How does United States rank in Geophysics research?

The United States ranks #2 of 47 countries on research quality in Geophysics (2022–2025), with 15k works.

Geophysics research in United States

Planetary Science Institute ranks first in United States for Geophysics research in 2022–2025 (#8 worldwide), followed by California Institute of Technology and United States Geological Survey.

United States's world rank: #2
Works, 2022–2025: 15k
Top-10% rate: 12.5%
Ranked institutions: 55

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

What is the best university for Geophysics in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Planetary Science InstituteTucson	#8	62.0	28.0%	255
2	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#12	54.6	40.1%	155
3	United States Geological SurveyReston	#14	51.7	24.1%	321
4	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#21	44.3	17.5%	273
5	Stanford UniversityStanford	#24	41.9	32.2%	155
6	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#25	41.1	2.3%	1,181
7	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#37	34.0	27.2%	113
8	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#41	32.1	20.8%	155
9	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#42	31.6	30.6%	87
10	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#47	29.6	26.2%	130
11	Scripps Institution of OceanographyLa Jolla	#51	28.1	33.1%	81
12	University of ArizonaTucson	#54	27.0	13.2%	181
13	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#58	25.7	0.7%	1,388
14	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#70	22.3	9.6%	203
15	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#71	22.0	28.4%	86
16	Carnegie Institution for ScienceWashington	#76	20.8	26.8%	73
17	University of Nevada, RenoReno	#81	19.6	28.9%	75
18	University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles	#85	18.8	31.0%	69
19	Colorado School of MinesGolden	#88	18.1	16.5%	116
20	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#93	17.1	30.3%	74
21	Columbia UniversityNew York	#94	16.9	36.0%	64
22	University of HoustonHouston	#98	16.1	19.4%	112
23	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#109	14.2	21.1%	69
24	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#111	13.9	6.6%	265
25	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#114	13.4	14.8%	110
26	University of UtahSalt Lake City	#122	12.1	20.5%	64
27	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#125	11.7	15.6%	93
28	University of WashingtonSeattle	#135	10.3	19.3%	70
29	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#137	10.0	17.9%	77
30	University of California, DavisDavis	#141	9.5	3.3%	293
31	Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth	#148	8.6	15.9%	73
32	Rice UniversityHouston	#154	7.9	26.6%	62
33	Saudi Aramco (United States)Houston	#158	7.4	6.8%	150
34	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#160	7.2	15.0%	75
35	Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque	#165	6.6	11.9%	92
36	Oregon State UniversityCorvallis	#167	6.4	7.3%	125
37	University of WyomingLaramie	#173	5.8	11.2%	79
38	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#177	5.3	4.4%	169
39	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#180	5.0	19.6%	61
40	Argonne National LaboratoryLemont	#195	3.6	5.6%	124
41	Washington State UniversityPullman	#209	2.3	10.1%	66
42	Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt Louis	#212	2.0	0.0%	384
43	University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville	#213	2.0	7.3%	65
44	Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge	#214	1.9	6.3%	81
45	University of ToledoToledo	#218	1.5	0.4%	259
46	University of MissouriColumbia	#219	144.0	4.8%	79
47	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#220	136.0	4.2%	81
48	University of DelawareNewark	#225	95.0	4.1%	74
49	University of KansasLawrence	#228	71.0	2.4%	75
50	United States Department of AgricultureWashington	#231	47.0	0.1%	137
51	Sound Agriculture (United States)Emeryville	#233	31.0	0.0%	117
52	US Forest ServiceWashington	#234	23.0	0.0%	106
53	Agricultural Research ServiceWashington	#235	15.0	0.6%	79
54	Aerodyne ResearchBillerica	#236	8.0	0.0%	91
55	National Institutes of HealthBethesda	#237	0.0	0.0%	87

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

Who are the top Geophysics researchers in United States?

E. Bruce Watson, John Dewey and Peter G. DeCelles rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1E. Bruce Watson#2,836 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 24 works
2John Dewey#5,078 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 27 works
3Peter G. DeCelles#5,520 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 43 works
4David M. Boore#6,126 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 37 works
5David R. Nelson#7,057 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 19 works
6Guust Nolet#8,056 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 55 works
7Robert J. Stern#8,631 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 55 works
8Péter Molnár#9,475 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 50 works
9Edward M. Stolper#10,138 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 28 works
10J. Harms#10,702 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 22 works
11Steven Constable#10,993 worldwide overall779 citations · 24 works
12Paul Kapp#11,794 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 36 works
13Stanley R. Hart#12,194 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 31 works
14Hiroo Kanamori#13,726 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 74 works
15William R. Dickinson#14,298 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 27 works

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