Subfield · Cultural Studies · United States
Cultural Studies research in United States
The University of Texas at Austin ranks first in United States for Cultural Studies research in 2022–2025 (#29 worldwide), followed by University of Michigan and University of California, Los Angeles.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 49 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 8.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 14.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 15
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Cultural Studies in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #29 | 38.2 | 18.9% | 85 |
| 2 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #42 | 31.4 | 20.5% | 70 |
| 3 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #44 | 30.5 | 27.0% | 83 |
| 4 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #47 | 29.3 | 17.1% | 69 |
| 5 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford | #52 | 27.5 | 10.3% | 279 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #64 | 23.6 | 21.3% | 67 |
| 7 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #74 | 21.0 | 20.4% | 65 |
| 8 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #84 | 18.6 | 18.7% | 68 |
| 9 | New York UniversityNew York | #89 | 17.6 | 12.7% | 90 |
| 10 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #95 | 16.4 | 14.7% | 84 |
| 11 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #96 | 16.2 | 19.3% | 60 |
| 12 | University of ChicagoChicago | #120 | 12.1 | 12.9% | 97 |
| 13 | Film IndependentLos Angeles | #144 | 8.8 | 8.3% | 133 |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #181 | 4.6 | 12.5% | 66 |
| 15 | Human Growth FoundationNew York | #204 | 2.4 | 6.0% | 106 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Cultural Studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Cultural Studies researchers in United States?
Noam Chomsky, Norman K. Denzin and Sigmund Freud rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Noam Chomsky#7 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 5 works
- 2Norman K. Denzin#16 worldwide overall8.6k citations · 5 works
- 3Sigmund Freud#25 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 9 works
- 4Judith Butler#70 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 9 works
- 5Alejandro Portes#247 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 5 works
- 6Richard Rorty#462 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 6 works
- 7John C. Campbell#555 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 7 works
- 8Lucian W. Pye#809 worldwide overall1k citations · 10 works
- 9Gaddis Smith#846 worldwide overall886 citations · 6 works
- 10Immanuel Kant#896 worldwide overall718 citations · 8 works
- 11Donald S. Zagoria#1,072 worldwide overall758 citations · 9 works
- 12Roman Jakobson#1,107 worldwide overall708 citations · 5 works
- 13Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak#1,327 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 5 works
- 14Richard Schechner#1,792 worldwide overall537 citations · 6 works
- 15Stanley L. Engerman#2,046 worldwide overall853 citations · 7 works
How United States compares with other countries in Cultural Studies