Geophysics research in United States

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#4	74.4	22.1%	193
2	Planetary Science InstituteTucson	#5	70.3	15.9%	255
3	Stanford UniversityStanford	#6	66.9	22.2%	170
4	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#11	55.7	17.0%	168
5	Columbia UniversityNew York	#13	52.6	19.3%	123
6	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#14	51.3	17.5%	96
7	United States Geological SurveyReston	#17	47.7	13.8%	395
8	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#20	44.7	12.6%	277
9	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#27	39.2	16.8%	74
10	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#28	38.5	11.6%	106
11	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#37	33.3	17.6%	113
12	Rice UniversityHouston	#49	28.1	14.0%	62
13	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#52	27.0	19.5%	212
14	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#55	26.0	18.7%	69
15	Carnegie Institution for ScienceWashington	#56	25.7	11.9%	99
16	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#58	25.0	16.8%	111
17	University of WashingtonSeattle	#59	24.7	13.9%	78
18	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#62	23.8	10.7%	156
19	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#65	22.9	13.8%	130
20	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#69	21.8	11.4%	70
21	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#70	21.6	15.5%	81
22	Colorado School of MinesGolden	#72	21.0	9.8%	116
23	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#73	20.8	17.1%	266
24	Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth	#80	19.1	11.8%	73
25	University of HoustonHouston	#88	17.3	9.6%	112
26	University of Nevada, RenoReno	#89	17.1	15.9%	75
27	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#96	15.7	12.3%	64
28	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#103	14.4	20.6%	1,184
29	University of ArizonaTucson	#110	13.2	6.9%	181
30	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#111	13.1	8.9%	95
31	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#116	12.2	11.9%	62
32	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#117	12.1	7.0%	76
33	National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington	#132	9.9	11.0%	64
34	University of WyomingLaramie	#145	8.1	17.9%	79
35	Argonne National LaboratoryLemont	#150	7.5	3.4%	124
36	New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro	#157	6.6	6.5%	64
37	Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque	#162	6.1	5.5%	100
38	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis	#163	5.9	11.7%	125
39	United States Department of DefenseWashington	#165	5.7	7.1%	80
40	Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge	#171	5.1	50.6%	81
41	University of California, DavisDavis	#172	5.0	1.4%	293
42	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#176	4.5	11.3%	170
43	University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville	#178	4.3	7.9%	65
44	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#189	3.2	0.5%	88
45	University of DelawareNewark	#194	2.7	12.9%	74
46	Washington State UniversityPullman	#196	2.5	8.7%	98
47	University of MissouriColumbia	#202	2.0	33.4%	79
48	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#203	1.9	1.7%	1,388
49	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#206	1.6	2.1%	82
50	University of KansasLawrence	#208	145.0	1.7%	84
51	Aerodyne ResearchBillerica	#209	136.0	9.7%	91
52	Sound Agriculture (United States)Emeryville	#216	75.0	9.5%	117
53	Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt Louis	#220	41.0	9.7%	384
54	University of ToledoToledo	#222	25.0	0.2%	259
55	United States Department of AgricultureWashington	#223	16.0	8.3%	340

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

Hiroo Kanamori, Jean‐Philippe Avouac and Robert J. Stern rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Geophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

1. 1Hiroo Kanamori#23,669 worldwide overall135.5 of 339 papers here in the top 10%
2. 2Jean‐Philippe Avouac#14,376 worldwide overall110.5 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
3. 3Robert J. Stern#15,862 worldwide overall106.7 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
4. 4Péter Molnár#10,097 worldwide overall100.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
5. 5Roland Bürgmann#41,303 worldwide overall103.7 of 312 papers here in the top 10%
6. 6T. Mark Harrison#14,409 worldwide overall88.5 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
7. 7Michael Gurnis#24,823 worldwide overall85.9 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
8. 8Chris J. Marone#27,009 worldwide overall82.5 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
9. 9Bradley R. Hacker#34,228 worldwide overall82.9 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
10. 10Yehuda Ben‐Zion#54,498 worldwide overall90.5 of 289 papers here in the top 10%
11. 11Peter M. Shearer#48,089 worldwide overall81.2 of 241 papers here in the top 10%
12. 12P. B. Kelemen#77,095 worldwide overall72.8 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
13. 13Gregory C. Beroza#25,749 worldwide overall71.0 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
14. 14T. W. Becker#89,723 worldwide overall72.1 of 197 papers here in the top 10%
15. 15An Yin#71,841 worldwide overall63.5 of 140 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Geophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.