Subfield · Computer Networks and Communications · United States
Computer Networks and Communications research in United States
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ranks first in United States for Computer Networks and Communications research in 2022–2025 (#60 worldwide), followed by University of Houston and University of the Cumberlands.
- United States's world rank
- #3 of 71 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 21k
- Top-10% rate
- 14.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Computer Networks and Communications in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #60 | 37.6 | 19.7% | 242 |
| 2 | University of HoustonHouston | #84 | 32.4 | 24.7% | 124 |
| 3 | University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg | #92 | 31.0 | 35.3% | 91 |
| 4 | Northeastern UniversityBoston | #94 | 30.7 | 18.9% | 170 |
| 5 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #100 | 29.8 | 21.8% | 163 |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #105 | 29.0 | 17.5% | 261 |
| 7 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #111 | 28.2 | 20.2% | 196 |
| 8 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #125 | 26.4 | 17.6% | 229 |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #128 | 26.0 | 12.8% | 282 |
| 10 | Google (United States)Mountain View | #166 | 22.0 | 20.7% | 138 |
| 11 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #186 | 20.3 | 19.6% | 171 |
| 12 | Microsoft (United States)Redmond | #189 | 20.1 | 23.2% | 111 |
| 13 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #190 | 20.0 | 19.8% | 137 |
| 14 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #195 | 19.6 | 18.4% | 132 |
| 15 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #196 | 19.5 | 22.2% | 126 |
| 16 | The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio | #209 | 18.5 | 39.5% | 66 |
| 17 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #225 | 17.4 | 17.4% | 141 |
| 18 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #233 | 16.9 | 21.4% | 116 |
| 19 | Intel (United States)Santa Clara | #251 | 15.8 | 18.6% | 120 |
| 20 | Florida International UniversityMiami | #257 | 15.4 | 22.2% | 89 |
| 21 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #259 | 15.3 | 15.2% | 137 |
| 22 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #264 | 15.0 | 15.8% | 150 |
| 23 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #266 | 14.9 | 16.6% | 151 |
| 24 | New York UniversityNew York | #273 | 14.5 | 19.2% | 124 |
| 25 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #287 | 13.7 | 16.0% | 140 |
| 26 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #288 | 13.6 | 18.5% | 144 |
| 27 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #295 | 13.3 | 19.0% | 134 |
| 28 | Film IndependentLos Angeles | #300 | 13.0 | 10.0% | 214 |
| 29 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #307 | 12.7 | 14.9% | 134 |
| 30 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #313 | 12.4 | 16.3% | 125 |
| 31 | New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark | #314 | 12.3 | 18.8% | 82 |
| 32 | Duke UniversityDurham | #318 | 12.1 | 20.1% | 72 |
| 33 | Argonne National LaboratoryLemont | #322 | 11.9 | 23.4% | 92 |
| 34 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #324 | 11.9 | 17.2% | 121 |
| 35 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #327 | 11.7 | 17.2% | 106 |
| 36 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #342 | 11.0 | 19.2% | 96 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #347 | 10.8 | 12.7% | 142 |
| 38 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #361 | 10.2 | 14.5% | 134 |
| 39 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #367 | 9.9 | 14.4% | 103 |
| 40 | Amazon (United States)Seattle | #368 | 9.9 | 14.8% | 87 |
| 41 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #372 | 9.8 | 12.7% | 137 |
| 42 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook | #376 | 9.6 | 21.5% | 86 |
| 43 | University of North TexasDenton | #381 | 9.4 | 21.2% | 72 |
| 44 | University of ChicagoChicago | #387 | 9.1 | 20.5% | 89 |
| 45 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #393 | 8.9 | 16.6% | 83 |
| 46 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #400 | 8.6 | 22.9% | 75 |
| 47 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #402 | 8.6 | 13.6% | 60 |
| 48 | Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago | #447 | 6.9 | 19.0% | 71 |
| 49 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #451 | 6.8 | 17.3% | 90 |
| 50 | University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center | #469 | 6.2 | 14.1% | 86 |
| 51 | University of South FloridaTampa | #472 | 6.1 | 16.5% | 76 |
| 52 | University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo | #475 | 6.0 | 19.0% | 69 |
| 53 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #479 | 5.9 | 20.4% | 62 |
| 54 | The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington | #483 | 5.8 | 14.9% | 81 |
| 55 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #493 | 5.4 | 12.1% | 85 |
| 56 | Clemson UniversityClemson | #509 | 5.0 | 20.3% | 68 |
| 57 | University of California, DavisDavis | #511 | 4.9 | 15.3% | 66 |
| 58 | The University of Texas at DallasRichardson | #518 | 4.7 | 11.5% | 101 |
| 59 | University of California, RiversideRiverside | #523 | 4.6 | 15.1% | 94 |
| 60 | Temple UniversityPhiladelphia | #542 | 4.0 | 19.8% | 62 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Networks and Communications, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Computer Networks and Communications researchers in United States?
Ion Stoica, Ian F. Akyildiz and Deborah Estrin rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Ion Stoica#22 worldwide overall9.6k citations · 82 works
- 2Ian F. Akyildiz#45 worldwide overall8.2k citations · 75 works
- 3Deborah Estrin#60 worldwide overall5.9k citations · 78 works
- 4Randy H. Katz#99 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 87 works
- 5Leonidas Guibas#165 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 28 works
- 6David Culler#182 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 96 works
- 7Laxmikant V. Kalé#201 worldwide overall3k citations · 51 works
- 8Dawn Song#303 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 26 works
- 9David A. Patterson#305 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 55 works
- 10David Tse#510 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 51 works
- 11Ramesh Govindan#571 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 92 works
- 12Scott Shenker#657 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 92 works
- 13Adrian Perrig#689 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 75 works
- 14David R. Karger#696 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 34 works
- 15Ian Foster#952 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 157 works
How United States compares with other countries in Computer Networks and Communications