Subfield · Organic Chemistry · United States
Organic Chemistry research in United States
Princeton University ranks first in United States for Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Cornell University and University of Wisconsin–Madison.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 65 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 13k
- Top-10% rate
- 19.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 46
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #10 | 64.1 | 49.3% | 108 |
| 2 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #31 | 46.5 | 37.3% | 131 |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #45 | 40.7 | 36.8% | 133 |
| 4 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #46 | 40.4 | 39.7% | 118 |
| 5 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #52 | 38.5 | 35.3% | 94 |
| 6 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena | #59 | 36.5 | 42.9% | 91 |
| 7 | Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)Rahway | #60 | 36.2 | 35.5% | 90 |
| 8 | University of ChicagoChicago | #62 | 35.7 | 35.7% | 103 |
| 9 | Scripps Research InstituteSan Diego | #66 | 34.8 | 43.6% | 104 |
| 10 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #67 | 34.5 | 30.9% | 104 |
| 11 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #70 | 33.8 | 33.4% | 117 |
| 12 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #81 | 31.6 | 31.6% | 119 |
| 13 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #88 | 30.3 | 25.7% | 130 |
| 14 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #96 | 28.9 | 15.0% | 231 |
| 15 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #104 | 27.7 | 28.0% | 86 |
| 16 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #111 | 26.7 | 32.2% | 113 |
| 17 | University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara | #116 | 26.0 | 22.7% | 98 |
| 18 | University of FloridaGainesville | #119 | 25.6 | 26.8% | 112 |
| 19 | Colorado State UniversityFort Collins | #136 | 23.5 | 32.8% | 66 |
| 20 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #137 | 23.4 | 25.8% | 78 |
| 21 | New York UniversityNew York | #149 | 22.1 | 27.2% | 74 |
| 22 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #158 | 21.2 | 21.0% | 154 |
| 23 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #167 | 20.3 | 26.8% | 94 |
| 24 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #169 | 20.1 | 35.9% | 83 |
| 25 | Pfizer (United States)New York | #183 | 18.9 | 26.7% | 63 |
| 26 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #191 | 18.2 | 16.5% | 140 |
| 27 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #200 | 17.5 | 20.4% | 108 |
| 28 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #230 | 15.3 | 26.8% | 100 |
| 29 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #235 | 15.0 | 29.3% | 72 |
| 30 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #264 | 13.2 | 26.4% | 66 |
| 31 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #269 | 12.9 | 20.3% | 88 |
| 32 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #291 | 11.6 | 24.7% | 78 |
| 33 | University of HoustonHouston | #314 | 10.5 | 16.9% | 78 |
| 34 | University of California, DavisDavis | #315 | 10.4 | 16.9% | 96 |
| 35 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #340 | 9.2 | 23.0% | 60 |
| 36 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #353 | 8.6 | 21.1% | 62 |
| 37 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #355 | 8.6 | 11.3% | 126 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #362 | 8.2 | 22.4% | 75 |
| 39 | Zero to ThreeWashington | #379 | 7.5 | 15.2% | 89 |
| 40 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #425 | 5.8 | 12.2% | 77 |
| 41 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #441 | 5.2 | 18.1% | 64 |
| 42 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #465 | 4.3 | 12.4% | 86 |
| 43 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #468 | 4.2 | 18.6% | 62 |
| 44 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #483 | 3.8 | 16.9% | 61 |
| 45 | Texas Tech UniversityLubbock | #501 | 3.2 | 15.1% | 61 |
| 46 | University of KansasLawrence | #521 | 2.6 | 12.8% | 66 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Organic Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in United States?
John A. Pople, K. Barry Sharpless and Michael J. S. Dewar rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1John A. Pople#77 worldwide overall11k citations · 37 works
- 2K. Barry Sharpless#863 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 90 works
- 3Michael J. S. Dewar#993 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 91 works
- 4Corwin Hansch#1,127 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 40 works
- 5David W. C. MacMillan#1,296 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 86 works
- 6George M. Whitesides#1,739 worldwide overall4.8k citations · 54 works
- 7Warren J. Hehre#1,992 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 36 works
- 8Christopher N. Bowman#2,300 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 42 works
- 9Carlos F. Barbas#3,186 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 29 works
- 10G. Wilkinson#3,356 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 34 works
- 11Krzysztof Matyjaszewski#4,573 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 135 works
- 12Jean M. J. Fréchet#6,312 worldwide overall2k citations · 29 works
- 13Fred Wudl#6,737 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 57 works
- 14Valery V. Fokin#7,146 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 29 works
- 15William P. Jencks#7,615 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 53 works
How United States compares with other countries in Organic Chemistry