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Plant Science research in United States

Cornell University ranks first in United States for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#6 worldwide), followed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of California, Davis.

United States's world rank
#2
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Cornell UniversityIthaca #675.114.5%527
2Howard Hughes Medical InstituteChevy Chase #969.427.9%71
3University of California, DavisDavis #1859.814.3%536
4Harvard UniversityCambridge #2257.018.7%165
5University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley #2455.818.5%192
6University of FloridaGainesville #2754.18.8%1,105
7University of GeorgiaAthens #3052.710.8%559
8Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #3550.514.4%356
9University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison #4248.010.5%305
10University of California, RiversideRiverside #4447.315.0%219
11United States Department of AgricultureWashington #4646.710.1%1,923
12Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing #5045.513.6%438
13Stanford UniversityStanford #5145.317.9%106
14Iowa State UniversityAmes #5245.013.5%307
15Colorado State UniversityFort Collins #5644.011.9%219
16University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #5843.513.0%268
17Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #5943.212.5%319
18University of MinnesotaMinneapolis #6142.811.8%279
19North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #6242.59.4%434
20National Institutes of HealthBethesda #6541.915.3%123
21Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #7639.712.4%330
22The Ohio State UniversityColumbus #10235.610.2%265
23University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst Center #10535.219.2%118
24University of MichiganAnn Arbor #11034.611.3%163
25Duke UniversityDurham #12033.317.6%92
26Yale UniversityNew Haven #12333.016.2%84
27University of California San DiegoSan Diego #12432.915.6%92
28Kansas State UniversityManhattan #12532.812.7%300
29University of WashingtonSeattle #12732.611.6%112
30Washington State UniversityPullman #13431.812.2%359
31University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln #14231.012.5%248
32Virginia TechBlacksburg #14730.510.6%215
33University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles #14930.311.5%84
34Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis #15030.217.4%68
35New York UniversityNew York #15629.714.0%74
36University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park #15929.414.5%120
37Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore #16429.013.3%94
38University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleKnoxville #17328.38.5%216
39Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick #17927.89.7%160
40The University of Texas at AustinAustin #18327.511.9%67
41University of MissouriColumbia #18927.015.6%230
42Carnegie Institution for ScienceWashington #19526.613.6%115
43Oregon State UniversityCorvallis #21325.47.5%236
44University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia #23424.09.6%85
45Columbia UniversityNew York #23823.810.0%81
46Auburn UniversityAuburn #24223.612.6%175
47University of ArizonaTucson #24923.27.8%195
48Clemson UniversityClemson #25023.19.4%221
49Indiana UniversityBloomington #25323.010.9%95
50Arizona State UniversityTempe #28121.514.6%76
51Texas Tech UniversityLubbock #28221.515.4%163
52Smithsonian InstitutionWashington #28921.19.6%83
53Plant (United States)Berkeley #29420.912.3%102
54University of ConnecticutStorrs #32519.513.4%96
55University of Arkansas at FayettevilleFayetteville #33119.28.9%170
56Utah State UniversityLogan #33319.114.0%109
57University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaHonolulu #33519.110.7%65
58University of KentuckyLexington #33719.011.0%177
59Montana State UniversityBozeman #34118.87.4%103
60Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterSt Louis #35418.318.1%67

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in United States?

Jonathan Paul Lynch, Jeffery L. Dangl and Julian I. Schroeder rank highest among researchers based in United States, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jonathan Paul Lynch#1,551 worldwide overall123.7 of 216 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jeffery L. Dangl#2,634 worldwide overall120.3 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Julian I. Schroeder#942 worldwide overall116.3 of 185 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Joseph R. Ecker#23 worldwide overall99.5 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Leon V. Kochian#10,361 worldwide overall101.9 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ron Mittler#415 worldwide overall88.5 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Steven E. Jacobsen#314 worldwide overall84.2 of 117 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Zhangjun Fei#2,366 worldwide overall89.0 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sheng Luan#5,192 worldwide overall83.8 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Joanne Chory#2,685 worldwide overall84.5 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sheng Yang He#5,663 worldwide overall81.8 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Brian J. Staskawicz#4,179 worldwide overall80.5 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Daniel F. Klessig#7,893 worldwide overall79.8 of 132 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jorge Dubcovsky#11,719 worldwide overall88.1 of 215 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15David E. Salt#5,311 worldwide overall78.6 of 134 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in United States on their work in Plant Science 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 Plant Science