Subfield · Cognitive Neuroscience · United States
Cognitive Neuroscience research in United States
Harvard University ranks first in United States for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and New York University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 57 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 37k
- 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 Cognitive Neuroscience in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #2 | 88.9 | 27.3% | 564 |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #3 | 82.5 | 26.9% | 458 |
| 3 | New York UniversityNew York | #5 | 74.3 | 26.9% | 469 |
| 4 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #6 | 71.4 | 25.0% | 476 |
| 5 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #7 | 69.0 | 27.0% | 348 |
| 6 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #9 | 65.0 | 25.7% | 349 |
| 7 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #11 | 61.8 | 22.6% | 389 |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #12 | 60.4 | 20.6% | 443 |
| 9 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #14 | 57.9 | 27.1% | 347 |
| 10 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #16 | 55.8 | 28.1% | 253 |
| 11 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #23 | 50.0 | 32.6% | 186 |
| 12 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #24 | 49.3 | 25.7% | 221 |
| 13 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #28 | 46.9 | 21.1% | 317 |
| 14 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #30 | 45.8 | 22.7% | 310 |
| 15 | University of California, DavisDavis | #31 | 45.3 | 24.5% | 267 |
| 16 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #32 | 44.8 | 21.3% | 303 |
| 17 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #34 | 43.8 | 33.8% | 157 |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #35 | 43.3 | 25.1% | 212 |
| 19 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #37 | 42.4 | 20.4% | 296 |
| 20 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #43 | 40.0 | 21.6% | 293 |
| 21 | Boston UniversityBoston | #45 | 39.3 | 24.4% | 258 |
| 22 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #46 | 39.0 | 21.3% | 285 |
| 23 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #47 | 38.6 | 24.2% | 234 |
| 24 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #49 | 38.0 | 18.9% | 353 |
| 25 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston | #50 | 37.6 | 25.0% | 240 |
| 26 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #51 | 37.3 | 22.8% | 250 |
| 27 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #52 | 37.0 | 24.7% | 201 |
| 28 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #54 | 36.4 | 11.6% | 477 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #57 | 35.5 | 22.7% | 248 |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #63 | 34.0 | 20.0% | 280 |
| 31 | University of ChicagoChicago | #67 | 33.0 | 18.7% | 315 |
| 32 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #75 | 31.2 | 17.6% | 259 |
| 33 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #77 | 30.8 | 20.8% | 212 |
| 34 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #78 | 30.5 | 20.4% | 258 |
| 35 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #83 | 29.6 | 25.3% | 172 |
| 36 | Allen Institute for Brain ScienceSeattle | #86 | 29.0 | 30.9% | 151 |
| 37 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #89 | 28.4 | 19.3% | 228 |
| 38 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #95 | 27.4 | 16.1% | 239 |
| 39 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #100 | 26.6 | 21.5% | 209 |
| 40 | Northeastern UniversityBoston | #103 | 26.1 | 21.7% | 149 |
| 41 | Johns Hopkins MedicineBaltimore | #105 | 25.8 | 24.4% | 158 |
| 42 | Duke UniversityDurham | #108 | 25.4 | 21.2% | 216 |
| 43 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #110 | 25.1 | 18.4% | 214 |
| 44 | Dartmouth CollegeHanover | #122 | 23.4 | 24.4% | 112 |
| 45 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #126 | 22.9 | 18.5% | 198 |
| 46 | University of FloridaGainesville | #131 | 22.3 | 16.0% | 278 |
| 47 | Neurological SurgeryRockville Centre | #148 | 20.3 | 28.5% | 81 |
| 48 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York | #150 | 20.1 | 21.2% | 144 |
| 49 | McGovern Institute for Brain ResearchCambridge | #153 | 19.8 | 39.2% | 72 |
| 50 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #154 | 19.7 | 19.3% | 147 |
| 51 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #158 | 19.3 | 20.8% | 144 |
| 52 | University of IowaIowa City | #164 | 18.7 | 17.3% | 190 |
| 53 | National Institutes of HealthBethesda | #165 | 18.6 | 23.4% | 112 |
| 54 | Neurosciences InstituteLa Jolla | #166 | 18.5 | 37.3% | 68 |
| 55 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #168 | 18.3 | 18.1% | 151 |
| 56 | Stanford MedicineStanford | #171 | 18.0 | 34.5% | 64 |
| 57 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston | #174 | 17.8 | 22.7% | 106 |
| 58 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #177 | 17.5 | 15.7% | 165 |
| 59 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #179 | 17.3 | 16.8% | 182 |
| 60 | Google (United States)Mountain View | #185 | 16.8 | 22.7% | 130 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cognitive Neuroscience, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in United States?
Howard Gardner, Alan Yuille and John T. Cacioppo rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Howard Gardner#205 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 23 works
- 2Alan Yuille#243 worldwide overall8.4k citations · 12 works
- 3John T. Cacioppo#364 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 20 works
- 4Reisa A. Sperling#416 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 13 works
- 5James A. Russell#453 worldwide overall5k citations · 20 works
- 6John C. Morris#720 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 24 works
- 7Marcus E. Raichle#860 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 40 works
- 8Jerome A. Yesavage#1,257 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 21 works
- 9Stephen Grossberg#1,406 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 73 works
- 10Tomaso Poggio#1,473 worldwide overall3k citations · 20 works
- 11Rosalind W. Picard#1,535 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 12 works
- 12L. Gauthier#1,570 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 34 works
- 13Daniel C. Dennett#1,701 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 12 works
- 14Joseph D. Buxbaum#1,850 worldwide overall2k citations · 13 works
- 15Jonathan D. Cohen#1,868 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 50 works
How United States compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience