How does United States rank in Atmospheric Science research?

The United States ranks #2 of 50 countries on research quality in Atmospheric Science (2022–2025), with 16k works.

Subfield · Atmospheric Science · United States

Atmospheric Science research in United States

University of Colorado Boulder ranks first in United States for Atmospheric Science research in 2022–2025 (#13 worldwide), followed by NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research and Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 16k
Top-10% rate: 20.7%
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?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#13	55.1	25.2%	272
2	NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder	#25	43.6	23.6%	258
3	Jet Propulsion LaboratoryPasadena	#31	39.8	22.1%	202
4	Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesBoulder	#35	37.7	28.3%	145
5	Colorado State UniversityFort Collins	#36	37.2	16.8%	257
6	Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt	#39	35.8	21.8%	197
7	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#42	34.5	28.1%	134
8	University of ArizonaTucson	#45	33.3	26.6%	148
9	University of WashingtonSeattle	#49	31.8	26.5%	205
10	Columbia UniversityNew York	#50	31.5	26.3%	142
11	Planetary Science InstituteTucson	#55	29.8	26.7%	139
12	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#62	27.7	23.8%	123
13	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#64	27.1	24.7%	132
14	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#66	26.6	22.1%	143
15	University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks	#70	25.6	22.7%	156
16	Stanford UniversityStanford	#74	24.6	27.0%	99
17	United States Geological SurveyReston	#77	23.9	16.6%	165
18	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#79	23.4	22.7%	158
19	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#86	22.0	19.9%	176
20	Scripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla	#92	20.8	26.7%	108
21	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#96	20.0	27.1%	103
22	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#106	18.3	20.0%	148
23	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#111	17.5	29.9%	90
24	National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington	#114	17.0	26.0%	102
25	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#115	16.9	33.1%	73
26	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#116	16.7	31.0%	94
27	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#117	16.6	27.1%	92
28	Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatorySparkill	#118	16.4	26.5%	86
29	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#119	16.3	21.8%	121
30	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis	#125	15.4	28.6%	98
31	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#129	14.9	25.8%	87
32	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#131	14.6	23.3%	103
33	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#132	14.4	22.2%	115
34	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#139	13.5	36.8%	64
35	Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth	#143	13.0	20.2%	107
36	University of OklahomaNorman	#159	11.2	14.8%	154
37	University of California, RiversideRiverside	#162	10.9	31.1%	68
38	University of FloridaGainesville	#172	9.8	23.5%	87
39	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#181	8.9	18.0%	114
40	University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu	#185	8.5	20.8%	93
41	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#186	8.4	17.6%	98
42	University of California, DavisDavis	#197	7.4	24.1%	87
43	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#198	7.3	27.5%	60
44	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#205	6.7	16.8%	90
45	NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics LaboratoryPrinceton	#206	6.6	29.1%	62
46	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta	#208	6.5	23.1%	89
47	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#210	6.3	25.7%	61
48	University of MiamiCoral Gables	#212	6.1	23.2%	70
49	Earth System Science Interdisciplinary CenterCollege Park	#219	5.6	25.1%	60
50	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#222	5.3	22.4%	71
51	University at Albany, State University of New YorkAlbany	#224	5.2	19.5%	66
52	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#227	4.9	19.2%	87
53	Dartmouth CollegeHanover	#229	4.8	19.0%	68
54	Virginia TechBlacksburg	#232	4.6	18.0%	66
55	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh	#233	4.5	19.6%	83
56	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#237	4.2	22.9%	63
57	Florida State UniversityTallahassee	#245	3.6	17.6%	70
58	Langley Research CenterHampton	#248	3.4	23.2%	64
59	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook	#252	3.1	18.6%	61
60	University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyBaltimore	#253	3.0	19.0%	66

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

Who are the top Atmospheric Science researchers in United States?

Susan Solomon, Yang Liu and Eugenia Kalnay rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1Susan Solomon#561 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 34 works
2Yang Liu#805 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 18 works
3Eugenia Kalnay#936 worldwide overall5k citations · 42 works
4Adrian E. Raftery#976 worldwide overall5k citations · 16 works
5Jean‐François Lamarque#1,188 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 45 works
6William D. Collins#1,270 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 22 works
7Dennis Baldocchi#2,533 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 16 works
8Soroosh Sorooshian#2,630 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 57 works
9Jimy Dudhia#2,672 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 32 works
10Kevin E. Trenberth#3,298 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 36 works
11Robert E. Dickinson#3,739 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 23 works
12Crystal Schaaf#3,756 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 22 works
13Timothy W. Lyons#3,986 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 15 works
14David Chandler#4,121 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 21 works
15T. P. Guilderson#5,856 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 18 works

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