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Geology research in United States

Weatherford College ranks first in United States for Geology research in 2022–2025 (#44 worldwide), followed by .

United States's world rank
#2
of 21 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.5k
Top-10% rate
14.7%
Ranked institutions
1

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

What is the best university for Geology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Weatherford CollegeWeatherford #4459.00.2%66

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Geology, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Geology researchers in United States?

Sebastian Thrun, Leonidas Guibas and Alexei A. Efros rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Sebastian Thrun#118 worldwide overall10k citations · 4 works
  2. 2Leonidas Guibas#165 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Alexei A. Efros#1,657 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 4 works
  4. 4Vladlen Koltun#1,966 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 5 works
  5. 5Silvio Savarese#2,574 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 11 works
  6. 6John J. Leonard#2,849 worldwide overall2k citations · 4 works
  7. 7Avanidhar Subrahmanyam#3,405 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 4 works
  8. 8Subhransu Maji#3,477 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 5 works
  9. 9Joseph L. Kirschvink#3,694 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 4 works
  10. 10John Dewey#5,078 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 5 works
  11. 11Peter G. DeCelles#5,520 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 4 works
  12. 12Martin Fischer#6,010 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 8 works
  13. 13Hiroshi Ohmoto#6,069 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 4 works
  14. 14Luigi Colombo#6,127 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 4 works
  15. 15Jan‐Michael Frahm#6,194 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 4 works

How United States compares with other countries in Geology