Subfield · Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · United States
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology research in United States
Harvard University ranks first in United States for Experimental and Cognitive Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#1 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and Pennsylvania State University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 57 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 21k
- Top-10% rate
- 18.9%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Experimental and Cognitive Psychology in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #1 | 100.0 | 27.9% | 265 |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #4 | 75.3 | 26.4% | 228 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #8 | 63.0 | 20.9% | 256 |
| 4 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #10 | 59.0 | 23.1% | 230 |
| 5 | New York UniversityNew York | #18 | 48.5 | 20.9% | 196 |
| 6 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #26 | 42.0 | 23.1% | 201 |
| 7 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #28 | 40.7 | 23.5% | 226 |
| 8 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #29 | 40.0 | 25.4% | 140 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #33 | 37.8 | 24.1% | 167 |
| 10 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #34 | 37.2 | 22.6% | 203 |
| 11 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #40 | 34.3 | 23.1% | 174 |
| 12 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #43 | 33.0 | 23.2% | 157 |
| 13 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #45 | 32.2 | 27.8% | 141 |
| 14 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #49 | 30.7 | 18.8% | 156 |
| 15 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #51 | 30.0 | 24.1% | 136 |
| 16 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #54 | 29.0 | 26.1% | 125 |
| 17 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #55 | 28.6 | 19.6% | 162 |
| 18 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #58 | 27.7 | 23.6% | 129 |
| 19 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #60 | 27.1 | 24.2% | 131 |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #61 | 26.8 | 17.6% | 152 |
| 21 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #64 | 26.0 | 21.6% | 153 |
| 22 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #66 | 25.4 | 24.3% | 141 |
| 23 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #67 | 25.1 | 20.7% | 157 |
| 24 | University of California, DavisDavis | #71 | 24.1 | 25.0% | 118 |
| 25 | Massachusetts General HospitalBoston | #73 | 23.6 | 26.5% | 90 |
| 26 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #74 | 23.4 | 20.5% | 148 |
| 27 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #79 | 22.2 | 24.4% | 130 |
| 28 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #80 | 22.0 | 19.8% | 137 |
| 29 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #91 | 19.7 | 21.3% | 129 |
| 30 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #92 | 19.5 | 31.6% | 68 |
| 31 | Boston UniversityBoston | #97 | 18.5 | 22.9% | 99 |
| 32 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #99 | 18.2 | 23.7% | 94 |
| 33 | University of ChicagoChicago | #101 | 17.8 | 19.7% | 136 |
| 34 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #102 | 17.7 | 11.8% | 245 |
| 35 | University of ArizonaTucson | #103 | 17.5 | 14.5% | 150 |
| 36 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee | #118 | 15.1 | 21.3% | 116 |
| 37 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #121 | 14.6 | 19.8% | 113 |
| 38 | University of FloridaGainesville | #136 | 12.5 | 17.9% | 113 |
| 39 | Duke UniversityDurham | #140 | 12.0 | 23.4% | 91 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #144 | 11.5 | 23.3% | 87 |
| 41 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #145 | 11.4 | 21.6% | 97 |
| 42 | University of North TexasDenton | #148 | 11.0 | 26.6% | 75 |
| 43 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston | #150 | 10.8 | 26.7% | 76 |
| 44 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #151 | 10.7 | 21.7% | 91 |
| 45 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #152 | 10.6 | 21.7% | 96 |
| 46 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #153 | 10.4 | 23.8% | 109 |
| 47 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #159 | 9.8 | 26.2% | 82 |
| 48 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #162 | 9.4 | 21.6% | 95 |
| 49 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #169 | 8.7 | 24.7% | 66 |
| 50 | University of IowaIowa City | #172 | 8.4 | 18.8% | 92 |
| 51 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #175 | 8.1 | 25.2% | 76 |
| 52 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #181 | 7.4 | 23.9% | 74 |
| 53 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #185 | 7.1 | 25.2% | 62 |
| 54 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #190 | 6.6 | 20.0% | 102 |
| 55 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #196 | 6.0 | 25.7% | 72 |
| 56 | University of MissouriColumbia | #197 | 5.9 | 17.7% | 83 |
| 57 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #200 | 5.7 | 17.3% | 91 |
| 58 | Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook | #202 | 5.5 | 19.6% | 70 |
| 59 | University of MiamiCoral Gables | #205 | 5.2 | 15.9% | 90 |
| 60 | Brown UniversityProvidence | #213 | 4.6 | 17.7% | 75 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Experimental and Cognitive Psychology researchers in United States?
Noam Chomsky, Ronald C. Kessler and Sigmund Freud rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Noam Chomsky#7 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 12 works
- 2Ronald C. Kessler#14 worldwide overall9.8k citations · 13 works
- 3Sigmund Freud#25 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 7 works
- 4Herbert A. Simon#65 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 6 works
- 5Richard M. Ryan#153 worldwide overall10k citations · 13 works
- 6Robert Rosenthal#204 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 6 works
- 7Howard Gardner#205 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 18 works
- 8Mihály Csíkszentmihályi#346 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 18 works
- 9John T. Cacioppo#364 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 7 works
- 10James A. Russell#453 worldwide overall5k citations · 13 works
- 11Richard Rorty#462 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 7 works
- 12Richard E. Mayer#706 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 48 works
- 13Richard E. Petty#851 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 8 works
- 14Martin E. P. Seligman#854 worldwide overall7.1k citations · 9 works
- 15Terrie E. Moffitt#884 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 9 works
How United States compares with other countries in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology