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Social Sciences research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley.

United States's world rank
#1
of 148 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
333k
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 Social Sciences in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #484.117.2%2,302
2Stanford UniversityStanford #581.516.4%2,392
3University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #974.714.6%2,137
4Columbia UniversityNew York #1073.512.5%2,550
5Cornell UniversityIthaca #1172.414.3%2,219
6University of MichiganAnn Arbor #1668.114.7%3,364
7Yale UniversityNew Haven #1966.213.7%2,245
8Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2065.614.9%1,313
9University of WashingtonSeattle #2165.014.9%2,159
10New York UniversityNew York #2264.513.1%2,790
11The University of Texas at AustinAustin #2861.713.0%2,483
12University of ChicagoChicago #3060.98.1%2,895
13University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #3359.817.5%1,500
14Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #3459.513.3%1,993
15University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #4157.313.6%2,117
16University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4855.512.6%2,083
17Northwestern UniversityEvanston #5254.616.9%1,184
18Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #5354.316.8%852
19University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #6751.712.7%1,971
20Duke UniversityDurham #6951.313.9%1,580
21Arizona State UniversityTempe #7450.513.2%2,502
22University of California San DiegoSan Diego #7550.413.9%1,145
23Emory UniversityAtlanta #7949.811.5%1,380
24Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #8249.312.8%2,768
25Indiana UniversityBloomington #8748.710.6%2,814
26City University of New YorkNew York #9048.310.2%2,866
27Boston UniversityBoston #9547.615.9%1,127
28University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #9647.515.9%991
29University of PittsburghPittsburgh #9747.411.2%1,473
30University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #9847.314.0%1,595
31University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #10146.914.2%990
32The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10246.812.1%2,265
33Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #11545.413.7%1,309
34Boston CollegeBoston #11745.212.1%938
35Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #12444.612.9%1,742
36Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #12644.413.6%1,361
37Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #12844.212.6%1,024
38University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #12944.115.1%1,520
39University of California, IrvineIrvine #13843.314.6%1,390
40University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #14043.215.2%1,281
41University of California SystemOakland #14442.913.7%528
42Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #15142.314.5%1,920
43University of VirginiaCharlottesville #15242.213.5%1,515
44University of GeorgiaAthens #15542.014.4%1,209
45Florida State UniversityTallahassee #15741.911.8%1,311
46Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #15841.817.5%693
47University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #15941.713.9%604
48Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #18140.216.2%334
49Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #18440.013.6%1,523
50University of UtahSalt Lake City #19739.312.4%1,064
51University of FloridaGainesville #19839.210.9%1,833
52University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #19939.111.8%1,346
53Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #20139.013.8%638
54North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #20239.011.0%919
55United States Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington #20838.618.5%436
56Georgetown UniversityWashington #21138.511.9%1,716
57National Institutes of HealthBethesda #21638.216.7%369
58Rice UniversityHouston #21938.013.1%540
59University of California, RiversideRiverside #22237.912.1%669
60University of Notre DameNotre Dame #22637.712.3%1,070

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in United States?

G. John Ikenberry, John C. Campbell and Douglas S. Massey rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1G. John Ikenberry#2,414 worldwide overall173.6 of 353 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2John C. Campbell#84,302 worldwide overall230.2 of 946 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Douglas S. Massey#2,106 worldwide overall140.8 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alex R. Piquero#11,234 worldwide overall144.9 of 341 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Robert C. Pianta#2,786 worldwide overall133.7 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Robert Legvold#31,746 worldwide overall148.1 of 452 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ernest T. Pascarella#11,169 worldwide overall119.2 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jacquelynne S. Eccles#1,478 worldwide overall112.3 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Francis Fukuyama#23,662 worldwide overall128.6 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tom R. Tyler#3,546 worldwide overall111.5 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Scott Rozelle#25,770 worldwide overall119.7 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12John F. Dovidio#3,926 worldwide overall110.8 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Greg J. Duncan#7,342 worldwide overall114.1 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Marc Nicholas Potenza#5,392 worldwide overall107.3 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David Gertler Rand#287 worldwide overall102.2 of 153 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences