Subfield · Biomedical Engineering · United States
Biomedical Engineering research in United States
Stanford University ranks first in United States for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 81 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 54k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #20 | 59.3 | 23.0% | 605 |
| 2 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #27 | 55.2 | 25.7% | 480 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #31 | 53.3 | 24.3% | 480 |
| 4 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #45 | 48.3 | 23.3% | 369 |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #54 | 45.8 | 19.6% | 593 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #61 | 44.1 | 18.4% | 560 |
| 7 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #62 | 43.9 | 21.7% | 362 |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #84 | 39.8 | 19.8% | 355 |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #89 | 39.0 | 18.3% | 513 |
| 10 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #91 | 38.7 | 18.3% | 380 |
| 11 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #93 | 38.4 | 13.5% | 611 |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #106 | 36.6 | 16.9% | 409 |
| 13 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #109 | 36.2 | 20.1% | 288 |
| 14 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #110 | 36.1 | 22.4% | 256 |
| 15 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena | #112 | 35.9 | 23.6% | 166 |
| 16 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #116 | 35.4 | 20.4% | 318 |
| 17 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #120 | 34.9 | 16.2% | 408 |
| 18 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #122 | 34.7 | 15.6% | 575 |
| 19 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #127 | 34.2 | 14.4% | 433 |
| 20 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #155 | 31.5 | 18.7% | 251 |
| 21 | Duke UniversityDurham | #158 | 31.2 | 16.2% | 335 |
| 22 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #162 | 30.9 | 13.9% | 420 |
| 23 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #168 | 30.4 | 18.1% | 353 |
| 24 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #170 | 30.2 | 14.9% | 413 |
| 25 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #189 | 28.8 | 16.2% | 286 |
| 26 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston | #194 | 28.4 | 23.6% | 168 |
| 27 | University of FloridaGainesville | #204 | 27.7 | 14.1% | 351 |
| 28 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston | #228 | 26.2 | 14.5% | 253 |
| 29 | University of ChicagoChicago | #235 | 25.8 | 18.2% | 228 |
| 30 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #242 | 25.4 | 15.7% | 296 |
| 31 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #258 | 24.5 | 16.5% | 256 |
| 32 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #261 | 24.4 | 13.8% | 346 |
| 33 | Northeastern UniversityBoston | #273 | 23.8 | 15.7% | 256 |
| 34 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #280 | 23.4 | 17.0% | 213 |
| 35 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #281 | 23.4 | 12.1% | 319 |
| 36 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #306 | 22.2 | 14.5% | 226 |
| 37 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #308 | 22.1 | 12.8% | 288 |
| 38 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #313 | 21.9 | 13.0% | 252 |
| 39 | New York UniversityNew York | #325 | 21.4 | 17.2% | 219 |
| 40 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #327 | 21.3 | 15.0% | 278 |
| 41 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #329 | 21.2 | 13.0% | 287 |
| 42 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #332 | 21.1 | 16.2% | 245 |
| 43 | Rice UniversityHouston | #357 | 20.1 | 18.0% | 184 |
| 44 | Boston UniversityBoston | #360 | 20.0 | 17.7% | 208 |
| 45 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #361 | 20.0 | 6.2% | 480 |
| 46 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville | #369 | 19.7 | 19.0% | 168 |
| 47 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #374 | 19.5 | 27.6% | 130 |
| 48 | Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley | #377 | 19.4 | 18.4% | 152 |
| 49 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #385 | 19.1 | 15.2% | 242 |
| 50 | Iowa State UniversityAmes | #400 | 18.6 | 13.7% | 203 |
| 51 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #403 | 18.5 | 14.4% | 229 |
| 52 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #405 | 18.4 | 15.0% | 210 |
| 53 | University of California, DavisDavis | #423 | 17.8 | 14.6% | 251 |
| 54 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #424 | 17.8 | 12.0% | 231 |
| 55 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston | #428 | 17.6 | 17.5% | 125 |
| 56 | University of HoustonHouston | #433 | 17.5 | 14.9% | 180 |
| 57 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #441 | 17.2 | 16.4% | 174 |
| 58 | University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln | #453 | 16.9 | 14.2% | 148 |
| 59 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #455 | 16.8 | 13.2% | 212 |
| 60 | Texas Tech UniversityLubbock | #469 | 16.4 | 13.4% | 195 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biomedical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in United States?
Ian F. Akyildiz, David R. Smith and Rodney S. Ruoff rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Ian F. Akyildiz#45 worldwide overall8.2k citations · 37 works
- 2David R. Smith#94 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 22 works
- 3Rodney S. Ruoff#685 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 19 works
- 4Naomi J. Halas#1,053 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 23 works
- 5George M. Whitesides#1,739 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 60 works
- 6Anantha P. Chandrakasan#1,768 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 32 works
- 7Róbert Langer#1,884 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 58 works
- 8Charles M. Lieber#1,892 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 24 works
- 9Menachem Elimelech#2,304 worldwide overall3k citations · 29 works
- 10Sanjiv Kaul#2,663 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 24 works
- 11Chad A. Mirkin#2,755 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 30 works
- 12Guillermo J. Tearney#2,981 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 25 works
- 13Younan Xia#3,548 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 36 works
- 14Keith E. Gubbins#3,556 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 34 works
- 15Jan M. Rabaey#3,966 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 18 works
How United States compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering