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Computational Theory and Mathematics research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Computational Theory and Mathematics research in 2022-now (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Princeton University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 57 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
11.1%
Ranked institutions
49

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

What is the best university for Computational Theory and Mathematics in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1100.018.0%236
2Stanford UniversityStanford #668.718.1%152
3Princeton UniversityPrinceton #766.021.0%115
4University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #863.719.1%129
5Harvard UniversityCambridge #1158.118.1%104
6New York UniversityNew York #1355.219.2%127
7University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1453.912.9%146
8California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #1750.520.4%67
9Yale UniversityNew Haven #2146.814.4%78
10Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #2345.213.5%191
11National Institutes of HealthBethesda #2444.516.1%81
12University of MichiganAnn Arbor #2841.810.8%159
13Columbia UniversityNew York #3239.513.9%88
14Cornell UniversityIthaca #3338.913.6%112
15University of WashingtonSeattle #3438.413.7%100
16Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #3736.912.8%168
17University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #3836.513.3%163
18The University of Texas at AustinAustin #5330.614.7%108
19Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #6028.512.0%123
20University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #6128.215.2%103
21IBM (United States)Armonk #6327.628.7%62
22University of California, IrvineIrvine #6427.312.4%75
23University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #6726.513.5%101
24Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #7225.312.1%116
25University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #7524.69.9%98
26Duke UniversityDurham #7624.312.4%71
27Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #7923.712.4%71
28University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #9021.414.6%60
29University of ChicagoChicago #9520.49.6%65
30Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #9819.912.1%138
31Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #9919.713.9%103
32University of UtahSalt Lake City #10718.410.5%67
33University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #11017.914.6%76
34University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #11117.712.7%65
35North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #12016.410.5%74
36University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #12216.111.7%73
37Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #12815.211.2%94
38University of FloridaGainesville #13614.210.1%92
39University of PittsburghPittsburgh #14113.510.7%64
40The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #14313.38.1%98
41University of California, DavisDavis #15112.312.1%66
42Arizona State UniversityTempe #15811.69.3%71
43University of Notre DameNotre Dame #16211.112.5%64
44Virginia TechBlacksburg #1779.69.3%63
45City University of New YorkNew York #1789.55.3%97
46University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #2185.98.0%124
47Indiana UniversityBloomington #2205.85.4%62
48United States Department of DefenseWashington #2414.26.6%96
49Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque #2642.67.4%61

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

Who are the top Computational Theory and Mathematics researchers in United States?

MengChu Zhou, Kalyanmoy Deb and Robert Endre Tarjan rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1MengChu Zhou#13,517 worldwide overall72.6 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Kalyanmoy Deb#76,805 worldwide overall74.9 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Robert Endre Tarjan#28,932 worldwide overall43.8 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Moshe Y. Vardi#114,619 worldwide overall50.7 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mihalis Yannakakis#16,808 worldwide overall36.8 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Brian K. Shoichet#4,686 worldwide overall33.6 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rajeev Alur#24,293 worldwide overall39.3 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Frank L. Lewis#219,441 worldwide overall62.0 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Avi Wigderson#75,858 worldwide overall38.0 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Brent R. Waters#9,459 worldwide overall30.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gene Howard Golub#20,908 worldwide overall31.7 of 80 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alexander Tropsha#183,420 worldwide overall37.2 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Amit Sahai#25,273 worldwide overall30.0 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sean Ekins#166,078 worldwide overall30.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15R. TYRRELL ROCKAFELLAR#9,639 worldwide overall26.8 of 54 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 Theory and Mathematics