Subfield · Electrical and Electronic Engineering · United States
Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in United States
The University of Texas at Austin ranks first in United States for Electrical and Electronic Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#66 worldwide), followed by Argonne National Laboratory and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 89 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 67k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Electrical and Electronic Engineering in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #66 | 45.9 | 22.1% | 875 |
| 2 | Argonne National LaboratoryLemont | #70 | 45.2 | 22.2% | 577 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #71 | 45.0 | 20.6% | 827 |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #74 | 44.5 | 20.2% | 692 |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #86 | 42.5 | 14.4% | 1,177 |
| 6 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #105 | 39.9 | 18.3% | 443 |
| 7 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #109 | 39.5 | 19.6% | 580 |
| 8 | National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden | #119 | 38.3 | 15.8% | 681 |
| 9 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #132 | 37.0 | 16.9% | 533 |
| 10 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #135 | 36.7 | 15.7% | 911 |
| 11 | Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley | #137 | 36.5 | 23.4% | 487 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #145 | 35.8 | 17.6% | 669 |
| 13 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #150 | 35.3 | 18.8% | 573 |
| 14 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #156 | 34.8 | 18.8% | 709 |
| 15 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #159 | 34.6 | 19.7% | 470 |
| 16 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #160 | 34.5 | 14.4% | 657 |
| 17 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #170 | 33.7 | 14.1% | 709 |
| 18 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #183 | 32.8 | 21.7% | 406 |
| 19 | Intel (United States)Santa Clara | #185 | 32.6 | 13.0% | 481 |
| 20 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #190 | 32.3 | 15.8% | 632 |
| 21 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #193 | 32.1 | 16.0% | 675 |
| 22 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #198 | 31.8 | 21.3% | 355 |
| 23 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #207 | 31.2 | 18.9% | 348 |
| 24 | Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton | #210 | 31.0 | 20.7% | 296 |
| 25 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #218 | 30.5 | 17.6% | 408 |
| 26 | University of HoustonHouston | #228 | 29.9 | 20.9% | 342 |
| 27 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #238 | 29.4 | 24.8% | 252 |
| 28 | Northeastern UniversityBoston | #245 | 29.0 | 18.2% | 364 |
| 29 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #261 | 28.2 | 12.8% | 628 |
| 30 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #273 | 27.6 | 28.9% | 181 |
| 31 | Rice UniversityHouston | #295 | 26.6 | 24.1% | 217 |
| 32 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #296 | 26.6 | 15.1% | 383 |
| 33 | University of ChicagoChicago | #302 | 26.3 | 25.7% | 209 |
| 34 | SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMenlo Park | #304 | 26.2 | 27.8% | 156 |
| 35 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena | #310 | 26.0 | 16.3% | 266 |
| 36 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #327 | 25.3 | 14.4% | 553 |
| 37 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #336 | 24.9 | 14.7% | 390 |
| 38 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #342 | 24.7 | 15.2% | 374 |
| 39 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville | #350 | 24.4 | 15.7% | 393 |
| 40 | The University of Texas at DallasRichardson | #364 | 23.9 | 16.0% | 429 |
| 41 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #365 | 23.9 | 18.0% | 299 |
| 42 | University of Central FloridaOrlando | #371 | 23.6 | 12.3% | 438 |
| 43 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #382 | 23.3 | 14.1% | 388 |
| 44 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #395 | 22.8 | 21.8% | 188 |
| 45 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #434 | 21.6 | 25.1% | 182 |
| 46 | Clemson UniversityClemson | #453 | 21.1 | 15.0% | 284 |
| 47 | New York UniversityNew York | #455 | 21.0 | 16.5% | 260 |
| 48 | University of FloridaGainesville | #463 | 20.8 | 13.6% | 424 |
| 49 | University of DelawareNewark | #465 | 20.7 | 13.9% | 254 |
| 50 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #469 | 20.6 | 10.0% | 492 |
| 51 | University of California, DavisDavis | #487 | 20.1 | 14.9% | 278 |
| 52 | University of ArizonaTucson | #507 | 19.6 | 14.4% | 291 |
| 53 | Iowa State UniversityAmes | #535 | 18.9 | 14.7% | 336 |
| 54 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame | #549 | 18.6 | 18.5% | 261 |
| 55 | Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos | #553 | 18.5 | 10.6% | 265 |
| 56 | University of California, RiversideRiverside | #565 | 18.2 | 16.4% | 221 |
| 57 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #574 | 18.0 | 15.7% | 265 |
| 58 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #602 | 17.4 | 14.4% | 243 |
| 59 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #603 | 17.4 | 13.2% | 274 |
| 60 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #611 | 17.2 | 13.1% | 316 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Electrical and Electronic Engineering researchers in United States?
Ian F. Akyildiz, Fang Zheng Peng and Theodore S. Rappaport rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Ian F. Akyildiz#45 worldwide overall8.2k citations · 77 works
- 2Fang Zheng Peng#190 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 92 works
- 3Theodore S. Rappaport#235 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 139 works
- 4David Tse#510 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 60 works
- 5Syed A. Jafar#1,056 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 65 works
- 6Robert W. Heath#1,109 worldwide overall7.1k citations · 284 works
- 7Andreas F. Molisch#1,505 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 183 works
- 8Richard Soref#1,583 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 83 works
- 9Mark Horowitz#1,689 worldwide overall2k citations · 69 works
- 10Anantha P. Chandrakasan#1,768 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 106 works
- 11T.G. Habetler#1,871 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 96 works
- 12T.Α. Lipo#1,882 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 215 works
- 13Bruce Dunn#1,913 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 52 works
- 14Yi Cui#2,076 worldwide overall5k citations · 70 works
- 15Jeffrey G. Andrews#2,087 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 156 works
How United States compares with other countries in Electrical and Electronic Engineering