Subfield · Materials Chemistry · United States
Materials Chemistry research in United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#43 worldwide), followed by Northwestern University and Pennsylvania State University.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 74 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 33k
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #43 | 48.8 | 27.9% | 501 |
| 2 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #62 | 43.8 | 25.9% | 360 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #73 | 41.6 | 17.8% | 490 |
| 4 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #83 | 39.9 | 23.1% | 322 |
| 5 | Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley | #90 | 38.8 | 22.2% | 342 |
| 6 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #105 | 36.7 | 14.0% | 807 |
| 7 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #111 | 35.9 | 18.3% | 444 |
| 8 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #126 | 34.2 | 22.1% | 286 |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #151 | 31.7 | 18.2% | 376 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #152 | 31.6 | 25.6% | 184 |
| 11 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #154 | 31.5 | 17.3% | 370 |
| 12 | Argonne National LaboratoryLemont | #155 | 31.4 | 16.1% | 400 |
| 13 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #165 | 30.5 | 20.8% | 332 |
| 14 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #166 | 30.5 | 20.4% | 312 |
| 15 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #190 | 28.6 | 16.4% | 371 |
| 16 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #202 | 27.8 | 27.1% | 153 |
| 17 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia | #207 | 27.4 | 29.4% | 118 |
| 18 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #225 | 26.3 | 23.1% | 187 |
| 19 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #239 | 25.5 | 23.3% | 192 |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #244 | 25.2 | 17.7% | 281 |
| 21 | Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos | #255 | 24.6 | 11.3% | 431 |
| 22 | University of ChicagoChicago | #260 | 24.3 | 20.3% | 205 |
| 23 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #278 | 23.4 | 19.6% | 256 |
| 24 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #283 | 23.2 | 23.0% | 172 |
| 25 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #289 | 22.9 | 14.9% | 262 |
| 26 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #291 | 22.8 | 19.9% | 195 |
| 27 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville | #308 | 22.0 | 17.5% | 246 |
| 28 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #312 | 21.9 | 18.7% | 195 |
| 29 | Rice UniversityHouston | #326 | 21.3 | 19.6% | 195 |
| 30 | Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls | #361 | 19.9 | 9.5% | 420 |
| 31 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #364 | 19.8 | 13.8% | 288 |
| 32 | University of California, RiversideRiverside | #369 | 19.6 | 22.0% | 149 |
| 33 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #373 | 19.4 | 18.8% | 218 |
| 34 | Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton | #381 | 19.1 | 16.2% | 196 |
| 35 | University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center | #384 | 19.0 | 20.8% | 129 |
| 36 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #388 | 18.9 | 19.6% | 161 |
| 37 | National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden | #405 | 18.3 | 17.1% | 139 |
| 38 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #406 | 18.3 | 14.9% | 187 |
| 39 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #419 | 17.9 | 12.1% | 278 |
| 40 | University of FloridaGainesville | #426 | 17.6 | 14.1% | 235 |
| 41 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #433 | 17.4 | 23.7% | 131 |
| 42 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #438 | 17.2 | 16.9% | 151 |
| 43 | University of HoustonHouston | #444 | 17.1 | 16.3% | 153 |
| 44 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #454 | 16.8 | 16.6% | 216 |
| 45 | University of Notre DameNotre Dame | #478 | 16.1 | 17.4% | 178 |
| 46 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #480 | 16.0 | 16.6% | 185 |
| 47 | Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore | #484 | 15.9 | 15.0% | 229 |
| 48 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #498 | 15.5 | 15.7% | 178 |
| 49 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena | #527 | 14.7 | 18.2% | 134 |
| 50 | University of ConnecticutStorrs | #553 | 14.1 | 14.6% | 140 |
| 51 | University of North TexasDenton | #557 | 14.0 | 12.4% | 159 |
| 52 | National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg | #561 | 13.9 | 15.7% | 132 |
| 53 | Iowa State UniversityAmes | #566 | 13.8 | 14.9% | 174 |
| 54 | University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln | #571 | 13.6 | 17.3% | 120 |
| 55 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #583 | 13.4 | 15.6% | 160 |
| 56 | University of OklahomaNorman | #599 | 13.0 | 17.4% | 100 |
| 57 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #600 | 13.0 | 7.1% | 226 |
| 58 | Washington State UniversityPullman | #604 | 12.9 | 19.4% | 110 |
| 59 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #625 | 12.4 | 14.3% | 149 |
| 60 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #632 | 12.3 | 14.9% | 123 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Materials Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in United States?
David Vanderbilt, Donald G. Truhlar and Moungi G. Bawendi rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1David Vanderbilt#102 worldwide overall7.3k citations · 40 works
- 2Donald G. Truhlar#255 worldwide overall8.4k citations · 29 works
- 3Moungi G. Bawendi#653 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 47 works
- 4Rodney S. Ruoff#685 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 71 works
- 5Hongjie Dai#840 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 31 works
- 6Marc A. Meyers#1,008 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 48 works
- 7David J. Singh#1,553 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 73 works
- 8Arun Majumdar#1,626 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 33 works
- 9Charles M. Lieber#1,892 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 31 works
- 10Bruce Dunn#1,913 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 30 works
- 11A. Paul Alivisatos#2,072 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 42 works
- 12Liming Dai#2,364 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 37 works
- 13Philip Kim#2,626 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 70 works
- 14Chad A. Mirkin#2,755 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 37 works
- 15Kenneth S. Suslick#2,832 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 36 works
How United States compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry