44University of UtahSalt Lake City #11837.79.1%672
45Arizona State UniversityTempe #12137.410.3%934
46Boston CollegeBoston #12636.912.8%253
47University of California SystemOakland #12936.512.3%154
48United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #13236.220.1%275
49University of OregonEugene #13835.715.0%259
50University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #14135.412.3%349
51University of California, DavisDavis #14634.911.9%597
52Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #15234.411.7%714
53Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #15434.212.3%575
54University of VirginiaCharlottesville #15634.112.9%569
55University of FloridaGainesville #16733.210.5%828
56Brown UniversityProvidence #17033.09.1%602
57Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #17232.89.7%418
58University of GeorgiaAthens #17332.713.4%508
59Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #17732.413.2%282
60Dartmouth CollegeHanover #17932.312.6%241

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in United States?

Ronald C. Kessler, James Jonathan Gross and Richard M. Ryan rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Psychology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ronald C. Kessler#96 worldwide overall332.2 of 638 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2James Jonathan Gross#337 worldwide overall241.2 of 443 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Richard M. Ryan#66 worldwide overall184.9 of 267 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Matthew K. Nock#3,434 worldwide overall146.7 of 318 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenneth A. Dodge#1,801 worldwide overall135.6 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Marc Nicholas Potenza#5,392 worldwide overall150.5 of 394 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Katie A. McLaughlin#387 worldwide overall125.3 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Roy Frederick Baumeister#9,804 worldwide overall145.7 of 356 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Richard J. Davidson#9,333 worldwide overall121.7 of 245 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stefan G. Hofmann#44,979 worldwide overall133.1 of 398 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Robert Frank Krueger#6,926 worldwide overall123.8 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Murray B. Stein#22,379 worldwide overall144.3 of 525 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Paul T. Costa#10,016 worldwide overall116.4 of 262 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Nancy A. Sampson#1,905 worldwide overall108.3 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Alan E. Kazdin#14,163 worldwide overall121.4 of 349 papers here in the top 10%

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