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Computational Mechanics research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Computational Mechanics research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

United States's world rank
#2
of 52 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
8.2%
Ranked institutions
53

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

What is the best university for Computational Mechanics in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #573.02.3%317
2Stanford UniversityStanford #1258.315.3%240
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1950.614.5%180
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #3440.813.2%132
5Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #3639.817.7%116
6University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3938.510.2%253
7University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4237.214.3%125
8University of California San DiegoSan Diego #4336.811.4%128
9New York UniversityNew York #4436.514.9%121
10California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #4635.711.3%131
11Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #5831.817.5%88
12University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5931.59.7%230
13Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #6131.010.7%285
14University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #6330.414.1%101
15Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #6629.68.4%258
16The University of Texas at AustinAustin #6829.17.7%157
17Cornell UniversityIthaca #7427.710.3%88
18National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #7727.15.3%296
19University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #8026.411.8%107
20University of WashingtonSeattle #8325.89.9%82
21Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #8425.68.6%226
22University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #9323.910.0%145
23Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #9823.06.7%215
24The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #9922.97.7%161
25University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #10422.08.4%83
26Brown UniversityProvidence #10721.518.5%70
27University of Notre DameNotre Dame #11021.18.5%123
28North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #11520.39.2%139
29United States Department of DefenseWashington #12119.55.1%446
30University of California, IrvineIrvine #12219.310.7%78
31University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #12718.79.8%106
32Virginia TechBlacksburg #13317.97.5%169
33Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #13617.58.7%90
34Duke UniversityDurham #14716.28.7%78
35Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore #15115.89.0%110
36Florida State UniversityTallahassee #15515.36.7%77
37Iowa State UniversityAmes #17513.39.6%102
38Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos #17912.97.6%137
39University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #18212.65.2%73
40University of UtahSalt Lake City #18712.211.5%68
41University of California, DavisDavis #19011.97.2%76
42University of FloridaGainesville #20710.57.3%95
43Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #2159.84.9%65
44University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #2199.56.0%101
45University of ArizonaTucson #2219.44.9%110
46Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque #2229.35.3%228
47University of CincinnatiCincinnati #2348.43.5%68
48Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #2408.04.3%97
49Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #2616.67.0%74
50University of Central FloridaOrlando #2686.16.9%137
51Arizona State UniversityTempe #2944.64.5%75
52Clemson UniversityClemson #3063.97.7%74
53University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #3412.12.6%80

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

Who are the top Computational Mechanics researchers in United States?

Thomas J.R. Hughes, Tayfun E. Tezduyar and Parviz Moin rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Computational Mechanics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Thomas J.R. Hughes#1,326 worldwide overall94.5 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Tayfun E. Tezduyar#14,595 worldwide overall98.8 of 227 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Parviz Moin#30,773 worldwide overall89.8 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Chi‐Wang Shu#63,185 worldwide overall101.1 of 264 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yuri Bazilevs#3,459 worldwide overall64.8 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6George Em Karniadakis#4,976 worldwide overall64.0 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rolf D. Reitz#39,093 worldwide overall61.0 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Stanley Osher#10,188 worldwide overall53.8 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Kenji Takizawa#61,211 worldwide overall51.2 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Chung King Law#65,569 worldwide overall61.2 of 226 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stephen Bailey Pope#37,617 worldwide overall47.2 of 124 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Bernardo Cockburn#11,669 worldwide overall41.3 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Qinjun Kang#10,765 worldwide overall38.0 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ivo M. Babuska#26,329 worldwide overall39.5 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ted Belytschko#6,127 worldwide overall37.6 of 79 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Computational Mechanics 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 Computational Mechanics