How does United States rank in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience research?

The United States ranks #1 of 39 countries on research quality in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2022–2025), with 16k works.

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Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

United States's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 16k
Top-10% rate: 19.1%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#1	100.0	32.3%	238
2	Stanford UniversityStanford	#2	86.2	28.1%	199
3	Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase	#4	72.3	49.3%	75
4	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#5	67.9	25.0%	180
5	Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis	#7	61.2	22.9%	171
6	Columbia UniversityNew York	#8	58.5	27.9%	142
7	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#9	56.2	23.2%	197
8	University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco	#10	54.0	28.6%	117
9	Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore	#13	48.8	22.1%	183
10	University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia	#18	42.3	23.7%	169
11	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#24	36.6	26.8%	118
12	New York UniversityNew York	#25	35.8	26.2%	122
13	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#27	34.2	21.2%	151
14	University of WashingtonSeattle	#28	33.5	21.6%	146
15	University of ChicagoChicago	#29	32.8	24.1%	103
16	Northwestern UniversityEvanston	#32	30.8	27.9%	124
17	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#35	29.0	30.7%	79
18	Massachusetts General HospitalBoston	#36	28.5	25.0%	105
19	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#38	27.4	12.4%	192
20	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#39	26.9	17.3%	172
21	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#40	26.4	15.3%	175
22	Duke UniversityDurham	#43	24.9	25.3%	104
23	Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore	#44	24.5	23.6%	107
24	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#46	23.6	19.4%	125
25	Allen Institute for Brain ScienceSeattle	#47	23.2	32.9%	69
26	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#48	22.7	22.2%	107
27	University of FloridaGainesville	#51	21.5	17.5%	158
28	University of California, DavisDavis	#52	21.1	22.7%	109
29	Neurological SurgeryRockville Centre	#53	20.8	20.6%	105
30	Baylor College of MedicineHouston	#55	20.0	25.7%	86
31	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#58	19.0	19.9%	109
32	Emory UniversityAtlanta	#61	18.0	17.5%	120
33	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#66	16.4	16.3%	124
34	National Institute on Drug AbuseBethesda	#70	15.2	22.0%	64
35	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York	#72	14.6	24.5%	85
36	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#75	13.8	23.7%	69
37	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#76	13.6	26.8%	76
38	Boston UniversityBoston	#79	12.8	22.6%	79
39	University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore	#81	12.3	20.9%	79
40	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#88	10.6	21.5%	81
41	Vanderbilt UniversityNashville	#95	9.1	16.6%	101
42	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#98	8.5	16.9%	94
43	University of IowaIowa City	#102	7.7	16.1%	88
44	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#103	7.5	13.1%	102
45	University of VirginiaCharlottesville	#104	7.3	20.5%	75
46	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#106	6.9	21.0%	74
47	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#111	6.0	19.4%	74
48	The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas	#112	5.8	17.2%	73
49	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora	#113	5.7	19.2%	70
50	Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland	#117	5.0	19.4%	71
51	Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland	#120	4.4	14.7%	82
52	University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham	#121	4.3	17.0%	72
53	University of MiamiCoral Gables	#123	4.0	14.4%	84
54	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#124	3.8	14.5%	85
55	University of KentuckyLexington	#125	3.6	12.0%	77
56	Mayo ClinicRochester	#126	3.5	18.0%	62
57	Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond	#128	3.2	12.8%	71
58	University of Illinois ChicagoChicago	#129	3.0	13.1%	62
59	The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston	#130	2.9	14.2%	73
60	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#136	2.0	14.6%	64

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

Who are the top Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience researchers in United States?

Bruce S. McEwen, Sidney Udenfriend and David M. Holtzman rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1Bruce S. McEwen#921 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 15 works
2Sidney Udenfriend#957 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 7 works
3David M. Holtzman#1,058 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 9 works
4Solomon H. Snyder#1,095 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 37 works
5George D. Yancopoulos#1,215 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 8 works
6Mostafa A. El‐Sayed#1,236 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 11 works
7Fred H. Gage#1,450 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 27 works
8Klaus Schulten#1,529 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 8 works
9Dennis J. Selkoe#1,563 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 9 works
10Róbert Langer#1,884 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 7 works
11A. M. Litke#1,926 worldwide overall7.4k citations · 17 works
12Jean Rivier#2,086 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 9 works
13Julius Axelrod#2,167 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 10 works
14Timothy C. Wang#2,240 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 9 works
15Jacqueline A. French#2,338 worldwide overall2k citations · 8 works

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