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Mathematical Physics research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Mathematical Physics research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley.

United States's world rank
#1
of 32 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.7k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
15

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

What is the best university for Mathematical Physics in United States?

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

Who are the top Mathematical Physics researchers in United States?

Barry Simon, Jean Bourgain and Gunther A. Uhlmann rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Mathematical Physics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Barry Simon#13,092 worldwide overall50.7 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jean Bourgain#9,175 worldwide overall43.7 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Gunther A. Uhlmann#37,489 worldwide overall37.3 of 85 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Carlos E. Kenig#18,685 worldwide overall37.6 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Terence Tao#6,318 worldwide overall34.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Daniel Tataru#29,720 worldwide overall27.0 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7James A. Yorke#11,109 worldwide overall28.2 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jiahong Wu#107,623 worldwide overall33.9 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Wilhelm Schlag#43,472 worldwide overall19.9 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Gustavo Henrique Santos Flores Ponce#67,525 worldwide overall19.7 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Rahul Pandharipande#12,991 worldwide overall18.7 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Horng‐Tzer Yau#6,280 worldwide overall18.1 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Edward Ott#58,035 worldwide overall19.4 of 42 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Yuval Peres#204,755 worldwide overall24.7 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Rowan Killip#63,331 worldwide overall18.4 of 38 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Mathematical Physics 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 Mathematical Physics