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Geometry and Topology research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Geometry and Topology research in 2022–2025 (#5 worldwide), followed by Princeton University and University of Michigan.

United States's world rank
#1
of 31 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.1k
Top-10% rate
14.3%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Geometry and Topology in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #560.023.2%83
2Princeton UniversityPrinceton #655.526.1%79
3University of MichiganAnn Arbor #751.716.6%95
4Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook #1238.321.6%61
5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #1336.317.8%76
6University of ChicagoChicago #2322.119.5%64
7University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2520.013.4%75
8University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3313.114.0%66
9Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #3511.713.8%66
10The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #427.212.3%76
11Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #512.311.7%65

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

Who are the top Geometry and Topology researchers in United States?

Edward Witten, Stephan Ramon Garcia and Steven J. Miller rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Edward Witten#88 worldwide overall7.2k citations · 14 works
  2. 2Stephan Ramon Garcia#107 worldwide overall4k citations · 20 works
  3. 3Steven J. Miller#283 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 10 works
  4. 4Jeffrey C. Lagarias#2,191 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 7 works
  5. 5Terence Tao#2,469 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 30 works
  6. 6David J. Benson#2,816 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  7. 7Gilbert Strang#2,821 worldwide overall1k citations · 8 works
  8. 8Fred L. Bookstein#2,912 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 20 works
  9. 9Luis Caffarelli#4,243 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 8 works
  10. 10Shiing-Shen Chern#4,300 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 26 works
  11. 11Persi Diaconis#5,021 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 8 works
  12. 12V. E. Korepin#5,117 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 10 works
  13. 13James A. Yorke#5,175 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 13 works
  14. 14Philip J. Davis#5,382 worldwide overall721 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Barry Simon#5,405 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 9 works

How United States compares with other countries in Geometry and Topology