How does United States rank in Aerospace Engineering research?

The United States ranks #2 of 67 countries on research quality in Aerospace Engineering (2022–2025), with 31k works.

Subfield · Aerospace Engineering · United States

Aerospace Engineering research in United States

The Ohio State University ranks first in United States for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#64 worldwide), followed by Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Michigan.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 31k
Top-10% rate: 20.9%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Aerospace Engineering in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#64	37.7	31.5%	249
2	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta	#66	37.3	27.9%	484
3	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#72	36.0	31.6%	376
4	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#93	32.1	32.4%	284
5	University of HoustonHouston	#97	31.5	39.7%	134
6	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#99	31.2	29.7%	400
7	Stanford UniversityStanford	#119	28.4	33.1%	192
8	Virginia TechBlacksburg	#123	27.9	30.7%	268
9	Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena	#127	27.5	27.1%	337
10	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#141	25.9	29.5%	232
11	Weatherford CollegeWeatherford	#142	25.8	4.2%	2,911
12	Human Growth FoundationNew York	#144	25.6	7.0%	1,957
13	Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh	#167	23.4	40.8%	117
14	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#174	22.8	31.9%	195
15	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#179	22.3	40.6%	109
16	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#182	22.1	25.7%	338
17	National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden	#183	22.0	46.4%	90
18	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#187	21.7	30.4%	244
19	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#191	21.4	33.0%	118
20	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh	#198	20.8	35.1%	192
21	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#208	20.1	29.8%	128
22	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#210	19.9	24.1%	206
23	University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville	#224	19.0	36.1%	125
24	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#225	18.9	34.2%	134
25	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#234	18.3	24.5%	162
26	University of WashingtonSeattle	#239	18.0	34.9%	122
27	Iowa State UniversityAmes	#249	17.4	37.0%	108
28	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#253	17.1	31.7%	118
29	Langley Research CenterHampton	#261	16.7	30.7%	231
30	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#262	16.6	31.6%	133
31	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#263	16.6	27.0%	224
32	Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge	#265	16.5	20.0%	289
33	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#266	16.4	36.9%	77
34	Ames Research CenterMountain View	#268	16.3	27.5%	201
35	Auburn UniversityAuburn	#271	16.1	40.2%	120
36	Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls	#272	16.1	16.7%	292
37	University of ArizonaTucson	#276	15.8	25.0%	171
38	The University of Texas at DallasRichardson	#282	15.5	35.0%	113
39	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#293	14.9	28.8%	124
40	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#297	14.7	28.7%	126
41	University of DelawareNewark	#321	13.6	40.7%	61
42	University of Central FloridaOrlando	#329	13.2	24.1%	175
43	New York UniversityNew York	#354	12.1	37.1%	72
44	University of FloridaGainesville	#360	11.9	26.8%	157
45	Northeastern UniversityBoston	#361	11.8	35.9%	92
46	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona	#398	10.4	32.3%	134
47	United States Air Force Research LaboratoryWright-Patterson AFB	#405	10.1	23.2%	174
48	Argonne National LaboratoryLemont	#409	9.9	29.1%	107
49	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#426	9.3	27.1%	89
50	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#431	9.2	26.8%	118
51	Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla	#440	8.9	32.5%	89
52	Glenn Research CenterCleveland	#441	8.8	27.5%	146
53	Mississippi State UniversityStarkville	#443	8.8	33.3%	74
54	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#449	8.6	12.9%	236
55	University of California, DavisDavis	#450	8.5	32.3%	78
56	San Diego State UniversitySan Diego	#469	7.9	24.5%	79
57	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#477	7.7	28.1%	92
58	U.S. Air Force Institute of TechnologyDayton	#478	7.6	42.1%	77
59	Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt	#480	7.6	21.9%	141
60	American Institute of Aeronautics and AstronauticsReston	#485	7.4	35.8%	71

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Aerospace Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in United States?

David R. Smith, Robert W. Heath and Sanjiva K. Lele rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1David R. Smith#94 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 44 works
2Robert W. Heath#1,109 worldwide overall7.1k citations · 53 works
3Sanjiva K. Lele#6,249 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 39 works
4Arye Nehorai#9,561 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 40 works
5D.M. Pozar#11,806 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 55 works
6Randy L. Haupt#12,611 worldwide overall844 citations · 58 works
7Gabriel M. Rebeiz#13,232 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 46 works
8Ping Lu#13,719 worldwide overall720 citations · 56 works
9H. A. Zebker#14,881 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 58 works
10P. A. Rosen#16,275 worldwide overall904 citations · 48 works
11Miguel R. Visbal#18,074 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 45 works
12H. Vincent Poor#18,633 worldwide overall9.5k citations · 50 works
13Thomas Corke#18,954 worldwide overall818 citations · 51 works
14Ronold W. P. King#19,263 worldwide overall578 citations · 43 works
15Yaakov Bar‐Shalom#19,700 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 39 works

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