Subfield · Gender Studies · United States
Gender Studies research in United States
University of Michigan ranks first in United States for Gender Studies research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Yale University and Stanford University.
- United States's world rank
- #1 of 50 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 19k
- Top-10% rate
- 22.5%
- Ranked institutions
- 58
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Gender Studies in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #3 | 79.3 | 27.9% | 249 |
| 2 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #4 | 73.9 | 30.6% | 144 |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #5 | 69.7 | 29.0% | 153 |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #8 | 60.8 | 33.3% | 123 |
| 5 | New York UniversityNew York | #10 | 56.6 | 28.1% | 115 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #11 | 54.8 | 25.6% | 148 |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #12 | 53.1 | 14.0% | 270 |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #19 | 44.5 | 30.4% | 141 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #22 | 41.7 | 22.9% | 135 |
| 10 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #23 | 40.9 | 28.1% | 117 |
| 11 | Duke UniversityDurham | #24 | 40.1 | 27.8% | 95 |
| 12 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #25 | 39.3 | 27.3% | 117 |
| 13 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #28 | 37.2 | 31.8% | 96 |
| 14 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #30 | 35.9 | 27.0% | 117 |
| 15 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #33 | 34.1 | 29.1% | 121 |
| 16 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #34 | 33.5 | 29.9% | 114 |
| 17 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #36 | 32.4 | 28.9% | 114 |
| 18 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #37 | 31.9 | 25.7% | 100 |
| 19 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #38 | 31.4 | 26.7% | 116 |
| 20 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #40 | 30.4 | 23.8% | 112 |
| 21 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #41 | 30.0 | 29.4% | 134 |
| 22 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #48 | 27.0 | 30.1% | 81 |
| 23 | University of ChicagoChicago | #53 | 25.1 | 17.5% | 146 |
| 24 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #54 | 24.8 | 25.9% | 125 |
| 25 | University of FloridaGainesville | #55 | 24.4 | 23.2% | 113 |
| 26 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #56 | 24.1 | 29.5% | 90 |
| 27 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #60 | 22.8 | 26.1% | 80 |
| 28 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #62 | 22.2 | 22.7% | 91 |
| 29 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #64 | 21.6 | 30.9% | 89 |
| 30 | Boston UniversityBoston | #66 | 21.0 | 30.2% | 80 |
| 31 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #71 | 19.6 | 25.1% | 98 |
| 32 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #79 | 17.6 | 27.9% | 77 |
| 33 | University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center | #95 | 14.1 | 27.9% | 66 |
| 34 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #97 | 13.7 | 27.6% | 66 |
| 35 | George Washington UniversityWashington | #99 | 13.4 | 26.6% | 67 |
| 36 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #102 | 12.8 | 32.3% | 60 |
| 37 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #103 | 12.6 | 25.3% | 92 |
| 38 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #105 | 12.2 | 30.2% | 65 |
| 39 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #106 | 12.1 | 25.1% | 85 |
| 40 | Brown UniversityProvidence | #107 | 11.9 | 23.8% | 73 |
| 41 | University of HoustonHouston | #108 | 11.7 | 26.2% | 61 |
| 42 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #109 | 11.5 | 30.3% | 76 |
| 43 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #110 | 11.4 | 30.2% | 68 |
| 44 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #111 | 11.2 | 24.8% | 73 |
| 45 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #112 | 11.0 | 21.7% | 82 |
| 46 | University of South CarolinaColumbia | #117 | 10.2 | 28.4% | 66 |
| 47 | University of KentuckyLexington | #119 | 9.9 | 26.5% | 75 |
| 48 | University of ArizonaTucson | #124 | 9.1 | 27.5% | 66 |
| 49 | Georgetown UniversityWashington | #125 | 9.0 | 23.0% | 74 |
| 50 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta | #127 | 8.7 | 17.2% | 110 |
| 51 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #129 | 8.4 | 28.4% | 63 |
| 52 | University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham | #130 | 8.2 | 23.5% | 61 |
| 53 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #132 | 7.9 | 18.4% | 78 |
| 54 | University of AlabamaTuscaloosa | #133 | 7.8 | 28.8% | 63 |
| 55 | University of KansasLawrence | #138 | 7.1 | 24.0% | 68 |
| 56 | University of South FloridaTampa | #143 | 6.4 | 23.1% | 69 |
| 57 | Texas Tech UniversityLubbock | #145 | 6.2 | 22.7% | 64 |
| 58 | Film IndependentLos Angeles | #158 | 4.5 | 9.4% | 90 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Gender Studies, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Gender Studies researchers in United States?
Sigmund Freud, Robert J. Barro and Judith Butler rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Sigmund Freud#25 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 4 works
- 2Robert J. Barro#36 worldwide overall7.9k citations · 4 works
- 3Judith Butler#70 worldwide overall6.7k citations · 15 works
- 4Robert O. Bonow#85 worldwide overall4.5k citations · 4 works
- 5Loïc Wacquant#89 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 8 works
- 6Simon Kuznets#198 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 4 works
- 7Martha C. Nussbaum#279 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 6 works
- 8Bryan S. Turner#337 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 8 works
- 9Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn#523 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 5 works
- 10James J. Heckman#541 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 14 works
- 11Alberto Alesina#549 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 7 works
- 12David Card#603 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 7 works
- 13Julie Ann Sosa#1,018 worldwide overall3k citations · 8 works
- 14Greg J. Duncan#1,034 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 18 works
- 15Alice H. Eagly#1,123 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 19 works
How United States compares with other countries in Gender Studies