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Polymers and Plastics research in United States

Georgia Institute of Technology ranks first in United States for Polymers and Plastics research in 2022–2025 (#46 worldwide), followed by Pennsylvania State University and Purdue University West Lafayette.

United States's world rank
#2
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.4k
Top-10% rate
16.0%
Ranked institutions
7

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

What is the best university for Polymers and Plastics in United States?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta #4630.732.7%97
2Pennsylvania State UniversityState College #9617.323.5%71
3Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette #13910.624.7%67
4North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh #1469.717.7%87
5University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana #1479.627.1%65
6Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station #1489.516.4%84
7Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak Ridge #2004.016.4%60

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

Who are the top Polymers and Plastics researchers in United States?

Paul J. Flory, Jack L. Koenig and John D. Ferry rank highest among researchers based in United States.

  1. 1Paul J. Flory#1,089 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 18 works
  2. 2Jack L. Koenig#1,155 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 23 works
  3. 3John D. Ferry#1,803 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 22 works
  4. 4Bruce Dunn#1,913 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 9 works
  5. 5David Hui#1,955 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 17 works
  6. 6Liming Dai#2,364 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 11 works
  7. 7Krzysztof Matyjaszewski#4,573 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 25 works
  8. 8Jingdong Luo#5,309 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 9 works
  9. 9Jean M. J. Fréchet#6,312 worldwide overall2k citations · 17 works
  10. 10Fred Wudl#6,737 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 19 works
  11. 11Zhong Lin Wang#8,619 worldwide overall11k citations · 89 works
  12. 12Henry A. Sodano#9,256 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 8 works
  13. 13Harald Ade#9,963 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 29 works
  14. 14Prashant V. Kamat#10,125 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 9 works
  15. 15Stephen R. Forrest#10,146 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 17 works

How United States compares with other countries in Polymers and Plastics