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Atmospheric Science research in United States

University of Colorado Boulder ranks first in United States for Atmospheric Science research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

United States's world rank
#2
of 48 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
16k
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 Atmospheric Science in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #380.713.1%482
2NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder #668.512.0%300
3National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #765.810.7%590
4Columbia UniversityNew York #863.414.9%230
5University of WashingtonSeattle #1256.311.9%237
6University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1354.913.0%212
7California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #1453.613.2%293
8Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1651.213.4%160
9Planetary Science InstituteTucson #1849.213.2%139
10Princeton UniversityPrinceton #1948.212.3%134
11Harvard UniversityCambridge #2444.117.8%99
12Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #2642.78.2%257
13National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #3040.29.7%397
14Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #3139.615.8%73
15Stanford UniversityStanford #3836.013.2%107
16University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #4035.113.6%125
17University of California, IrvineIrvine #4234.216.0%94
18University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #4632.610.6%218
19University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4732.39.3%177
20University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4831.915.3%101
21Cornell UniversityIthaca #5230.515.1%90
22Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #5429.810.5%148
23University of ArizonaTucson #5728.915.1%148
24Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #6028.010.7%144
25University of MichiganAnn Arbor #6127.712.2%120
26Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth #6426.89.8%107
27University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #6626.316.6%60
28University of OklahomaNorman #6925.57.1%155
29University of California, RiversideRiverside #7125.014.8%68
30The University of Texas at AustinAustin #7623.811.3%123
31University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu #8521.810.3%94
32Dartmouth CollegeHanover #9020.86.9%69
33Oregon State UniversityCorvallis #9220.411.0%98
34Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore #9719.59.3%63
35New York UniversityNew York #10618.013.0%62
36Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #10917.512.3%90
37Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #11217.011.2%104
38Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #11616.413.7%78
39University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #12015.87.3%117
40University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #12215.513.2%71
41University of MiamiCoral Gables #12614.99.6%72
42United States Geological SurveyReston #13114.29.9%226
43University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks #14013.19.6%158
44University of California, DavisDavis #14612.312.4%87
45Arizona State UniversityTempe #14712.216.1%61
46Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #15211.69.1%61
47North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #15810.911.0%84
48University at Albany, State University of New YorkAlbany #16110.612.5%66
49Florida State UniversityTallahassee #16210.510.1%77
50University of UtahSalt Lake City #1699.79.2%90
51University of FloridaGainesville #1729.412.9%94
52The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #1749.29.4%99
53Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos #1818.56.4%90
54United States Department of DefenseWashington #1947.35.8%221
55University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBaltimore #2086.18.5%66
56United States Department of AgricultureWashington #2185.311.7%108
57Virginia TechBlacksburg #2215.08.8%66
58George Mason UniversityFairfax #2254.78.3%60
59Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge #2413.58.3%66
60Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque #2632.03.7%73

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

Who are the top Atmospheric Science researchers in United States?

Douglas R. Worsnop, John H. Seinfeld and Jose Luis Jimenez rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Atmospheric Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Douglas R. Worsnop#1,463 worldwide overall133.2 of 286 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2John H. Seinfeld#6,780 worldwide overall136.5 of 333 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jose Luis Jimenez#3,699 worldwide overall129.9 of 275 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Daniel J. Jacob#121 worldwide overall122.2 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Paul O. Wennberg#13,552 worldwide overall82.8 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Donald Ray Blake#48,451 worldwide overall93.8 of 310 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Lai-Yung Ruby Leung#26,972 worldwide overall88.9 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jean‐François Lamarque#11,821 worldwide overall78.8 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9BRENT N. HOLBEN#32,984 worldwide overall82.5 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10J. A. de Gouw#10,788 worldwide overall74.4 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Athanasios Nenes#11,133 worldwide overall76.0 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alex Guenther#18,035 worldwide overall72.7 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13V. E. Romanovsky#23,902 worldwide overall70.7 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Neil M. Donahue#9,815 worldwide overall70.1 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rodney J. Weber#4,541 worldwide overall68.0 of 144 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Atmospheric Science 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 Atmospheric Science