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Civil and Structural Engineering research in United States

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks first in United States for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#95 worldwide), followed by University of Michigan and Stevens Institute of Technology.

United States's world rank
#2
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
17k
Top-10% rate
13.0%
Ranked institutions
59

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

What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #9533.018.6%296
2University of MichiganAnn Arbor #11730.021.3%144
3Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken #13927.439.6%78
4Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #15226.117.9%211
5Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #15925.413.7%237
6Virginia TechBlacksburg #16125.215.3%202
7Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #16225.214.5%208
8Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton #18922.931.0%88
9University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #20321.819.7%181
10Iowa State UniversityAmes #20721.517.4%175
11University of California, DavisDavis #22020.718.9%152
12Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla #22920.125.1%155
13Arizona State UniversityTempe #24818.917.4%145
14The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington #26018.216.1%158
15Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #26917.724.0%81
16Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #27417.415.2%183
17University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #28716.822.4%122
18The University of Texas at AustinAustin #29116.515.6%187
19University of California San DiegoSan Diego #29516.318.5%125
20Stanford UniversityStanford #29616.321.5%102
21Northwestern UniversityEvanston #31215.530.6%70
22Texas State UniversitySan Marcos #32814.824.8%73
23Columbia UniversityNew York #36713.124.5%61
24Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge #37212.913.7%140
25Clemson UniversityClemson #38112.617.1%99
26Oregon State UniversityCorvallis #38512.414.7%128
27North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #38712.411.8%151
28University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #41911.221.4%89
29University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #42511.020.9%85
30University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #4629.717.2%86
31University of Central FloridaOrlando #4639.723.0%74
32Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #4749.420.5%87
33Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #4779.314.3%108
34Lehigh UniversityBethlehem #4859.026.7%66
35University of South CarolinaColumbia #4948.814.3%88
36University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln #4988.613.7%118
37University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #5018.616.7%85
38University of FloridaGainesville #5088.415.7%95
39Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #5128.213.3%92
40University of HoustonHouston #5178.119.8%64
41University of ArizonaTucson #5277.816.4%90
42Florida International UniversityMiami #5317.716.0%82
43University of Nevada, RenoReno #5397.514.2%103
44The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #5407.418.5%72
45University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo #5686.714.7%79
46Colorado School of MinesGolden #5936.114.7%82
47ORCIDBethesda #5976.09.9%125
48University of DelawareNewark #6315.212.8%71
49University of WashingtonSeattle #6355.114.1%76
50University of PittsburghPittsburgh #6375.011.8%77
51University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #6434.915.0%66
52University of OklahomaNorman #6883.914.8%66
53University of UtahSalt Lake City #7173.311.1%68
54Auburn UniversityAuburn #7492.65.8%104
55Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater #7622.47.8%60
56U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development CenterVicksburg #7812.06.7%75
57Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque #8031.63.6%97
58Brigham Young UniversityProvo #833107.03.4%74
59Weatherford CollegeWeatherford #85372.00.1%146

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

Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in United States?

H. Saunders, Billie F. Spencer and Charles R. Farrar rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1H. Saunders#3,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 22 works
  2. 2Billie F. Spencer#3,486 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 85 works
  3. 3Charles R. Farrar#4,119 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 51 works
  4. 4Hojjat Adeli#5,814 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 45 works
  5. 5Victor C. Li#6,376 worldwide overall3k citations · 107 works
  6. 6Anil K. Chopra#7,377 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 43 works
  7. 7A. M. Reinhorn#8,772 worldwide overall1k citations · 66 works
  8. 8John W. Wallace#8,919 worldwide overall1k citations · 38 works
  9. 9D. V. Griffiths#9,791 worldwide overall771 citations · 34 works
  10. 10Arup Maji#10,466 worldwide overall844 citations · 29 works
  11. 11Shanhui Fan#10,508 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 25 works
  12. 12Zdeněk P. Bažant#10,941 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 113 works
  13. 13Gregory G. Deierlein#11,185 worldwide overall815 citations · 41 works
  14. 14Gyuhae Park#11,507 worldwide overall760 citations · 25 works
  15. 15C. Allin Cornell#12,514 worldwide overall866 citations · 33 works

How United States compares with other countries in Civil and Structural Engineering