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Global and Planetary Change research in United States

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks first in United States for Global and Planetary Change research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by University of Colorado Boulder and University of California San Diego.

United States's world rank
#1
of 70 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
23k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Global and Planetary Change in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationWashington #382.612.9%782
2University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #867.013.5%350
3University of California San DiegoSan Diego #1063.413.9%235
4NSF National Center for Atmospheric ResearchBoulder #1260.512.4%262
5Columbia UniversityNew York #1359.315.9%228
6University of WashingtonSeattle #1458.112.3%282
7Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1854.115.9%148
8Princeton UniversityPrinceton #2151.713.1%152
9Harvard UniversityCambridge #2350.217.3%137
10Stanford UniversityStanford #2548.915.1%163
11University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #2946.515.5%188
12University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #3046.015.6%149
13Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #3145.59.7%308
14Cornell UniversityIthaca #3444.011.4%166
15University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #3643.114.9%140
16National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #3742.710.9%340
17California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #4041.411.7%179
18Yale UniversityNew Haven #4439.916.4%104
19University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #4838.514.1%225
20University of MichiganAnn Arbor #5137.614.9%165
21Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #5237.312.7%259
22Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #5636.117.0%82
23University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #6434.011.5%186
24The University of Texas at AustinAustin #6633.511.2%137
25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #7331.911.8%169
26United States Geological SurveyReston #7731.012.1%345
27University of California, IrvineIrvine #7930.617.0%105
28Planetary Science InstituteTucson #8529.514.0%65
29Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFalmouth #8828.913.9%73
30University of California, DavisDavis #9427.911.2%202
31University of FloridaGainesville #9927.012.1%254
32Smithsonian InstitutionWashington #10326.412.7%116
33University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu #10426.312.9%102
34Arizona State UniversityTempe #10725.813.5%156
35Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #11325.09.4%205
36University of ArizonaTucson #11424.811.5%156
37New York UniversityNew York #13022.710.7%90
38Duke UniversityDurham #13721.99.5%101
39Boston UniversityBoston #13821.817.9%69
40North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #15020.56.8%166
41Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #15120.410.8%65
42University of OklahomaNorman #15420.010.2%139
43United States Department of AgricultureWashington #15619.810.5%564
44Oregon State UniversityCorvallis #15919.59.2%192
45University of MontanaMissoula #16019.410.3%74
46University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz #16219.214.3%71
47The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #16419.08.8%132
48University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #16518.911.1%90
49Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #16818.68.8%118
50Florida State UniversityTallahassee #17018.58.7%102
51Indiana UniversityBloomington #17418.114.2%88
52Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #17917.68.8%127
53University of California, RiversideRiverside #18217.411.4%61
54Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #18617.010.7%133
55University of MiamiCoral Gables #18717.08.3%101
56Virginia TechBlacksburg #19016.79.9%137
57University of UtahSalt Lake City #19216.510.4%101
58Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #20115.813.5%81
59Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #20215.712.3%93
60Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore #20515.59.4%65

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

Who are the top Global and Planetary Change researchers in United States?

Dennis Baldocchi, Peter B. Reich and Daniel J. Jacob rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Global and Planetary Change that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Dennis Baldocchi#4,904 worldwide overall106.2 of 208 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Peter B. Reich#200 worldwide overall102.6 of 213 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Daniel J. Jacob#121 worldwide overall98.5 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Benjamin Poulter#2,951 worldwide overall96.6 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hanqin Tian#1,498 worldwide overall90.2 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Lai-Yung Ruby Leung#26,972 worldwide overall95.2 of 304 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Robert B. Jackson#1,384 worldwide overall75.3 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Steven C. Wofsy#4,558 worldwide overall79.0 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9James T. Randerson#2,321 worldwide overall72.4 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jean‐François Lamarque#11,821 worldwide overall75.7 of 183 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christian Frankenberg#3,450 worldwide overall70.9 of 153 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Amir AghaKouchak#4,672 worldwide overall68.5 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Beverly Elizabeth Law#9,796 worldwide overall69.8 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14BRENT N. HOLBEN#32,984 worldwide overall81.6 of 279 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15R. A. Houghton#6,204 worldwide overall65.8 of 135 papers here in the top 10%

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

How United States compares with other countries in Global and Planetary Change