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Cognitive Neuroscience research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and New York University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
37k
Top-10% rate
10.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #289.014.6%1,291
2Stanford UniversityStanford #478.015.4%544
3New York UniversityNew York #671.613.0%598
4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #769.118.6%274
5National Institutes of HealthBethesda #867.013.5%398
6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #1161.914.7%380
7Columbia UniversityNew York #1260.513.0%417
8Allen InstituteSeattle #1359.317.0%185
9Princeton UniversityPrinceton #1458.117.8%158
10Yale UniversityNew Haven #1755.012.3%496
11University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1854.115.2%268
12Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #1953.212.1%629
13University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco #2052.415.5%246
14University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #2151.714.1%394
15University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2449.512.0%429
16Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #2548.911.7%315
17University of ChicagoChicago #2648.39.1%324
18Northwestern UniversityEvanston #2747.712.2%255
19University of WashingtonSeattle #3245.011.2%330
20Neurosciences InstituteLa Jolla #3344.520.6%68
21Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #3444.013.3%216
22Boston UniversityBoston #3543.511.2%259
23University of PittsburghPittsburgh #3643.110.1%391
24Cornell UniversityIthaca #3742.713.7%252
25Dartmouth CollegeHanover #4141.011.8%125
26The University of Texas at AustinAustin #4240.610.3%288
27University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #4539.512.0%325
28University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4639.210.2%365
29University of California, DavisDavis #5237.213.1%282
30Neurological SurgeryRockville Centre #5337.016.6%81
31Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #5636.115.9%145
32University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #5735.813.4%312
33Duke UniversityDurham #5835.511.8%244
34University of California, IrvineIrvine #6134.710.9%261
35Baylor College of MedicineHouston #6234.512.3%134
36University of IowaIowa City #6334.210.1%206
37Emory UniversityAtlanta #6733.210.7%362
38Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #7132.311.1%394
39Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York #7631.210.9%154
40Brown UniversityProvidence #7731.09.1%170
41Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #8130.29.8%214
42Indiana UniversityBloomington #8329.811.6%330
43University of RochesterRochester #8629.39.9%202
44Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #8928.711.4%212
45University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #9328.08.6%281
46University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #9627.511.3%210
47California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #10226.512.7%66
48University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #11824.210.6%229
49Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #12223.712.7%278
50United States Department of Veterans AffairsWashington #12623.210.5%224
51University of UtahSalt Lake City #12723.18.8%153
52The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas #12823.012.7%87
53Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #13122.610.0%214
54University of VirginiaCharlottesville #13622.08.1%164
55University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #14021.59.8%126
56Mayo ClinicRochester #14321.213.0%183
57Rice UniversityHouston #14720.812.3%67
58Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland #15220.210.5%106
59Northeastern UniversityBoston #15420.012.1%150
60Georgetown UniversityWashington #15619.811.2%101

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in United States?

Zhong Lin Wang, György Buzsáki and Daniel L. Schacter rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Zhong Lin Wang#5 worldwide overall106.2 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2György Buzsáki#450 worldwide overall107.4 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Daniel L. Schacter#14,176 worldwide overall119.0 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Robert Thomas Knight#13,393 worldwide overall110.9 of 289 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Randy Lee Buckner#691 worldwide overall92.7 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Mark D’Esposito#20,388 worldwide overall100.4 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Abraham Z. Snyder#2,287 worldwide overall91.0 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8John D. E. Gabrieli#10,087 worldwide overall101.6 of 277 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Vince D. Calhoun#112,879 worldwide overall156.1 of 743 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Marcus E. Raichle#1,007 worldwide overall85.3 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Russell Alan Poldrack#1,713 worldwide overall87.8 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Álvaro Pascual‐Leone#16,143 worldwide overall97.8 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Paul M. Thompson#50,059 worldwide overall107.4 of 392 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Giulio Tononi#12,624 worldwide overall92.7 of 245 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Maurizio Corbetta#18,969 worldwide overall90.0 of 224 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How United States compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience