How does United States rank in Nuclear and High Energy Physics research?

The United States ranks #1 of 39 countries on research quality in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2022–2025), with 12k works.

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Nuclear and High Energy Physics research in 2022–2025 (#3 worldwide), followed by Brookhaven National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

United States's world rank: #1
Works, 2022–2025: 12k
Top-10% rate: 36.6%
Ranked institutions: 53

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

What is the best university for Nuclear and High Energy Physics in United States?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge	#3	80.3	55.0%	236
2	Brookhaven National LaboratoryUpton	#5	71.1	46.7%	294
3	Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryBerkeley	#10	58.7	44.3%	239
4	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook	#12	55.4	52.3%	186
5	University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley	#14	52.6	37.7%	220
6	Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryBatavia	#17	49.2	21.2%	467
7	University of WashingtonSeattle	#18	48.1	55.0%	138
8	Princeton UniversityPrinceton	#21	45.4	51.7%	185
9	University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park	#32	37.8	48.5%	137
10	Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos	#37	35.2	28.6%	332
11	California Institute of TechnologyPasadena	#38	34.7	46.4%	133
12	Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing	#47	30.9	50.1%	159
13	Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryLivermore	#49	30.2	39.5%	215
14	University of ChicagoChicago	#50	29.8	42.8%	144
15	Harvard UniversityCambridge	#51	29.4	56.9%	95
16	Stanford UniversityStanford	#52	29.1	43.4%	119
17	Argonne National LaboratoryLemont	#53	28.8	47.6%	130
18	University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles	#68	24.3	47.5%	102
19	University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana	#69	24.0	41.5%	100
20	Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator FacilityNewport News	#72	23.2	38.0%	149
21	University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison	#77	22.0	46.8%	152
22	University of California San DiegoSan Diego	#78	21.8	45.0%	114
23	Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton	#79	21.6	55.6%	66
24	Columbia UniversityNew York	#82	20.9	44.2%	102
25	The Ohio State UniversityColumbus	#84	20.5	46.0%	123
26	University of California SystemOakland	#101	17.2	64.8%	68
27	New York UniversityNew York	#102	17.0	54.3%	66
28	SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMenlo Park	#103	16.8	39.9%	91
29	Yale UniversityNew Haven	#108	16.0	37.0%	82
30	University of MichiganAnn Arbor	#112	15.3	36.5%	110
31	Pennsylvania State UniversityState College	#113	15.2	36.9%	107
32	Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge	#115	14.9	35.6%	134
33	Princeton Plasma Physics LaboratoryPrinceton	#130	12.6	50.5%	107
34	Cornell UniversityIthaca	#149	10.2	35.7%	98
35	Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station	#151	10.0	41.8%	111
36	University of MinnesotaMinneapolis	#157	9.3	58.8%	68
37	University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara	#159	9.0	41.2%	78
38	University of California, IrvineIrvine	#160	8.9	43.1%	70
39	The University of Texas at AustinAustin	#169	7.9	43.9%	88
40	General Atomics (United States)San Diego	#172	7.6	52.3%	80
41	University of California, DavisDavis	#179	6.9	15.5%	170
42	University of PittsburghPittsburgh	#191	5.7	41.8%	71
43	University of Colorado BoulderBoulder	#206	4.4	45.9%	61
44	University of ArizonaTucson	#223	3.0	29.4%	73
45	University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz	#225	2.8	34.9%	65
46	University of VirginiaCharlottesville	#226	2.7	46.4%	60
47	University of RochesterRochester	#227	2.6	41.2%	63
48	North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh	#232	2.2	30.3%	64
49	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill	#233	2.2	3.9%	329
50	University of Notre DameNotre Dame	#236	1.9	38.5%	69
51	Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette	#248	105.0	24.0%	69
52	Sandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerque	#259	28.0	23.3%	62
53	University of ToledoToledo	#263	0.0	0.4%	103

Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Nuclear and High Energy Physics researchers in United States?

W. H. Bell, A. J. Lowe and J. Šolc rank highest among researchers based in United States.

1W. H. Bell#146 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 180 works
2A. J. Lowe#192 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 193 works
3J. Šolc#253 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 165 works
4G. Volpi#278 worldwide overall5k citations · 186 works
5W. Cleland#304 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 156 works
6K. Bos#306 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 198 works
7S. Ferrag#312 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 170 works
8C. P. Bee#325 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 185 works
9R. Perrino#326 worldwide overall5k citations · 181 works
10B. Di Girolamo#329 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 167 works
11E. J. Gallas#334 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 215 works
12C. Bacci#335 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 148 works
13J. Tseng#348 worldwide overall5k citations · 176 works
14L. Fayard#353 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 210 works
15B. Abi#395 worldwide overall5k citations · 194 works

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