How does United States rank in Ecology research?

The United States ranks #2 of 70 countries on research quality in Ecology (2022–2025), with 26k works.

Ecology research in United States

University of California, Davis ranks first in United States for Ecology research in 2022–2025 (#21 worldwide), followed by Cornell University and University of Florida.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 26k
Top-10% rate: 20.6%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Ecology in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of California, DavisDavis	#21	52.1	27.5%	247
2	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#22	51.4	29.1%	238
3	University of FloridaGainesville	#23	50.7	22.5%	356
4	University of WashingtonSeattle	#24	50.0	26.9%	240
5	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#25	49.4	29.8%	208
6	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#37	43.2	37.1%	109
7	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#40	42.0	32.9%	164
8	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#42	41.2	27.1%	191
9	United States Geological SurveyReston	#44	40.5	17.5%	433
10	Stanford UniversityStanford	#46	39.8	36.4%	131
11	Colorado State UniversityFort Collins	#47	39.5	25.0%	223
12	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis	#53	37.6	24.8%	211
13	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#74	32.3	23.8%	180
14	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#76	31.9	23.1%	173
15	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#78	31.5	32.9%	123
16	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#79	31.3	29.5%	133
17	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#80	31.1	24.8%	156
18	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#84	30.3	20.3%	211
19	University of GeorgiaAthens	#85	30.1	20.5%	210
20	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#86	30.0	34.1%	91
21	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#89	29.4	26.7%	137
22	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#94	28.6	27.6%	144
23	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#95	28.4	33.3%	84
24	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#97	28.1	32.7%	110
25	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#99	27.7	25.9%	132
26	Virginia TechBlacksburg	#102	27.3	22.8%	150
27	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#104	27.0	42.4%	61
28	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#129	23.6	26.7%	109
29	University of ArizonaTucson	#130	23.5	21.8%	132
30	Arizona State UniversityTempe	#133	23.1	25.4%	126
31	University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz	#136	22.8	28.8%	121
32	Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth	#138	22.5	30.6%	112
33	University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu	#149	21.3	28.0%	118
34	University of ConnecticutStorrs	#152	21.0	30.2%	90
35	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#155	20.7	36.2%	72
36	University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln	#156	20.6	24.4%	133
37	Agricultural Research ServiceWashington	#158	20.4	23.8%	124
38	University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center	#167	19.5	21.5%	111
39	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh	#189	17.6	19.3%	149
40	Mississippi State UniversityStarkville	#192	17.3	19.2%	109
41	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#195	17.1	23.2%	118
42	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#196	17.0	9.2%	221
43	University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville	#203	16.5	21.7%	118
44	Duke UniversityDurham	#210	15.9	28.2%	94
45	NOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceSilver Spring	#212	15.8	24.9%	99
46	Washington State UniversityPullman	#213	15.7	26.6%	82
47	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#214	15.6	26.7%	92
48	Scripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla	#231	14.4	26.9%	86
49	University of New HampshireDurham	#233	14.3	23.0%	83
50	Iowa State UniversityAmes	#241	13.8	23.4%	100
51	University of OklahomaNorman	#246	13.4	25.7%	60
52	Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff	#248	13.3	26.5%	75
53	United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceWashington	#271	11.9	11.9%	174
54	The Nature ConservancyArlington	#275	11.7	19.2%	102
55	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#277	11.6	29.5%	68
56	Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick	#289	10.9	22.2%	94
57	University of MontanaMissoula	#290	10.8	18.8%	116
58	National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington	#295	10.6	24.3%	74
59	Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge	#300	10.3	18.3%	109
60	Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta	#303	10.2	28.0%	60

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Ecology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Ecology researchers in United States?

Robert M. May, Peter B. Reich and Daniel Simberloff rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1Robert M. May#167 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 14 works
2Peter B. Reich#1,283 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 12 works
3Daniel Simberloff#1,360 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 32 works
4Stephen R. Carpenter#1,495 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 24 works
5James N. Galloway#1,677 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 12 works
6Curtis E. Woodcock#1,962 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 26 works
7Daniel H. Janzen#1,965 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 19 works
8Dennis Baldocchi#2,533 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 23 works
9Stephen Harris#2,874 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 18 works
10Alan H. Strahler#2,909 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 31 works
11James D. Nichols#3,015 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 38 works
12James M. Tiedje#3,545 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 27 works
13Crystal Schaaf#3,756 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 24 works
14Simon A. Levin#4,004 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 15 works
15Steven W. Running#4,235 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 16 works

How United States compares with other countries in Ecology