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Environmental Engineering research in United States

Stanford University ranks first in United States for Environmental Engineering research in 2022-now (#20 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley.

United States's world rank
#2
of 63 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
9.9%
Ranked institutions
38

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

What is the best university for Environmental Engineering in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Stanford UniversityStanford #2048.513.7%126
2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #2644.012.6%108
3University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #3041.516.0%96
4Cornell UniversityIthaca #3439.415.3%89
5Harvard UniversityCambridge #3638.418.5%61
6The University of Texas at AustinAustin #3837.510.6%154
7California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #4036.613.4%88
8University of WashingtonSeattle #5431.415.4%72
9Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #5531.112.0%187
10University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #6428.510.7%96
11Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #6528.25.7%292
12University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #6827.514.6%115
13University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #6927.211.2%114
14Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #7027.014.6%132
15Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #7426.013.8%98
16University of California, DavisDavis #9521.714.7%86
17University of MichiganAnn Arbor #9921.09.5%92
18University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #10619.811.0%81
19National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #11019.28.8%73
20Arizona State UniversityTempe #11218.913.2%100
21National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden #11318.714.5%90
22University of FloridaGainesville #12217.412.0%104
23United States Geological SurveyReston #13016.38.5%132
24Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #13216.19.2%129
25Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #13615.69.6%82
26University of ArizonaTucson #13915.212.5%76
27University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #14514.410.0%68
28National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #15513.37.2%109
29North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #16212.510.8%82
30Virginia TechBlacksburg #16312.49.7%103
31The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #16412.39.2%89
32University of OklahomaNorman #16811.911.0%67
33Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #17611.111.5%80
34University of UtahSalt Lake City #18710.111.5%62
35United States Department of AgricultureWashington #2028.816.8%177
36United States Department of DefenseWashington #2604.43.5%123
37University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #2703.86.0%80
38Weatherford CollegeWeatherford #33315.08.8%70

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

Who are the top Environmental Engineering researchers in United States?

Derek R. Lovley, Bruce E. Logan and Klaus Hubacek rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Environmental Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Derek R. Lovley#339 worldwide overall77.6 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Bruce E. Logan#2,245 worldwide overall72.2 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Klaus Hubacek#1,307 worldwide overall36.0 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Kuishuang Feng#1,995 worldwide overall31.3 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joel David Schwartz#2,623 worldwide overall31.7 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Qihao Weng#53,378 worldwide overall33.1 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kelly P. Nevin#3,048 worldwide overall25.0 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Gregory P. Asner#8,713 worldwide overall26.8 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shunlin Liang#27,079 worldwide overall28.2 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Zhen He#80,778 worldwide overall26.4 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Yuyu Zhou#19,651 worldwide overall22.8 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kenneth H. Nealson#37,127 worldwide overall23.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Philip Karl Hopke#171,393 worldwide overall29.6 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ariane Middel#22,190 worldwide overall21.2 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wade T. Crow#92,999 worldwide overall27.5 of 122 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Environmental Engineering 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 Environmental Engineering