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Education research in United States

Stanford University ranks first in United States for Education research in 2022-now (#22 worldwide), followed by Harvard University and Columbia University.

United States's world rank
#1
of 112 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
55k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Education in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stanford UniversityStanford #2259.117.3%285
2Harvard UniversityCambridge #2557.517.8%237
3Columbia UniversityNew York #3254.212.4%346
4University of MichiganAnn Arbor #3851.912.9%421
5University of WashingtonSeattle #4450.014.1%280
6University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4549.716.0%216
7The University of Texas at AustinAustin #5247.813.5%339
8New York UniversityNew York #5547.013.1%271
9University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #6445.012.3%352
10Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #7043.812.0%486
11University of PittsburghPittsburgh #7343.315.8%272
12University of VirginiaCharlottesville #8141.918.6%298
13University of California, IrvineIrvine #8341.619.2%231
14University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #8441.411.7%231
15Cornell UniversityIthaca #10238.913.6%172
16University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #10538.517.1%151
17University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #10638.411.8%351
18University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #11137.814.9%276
19Indiana UniversityBloomington #11437.410.4%447
20Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #11637.215.2%383
21Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #12036.717.4%247
22Arizona State UniversityTempe #12236.513.3%412
23Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #13435.311.3%231
24Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #14034.711.0%439
25University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #14234.515.4%173
26The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #14834.09.9%432
27Northwestern UniversityEvanston #15133.722.2%108
28Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #16032.911.3%315
29University of California San DiegoSan Diego #16432.614.7%147
30North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #16632.410.9%264
31Boston CollegeBoston #16832.313.6%175
32Florida State UniversityTallahassee #17232.014.7%236
33University of GeorgiaAthens #17331.916.9%218
34University of ChicagoChicago #17431.89.0%217
35University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #18031.416.0%200
36Yale UniversityNew Haven #18331.118.3%127
37University of California SystemOakland #18531.014.7%67
38University of DelawareNewark #20429.719.1%192
39Duke UniversityDurham #20929.413.9%127
40University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #21129.313.9%100
41Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #21329.111.4%192
42University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #24327.416.3%157
43Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #24827.112.1%77
44City University of New YorkNew York #25127.08.4%408
45University of FloridaGainesville #26926.010.1%310
46Alphabet (United States)Mountain View #27225.98.2%71
47University of UtahSalt Lake City #27525.810.1%154
48Boston UniversityBoston #28725.213.5%117
49Virginia TechBlacksburg #28825.112.6%253
50Princeton UniversityPrinceton #29624.810.6%74
51Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #30324.519.1%68
52University of CincinnatiCincinnati #33023.410.0%166
53University of South CarolinaColumbia #33723.17.2%217
54University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #33823.010.1%160
55University of ArizonaTucson #34922.611.5%201
56Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #35522.415.7%129
57University of IowaIowa City #35822.315.0%143
58University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkBuffalo #36122.29.7%183
59Emory UniversityAtlanta #36322.113.7%111
60University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #36721.914.6%72

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

Who are the top Education researchers in United States?

Robert C. Pianta, Ernest T. Pascarella and Steve Graham rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Education that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Robert C. Pianta#2,786 worldwide overall124.0 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ernest T. Pascarella#11,169 worldwide overall98.0 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Steve Graham#1,516 worldwide overall88.2 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Linda Darling‐Hammond#19,993 worldwide overall96.7 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Laura M. Justice#58,612 worldwide overall76.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Margaret Burchinal#7,755 worldwide overall60.5 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jacquelynne S. Eccles#1,478 worldwide overall59.5 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8George D. Kuh#40,100 worldwide overall64.3 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Marc H. Bornstein#27,972 worldwide overall59.2 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sharon R. Vaughn#22,930 worldwide overall57.9 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Lynn S. Fuchs#21,605 worldwide overall60.9 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kenneth A. Dodge#1,801 worldwide overall52.4 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Richard E. Mayer#5,248 worldwide overall57.2 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jianzhong Xu#32,977 worldwide overall51.7 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Herbert J. Walberg#149,505 worldwide overall63.8 of 222 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Education 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 Education