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Applied Mathematics research in United States

New York University ranks first in United States for Applied Mathematics research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

United States's world rank
#1
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.7k
Top-10% rate
10.7%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Applied Mathematics in United States?

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

Who are the top Applied Mathematics researchers in United States?

Luis A. Caffarelli, Guozhen Lu and Carlos E. Kenig rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Applied Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Luis A. Caffarelli#12,184 worldwide overall43.3 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Guozhen Lu#44,111 worldwide overall50.2 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Carlos E. Kenig#18,685 worldwide overall36.3 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Nader Masmoudi#13,544 worldwide overall32.0 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jean Bourgain#9,175 worldwide overall32.7 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Shing–Tung Yau#40,735 worldwide overall30.2 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Chi‐Wang Shu#63,185 worldwide overall37.9 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Louis Nirenberg#2,979 worldwide overall25.5 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Terence Tao#6,318 worldwide overall27.0 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10E. M. Stein#21,545 worldwide overall24.8 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Charles Fefferman#92,846 worldwide overall25.7 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jiahong Wu#107,623 worldwide overall37.7 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Eitan Tadmor#29,409 worldwide overall23.5 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Peter Constantin#30,576 worldwide overall23.0 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Congming Li#45,146 worldwide overall21.9 of 40 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Applied Mathematics 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 Applied Mathematics