Subfield · Mechanics of Materials · United States
Mechanics of Materials research in United States
Pennsylvania State University ranks first in United States for Mechanics of Materials research in 2022–2025 (#100 worldwide), followed by Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 64 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 12k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6%
- Ranked institutions
- 31
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mechanics of Materials in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #100 | 24.8 | 16.6% | 192 |
| 2 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #104 | 24.2 | 17.0% | 179 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #115 | 22.6 | 16.3% | 199 |
| 4 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #123 | 21.5 | 16.3% | 146 |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #124 | 21.3 | 19.9% | 108 |
| 6 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #128 | 20.8 | 16.1% | 187 |
| 7 | Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos | #143 | 19.0 | 13.6% | 178 |
| 8 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #149 | 18.3 | 13.7% | 119 |
| 9 | Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore | #151 | 18.1 | 20.4% | 120 |
| 10 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #158 | 17.4 | 17.6% | 137 |
| 11 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #189 | 14.4 | 19.4% | 79 |
| 12 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #192 | 14.2 | 13.9% | 138 |
| 13 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #212 | 12.6 | 18.5% | 91 |
| 14 | University of ArizonaTucson | #213 | 12.5 | 19.4% | 83 |
| 15 | Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque | #238 | 10.7 | 9.5% | 161 |
| 16 | Colorado School of MinesGolden | #246 | 10.1 | 13.9% | 106 |
| 17 | Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge | #299 | 7.0 | 12.1% | 112 |
| 18 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #304 | 6.7 | 11.0% | 89 |
| 19 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #309 | 6.4 | 15.8% | 73 |
| 20 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville | #312 | 6.3 | 15.3% | 65 |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #320 | 5.8 | 11.0% | 83 |
| 22 | University of HoustonHouston | #339 | 4.9 | 16.8% | 66 |
| 23 | University of FloridaGainesville | #341 | 4.8 | 14.0% | 65 |
| 24 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #346 | 4.6 | 13.2% | 67 |
| 25 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #357 | 4.1 | 11.1% | 76 |
| 26 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #362 | 3.8 | 9.1% | 82 |
| 27 | Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge | #384 | 2.9 | 8.4% | 75 |
| 28 | Saudi Aramco (United States)Houston | #386 | 2.8 | 6.6% | 100 |
| 29 | Auburn UniversityAuburn | #413 | 1.7 | 8.4% | 72 |
| 30 | Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho Falls | #431 | 99.0 | 4.5% | 73 |
| 31 | Weatherford CollegeWeatherford | #446 | 43.0 | 0.2% | 153 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mechanics of Materials, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Mechanics of Materials researchers in United States?
Ted Belytschko, Thomas J.R. Hughes and Sia Nemat‐Nasser rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Ted Belytschko#315 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 53 works
- 2Thomas J.R. Hughes#636 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 28 works
- 3Sia Nemat‐Nasser#954 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 21 works
- 4Ivo Babuška#975 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 27 works
- 5Marc A. Meyers#1,008 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 19 works
- 6John W. Hutchinson#1,071 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 43 works
- 7A.G. Evans#1,647 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 29 works
- 8G. C. Sih#2,688 worldwide overall2k citations · 47 works
- 9A. Needleman#2,886 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 53 works
- 10Ali Erdemir#2,894 worldwide overall2k citations · 36 works
- 11William D. Nix#3,758 worldwide overall2k citations · 19 works
- 12Klaus‐Jürgen Bathe#3,812 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 28 works
- 13Charles R. Farrar#4,119 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 17 works
- 14Noboru Kikuchi#4,723 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 14 works
- 15A. Cemal Eringen#4,812 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 33 works
How United States compares with other countries in Mechanics of Materials