How does United States rank in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research?

The United States ranks #2 of 59 countries on research quality in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2022–2025), with 23k works.

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by California Institute of Technology and Princeton University.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 23k
Top-10% rate: 18.5%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#1	100.0	35.4%	424
2	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#4	78.1	30.1%	332
3	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#8	67.2	35.0%	290
4	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#9	65.3	38.4%	225
5	Stanford UniversityStanford	#11	62.2	28.0%	388
6	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#22	51.2	27.3%	308
7	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#25	49.2	26.5%	229
8	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#28	47.4	25.9%	263
9	National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg	#30	46.3	20.4%	290
10	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#31	45.8	22.8%	320
11	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#32	45.3	29.1%	240
12	Columbia UniversityNew York	#33	44.8	28.7%	173
13	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#34	44.3	31.6%	203
14	University of ChicagoChicago	#35	43.9	31.6%	227
15	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#36	43.5	29.8%	213
16	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#46	39.6	20.0%	216
17	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#47	39.2	23.7%	278
18	University of WashingtonSeattle	#52	37.7	28.1%	206
19	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#62	34.9	20.0%	277
20	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#63	34.6	16.9%	325
21	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#65	34.1	21.9%	208
22	University of RochesterRochester	#69	33.2	21.2%	234
23	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#71	32.7	18.9%	236
24	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#85	29.9	25.4%	186
25	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#89	29.2	18.3%	208
26	Duke UniversityDurham	#91	28.8	26.6%	131
27	Flatiron Health (United States)New York	#95	28.1	44.1%	65
28	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#97	27.8	18.1%	252
29	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook	#99	27.5	26.4%	132
30	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#100	27.3	21.4%	145
31	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#102	27.0	18.1%	184
32	Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge	#110	25.8	19.1%	197
33	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#111	25.7	18.9%	169
34	Argonne National LaboratoryLemont	#112	25.5	23.1%	165
35	University of ArizonaTucson	#118	24.7	14.3%	248
36	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#125	23.8	23.7%	127
37	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#133	22.8	21.9%	149
38	University of Central FloridaOrlando	#141	21.9	10.4%	218
39	SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMenlo Park	#143	21.7	25.0%	103
40	Rice UniversityHouston	#147	21.2	21.7%	111
41	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#158	20.1	21.6%	116
42	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#171	18.9	24.9%	79
43	Joint Quantum InstituteCollege Park	#173	18.7	30.7%	103
44	New York UniversityNew York	#175	18.5	24.5%	108
45	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#186	17.5	17.2%	141
46	Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton	#190	17.2	19.8%	108
47	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#207	15.9	21.9%	130
48	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#209	15.7	23.3%	104
49	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#214	15.3	23.8%	104
50	University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville	#219	15.0	21.3%	94
51	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#220	14.9	13.5%	177
52	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta	#226	14.5	14.5%	189
53	Joint Institute for Laboratory AstrophysicsBoulder	#240	13.5	26.3%	63
54	Boston UniversityBoston	#253	12.7	19.4%	91
55	University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center	#264	12.0	18.3%	83
56	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#272	11.5	20.4%	98
57	City University of New YorkNew York	#276	11.3	18.2%	68
58	Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque	#283	10.9	12.8%	163
59	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#284	10.9	13.3%	124
60	Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryBatavia	#295	10.3	12.2%	130

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in United States?

John A. Pople, David Vanderbilt and Philip W. Anderson rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1John A. Pople#77 worldwide overall11k citations · 65 works
2David Vanderbilt#102 worldwide overall7.3k citations · 47 works
3Philip W. Anderson#141 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 31 works
4John P. Perdew#161 worldwide overall9.9k citations · 74 works
5Donald G. Truhlar#255 worldwide overall8.4k citations · 147 works
6James Tobin#336 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 28 works
7Hans A. Bethe#371 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 33 works
8Julian Schwinger#684 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 29 works
9L. J. Sham#756 worldwide overall13k citations · 58 works
10N. David Mermin#1,111 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 32 works
11Martin Karplus#1,154 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 48 works
12W. Kohn#1,359 worldwide overall15k citations · 51 works
13Supriyo Datta#1,488 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 48 works
14Matthew P. A. Fisher#1,531 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 44 works
15Steven Chu#1,589 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 39 works

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