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Mechanical Engineering research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022-now (#25 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley.

United States's world rank
#2
of 74 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
8.9%
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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #2555.214.3%349
2Stanford UniversityStanford #3550.516.0%221
3University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #4447.317.3%220
4The University of Texas at AustinAustin #5344.79.4%348
5Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #6342.312.6%457
6University of MichiganAnn Arbor #6541.910.3%304
7University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #6841.314.0%305
8Northwestern UniversityEvanston #7040.917.1%161
9Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh #7440.114.0%219
10Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #8039.011.1%489
11Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #8238.710.5%478
12Cornell UniversityIthaca #8538.212.5%141
13Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #9037.49.9%498
14Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #9237.17.9%528
15Harvard UniversityCambridge #9436.815.4%100
16New York UniversityNew York #9536.617.5%101
17University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #10235.615.8%139
18University of California San DiegoSan Diego #11633.816.4%130
19North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #12333.015.0%202
20Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley #13032.216.9%106
21Argonne National LaboratoryLemont #13731.512.1%165
22California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #13831.411.8%110
23University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #14430.815.5%208
24University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #14530.713.7%91
25University of Colorado BoulderBoulder #14830.513.6%112
26Virginia TechBlacksburg #15429.911.1%294
27University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #15529.89.5%212
28Rice UniversityHouston #15629.720.8%69
29Princeton UniversityPrinceton #16029.411.1%80
30Arizona State UniversityTempe #17028.511.3%201
31University of PittsburghPittsburgh #17128.410.5%152
32Columbia UniversityNew York #17428.29.5%97
33The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #17728.09.5%270
34Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #18027.79.0%120
35University of WashingtonSeattle #18727.28.9%123
36University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #18927.014.6%79
37Colorado School of MinesGolden #22624.56.9%212
38University of California, IrvineIrvine #23124.213.8%78
39University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles #23823.811.2%113
40Iowa State UniversityAmes #24723.310.9%166
41University of Nevada, RenoReno #26222.515.7%97
42University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #26722.210.1%129
43University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #27521.811.3%113
44University of FloridaGainesville #28221.59.9%137
45University of UtahSalt Lake City #28321.410.5%142
46University of WyomingLaramie #28421.418.5%66
47National Laboratory of the RockiesGolden #28821.215.1%112
48United States Department of DefenseWashington #29320.96.8%447
49Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #29620.813.0%96
50Auburn UniversityAuburn #30520.413.5%181
51Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos #31619.98.7%194
52Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland #32719.413.9%81
53The University of Texas at DallasRichardson #33019.311.4%82
54University of HoustonHouston #33519.19.4%118
55National Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg #33619.010.0%133
56National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWashington #34718.66.4%187
57University of North TexasDenton #35018.514.7%144
58University of VirginiaCharlottesville #35618.210.1%106
59University of OklahomaNorman #36218.08.4%125
60University of South CarolinaColumbia #38417.211.9%110

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in United States?

Zhong Lin Wang, Peter Kaehuei Liaw and C.T. Liu rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Mechanical Engineering that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Zhong Lin Wang#5 worldwide overall158.0 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Peter Kaehuei Liaw#10,658 worldwide overall183.6 of 509 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3C.T. Liu#7,739 worldwide overall129.9 of 299 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4William J. Koros#3,501 worldwide overall92.6 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Robert O. Ritchie#4,184 worldwide overall81.7 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Evan Ma#1,486 worldwide overall76.3 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Yuntian T. Zhu#15,889 worldwide overall84.6 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Enrique J. Lavernia#64,709 worldwide overall85.1 of 280 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Anthony Glyn Evans#2,738 worldwide overall71.2 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Christopher W. Jones#23,741 worldwide overall64.1 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11T. DebRoy#36,166 worldwide overall74.6 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Issam Mudawar#27,208 worldwide overall83.3 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Terence G. Langdon#485,326 worldwide overall139.0 of 430 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Rajarshi Banerjee#31,344 worldwide overall60.6 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Hongbin Bei#14,942 worldwide overall55.2 of 125 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering