Subfield · Clinical Psychology · United States
Clinical Psychology research in United States
Harvard University ranks first in United States for Clinical Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Columbia University and Yale University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 76 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 52k
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Clinical Psychology in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #3 | 83.4 | 31.2% | 561 |
| 2 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #7 | 70.5 | 27.2% | 434 |
| 3 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #8 | 68.5 | 28.0% | 512 |
| 4 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #9 | 66.7 | 26.9% | 473 |
| 5 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #13 | 61.2 | 27.5% | 462 |
| 6 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #14 | 60.0 | 25.4% | 372 |
| 7 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #16 | 58.0 | 27.7% | 320 |
| 8 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #18 | 56.2 | 26.7% | 317 |
| 9 | New York UniversityNew York | #22 | 53.2 | 20.9% | 393 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #23 | 52.5 | 9.8% | 1,000 |
| 11 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #25 | 51.3 | 25.8% | 310 |
| 12 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #28 | 49.5 | 27.0% | 284 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #29 | 49.0 | 23.7% | 290 |
| 14 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #36 | 45.7 | 22.0% | 371 |
| 15 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #37 | 45.3 | 27.3% | 259 |
| 16 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #41 | 43.8 | 22.8% | 318 |
| 17 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston | #42 | 43.4 | 23.6% | 274 |
| 18 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #44 | 42.7 | 24.4% | 256 |
| 19 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #45 | 42.4 | 23.3% | 315 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #48 | 41.4 | 24.0% | 407 |
| 21 | Boston UniversityBoston | #52 | 40.2 | 26.8% | 273 |
| 22 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #53 | 39.9 | 25.2% | 304 |
| 23 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #61 | 37.8 | 20.0% | 276 |
| 24 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #62 | 37.5 | 25.0% | 235 |
| 25 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee | #65 | 36.8 | 24.4% | 271 |
| 26 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #66 | 36.6 | 24.5% | 269 |
| 27 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #68 | 36.1 | 26.7% | 217 |
| 28 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #75 | 34.6 | 30.2% | 140 |
| 29 | Duke UniversityDurham | #87 | 32.4 | 23.7% | 222 |
| 30 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #88 | 32.2 | 22.9% | 286 |
| 31 | University of ChicagoChicago | #90 | 31.9 | 19.1% | 256 |
| 32 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #93 | 31.4 | 21.2% | 216 |
| 33 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond | #96 | 30.9 | 20.5% | 234 |
| 34 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #107 | 29.2 | 25.5% | 183 |
| 35 | Brown UniversityProvidence | #114 | 28.3 | 20.7% | 204 |
| 36 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #115 | 28.1 | 21.2% | 260 |
| 37 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #117 | 27.9 | 25.0% | 209 |
| 38 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #120 | 27.5 | 19.5% | 243 |
| 39 | University of California, DavisDavis | #121 | 27.4 | 24.0% | 170 |
| 40 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #122 | 27.3 | 28.1% | 160 |
| 41 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo | #124 | 27.0 | 27.9% | 155 |
| 42 | Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore | #135 | 25.7 | 26.0% | 130 |
| 43 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York | #140 | 25.2 | 20.0% | 178 |
| 44 | University of South FloridaTampa | #142 | 25.0 | 18.2% | 218 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #146 | 24.5 | 30.2% | 162 |
| 46 | University of KentuckyLexington | #148 | 24.3 | 18.0% | 201 |
| 47 | University of HoustonHouston | #155 | 23.6 | 21.5% | 185 |
| 48 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #156 | 23.5 | 27.0% | 176 |
| 49 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #162 | 23.0 | 25.3% | 176 |
| 50 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham | #165 | 22.7 | 21.9% | 163 |
| 51 | University of FloridaGainesville | #166 | 22.6 | 18.6% | 213 |
| 52 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #167 | 22.5 | 24.1% | 170 |
| 53 | University of MissouriColumbia | #168 | 22.4 | 23.9% | 146 |
| 54 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #179 | 21.5 | 23.3% | 154 |
| 55 | University of MiamiCoral Gables | #181 | 21.3 | 20.8% | 196 |
| 56 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston | #185 | 21.0 | 17.3% | 189 |
| 57 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #189 | 20.6 | 28.3% | 126 |
| 58 | University of Nevada, Las VegasLas Vegas | #194 | 20.2 | 23.6% | 147 |
| 59 | University of LouisvilleLouisville | #199 | 19.9 | 22.9% | 136 |
| 60 | University of KansasLawrence | #201 | 19.7 | 18.9% | 158 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Clinical Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in United States?
Ronald C. Kessler, Sigmund Freud and Sander L. Gilman rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Ronald C. Kessler#14 worldwide overall9.8k citations · 75 works
- 2Sigmund Freud#25 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 28 works
- 3Sander L. Gilman#37 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 10 works
- 4Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn#523 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 15 works
- 5Carl R. Rogers#776 worldwide overall3k citations · 26 works
- 6Martin E. P. Seligman#854 worldwide overall7.1k citations · 19 works
- 7Terrie E. Moffitt#884 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 21 works
- 8Dante Cicchetti#892 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 62 works
- 9Arthur Kleinman#1,187 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 15 works
- 10Thomas A. Wadden#1,225 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 11 works
- 11Charles S. Carver#1,452 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 23 works
- 12Aaron T. Beck#1,453 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 23 works
- 13Jordan W. Smoller#1,530 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 14 works
- 14Kenneth I. Pargäment#1,823 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 26 works
- 15Joseph Biederman#2,014 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 18 works
How United States compares with other countries in Clinical Psychology