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Aerospace Engineering research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Aerospace Engineering research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by California Institute of Technology and Stanford University.

United States's world rank
#2
of 64 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
31k
Top-10% rate
8.3%
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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1460.412.3%359
2California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #2253.69.4%467
3Stanford UniversityStanford #3646.216.4%232
4National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #3745.86.1%958
5Princeton UniversityPrinceton #3845.419.1%136
6University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4044.710.8%395
7Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #5240.77.2%502
8University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #5938.814.9%162
9Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #6437.69.0%401
10University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #6537.48.9%255
11University of WashingtonSeattle #6736.911.3%137
12University of California San DiegoSan Diego #6836.715.4%145
13The University of Texas at AustinAustin #7136.08.9%199
14University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #7335.613.5%144
15Harvard UniversityCambridge #7435.420.2%72
16University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #7934.511.8%236
17Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #8134.110.8%216
18United States Department of DefenseWashington #8433.55.4%1,054
19Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #8533.36.5%341
20Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #8633.216.4%118
21Cornell UniversityIthaca #9032.512.2%120
22Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #9332.011.6%259
23New York UniversityNew York #9431.818.2%109
24The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10230.613.6%251
25North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #10330.59.8%192
26Virginia TechBlacksburg #11828.49.0%269
27University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #12028.29.6%210
28University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #12227.911.4%124
29Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #12727.310.1%107
30University of California, IrvineIrvine #13126.915.9%119
31Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #13626.36.4%292
32University of HoustonHouston #15024.818.9%134
33Iowa State UniversityAmes #15924.09.9%120
34University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #16323.615.7%126
35Duke UniversityDurham #16823.111.7%80
36Physical Sciences (United States)Andover #17222.88.7%128
37The University of Texas at DallasRichardson #17322.712.8%113
38University of FloridaGainesville #18221.95.8%162
39University of ArizonaTucson #19321.08.9%172
40University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #19920.69.9%93
41Arizona State UniversityTempe #20220.49.2%162
42University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #21219.67.3%75
43Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #21919.111.5%122
44University of California, DavisDavis #22219.012.3%78
45University of Notre DameNotre Dame #22318.97.1%83
46Northeastern UniversityBoston #22518.810.6%92
47National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #22618.75.8%62
48Auburn UniversityAuburn #24317.614.5%120
49National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden #25716.811.3%90
50University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #26616.29.0%61
51University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo #26916.17.7%84
52Embry–Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona #27315.96.2%134
53National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg #27515.76.0%64
54Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #27615.711.0%92
55Human Growth FoundationNew York #28215.49.5%1,957
56University of DelawareNewark #29214.817.1%61
57Florida State UniversityTallahassee #29314.86.9%64
58University of PittsburghPittsburgh #29414.78.8%62
59Innovative Research (United States)Novi #31113.912.1%139
60Florida International UniversityMiami #31313.85.5%114

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

Who are the top Aerospace Engineering researchers in United States?

Peter Kaehuei Liaw, GEORGE V. LAUDER and C.T. Liu rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Aerospace Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Peter Kaehuei Liaw#10,658 worldwide overall128.7 of 191 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2GEORGE V. LAUDER#971 worldwide overall59.9 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3C.T. Liu#7,739 worldwide overall49.4 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4H. Vincent Poor#31,413 worldwide overall56.5 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5David R. Smith#36,074 worldwide overall49.4 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yahya Rahmat‐Samii#309,881 worldwide overall70.3 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Andrea Alù#26,369 worldwide overall55.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Sebastian Thrun#523 worldwide overall38.2 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Zhu Han#384,428 worldwide overall99.2 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10D.M. Pozar#29,386 worldwide overall39.5 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11David C. Dunand#86,979 worldwide overall35.8 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 11Enrique J. Lavernia#64,709 worldwide overall40.3 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jonathan P. How#64,248 worldwide overall42.5 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Easo P. George#17,934 worldwide overall34.5 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rajiv Sharan Mishra#228,183 worldwide overall54.8 of 98 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering