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Organic Chemistry research in United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Organic Chemistry research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by Princeton University and University of California, Los Angeles.

United States's world rank
#2
of 63 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
52

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

What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge #1064.224.1%120
2Princeton UniversityPrinceton #1261.333.8%108
3University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #1557.924.7%128
4Cornell UniversityIthaca #1855.022.9%141
5California Institute of TechnologyPasadena #1954.225.6%92
6University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #2351.223.0%106
7Scripps Research InstituteSan Diego #2549.925.1%104
8University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #2848.220.7%133
9University of ChicagoChicago #3246.123.1%105
10University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #3544.719.5%118
11University of FloridaGainesville #4241.816.4%119
12Stanford UniversityStanford #4640.418.6%68
13University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #5437.918.0%120
14Yale UniversityNew Haven #5936.520.9%106
15Northwestern UniversityEvanston #6136.022.6%88
16Harvard UniversityCambridge #6235.816.8%143
17University of MichiganAnn Arbor #6535.015.0%142
18University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara #7532.815.4%98
19Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)Rahway #7632.620.9%90
20University of PittsburghPittsburgh #7932.015.3%96
21Indiana UniversityBloomington #8131.617.8%104
22University of California San DiegoSan Diego #8231.416.6%110
23The University of Texas at AustinAustin #8630.713.5%108
24Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #8730.519.6%66
25New York UniversityNew York #9129.816.5%95
26Emory UniversityAtlanta #9229.613.4%83
27The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10527.616.2%94
28Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #10627.412.3%160
29University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #11426.39.8%237
30Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #13723.418.0%77
31University of UtahSalt Lake City #14322.813.4%69
32Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #15121.917.8%108
33Virginia TechBlacksburg #15821.213.6%62
34University of WashingtonSeattle #16021.08.6%65
35Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #16420.611.7%140
36University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #16720.48.9%126
37University of HoustonHouston #17020.111.3%78
38University of California, DavisDavis #17419.711.8%96
39University of GeorgiaAthens #18019.216.1%60
40Bristol-Myers Squibb (United States)New York #18318.915.5%87
41Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #18618.711.2%83
42Pfizer (United States)New York #19418.014.4%72
43University of California, IrvineIrvine #20916.910.2%87
44National Institutes of HealthBethesda #21516.411.9%84
45North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #22815.510.5%64
46Iowa State UniversityAmes #24914.110.0%65
47University of Illinois ChicagoChicago #25713.69.9%63
48Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #25813.611.2%78
49University of KansasLawrence #3409.34.1%71
50Texas Tech UniversityLubbock #3807.610.1%61
51United States Department of DefenseWashington #4385.45.3%84
52Zero to ThreeWashington #6180.09.6%89

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

Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in United States?

Barry M. Trost, Stephen L. Buchwald and John F. Hartwig rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Organic Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Barry M. Trost#21,847 worldwide overall337.1 of 1,082 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Stephen L. Buchwald#5,628 worldwide overall287.3 of 721 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3John F. Hartwig#819 worldwide overall247.5 of 499 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Krzysztof Matyjaszewski#6,600 worldwide overall246.0 of 597 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kendall N. Houk#19,632 worldwide overall269.5 of 964 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Elias James Corey#21,148 worldwide overall225.1 of 640 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Jin‐Quan Yu#2,501 worldwide overall199.1 of 418 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Robert Howard Grubbs#11,998 worldwide overall187.3 of 495 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9David W. C. MacMillan#354 worldwide overall137.4 of 229 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10F. Dean Toste#2,339 worldwide overall144.7 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gregory C. Fu#8,694 worldwide overall146.8 of 350 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Richard R. Schrock#15,203 worldwide overall149.5 of 418 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Phil S. Baran#3,640 worldwide overall134.5 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gary A. Molander#44,742 worldwide overall154.9 of 520 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Robert George Bergman#38,576 worldwide overall146.5 of 489 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Organic Chemistry 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 Organic Chemistry