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Philosophy research in United States

Harvard University ranks first in United States for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Stanford University and University of Chicago.

United States's world rank
#1
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
41

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Harvard UniversityCambridge #475.817.4%120
2Stanford UniversityStanford #668.718.4%96
3University of ChicagoChicago #766.010.6%182
4Princeton UniversityPrinceton #863.716.4%131
5Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency FoundationSebastopol #961.63.4%763
6Columbia UniversityNew York #1355.212.3%108
7University of California San DiegoSan Diego #2146.820.8%69
8New York UniversityNew York #2246.014.1%143
9The University of Texas at AustinAustin #2345.213.9%143
10University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #2444.511.3%112
11Yale UniversityNew Haven #2941.211.1%134
12University of California, IrvineIrvine #3537.925.7%75
13University of Notre DameNotre Dame #3836.512.8%150
14Duke UniversityDurham #4433.914.9%92
15University of MichiganAnn Arbor #4732.813.4%92
16Cornell UniversityIthaca #4832.49.4%96
17University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #5330.714.6%69
18University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #7125.613.2%81
19University of PittsburghPittsburgh #7225.312.5%79
20University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #7325.118.0%62
21Vanderbilt UniversityNashville #7624.416.3%60
22The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #9121.220.1%72
23Arizona State UniversityTempe #9420.712.4%72
24Indiana UniversityBloomington #9819.99.7%119
25Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #10019.612.9%79
26Boston CollegeBoston #10718.47.3%81
27Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #11517.116.6%77
28Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #11816.712.6%82
29City University of New YorkNew York #11916.512.9%146
30Georgetown UniversityWashington #12116.313.9%86
31Emory UniversityAtlanta #12915.18.3%71
32University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill #13214.713.3%110
33University of VirginiaCharlottesville #13314.613.5%62
34Baylor UniversityWaco #14812.78.9%86
35University of South FloridaTampa #16610.713.3%65
36Film IndependentLos Angeles #16710.65.8%190
37Loyola University ChicagoChicago #2126.510.8%81
38Fordham UniversityNew York #2265.38.7%71
39Georgia State UniversityAtlanta #2434.18.0%81
40Weatherford CollegeWeatherford #2573.19.6%793
41Human Growth FoundationNew York #288112.09.6%73

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

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in United States?

Paul Henry Lysaker, Thomas H. McGlashan and Kenneth S. Kendler rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Paul Henry Lysaker#269,630 worldwide overall80.5 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Thomas H. McGlashan#41,331 worldwide overall51.2 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kenneth S. Kendler#35,525 worldwide overall38.1 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4John Michael Kane#40,645 worldwide overall37.4 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Christoph Ulrich Correll#5,292 worldwide overall34.0 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Matcheri S. Keshavan#104,581 worldwide overall34.4 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Philip D. Harvey#284,934 worldwide overall40.0 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Scott W. Woods#104,074 worldwide overall33.2 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Robert Frank Krueger#6,926 worldwide overall32.0 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ming T. Tsuang#73,426 worldwide overall33.8 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11William T. Carpenter#88,137 worldwide overall34.1 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Louis Arnorsson Sass#106,807 worldwide overall33.2 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Diana O. Perkins#100,104 worldwide overall32.2 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14John G. Gunderson#33,995 worldwide overall32.2 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Larry J. Seidman#44,479 worldwide overall28.9 of 42 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Philosophy 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 Philosophy