Subfield · Mechanical Engineering · United States
Mechanical Engineering research in United States
Georgia Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#57 worldwide), followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 76 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 29k
- Top-10% rate
- 13.0%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #57 | 43.9 | 19.4% | 453 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #72 | 40.7 | 21.1% | 326 |
| 3 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #90 | 37.6 | 14.9% | 524 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #92 | 37.3 | 16.0% | 486 |
| 5 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #111 | 34.7 | 19.5% | 202 |
| 6 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #112 | 34.5 | 14.6% | 498 |
| 7 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #118 | 33.8 | 15.4% | 439 |
| 8 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville | #120 | 33.6 | 23.9% | 207 |
| 9 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #121 | 33.5 | 15.7% | 293 |
| 10 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #124 | 33.1 | 24.5% | 194 |
| 11 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #153 | 30.2 | 26.0% | 159 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #160 | 29.6 | 17.2% | 346 |
| 13 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh | #180 | 28.0 | 20.0% | 216 |
| 14 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #188 | 27.4 | 14.5% | 268 |
| 15 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #202 | 26.4 | 17.9% | 299 |
| 16 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #203 | 26.3 | 19.9% | 176 |
| 17 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #205 | 26.2 | 18.5% | 261 |
| 18 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #238 | 24.1 | 23.3% | 131 |
| 19 | University of North TexasDenton | #252 | 23.3 | 23.0% | 144 |
| 20 | Argonne National LaboratoryLemont | #259 | 22.9 | 18.1% | 165 |
| 21 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #276 | 22.0 | 18.5% | 201 |
| 22 | Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley | #295 | 21.1 | 23.4% | 104 |
| 23 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #299 | 20.9 | 20.0% | 126 |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #308 | 20.5 | 13.8% | 212 |
| 25 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #352 | 18.7 | 20.4% | 136 |
| 26 | University of Nevada, RenoReno | #363 | 18.2 | 24.3% | 97 |
| 27 | Auburn UniversityAuburn | #370 | 18.0 | 18.4% | 181 |
| 28 | Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla | #378 | 17.7 | 18.1% | 166 |
| 29 | Rice UniversityHouston | #389 | 17.3 | 28.7% | 69 |
| 30 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #397 | 17.0 | 24.7% | 74 |
| 31 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #403 | 16.8 | 24.2% | 78 |
| 32 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena | #447 | 15.3 | 22.3% | 68 |
| 33 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #454 | 15.1 | 14.4% | 128 |
| 34 | University of Central FloridaOrlando | #462 | 14.9 | 16.7% | 113 |
| 35 | Iowa State UniversityAmes | #484 | 14.2 | 15.1% | 128 |
| 36 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #490 | 14.1 | 19.5% | 111 |
| 37 | Clemson UniversityClemson | #493 | 14.0 | 20.8% | 102 |
| 38 | Colorado School of MinesGolden | #498 | 13.8 | 11.4% | 212 |
| 39 | National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden | #505 | 13.6 | 22.8% | 112 |
| 40 | Washington State UniversityPullman | #512 | 13.5 | 20.1% | 95 |
| 41 | University of FloridaGainesville | #517 | 13.3 | 14.6% | 129 |
| 42 | University of AlabamaTuscaloosa | #519 | 13.3 | 17.2% | 127 |
| 43 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #522 | 13.2 | 12.9% | 142 |
| 44 | Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos | #523 | 13.2 | 11.6% | 179 |
| 45 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #526 | 13.1 | 18.0% | 134 |
| 46 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #531 | 12.9 | 21.0% | 77 |
| 47 | University of KentuckyLexington | #540 | 12.7 | 17.6% | 104 |
| 48 | University of WyomingLaramie | #543 | 12.6 | 25.9% | 66 |
| 49 | Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester | #544 | 12.6 | 17.7% | 101 |
| 50 | Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore | #552 | 12.4 | 14.7% | 129 |
| 51 | Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls | #554 | 12.4 | 7.8% | 207 |
| 52 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #558 | 12.3 | 16.5% | 112 |
| 53 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #562 | 12.2 | 17.8% | 93 |
| 54 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #569 | 12.0 | 22.4% | 76 |
| 55 | University of HoustonHouston | #572 | 11.9 | 16.0% | 118 |
| 56 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge | #573 | 11.9 | 16.7% | 126 |
| 57 | University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln | #584 | 11.6 | 17.6% | 95 |
| 58 | University of OklahomaNorman | #594 | 11.4 | 14.2% | 125 |
| 59 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #616 | 10.9 | 13.8% | 113 |
| 60 | University of South CarolinaColumbia | #620 | 10.8 | 15.8% | 110 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mechanical Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in United States?
Marc A. Meyers, John W. Hutchinson and A.G. Evans rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Marc A. Meyers#1,008 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 25 works
- 2John W. Hutchinson#1,071 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 28 works
- 3A.G. Evans#1,647 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 38 works
- 4Issam Mudawar#1,849 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 60 works
- 5A. Needleman#2,886 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 33 works
- 6Ali Erdemir#2,894 worldwide overall2k citations · 28 works
- 7T.G. Nieh#4,307 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 24 works
- 8Yuntian Zhu#6,815 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 48 works
- 9William L. Johnson#6,945 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 53 works
- 10I.S. Jawahir#7,582 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 33 works
- 11C.C. Koch#8,210 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 22 works
- 12Thomas R. Bieler#8,296 worldwide overall977 citations · 22 works
- 13Robert O. Ritchie#8,330 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 54 works
- 14E. Ma#8,545 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 29 works
- 15Zhong Lin Wang#8,619 worldwide overall11k citations · 56 works
How United States compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering